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A $2.8 billion settlement will change college sports forever. Here’s how
A federal judge has approved terms of a sprawling $2.8 billion antitrust settlement that will upend the way college sports ...
Israel backs an anti-Hamas armed group known for looting aid in Gaza. Here's what we know
Israel is supporting armed groups of Palestinians in Gaza in what it says is a move to counter Hamas. But officials from the U.N. and aid organizations say the military is allowing them to loot food ...
An electric scooter is blamed for a violent fire that killed 4 in a French city
Four people were killed in an ''extremely violent'' blaze seemingly caused by a battery-powered electric scooter that tore through a 10-story housing block in Reims, the capital of France's Champagne ...
When West Seventh Pharmacy closes, St. Paul loses a piece of history and personal care
West Seventh Pharmacy in St. Paul is closing after 110 years. The loss of a drugstore isn’t particularly noteworthy these ...
Belmont Stakes at Saratoga is a Kentucky Derby rematch
The Triple Crown concludes Saturday with the 157th running of the Belmont Stakes. The race is a rematch between Kentucky Derby winner Sovereignty and runner-up Journalism, who is the favorite after ...
AP PHOTOS: Afghans mark Eid al-Adha on its fourth year since the return of the Taliban
Afghans in Kabul have marked Eid al-Adha over the past two days with traditional prayers, animal sacrifices and family gatherings as the city observed the fourth such celebration since the Taliban ...
Here's what to know about American Samoans in Alaska who are being prosecuted after trying to vote
WITH VOTING-AMERICAN SAMOANS MAINBAR. They were born on U.S. soil, are entitled to U.S. passports and allowed to serve in the U.S. military, but 11 people in a small Alaska town are facing criminal ...
Trump's tariffs could pay for his tax cuts -- but it likely wouldn't be much of a bargain
The tax cuts in President Donald Trump's One Big Beautiful Bill Act would likely gouge a hole in the federal budget. The president has a patch handy, though: his sweeping import taxes — tariffs. The ...
The Club World Cup has faced pushback in Europe but FIFA is banking on its big bet
The Club World Cup. A bold new era for the world's most popular sport — or a major inconvenience, shoe-horned into a soccer calendar that is already at saturation point? FIFA's newly expanded ...
Sinner bids for his first French Open title against defending champion Alcaraz
Top-ranked Jannik Sinner has not yet dropped a set in his bid to win the French Open for the first time. Defending champion Carlos Alcaraz, his opponent in Sunday's final, has dropped four sets along ...
France's president will visit Greenland in a show of EU unity, Danish leader says
French President Emmanuel Macron will travel to Greenland next weekend, the Danish prime minister's office said Saturday — a visit by a high-profile European Union leader in the wake of U.S.
Brothers bring boxing back to Fenway after 70 years and hope to revitalize the sport in Boston
For the first time in nearly 70 years, boxing is returning to Boston's famed Fenway Park. The 11-fight card is the culmination of years of effort by twin brothers and longtime public schoolteachers ...