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Brewers pay tribute to longtime broadcaster Bob Uecker in star-studded pregame ceremony
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Bob Uecker’s Hall of Fame broadcasting career began only after the Milwaukee…
Taiwan shuts out Nevada 7-0 to win its first Little League World Series title since 1996
SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. (AP) — It might not have been perfect, but for Taiwan it…
Photos show Europeans marking Ukraine’s Independence Day
Ukraine marked Independence Day, commemorating its 1991 declaration of independence from the Soviet Union. Pope…
Tens of thousands march across Australia in support of Palestinians
SYDNEY (AP) — Tens of thousands of people marched through Australia’s cities and towns on…
Fire at Louisiana auto plant is 90% contained while evacuation order remains
ROSELAND, La. (AP) — A fire at an automotive supply plant in Louisiana was 90%…
‘Sopranos’ star Jerry Adler, Broadway backstage vet turned late-in-life actor, dies at 96
NEW YORK (AP) — Jerry Adler, who spent decades behind the scenes of storied Broadway…
Epstein accuser Virginia Giuffre wrote a memoir. Months after her death, it’s coming out
NEW YORK (AP) — A posthumous and “unsparing” memoir by one of Jeffrey Epstein’s most…
‘KPop Demon Hunters’ gives Netflix its first box-office win
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Netflix appears to have its first No. 1 box-office title in…
What to know: Four ways ICE is training new agents and scaling up
BRUNSWICK, Ga. (AP) — Immigration and Customs Enforcement is an agency inside the Department of…
Shilo Sanders waived by the Buccaneers, AP source says
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Shilo Sanders was waived by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, less than…
Mediterranean rescues find 3 Sudanese sisters dead on an overcrowded migrant boat
BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Three young sisters have died after an overcrowded rubber dinghy took…
Great white sharks head north, following seals and alarming beachgoers
SCARBOROUGH, Maine (AP) — Rick Clough spent some four decades fishing for lobsters and sea…
Nigerian military airstrikes free 76 hostages, including children
ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — At least 76 hostages, including children, have been freed after Nigeria’s…
At least 1 dead in Moscow shopping center explosion, 3 injured
MOSCOW (AP) — At least one person was killed on Sunday in an explosion at…
Great white sharks are going north. Here’s what the numbers say
SCARBOROUGH, Maine (AP) — New data shows that great white sharks are spending more time…
Push to recruit Kurds and religious minorities to Syrian security forces brings hope and skepticism
AFRIN, Syria (AP) — Young Kurdish men, including members of religious minorities, recently signed up…
War-displaced Sudanese return to shattered Khartoum eager to rebuild lives and homes
KHARTOUM, Sudan (AP) — All that remains of Afaf al-Tayeb’s home in Sudan’s Khartoum province…
Photos show history lovers replaying ancient Roman battles in Romania
POIANA, Romania (AP) — History buffs dressed as Roman soldiers and Dacian warriors clashed in…
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un supervises test of new antiair missiles
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un supervised the test-firing of…
Ukraine’s independence-era voices say Russia’s effort to keep control has lasted decades
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Oleksandr Donii was one of the leaders of student-led protests for…
Photos of Ukraine’s 34-year journey from independence to invasion
From student protests in 1990 to the surrender of its nuclear arsenal, Ukraine marks 34…
How Hurricane Katrina shaped these New Orleans educators
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Twenty years ago, Hurricane Katrina changed the face of education in…
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US seeks to deport Kilmar Abrego Garcia to Uganda after he refused plea offer in…
Tropical Storm Fernand forms in the Atlantic Ocean, heads over open waters
MIAMI (AP) — Tropical Storm Fernand formed in the Atlantic Ocean on Saturday, but it…