CINCINNATI (AP) — With Joe Burrow, Joe Flacco and the rest of Cincinnati’s starters and key backups watching in street clothes, 40-year-old journeyman Josh Johnson led the Bengals to a 27-9 preseason victory over the Chicago Bears on Saturday night. After directing a 14-play, 67-yard drive against C
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Shohei Ohtani faced teammate Will Smith in live batting practice on Saturday, but there’s no definitive timeline for the two-way superstar to return to pitching for the Los Angeles Dodgers. Wearing long sleeves, Ohtani threw 30 pitches under a blazing sun in 93-degree (34 Celsius)
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Atlanta Falcons quarterbacks Cooper Rush and Jack Strand took advantage of perhaps their last opportunity to shine this season. They’re about to be upstaged by the return of Michael Penix Jr. Rush, who was signed last month, and Strand, an undrafted rookie, completed 16 of their
DETROIT (AP) — Joshua Dobbs ran for a 50-yard touchdown and the Detroit Lions held on for a 17-13 preseason win against the Washington Commanders on Saturday. Dobbs, expected to back up quarterback Jared Goff this season, was 7 for 12 for 74 yards with an interception and a fumble. He had two carrie
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Milwaukee Brewers ace Jacob Misiorowski outdueled one of his favorite pitchers and got quite a compliment from him afterward. “It seems like he’s kind of in a league of his own this year,” 2024 NL Cy Young Award winner Chris Sale said after his Braves lost 2-1 to the Brewers on Frid
Aug 22 (Reuters) – Some of Nvidia’s largest customers have been told prices of servers containing its AI chips will rise by more than 15% in many cases with memory chip costs soaring, Bloomberg News reported on Saturday. The price hikes will go into effect on systems shipped early next year and will
LONDON (AP) — Seven people, including two police officers, were killed early Saturday in a head-on collision in northeast England following a pursuit. Cleveland Police said that a Volkswagen Passat carrying five people was traveling the wrong way down the A66 highway near Middlesbrough and collided
(Corrects headline to reflect police have no official estimate and text to indicate eyewitnesses’ estimates.) LAGOS, Aug 22 (Reuters) – Armed men abducted several worshippers from a mosque in Nigeria’s north-central Niger state during Friday prayers, police said on Saturday, in the latest mass kidna
KYIV, Aug 22 (Reuters) – President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Saturday he had discussed Ukraine’s shortage of air defences with French President Emmanuel Macron, who promised to accelerate the delivery of new French equipment. “We agreed to accelerate the delivery of the latest French equipment and
MAGDEBURG, Germany, Aug 22 (Reuters) – Several thousand people gathered for the annual pride parade in Saxony-Anhalt’s capital Magdeburg on Saturday to show support for LGBT rights ahead of an election in the eastern German state that the far right Alternative for Germany is expected to win. This ye
STOCKHOLM (AP) — The victim of a deadly sword attack at a school in central Sweden was a 17-year-old girl, police said Saturday. An 18-year-old man armed with a sword carried out the attack at the Brinell School in Fagersta, northwest of Stockholm, while classes were in session on Friday. One person
WASHINGTON (AP) — Instead of adding new roses, President Donald Trump’s White House Rose Garden is growing statues. Trump put statues of some of America’s founders in the garden just off the Oval Office after he replaced its plush lawn with a white stone patio, turning the historic outdoor space int
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Now it’s the moon’s turn to pull a disappearing act. After being shut out of this month’s total solar eclipse, the Americas will have the best seats in the celestial house when Earth’s shadow briefly envelops the moon. Almost the entire lunar surface will be masked Thursd
By Rohith Nair Aug 22 (Reuters) – CONCACAF President Victor Montagliani has asked FIFA chief Gianni Infantino to stay away from a youth soccer tournament in the Dominican Republic this weekend, saying his presence would overshadow the event due to mounting opposition to his leadership. Infantino is
The new leader of Iran’s top security body is threatening neighbors against joining new U.S. efforts to squeeze Tehran’s economy. Egypt is trying to revive Iran-U.S. negotiations. And Iraq and Iran say Tehran has helped some ships carrying Iraqi oil to transit the Strait of Hormuz. France and Saudi
SAN MARINO (AP) — Pope Leo XIV on Saturday hailed the tiny Republic of San Marino as a model of political freedom and civic responsibility, praising its centuries-old republican traditions while warning against political and economic systems that place power above the human person. Addressing local
By Alan Baldwin ZANDVOORT, Netherlands, Aug 22 (Reuters) – George Russell took a morale-boosting Dutch Grand Prix sprint race win from pole position on Saturday while Mercedes teammate Kimi Antonelli extended his Formula One championship lead over Ferrari’s Lewis Hamilton to 53 points. Refreshed and
By Johan Ahlander STOCKHOLM, Aug 22 (Reuters) – Swedish police are investigating whether an 18-year-old man who attacked students at a high school with a sword on Friday, killing one, was involved in online communities promoting school violence, a police source said. The attacker struck at a school
By Maria Cheng MONTREAL, Aug 22 (Reuters) – When U.S. President Donald Trump levied 50% tariffs on Canadian steel in June last year, a steel factory in Canada’s mostly French-speaking province of Quebec lost about a third of its orders for bolts and fasteners in less than a week. The factory owner –
BEIJING, Aug 22 (Reuters) – A humanoid robot developed by Chinese smartphone maker Honor ran 100 meters in 9.32 seconds, China’s state broadcaster reported on Saturday, beating the human world record held by Jamaican sprinting great Usain Bolt. The robot, dubbed Lightning, reached a peak speed of 14
Dr. Pejman Bijan: ‘This Is the Last Moment for the Middle East’ The Saudi-Pakistani-Turkish alignment could keep the region “in the ideological framework of political Islam” and block commercial prosperity, Bijan warns By Felice Friedson / The Media Line In Pejman Bijan’s view, the battle over Iran
Ashraf Dabbour Fights Palestinian Authority Extradition Bid as Corruption Claims Collide Lebanese officials must decide whether the former ambassador should face trial before Palestinian courts or remain under Lebanese jurisdiction By Elias Zananiri / The Media Line Lebanon’s government is weighing
Imran Khan Returns to Jail After Examination at PIMS Hospital By Arshad Mehmood / The Media Line Former Prime Minister Imran Khan was transferred back to Rawalpindi’s Adiala Jail on Friday morning after undergoing a comprehensive medical examination at a hospital in Islamabad, following an order by
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles Dodgers All-Star Andy Pages fractured his left hand after being hit by a pitch against the Pittsburgh Pirates on Friday night. The center fielder was struck on the back of his hand by a pitch from Bubba Chandler in the third inning and took first base. He advanced to t
BEIJING, Aug 22 (Reuters) – It’s been called the Robot Olympics. But unlike the human Olympics, Team China is collecting almost all the medals. Over the past decade, robotic competitions in China have provided a window into the advances of a now-surging sector – and the importance of its success as
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones is still under orders to pay more than $1 billion over his false claims surrounding the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre despite a Texas court reducing some of the money awarded to families. For the bombastic Infowars founder, the ruling
LOS ANGELES (AP) — In between morning feedings, the gibbons begin to sing — loudly. Ranging from the sound of emergency sirens and birds screeching to low grunts and guttural hoots, their vocalizations reverberate from a sanctuary in the hot, dry hills of the Santa Clarita Valley, north of Los Angel
NEW YORK (AP) — The bond market is one of the few forces in the world strong enough to get politicians to snap to attention. It also helps dictate how much ordinary people have to pay on their mortgages and car loans, as well as how much they earn from their savings accounts and 401(k) plans. This w
WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States imposed 50% tariffs on $20 billion worth of Canadian products early Saturday, and Canada immediately said it would retaliate after last-ditch negotiations failed to resolve the latest strain in relations between the historic allies. President Donald Trump’s import
By Humeyra Pamuk, Andrea Shalal and Steve Holland WASHINGTON, Aug 22 (Reuters) – With the Iran war now at a costly standoff and crises from Ukraine to Gaza still unresolved, President Donald Trump’s ambitious foreign policy agenda appears stuck as he heads into November’s midterm elections. The setb
