Defending champion LawConnect takes early lead in Sydney to Hobart yacht race
Defending line honors champion LawConnect led the Sydney to Hobart yacht fleet out of Sydney harbor on Thursday at the start of the 79th running of the 628-nautical mile (722 miles, 1,160 kilometers) ...
Israeli strike kills 5 Palestinian journalists in Gaza, officials say
An Israeli strike killed five Palestinian journalists outside a hospital in the Gaza Strip overnight, the Health Ministry said early Thursday. The Israeli military said it had targeted a group of ...
Heat list Jimmy Butler as doubtful for Thursday as speculation about his future intensifies
The Miami Heat are listing Jimmy Butler as doubtful for their game Thursday at Orlando, saying he needs time to recondition ...
Durant and Beal score 27 points each, Suns beat Nuggets 110-100 to close out Christmas slate
Kevin Durant and Bradley Beal each scored 27 points and the Phoenix Suns beat the Denver Nuggets 110-100 on Wednesday night in the nightcap to the NBA's Christmas slate of games.
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Flooding took away the love of his life after 35 years without a day spent apart
Flooding took away the love of his life after 35 years without a day spent apart Jerry and Sibrina Barrett never spent a day apart over 35 years. They worked long hours, never took vacations, and ...
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AI is a game changer for students with disabilities. Schools are still learning to harness it
Anthony Edwards’ grandfather surprised him at Monday’s Timberwolves game. Here’s how it happened. For Makenzie Gilkison, spelling is such a struggle that a word like rhinoceros might come out as ...
Japan Airlines hit by cyberattack, delaying flights during year-end holiday season
Japan Airlines said it was hit by a cyberattack Thursday, causing delays to more than 20 domestic flights but the carrier said there was no impact on flight safety.
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A Syrian family recounts the horrors of the 2013 chemical attack near Damascus
A Syrian family that survived a 2013 chemical weapons attack that killed hundreds of people near the country's capital, Damascus, says the ordeal they experienced haunts them to this day.
Israel's plan to double the number of settlers in the Golan Heights is met with conflicting emotions
A dry mountain wind whipped through a cluster of Israeli flags at the entrance of a kibbutz in the Israeli-annexed Golan Heights, where the tranquility belies the tumultuous events unfolding nearby.
A survivor of the worst gang attack on Haitian journalists says colleagues were cut down by bullets
A survivor of the worst gang attack on Haitian journalists in recent memory described Wednesday seeing colleagues cut down by bullets and reporters with head and chest wounds going an hour or more ...
Beyoncé's performance highlighted Netflix’s NFL debut on Christmas Day
Riding into her halftime appearance on a white horse, the 32-time Grammy winner rocked her hometown Houston crowd with a ...
Timberwolves build big lead, hang on vs. Mavericks to end three-game losing streak
Their 28-point lead got trimmed to two late, but they held on in a Western Conference finals rematch that missed an injured ...