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Alex Ovechkin partners with a Russian technology company to make a movie about his career
Alex Ovechkin has partnered with a Russian technology company to produce a movie, series or…
Moroccan truck drivers kidnapped by Islamic State group released in Mali
BAMAKO, Mali (AP) — Four Moroccan truck drivers, who were kidnapped in January in West…
An Australian artist is painting huge murals on silos in the US Midwest
MINOT, N.D. (AP) — High atop a massive grain elevator in the middle of Minot,…
Hunger-striking women demand Israel return the body of Palestinian activist killed in settler clash
UMM AL-KHAIR, West Bank (AP) — Nearly two dozen Bedouin women, enrobed in black, sat…
How to humanely deal with pests without using cruel traps or harmful chemicals
I’ve seen a rash of social media posts recommending the application of sticky-tape bands around…
Eagles running back Saquon Barkley declines invitation to join Trump’s sports council
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Saquon Barkley has declined an invitation to join President Donald Trump’s council…
Oprah Winfrey picks Richard Russo’s ‘Bridge of Sighs’ for her book club
NEW YORK (AP) — Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist Richard Russo i s the latest author to…
Iran orders a day of business and office closures to relieve electric grid in heat wave
TEHRAN (AP) — Authorities in Iran ordered government offices and banks across much of the…
Carney toured Canadian Navy facility as B.C. visit continued Monday
NANOOSE BAY — Prime Minister Mark Carney continued his visit to British Columbia on Monday…
How Russia reins in the internet by blocking websites and isolating it from the rest of the world
TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — YouTube videos that won’t load. A visit to a popular independent…
Brazil’s Supreme Court orders house arrest for former President Bolsonaro, a Trump ally
SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazil’s Supreme Court on Monday ordered the house arrest for former…
8 are missing, including an Irish missionary, after gunmen storm a Haiti orphanage
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Eight people, including an Irish missionary and a 3-year-old child, remained…
The Latest: Texas governor threatens lawmakers who left the state over Trump-backed redistricting
Dozens of Democratic lawmakers have left Texas in an attempt to block the adoption of…
Canadian Armed Forces airdrop aid to Palestinians in Gaza
OTTAWA — Canadian aircraft carried out an airdrop Monday of nearly 10,000 kilograms of aid…
Millions are flocking to grow virtual gardens in viral Roblox game created by teenager
Whether it serves as a chill escape from the onslaught of the real world or…
Judge says Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs must stay in jail until he is sentenced
NEW YORK (AP) — Sean “Diddy” Combs can’t go home from jail to await sentencing…
NCAA: No expansion of basketball tournaments beyond 68 teams this season, talks ongoing about 2027
The NCAA men’s and women’s basketball tournaments will not expand beyond 68 teams in 2026,…
Big Dumper’s big year: Cal Raleigh’s ‘staggering’ season leads an offensive surge by MLB catchers
Seattle’s Cal Raleigh — better known by the catchy nickname “Big Dumper” — has lived…
A father’s agony over video of his emaciated son, a hostage in Gaza, adds pressure for a ceasefire
JERUSALEM (AP) — Ofir Braslavski watched as his emaciated son, Rom, writhed in anguish on…
Prime Minister Mark Carney attends Vancouver Pride parade after meeting with premier
VANCOUVER — Prime Minister Mark Carney surprised attendees at Vancouver’s Pride parade Sunday after meeting…
Israeli government votes to dismiss attorney general, escalating standoff with judiciary
JERUSALEM (AP) — The Israeli Cabinet on Monday voted unanimously to fire the attorney general,…
Noteworthy and influential people who’ve died this year
July saw the death of heavy metal godfather Ozzy Osbourne, the Black Sabbath lead singer…
Flames and smoke force passengers to flee New York City area train
JERSEY CITY, N.J. (AP) — Flames leapt from the rails of a New York City…
Jake Moody wins 49ers’ kicking competition for now after Greg Joseph is released
SANTA CLARA, Calif (AP) — Jake Moody has won the San Francisco 49ers’ kicking competition…