Paris court to rule on Sarkozy’s alleged illegal campaign financing by Libya’s Ghadafi government

A Paris court is to deliver its verdict Thursday over former French President Nicolas Sarkozy’s alleged illegal financing of his 2007 presidential campaign by the government of ...

South Korea says the North has 4 uranium enrichment facilities to build nuclear weapons

A top South Korean official said Thursday that North Korea is operating a total of four uranium enrichment facilities, adding to outside assessments that it has multiple ...

Mariners win AL West for 1st time in 24 years as Raleigh reaches 60 homers in 9-2 win over Rockies

It was only fitting when Cal Raleigh catapulted the Seattle Mariners to their first AL West championship in 24 years Wednesday night. The switch-hitting catcher launched two more ...

Fried Rice combo sparks jokes among Yankees pitcher Max Fried and catcher Ben Rice

A Fried Rice combo left Ben Rice hungering to yuk it up with Max Fried. About to catch his Yankees teammate for the first time, the New York catcher couldn’t wait to mention ...

Cal Raleigh hits MLB-leading 59th and 60th homers to help the Mariners wrap up AL West

Cal Raleigh hit his major league-leading 59th and 60th home runs of the season and the Seattle Mariners won their fourth AL West title with a 9-2 victory over the Colorado Rockies ...

Weaker Ragasa pushes across China’s southern coast toward Vietnam after causing flooding

The much weaker Tropical Storm Ragasa pushed west along the southern Chinese coast toward Vietnam on Thursday after flooding streets and homes in the economic hub of Guangdong ...

Guardians defy odds with historic comeback for AL Central lead

Steven Kwan wasn’t looking at the American League Central standings in early July when the Cleveland Guardians were eight games under .500, in fourth place and 15 1/2 games ...

Pirates ace Paul Skenes drops ERA to 1.97 in his final scheduled start of the season

Pittsburgh Pirates ace Paul Skenes isn’t a big numbers guy, yet he does maintain high standards for himself. The 23-year-old right-hander allowed four hits and struck out seven ...

Tropical Storm Humberto forms in the Atlantic as Hurricane Gabrielle takes aim at the Azores

Tropical Storm Humberto formed in the Atlantic Ocean on Wednesday at the same time Hurricane Gabrielle was racing across the ocean toward the Azores islands, forecasters said. A ...

Cross Assembly Church mobilizes to support flood-ravaged western North Carolina: A journey of compassion and renewal

After seeing images of a hurricane and flood-ravaged western North Carolina post Helene, one Raleigh church decided to do something to help.

A Bangkok road collapse creates a sinkhole disrupting traffic and prompting evacuations

A part of a road in Bangkok collapsed Wednesday, leaving a large sinkhole that disrupted traffic, damaged infrastructure and prompted evacuations in the surrounding area. There were ...

Once 15 1/2 games back, the Guardians beat the Tigers 5-1 to take a 1-game lead in the AL Central

George Valera hit a two-run homer in the third inning, José Ramírez had a two-run double in the seventh and the Cleveland Guardians became the first major league team to overcome ...