Another bitter loss in ‘The Game’ didn’t keep Ohio State from getting a national title shot
There were some drastic contrasts for Ohio State after big defensive end Jack Sawyer’s legend-making play in this Cotton Bowl, primarily that the Buckeyes won and now ...
The LA county wildfires could be the costliest in US history, early estimates say
The wildfires that erupted this week across Los Angeles County are still raging, but already are projected to be among the costliest natural disasters in U.S. history. The ...
Trams collide in Strasbourg, France injuring dozens, though none critically, officials say
Two trams collided in Strasbourg in eastern France on Saturday, causing dozens of injuries, though none critical, authorities said. The accident took place during the afternoon in a ...
One of four lynx captured in the Scottish Highlands dies
One of four lynx thought to have been released illegally in the Scottish Highlands has died within hours after it was captured, wildlife authorities said Saturday. The medium-sized ...
Turkey’s Kurdish leaders meet jailed politician as the two sides inch toward peace
A delegation from one of Turkey’s biggest pro-Kurdish political parties met a leading figure of the Kurdish movement in prison Saturday, the latest step in a tentative ...
Sudan’s military retakes a strategic city from RSF rebels, dealing them a major blow
Sudan’s military and its allies have taken back a strategic city from the rebel Rapid Support Forces, officials said Saturday, dealing a major blow to the notorious paramilitary group ...
MAP: Emergency room visits for respiratory illnesses are soaring in these states
A number of states are seeing a spike in hospital visits caused by respiratory illnesses as we enter the New Year.
How a week of weather extremes upended the lives of millions of Americans
It was a week of fire and ice. It began with millions of people across the U.S. shivering amid blizzard conditions and frigid ...
Sam Moore, who sang ‘Soul Man’ in Sam & Dave duo, dies at 89 due to surgery complications
Sam Moore, the surviving half and higher voice of the 1960s duo Sam & Dave that was known for such definitive hits of the era ...
Black boxes from South Korea plane crash failed to record final 4 minutes, officials say
The black boxes of a Boeing jetliner that crashed in South Korea last month stopped recording about four minutes before the accident, South Korean officials said ...
Many Democrats don’t think they’ll see a woman become president, AP-NORC poll finds
Democrats are harboring strong feelings of stress and gloom as the new year begins. And many are questioning whether their party’s commitment to diverse candidates — ...
Judge who blocked release of Trump report was ‘plainly’ wrong, special counsel tells appeals court
The Justice Department has asked a federal appeals court to move swiftly in reversing a judge’s order that had blocked the agency from releasing any part of special counsel ...