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No. 1 Sinner meets Auger-Aliassime, and No. 2 Alcaraz faces Djokovic in the US Open semifinals
NEW YORK (AP) — Before knowing for sure that he would need to get past…
5 French women boxers to miss world champs over deadline for new sex tests
PARIS (AP) — Five French women boxers will miss the world championships starting on Thursday…
Under-pressure Italy without injured striker Scamacca for World Cup qualifiers
FLORENCE, Italy (AP) — Under-pressure Italy will be without injured striker Gianluca Scamacca for upcoming…
Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear goes national with podcast, the hot format for aspiring politicians
NEW YORK (AP) — If Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear vaults into national prominence as a…
Powerful rain and floods devastate northern India as experts blame climate change
NEW DELHI (AP) — Relentless monsoon rains have unleashed some of the worst flooding and…
The Redeem Team had one goal at the 2008 Olympics. Its final reward awaits in the Hall of Fame
Jerry Colangelo still remembers all the meetings. They were in 2005 and 2006, sit-down sessions,…
For decades, US Open women’s champs got a smaller replica trophy than the men. Now they’re equal
NEW YORK (AP) — Coco Gauff was surprised at how much tinier the replica trophy…
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un will meet with Chinese leader Xi Jinping
BEIJING (AP) — China’s Foreign Ministry said Thursday that visiting North Korean leader Kim Jong…
In the news today: Day 2 of Carney cabinet retreat, TIFF launches with John Candy doc
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up…
Ardie Savea to play his 100th rugby test, Kyle Preston to debut for New Zealand against South Africa
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Ardie Savea will make his 100th test appearance for the…
Rugby Championship: Wilson back as captain, Lynagh at flyhalf for Wallabies against Argentina
BRISBANE, Australia (AP) — Harry Wilson will come back from a knee injury to lead…
Climate change made heat and dryness that fueled Iberian wildfires 40 times more likely, study finds
MADRID (AP) — The extremely hot, dry and windy conditions, which fueled one of the…
Novak Djokovic is 38 and bidding for a 25th Slam title. He faces Carlos Alcaraz at the US Open
NEW YORK (AP) — Novak Djokovic is 38 and trying to conquer a younger man’s…
Canada’s Auger-Aliassime rallies in final set to seal U.S. Open semifinal appearance
NEW YORK — Felix Auger-Aliassime is into the semifinals of the U.S. Open, exactly four…
Aid agencies tell countries to send funds to help Afghanistan after earthquake
Aid agencies on Wednesday urged the international community to increase funding to Afghanistan after a…
AP News in Brief at 11:04 p.m. EDT
Texas lawmakers approve letting private citizens sue abortion pill providers Texas lawmakers on Wednesday approved…
Sudan’s latest tragedy counts a village wiped out by a landslide
CAIRO (AP) — A devastating landslide that killed an estimated 1,000 people in Sudan’s Darfur…
Russia launches over 500 drones and missiles at Ukraine as Zelenskyy seeks more support
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia fired more than 500 drones and two dozen missiles at…
In Taiwan, competing narratives over the meaning of China’s massive military show
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Taipei resident Mu Chuhua caught some glimpses of China’s mighty military…
About 100 bodies recovered from landslide-hit village in Sudan’s Darfur as pope urges help
CAIRO (AP) — Search teams recovered around 100 bodies from a remote village that is…
US approves $32.5 million in assistance to Nigeria to help address hunger
ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — The United States has approved $32.5 million in assistance to Nigeria…
A summit and parade in China may signal a geopolitical shift. They might also be political jockeying
TOKYO (AP) — The leaders of China, North Korea and Russia stood shoulder to shoulder…
The Latest: Trump suggests sending National Guard troops to New Orleans next
President Donald Trump suggested Wednesday that New Orleans could be his next target for deploying…
The top photos of the day by AP’s photojournalists
From front-page news to powerful moments you may have missed, this gallery showcases today’s top…