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Nations are meeting to drum up trillions to combat poverty — but the US isn’t going
Many of the world’s nations are gathering starting Monday in Spain for a high-level conference to tackle the growing gap ...
US gets past Costa Rica in Gold Cup quarterfinals on penalty kicks
Damion Downs scored in the sixth round of a shootout after three saves by Matt Freese, sending the U.S. to the semifinals of ...
CIA chief told lawmakers Iran nuclear program set back years with strikes on metal conversion site
CIA Director John Ratcliffe told skeptical U.S. lawmakers that American military strikes destroyed Iran’s lone metal ...
Jazz Age at Yankee Stadium as Chisholm sparks Yankees at plate, on defense and in clubhouse
The Jazz Age is in full swing at Yankee Stadium. Whether with his bat, his glove, his arm or his smile, Jazz Chisholm Jr. is ...
James Wood becomes first since Barry Bonds to be intentionally walked 4 times in a game
Washington slugger James Wood became the first major leaguer since Barry Bonds to be intentionally walked four times in a ...
Candace Parker did it her way and the Sparks retire the 2-time MVP’s jersey
If Candace Parker could put music to her jersey retirement ceremony, it would be “I Did It My Way,” the Jay-Z remix of Frank ...
Matt Freese shined in his shootout moment, and the Americans are moving onto the Gold Cup semifinals
After losing a second-half lead to Costa Rica, this young U.S. side was forced into a shootout with the daunting task of facing goalkeeper Keylor Navas. Matt Freese studied for ...
A week into the fragile Israel-Iran peace agreement, here’s what we still don’t know
It’s been a week since the United States pressed Israel and Iran into a truce, ending a bloody, 12-day conflict that had set the Middle East and globe on ...
Hong Kong’s security net extends beyond arrests as small businesses pressured
It’s been years since mass arrests all but silenced pro-democracy activism in Hong Kong. But a crackdown on dissent in the semiautonomous Chinese city is still expanding, hitting ...
Jury due to begin deliberating in Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’ sex trafficking trial
Jurors are set to start deliberating Monday in Sean “Diddy” Combs ’ sex trafficking case, weighing charges that could put the hip-hop mogul in prison for life. After receiving ...
Dodgers’ Hernández and Smith homer, Wrobleski pitches 6 innings of 3-hit ball in 5-1 win over Royals
Kiké Hernández hit a two-run homer, Will Smith also went deep and the Los Angeles Dodgers got a dominant performance from ...