Shohei Ohtani becomes the first major league player with 50 homers, 50 stolen bases in a season
Shohei Ohtani became the first major league player to hit 50 home runs and steal 50 bases in a season, with the Los Angeles Dodgers star going deep twice to reach the half-century ...
Postal Service chief frustrated at criticism, but promises ‘heroic’ effort to deliver mail ballots
The head of the U.S. Postal Service expressed frustration Thursday with ongoing criticism by election officials of how it handles mail ballots while also seeking to reassure ...
State Department accuses House GOP of calling Blinken to testify about Afghanistan when he’s away
The State Department lashed out Thursday at House Republicans over a subpoena for testimony about the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan, accusing them of repeatedly calling for ...
Human remains are found inside an SUV that officials say caused pipeline fire in suburban Houston
Human remains were found inside an SUV that authorities say hit an aboveground valve on a pipeline in suburban Houston, causing a fire that has burned for four days, ...
Red Wings sign Moritz Seider to 7-year deal worth nearly $60M
The Detroit Red Wings made another investment this week in a young standout, signing Moritz Seider to a seven-year contract worth nearly $60 million. The Red Wings announced the ...
Faulty component could have caused “extensive damage” to Cathay Pacific jet, report finds
Hong Kong’s air safety authority said Thursday that a defect in an engine component of a Cathay Pacific Airways Airbus A350 that caused a fire, forcing a Zurich-bound flight to ...
Bank of England widely expected to hold interest rates despite big US Fed cut
The Bank of England is widely expected to announce it is keeping interest rates unchanged later Thursday despite a big cut from the U.S. Federal Reserve, its first since the onset of ...
The Thai zoo home to baby hippo and internet sensation Moo Deng is patenting the pygmy
Only a month after Thailand’s adorable baby hippo Moo Deng was unveiled on Facebook, her fame became unstoppable both domestically and internationally. Zookeeper ...
Is Israel preparing for a war with Hezbollah?
With Israel’s defense minister announcing a “new phase” of the war and an apparent Israeli attack setting off explosions in electronic devices in Lebanon, the specter of ...
North Korea’s Kim is bolstering nuclear and conventional weapons after testing 2 types of missiles
North Korea said Thursday that leader Kim Jong Un supervised successful tests of two types of missiles — one designed to carry a “super-large conventional warhead” and ...
A news site that covers Haitian-Americans is facing harassment over its post-debate coverage of Ohio
Journalists at a news site that covers the Haitian community in the United States say they’ve been harassed and intimidated with racist messages for covering a fake story ...
Relentless fighting is devastating Sudan and escalating in Darfur’s capital, UN says
Relentless violence has devastated Sudan and large-scale fighting has escalated in and around the only capital in Sudan’s western Darfur region not held by paramilitary ...