This year, with shifting political winds, Canada gets more of the spotlight on the UN’s stage

For years, Canada was a trouper in the drama of international affairs. An adept and experienced contributor, it didn’t often ...

A’ja Wilson powers the Aces past the Sparks, clinching at least a No. 3 seed

Four-time MVP A’ja Wilson scored 18 points and grabbed 10 rebounds to lead the Aces to an 89-79 victory over the Los Angeles ...

Republicans dump cash into red states as they try to hold the line against Democrats in the midterms

Republicans are growing increasingly grim about their chances in November, with aligned groups pumping money into reliably red states and candidates scrambling to distance ...

Rockies become the first team since the Mets from 1962-65 with 4 straight 100-loss seasons

During a mound visit in the top of the first inning with the Colorado Rockies already trailing the Arizona Diamondbacks by ...

China’s Xi kicks off state visit to Washington on Wednesday with a rare planeside welcome from Trump

When Chinese President Xi Jinping arrives in Washington on Wednesday, he’s expected to get a rare greeting from President Donald Trump, who will be on the tarmac to welcome ...

Rays clinch 5th AL East title with 6-1 victory at Yankee Stadium in 2nd game of doubleheader

The Tampa Bay Rays clinched their fifth division title with a 6-1 victory over the New York Yankees in second game of a ...

Hurricane Polo churns off Mexico’s Pacific coast as ‘one of the strongest storms ever’

Category 5 is the highest level on the Saffir-Simpson scale, reflecting that a storm has maximum sustained winds exceeding ...

Drew Rasmussen takes no-hitter into 7th and Ks 11 as Rays clinch AL East with 6-1 win over Yankees

Drew Rasmussen allowed his only hit in the seventh inning and struck out 11 as the Tampa Bay Rays beat the New York Yankees 6 ...

Marlon James and Douglas Stuart have chance to become 5th multiple winner of Booker Prize book award

Marlon James and Douglas Stuart have a chance to become only the fifth author to win the Booker Prize twice after both were ...

Jones takes perfect game into the 6th, Pirates top Cardinals 2-0 for 5th straight win

If St. Louis doesn’t win out, the franchise will experience consecutive losing seasons for the first time since 1958 and 1959, the second-longest stretch between consecutive losing years in ...

Braves’ star Acuña day-to-day after fouling ball off left leg

Braves outfielder Ronald Acuña Jr. left Atlanta’s game against Cincinnati in the third inning after fouling a ball off his ...

Climate disasters are growing. So are cuts to programs that prepare for them

Sitting on the floor of a makeshift shelter for survivors of Nepal’s deadly recent floods, Tenzin Dolma Ghale said she had nothing left but the clothes she was ...