JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Scientists in South Africa are investigating why masses of sardines have washed up dead or dying along parts of the country’s west and south coast — and if a herpes virus detected in the fish is responsible. The mass mortality of sardines this month has so far stumped the country
OSLO, Norway (AP) — King Haakon VIII of Norway used his first speech in his new role to eulogize his father, King Harald V, as a loving parent and dedicated monarch a day after he died at 89. “We are in mourning. At the same time, it brings us comfort and strength to know that so many are mourning w
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — A Russian drone struck a warehouse west of Kyiv that may have been illegally storing munitions in a residential area, according to Ukrainian officials, sparking explosions and fires that damaged dozens of nearby homes and buildings and killing 37 people in one of the war’s deadl
NIAMEY, Niger (AP) — A group of soldiers in Niger rebelled against officers at a key military base and fired at sensitive locations in the capital, Niamey, in an apparent mutiny and threat to the country’s struggling junta, authorities said Saturday. Sustained gunfire and explosions were heard overn
NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street will get several important updates this week about the health of the U.S. jobs market. On Tuesday, the U.S. will release its July report focusing on job openings and turnover. It provides details on job openings within specific industries and areas of the economy. It also
GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Green Bay Packers coach Matt LaFleur says there are no plans for the team to release running back Josh Jacobs, who faces two misdemeanor charges stemming from what police have described as a physical confrontation with his girlfriend. “I fully anticipate him being a member of
NEW YORK (AP) — Ceddanne Rafaela and the Boston Red Sox ran themselves right into a 1-0 loss at Yankee Stadium. In the opener of a critical four-game series, Rafaela committed a costly baserunning blunder in the fifth inning Friday night and then got thrown out at home plate to end the seventh. Shut
DENVER (AP) — Sam Ehlinger capped a three-touchdown performance with an 88-yard strike to rookie tight end Justin Joly in the Denver Broncos’ 34-6 rout of the Minnesota Vikings on Friday night in their preseason finale. “Honestly, it felt like the ball was in the air for like 30 seconds, like I was
GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Kyle McCord wanted to prove this summer that he could play in the NFL. Now that he believes he’s done that, the Green Bay Packers reserve quarterback waits to learn whether he accomplished enough to earn a roster spot. “It’s out of my control at this point,” McCord said after
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Seattle’s Jason Myers missed a 52-yard field goal as time expired, and the Seahawks played to a 9-9 tie with the Kansas City Chiefs Friday night in a preseason matchup of rookie third-string quarterbacks. The Chiefs (0-2-1) had their third straight winless preseason, scoring
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Veteran Josh Johnson threw for 156 yards in the first half, Evan McPherson kicked a 56-yarder for one of his three field goals and the Cincinnati Bengals capped a perfect preseason with a 30-13 victory over the Philadelphia Eagles on Friday night. Ke’Shawn Williams had a touchdow
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — The Dallas Cowboys and New Orleans Saints finished the preseason without about as much clarity with their backup quarterbacks as they had at the start of training camp. Which is to say not much, at least as far as what coaches Kellen Moore and Brian Schottenheimer are reveali
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — Chip Trayanum was taken to a hospital with a neck injury after earlier running for a touchdown in the New York Jets’ 23-6 preseason loss to the Giants on Friday night. The Jets announced that Trayanum, an undrafted rookie running back from Toledo, was awake, alert and ha
Jalon Daniels’ chances of earning Tampa Bay’s backup quarterback job seemed to diminish in the team’s preseason finale, a 19-0 loss at Jacksonville on Friday night in which neither side played starters. After leading the Buccaneers to come-from-behind victories against the New York Jets and Kansas C
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Carolina Panthers running back Miles Davis said his father was a huge jazz fan. So it was a no-brainer for his pops when it came time to choosing his son’s name. He named him after his favorite jazz musician. “He was like, ‘you know what, our last name is Davis, and well, Mile
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Tua Tagovailoa tried to keep his emotions in check. His bid to earn a starting job with a new team took priority over his return to face his former club. Five months after being released by the Dolphins and landing with the Falcons, Tagovailoa was back inside Hard Rock Sta
DETROIT (AP) — Tarik Skubal threw six solid innings against his former team, Freddie Freeman hit a tiebreaking single in the seventh inning and the Los Angeles Dodgers held on to beat the Detroit Tigers 2-1 on Friday night. Skubal allowed one run on four hits and struck out seven. He was welcomed ba
OTTAWA (AP) — Canada’s public broadcaster said Friday it is making an exception to its policy of not labeling specific attacks as terrorism for the 9/11 attacks after coming under fire over a memo restating it. Like other news outlets including The Associated Press, CBC/Radio-Canada’s standards norm
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Colombian security forces captured a suspected senior leader of the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua, the U.S. Southern Command announced on Friday, hailing the arrest as a result of stronger military cooperation between the historically close allies. The capture on Thursday of
TAIPEI, Aug 29 (Reuters) – Taiwan prosecutors said on Saturday they had searched the offices of Taiwanese printed circuit board maker Unimicron Technology on suspicion the company falsely labelled some of its China-made products as being from Taiwan. • Prosecutors in the northern city of Taoyuan sai
By Tom Little and Johan Ahlander REYKJAVIK, Aug 29 (Reuters) – Icelanders vote on Saturday on whether to reopen membership talks with the European Union, with islanders split down the middle after months of debate focused on the cost of living, security and control over fishing waters. The race is t
DAKAR, Aug 29 (Reuters) – Sustained gunfire and explosions rang out across several areas of Niger’s capital, Niamey, early on Saturday, according to two Reuters witnesses, with the cause not immediately clear. A security source told Reuters that “terrorists” had attacked the city’s Diori Hamani Inte
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — The Tampa Bay Rays got county approval Friday on a financing plan that will allow them to build a new stadium, a day after city officials approved their part for the $2.3 billion ballpark project that will replace the domed Tropicana Field. The Hillsborough County Commission voted
Aug 28 (Reuters) – China’s top memory chipmaker, ChangXin Memory Technologies, sued the Pentagon on Friday over being placed on a list of companies the United States believes are aiding Beijing’s military. The Pentagon did not immediately respond to a Reuters request for comment. The company was des
Years into efforts to purge Richmond, Virginia — a former Confederate Capital — of memorials honoring the Confederacy, the Commonwealth of Virginia began removing three more Confederate memorials in the city on Friday. Statues honoring Confederate Generals Thomas J. “Stonewall” Jackson and Gov. Will
WASHINGTON (AP) — American diplomats and at least some of their family members are beginning to return to U.S. embassies in the Middle East after many were ordered to leave their posts during the early days of the war with Iran. Although most embassies are not returning to full strength immediately,
WASHINGTON (AP) — A new National Park Service report backs President Donald Trump’s proposed arch, despite what it says are adverse effects to the sightline between a host of iconic landmarks in Washington, including the Washington Monument and Lincoln and Jefferson memorials. The report released Fr
U.S. Immigration officials arrested controversial British far-right commentator Milo Yiannopoulos on Thursday in New Orleans, according to the Department of Homeland Security. Immigration officials announced on Friday that Yiannopoulos was arrested at Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airpor
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — A Dutch drug addiction and mental health institute warned users on Friday about potentially lethal ecstasy pills shaped to look like the head of U.S. President Donald Trump. The respected Trimbos Institute said that several of the pills have been handed in recently at a
When Amy-Jill Levine was a child in Massachusetts, a schoolmate in her predominantly Catholic hometown told her she was guilty of killing Christ because she was Jewish. Her mother reassured her that wasn’t the case — and instead of being embittered by the encounter, the young Levine began attending
