Nico Hoerner hit a leadoff homer and then delivered an RBI double during a five-run fifth inning as the Chicago Cubs beat the sloppy Tampa Bay Rays 6-2 on Wednesday ...

Lebanon's health ministry says at least 89 people have been killed and 700 wounded in Israel's midday strikes in Beirut.

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran closes the Strait of Hormuz in response to Israeli attacks on Lebanon, Iranian state media reports. Copyright © 2026 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material ...

French former detainees Cécile Kohler and Jacques Paris returned to France Wednesday after more than three years of detention in Iran, following weeks of talks with Tehran. Kohler, ...

Bahrain sounds its missile alert alarm hours after U.S. and Iran said they agreed on a 2-week ceasefire in the war.

A Guatemalan man pleaded guilty Wednesday in federal court to a felony offense and acknowledged his involvement in an attempt to illegally smuggle migrants to the U.S.

Paolo Banchero had 20 points and eight rebounds, Desmond Bane added 18 points and six assists and the Orlando Magic beat the Minnesota Timberwolves 132-120 on Wednesday night.

It took until the 26th game of the season but thanks to a Natalie Snodgrass power-play goal, the Seattle Torrent picked up their first regulation road win Wednesday ...

A big clean-up is underway in D.C. in preparation for summer fun; crews are scrubbing and pressure washing all of the city’s pubic swimming pools.

UCLA's 79-51 victory over South Carolina for its first NCAA women's basketball title on Sunday averaged 9.9 million viewers on ESPN and ABC, making it the third most-viewed ...

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Cade Cunningham had 13 points and 10 assists in his return from injury as the Detroit Pistons beat the Milwaukee Bucks 137-111 in their home finale on Wednesday night. Cunningham hadn' ...