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US Olympic and Paralympic officials bar transgender women from competing in Olympic women’s sports
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — The U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee has effectively barred transgender…
Army’s head of aviation, who faced questions over deadly midair collision, has new role
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Army’s head of aviation has changed jobs to become chief…
Charges dropped against more than 120 defendants in Massachusetts because they can’t get attorney
BOSTON (AP) — More than 120 cases, including some for assault on family members and…
NTSB: Heavy plane, drag from antlers contributed to crash that killed ex-Rep Mary Peltola’s husband
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — A small plane that crashed in 2023 while carrying moose meat…
Cristobal blames defense for Miami’s late-season collapse as Hurricanes look to ‘finish’ in 2025
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — The Miami Hurricanes were on a trajectory to reach the Atlantic…
SMU’s successful bid to join ACC leads to playoff berth, record donations – and more interest
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — SMU bet on itself when it made a bold bid to…
Vancouver Whitecaps defender Ranko Veselinovic suffers season-ending knee injury
VANCOUVER — Vancouver Whitecaps defender Ranko Veselinovic will miss the rest of the Major League…
B.C. inks trade deals with Manitoba, Yukon a day after agreement with Ontario
HUNTSVILLE, ONTARIO — British Columbia has signed two more internal trade agreements with other Canadian…
Regional authority announces review of Nunavik police after third fatal shooting
MONTREAL — A regional authority in northern Quebec has launched a review into the Nunavik…
Trump likes renaming people, places and things. He’s not the first to deploy that perk of power
History, it has been said, is written by the winners. President Donald Trump is working…
Alozie goal gives Nigeria 2-1 win over South Africa in Women’s Africa Cup of Nations semifinals
CASABLANCA, Morocco (AP) — Michelle Alozie’s long ball bounced into the goal in stoppage time…
A look at megafires as an Oregon wildfire approaches the 100,000-acre mark
A wildfire burning in a sparsely populated region of central Oregon has become the largest…
Vancouver airport hijacking suspect Shaheer Cassim makes video court appearance
RICHMOND — The man accused of hijacking a plane on Vancouver Island and flying it…
Chiefs open training camp focused on Super Bowl redemption following humbling loss to Philadelphia
ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (AP) — Andy Reid stood before his players before the start of…
17 dead in head-on collision between minibus taxi and truck in Zimbabwe, police say
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — A head-on collision between a minibus taxi and a haulage truck killed…
Prominent Miami defense attorney Roy Black dies, represented William Kennedy Smith in rape trial
Prominent Miami defense lawyer Roy Black, who gained national attention by winning an acquittal in…
Ottawa silent on replacements as special ambassador positions open up
OTTAWA — The Carney government is not saying whether it will keep appointing ambassadors on…
Federal privacy watchdog discontinues investigation into student data breach
The federal privacy watchdog says it has discontinued the investigation into a cybersecurity breach involving…
Pentagon tightens rules on getting medical waivers to join the military
WASHINGTON (AP) — People with congestive heart failure, undergoing treatment for schizophrenia or who have…
Ryder Cup training camp is shaping up for the first fall PGA Tour event in Napa
PORTRUSH, Northern Ireland (AP) — So much for all the PGA Tour fall events having…
Video shows Florida deputies punching and dragging a Black man from his car
A video showing Florida deputies punching and dragging a Black man from his car during…
Federal government considers raising deposit insurance limit to $150,000
OTTAWA — The federal government is looking for feedback on changes to Canada’s deposit insurance…
Germany’s Zverev, United States’ Gauff named top seeds for National Bank Open
TORONTO — Germany’s Alexander Zverev and American Coco Gauff have been announced as the top…
Turkey warns Kurdish and other groups in Syria against pursuing autonomy
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan on Tuesday warned Kurdish and other…