In 1964, the Conservative Party had been in power for 13 years and was on its fourth prime minister, Alec Douglas-Home. That has echoes of the current Conservative government, which has been in power for 14 years and is now on its fifth…
Officials say five Indian soldiers are dead after a military tank they were travelling in sank. The tank was crossing a river in the remote region of Ladakh that borders China. An Indian army command center statement said the tank sank…
Trevor Connolly hopes to put the mistake he's made in the past, and focus on what he's learned through diversity training and volunteering after being selected 19th overall in the NHL draft by the Vegas Golden Knights. The 18-year-old…
Two indictments against former Uvalde, Texas, schools police officers were the first charges brought against law enforcement for the botched response that saw hundreds of officers wait more than an hour to confront an 18-year-old gun who…
The newly inaugurated Freedom Edge exercise is wrapping up in the East China Sea, having brought together Japanese, South Korean and American naval assets for multidomain maneuvers for the first time. It is foreseen as an annual drill, a…
Eight San Francisco women are part of a pilot program by a local nonprofit to engage more homeless parents in advocacy as family homelessness surges in the U.S. The mothers spent six months with Compass Family Services learning about the…
Temwa Chawinga scored two late goals to lead the host Kansas City Current to a 2-0 win over the Houston Dash in the National Women's Soccer League. Chawinga has a league-leading 11 goals, and the Current set an NWSL record, going undefeated…
Kahleah Copper scored 11 of her 24 points in the third quarter, Diana Taurasi had 20 points, five 3-pointers and six assists, and the Phoenix Mercury beat the Los Angeles Sparks 92-78. Copper scored 10 points in the opening six minutes of…
Brett Wisely hit a two-run homer with none out in the ninth inning after Jason Heyward tied it in the top half on a sacrifice fly, and the San Francisco Giants beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 5-3 on Friday night. Camilo Doval (3-1) wound up…
Zack Gelof tripled to key a three-run eighth and the Oakland Athletics snapped a five-game losing streak, beating the Arizona Diamondbacks 9-4 on Friday night. The A’s also halted an 11-game road losing streak. They hadn’t won away from…
Cal Raleigh drove in the winning run with a walk-off fielder’s choice in the 10th inning and the Seattle Mariners beat the Minnesota Twins 3-2. Raleigh hit an infield grounder to Twins reliever Cole Sands (2-1), who threw home to try to…
Ten Ukrainians held prisoner for years by Russia have been released with the Vatican's mediation. They arrived home overnight. Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced the release on Friday. Some of the civilians had been captured…
Slowly but steadily this summer, Russian troops are forging through Ukraine’s outgunned and undermanned defenses along the front line of the battlefield in a relentless onslaught, prompting the West to push for new weapons and strategies to…
Ely Malik Reyes stepped onto the platform and began delivering powerful punches and spectacular flying kicks against his combatant. He lost the fight, but he won a major victory that day by becoming the first transgender athlete to…