1+ hour, 28+ min ago  (488+ words) WASHINGTON -- The Trump administration put up $750, 000 to charter a private yacht to evacuate a single American citizen from a remote South Pacific island after she had been aboard a cruise ship at the center of a deadly hantavirus outbreak, a…...

2+ hour, 8+ min ago  (584+ words) OMAHA, Neb. -- The SEC has a record five teams in the College World Series, and the last six national champions hail from the conference. But it's not just the same old, same old this year, not with Troy (38-30) and West…...

1+ hour, 19+ min ago  (672+ words) WASHINGTON -- The opening of a Canadian-U. S. bridge across the Detroit River, which President Donald Trump had previously threatened to block, was delayed Thursday over unresolved issues. In a statement released before a scheduled Friday ribbon-cutting ceremony at the bridge, the…...

2+ hour, 7+ min ago  (739+ words) SAN ANTONIO -- Victor Wembanyama surely knew he was overstating the obvious when he pointed out that there are two possible outcomes for Game 5 of the NBA Finals on Saturday night. San Antonio wins and extends the series. New York wins…...

2+ hour, 11+ min ago  (1033+ words) WASHINGTON -- It looks from afar more UFO than UFC. Maybe it's the kind of contraption that has carried space aliens to the White House to force a meeting with America's leader. But come closer and you'll see the contours of…...

2+ hour, 6+ min ago  (411+ words) RALEIGH, N. C. -- Andrei Svechnikov scored twice and Sebastian Aho added a second-period goal in a breakout game for Carolina's top-line performers, helping the Hurricanes beat the Vegas Golden Knights 4-2 on Thursday night to move within a victory of winning the Stanley…...

2+ hour, 19+ min ago  (663+ words) RIVERSIDE, Mo. -- The road leading into the practice facility that the Netherlands is using for its World Cup base camp was supposed to be welcoming, what with those "welkom" signs in Dutch making one of the world's top teams feel…...

2+ hour, 20+ min ago  (265+ words) MILAN -- Haiti has been forced to change the design of its World Cup jersey after it was deemed too political by FIFA just months after the Caribbean nation had to amend its Winter Olympic uniforms. Saeta said in a statement…...

2+ hour, 6+ min ago  (1241+ words) MEXICO CITY -- Mexico made an immediate impression on the largest World Cup in history, giving the roaring home crowd at the iconic Azteca Stadium a huge jolt of excitement four years after a major disappointment. Mexico's players understood the intense…...

2+ hour, 7+ min ago  (736+ words) IRVINE, Calif. -- Folarin Balogun chose to play for the United States precisely because of the opportunity he's about to get over the next few weeks. Balogun could have stuck with England, where he grew up and with which he began…...