DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — In Syria's capital these days, people are breathing a little easier. Across Damascus, new shops are sprouting up, business is brisk, and some people who fled the civil war years ago are contemplating a return.
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — A New Zealand police officer assigned to protect the prime minister has managed to keep his job despite leaving his gun in a public bathroom at the nation's Parliament and then enlisting a colleague to…
SINGAPORE (AP) — Defense Secretary Jim Mattis says the Trump administration's defense policy toward Asia will look a lot like that of its predecessors.
STOCKTON, Calif. (AP) -- James Harris drew a bases-loaded walk with one out in the 11th inning to score the winning run, as the Stockton Ports beat the Lancaster JetHawks 7-6 on Thursday.
ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — The Minnesota Twins turned their first triple play in 11 years and then rallied in the ninth inning on Jason Castro's two-run single to beat the Los Angeles Angels 4-2 Thursday night.
Warm sea surface temperatures and a weak or non-existent El Niño will contribute to an above-normal hurricane season in the Atlantic this year, NOAA announced Thursday, saying that 11 to 17 named storms, five to nine hurricanes and two to…
NEW YORK (AP) — A federal judge has ruled the New York Police Department's use of sound cannons could be considered a form of excessive force, and a lawsuit against the department can proceed.
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) -- Ramon Laureano hit a two-run homer in the fifth inning, and Jack Mayfield had three hits and scored two runs as the Corpus Christi Hooks defeated the Springfield Cardinals 6-4 on Thursday.
VISALIA, Calif. (AP) -- Marty Herum was a double short of the cycle, driving in four runs and scoring a pair as the Visalia Rawhide defeated the Rancho Cucamonga Quakes 9-5 on Thursday.
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — A gunman stormed a casino in the Philippine capital and torched gambling tables in the crowded space, creating a choking level of smoke that killed at least 36 people, authorities said. The gunman stuffed a backpack…
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) -- Pinch hitter Matt Flemer hit a walk-off single with two outs in the 13th inning, as the Albuquerque Isotopes defeated the Sacramento River Cats 6-5 on Thursday.
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Many states have victim's advocates or child advocates, people in the judicial system who represent those affected by crime or abuse. Now, one state has created legal advocates for abused animals, an experiment being watched across…
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Recovery crews pulled one more body from the rubble of a Wisconsin corn mill that exploded a day earlier, bringing the death toll to two, and another worker remains missing.
OXON HILL, Md. (AP) — Ananya Vinay never looked all that impressed by any of the words she was given in the finals of the Scripps National Spelling Bee.
RENO, Nev. (AP) -- Ildemaro Vargas homered and singled as the Reno Aces topped the Las Vegas 51s 9-2 on Thursday.
When Kari Arnett says she’s been singing since she was 2 years old, people who have heard her perform will not be surprised. She has that kind of voice, with the range and command it takes to summon deep, sometimes…
Donald Trump is unfit to be president, it is said, and, sure enough, there are problems. But what should be more often said is that there are a bunch of judges out there who are unfit to be judges.
WASHINGTON — I took a few days off over the Memorial Day weekend for my wedding and tried not to worry about the grim headlines, most of them generated by one man:
Women do not deserve abortion. Their babies certainly do not deserve abortion.
WASHINGTON — Most of the conservative Republicans opposed to President Trump are writers and policy specialists. Few are politicians — or, perhaps more precisely, few of the conservative politicians who see Trump as a danger to the nation are prepared…
FRESNO, Calif. (AP) -- Juan Centeno hit a three-run home run in the fifth inning, leading the Fresno Grizzlies to a 12-9 win over the Tacoma Rainiers on Thursday.
CHICAGO (AP) — A U.S. judge will sentence an Illinois man who used text-message emojis to offer advice on how to kill a wealthy Chicago woman vacationing in Indonesia.
SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. (AP) -- Cody Ramer hit a walk-off triple with one out in the ninth inning, as the Inland Empire 66ers beat the Modesto Nuts 2-1 on Thursday.
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — LeBron James bit on a pump fake and got no help as Kevin Durant drove to the basket for one of his several uncontested dunks. Stephen Curry was left alone behind the 3-point line and made…
SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) -- Ruddy Giron hit a run-scoring single in the ninth inning, leading the Lake Elsinore Storm to a 5-3 win over the San Jose Giants on Thursday.