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Weaponizing ordinary devices violates international law, United Nations...

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Weaponizing ordinary communication devices represents a new development in warfare, and targeting thousands of Lebanese people using pagers, two-way radios and electronic...

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José Ramírez homers and drives in a pair, Ben Lively goes 5 innings, and...

ST. LOUIS (AP) — José Ramírez had three hits including his 36th home run, drove in two and stole his 40th base as the Cleveland Guardians beat the St. Louis […]

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Julio Rodríguez homers twice for wild card-chasing Seattle and Kirby beats...

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Julio Rodríguez homered twice to drive in five runs, George Kirby went six innings for his 13th victory and the AL wild card-chasing Mariners beat the […]

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Gurriel’s tiebreaking homer in sixth inning helps Diamondbacks beat Brewers 7-4

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Lourdes Gurriel Jr. hit a tiebreaking homer in his return from the injured list as the Arizona Diamondbacks bounced back after blowing a four-run lead and beat […]

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Royals’ late-season skid reaches 5 with 2-1 loss to Giants, who get 3 hits...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Kansas City Royals’ late-season losing streak stretched to five on Friday night with a 2-1 loss to the San Francisco Giants, who got three […]

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Tucker, Bregman and Meyers all homer to help Astros to 9-7 win over Angels

HOUSTON (AP) — Kyle Tucker had four hits, including a home run, and Jake Meyers and Alex Bregman both hit home runs while combining for six RBIs to help the […]

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Van Gorp scores hat trick to lead Knights to 6-3 win over Sting in OHL action

LONDON, Ont. – Evan Van Gorp scored a hat trick to lead the London Knights to a 6-3 win over the Sarnia Sting in Ontario Hockey League action on Friday […]

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Larnach and Wallner get RBI singles in 12th, Twins beat Red Sox 4-2

BOSTON (AP) — Trevor Larnach and Matt Wallner both had RBI singles in the 12th inning and the Minnesota Twins beat the Boston Red Sox 4-2 on Friday night. Winning […]

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Emmet Kenney’s field goal as time expires lifts Stanford to 26-24 victory...

SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) — Emmet Kenney hit a 39-yard field goal as time expired to lift Stanford over Syracuse 26-24 on Friday night, giving the Cardinal their first Atlantic Coast […]

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Toffees getting chewed up

We have heard them time and again — clichés about this league only really starting after Labour Day, that one at Christmas, another one in which “it’s still early” until […]

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Rally highlights health-care gap for asylum-seeking families; province covers...

More than 200 children whose parents are refugee claimants are unable to access free health care, even though their parents are covered by Manitoba Health. “They’re being denied access to […]

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Union workers at Hawaii’s largest hotel go on strike

HONOLULU (AP) — About 2,000 workers went on strike Tuesday at Hawaii’s largest resort, joining thousands of others striking at hotels in other U.S. cities. Unionized workers at Hilton Hawaiian […]

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Big Blue prove doubters wrong

The Winnipeg Blue Bombers have chased for much of the 2024 season. Opening with four straight losses will put a team in that type of predicament. For the first time, however, the Bombers (8-6) are...

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What to know from the UN: Biden stops by, Gaza takes the spotlight, a dour...

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The world’s leaders gathered in New York for the beginning of their annual meeting at the U.N. General Assembly. Let’s just say the vibe was pretty […]

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Wisconsin confident that QB Braedyn Locke’s experience will help him adapt to...

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin quarterback Braedyn Locke has been through this before. One year after filling in as an injury replacement for 3 1/2 games, Locke must take over […]

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Vancouver mayor promises more police to quell ‘street disorder’ in Gastown

Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim says the city is taking immediate steps to improve public safety in the Gastown neighbourhood. Sim says they’ll work with the Vancouver Police Department to establish […]

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Rockies outfielder Charlie Blackmon ready for final week of his career

DENVER (AP) — The Colorado Rockies’ lineup hung in the clubhouse Tuesday with a familiar name in the leadoff spot: Charlie Blackmon. The veteran outfielder has batted at or near […]

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Jury awards teen pop group OMG Girlz $71.5 million in battle with toy maker...

NEW YORK (AP) — Toy maker MGA Entertainment must pay $71.5 million in damages for infringing on the name and likeliness of teen pop group OMG Girlz with one of […]

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Manitoba awash in Tory blue as voters shun Liberals, new poll says

The federal Conservatives, who are itching for an election, have snapped up increasing support in Manitoba, a new poll shows, having cashed in on widespread disillusionment with the Trudeau Liberals. […]

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Eva Vergara, longtime AP Chile correspondent, dies at 68

Chilean journalist Eva Vergara, who in her four decades at The Associated Press covered stories including the first protests against the dictatorship of Gen. Augusto Pinochet and revealed key...

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