Defending champion Aryna Sabalenka has returned to the U.S. Open semifinals without hitting a ball in the quarterfinals.
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Defending champion Aryna Sabalenka has returned to the U.S. Open semifinals without hitting a ball in the quarterfinals.
Novak Djokovic has reached his record-tying 14th U.S. Open semifinal and record-extending 53rd semi at all Grand Slam tournaments with his victory over Taylor Fritz.
A federal appeals court panel rejects the Trump administration’s use of the Alien Enemies Act to expel Venezuelan immigrants.
Two tropical cyclones in the eastern Pacific Ocean have gained strength. The National Hurricane Center says Tropical Storm Lorena is expected to become a hurricane by Wednesday. Kiko is a Category 2 hurricane but no watches or warnings are associated with it, and there are no hazards affecting land.
Tommy Pham and Jared Triolo each drove in two runs, and the Pirates spoiled a big night by Shohei Ohtani to beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 9-7.
Two NASCAR teams, including one owned by Michael Jordan, have argued in federal court for a preliminary injunction to be recognized as chartered organizations.
The Powerball jackpot has risen to an estimated $1.3 billion after the winning numbers failed to appear.
Jamie Vardy is moving to Italy after 13 seasons with Leicester that included an improbable Premier League title in 2016.
BREAKING: President Trump says the U.S. military strike on a vessel in the southern Caribbean targeted Venezuela's Tren de Aragua gang and killed 11 people.
Manchester City has signed Gianluigi Donnarumma from Paris Saint-Germain after selling long-time goalkeeper Ederson Moraes to Fenerbahce in a switch that seems at odds with the playing approach by the once-dominant Premier League team.
Fiji has lost a second front-rower to suspension at the Women's Rugby World Cup after hooker Bitila Tawake was issued a four-game ban.
BREAKING: President Donald Trump said he will order federal law enforcement intervention in Chicago and Baltimore, despite local opposition.
Ohio State climbed to No. 1 in The Associated Press Top 25 college football poll, LSU and Miami moved into the top five, and Florida State jumped back into the rankings at the expense of Alabama, which plummeted to its lowest spot in 17 seasons. Follow live updates: bit.ly/4mIQUps
Olympic champion Gabby Thomas will miss track's world championships with an Achilles injury she's been dealing with since May.
The defending national champion Buckeyes received 55 of 66 first-place votes to move up two spots after their win over preseason No. 1 Texas. Ohio State is at the top of a regular-season Top 25 for the first time since November 2015.
Defending national champion Ohio State is the new No. 1 in the AP Top 25 college football poll while Alabama plummets to No. 21. See where other teams rank.
Stephen King has collaborated on a new project, a retelling of "Hansel and Gretel" using unpublished drawings by Maurice Sendak.
BREAKING: Pentagon authorizes up to 600 military lawyers to serve as temporary immigration judges, according to a memo reviewed by the AP.
A demographic revolution is quietly unfolding across Africa: On a continent known for its youth, a notable population of the old is blossoming for the first time.
Graham Greene, a trailblazing Indigenous actor whose long and successful career on the big and small screen included an Oscar nomination for his portrayal of Kicking Bird in "Dances with Wolves," has died.
Guinness World Records is celebrating its 70th anniversary by giving regular folks a way to get into a list of their famous accomplishments — offering some unclaimed potential titles and creating an online quiz to help readers match personality types to possible records.
The first AP Top 25 college football poll rankings of the regular season are almost here, dropping Tuesday at 2 p.m. ET. Follow live updates for game recaps, predictions and answers to fan questions.
McDonald's is cutting prices on some combo meals to woo back customers who've been turned off by the rising costs of grabbing a fast food meal.
BREAKING: President Trump will announce Space Command will move from Colorado to Alabama, reversing a Biden-era decision, an AP source says.
Takeshi Niinami, a Japanese business leader and CEO of beverage giant Suntory, has resigned as he is facing an investigation into his alleged possession of an illegal drug.
BREAKING: Trump’s use of the National Guard during immigration protests in Los Angeles is illegal, a judge rules. Follow AP's live updates.
Inter Milan has signed versatile defender Manuel Akanji on loan from Manchester City as it looks to strengthen its backline following a 2-1 loss to Udinese in Serie A at the weekend.
American Vogue taps Chloe Malle, 39, as Anna Wintour's successor, but Wintour remains Condé Nast chief content officer.
The NFL has introduced several rule changes for the new season, including making last year's experimental kickoff permanent with some tweaks.
BREAKING: The death toll from a major earthquake in eastern Afghanistan passed 1,400, with more than 3,000 people injured, a Taliban spokesman says, as rescuers scramble to reach a mountainous area in the country's east.
Kraft Heinz is splitting into two companies a decade after they joined in a massive merger.
The numbers have been selected for an estimated $1.1 billion Powerball jackpot, although it is not immediately clear if anyone was a big winner.
A storm has intensified into Hurricane Kiko in the eastern Pacific Ocean, slowly moving west but posing no immediate threat to land. Steady strengthening is forecast during the next couple of days, according to the U.S. National Hurricane Center in Miami.
Three Sydney dockworkers have been charged over a massive shipment of cocaine in a law enforcement investigation into trusted insiders importing illicit drugs into Australia, authorities said.
Bill Belichick's first run as a college coach at North Carolina started fast only to end in a blowout loss.
BREAKING: The death toll from a 6.0 magnitude earthquake in Afghanistan’s east rose to 900, with 3,000 people injured, an official said as rescue teams scoured the area for survivors.
Chinese leader Xi Jinping welcomed Russian President Vladimir Putin as an “old friend” as the two began a series of meetings Tuesday at a time when their countries face both overlapping and differing challenges from the United States.
BREAKING: At least 1,000 people killed in Sudan after a landslide wipes out a village in Darfur, rebel group controlling the area says.
A man who took tennis player Kamil Majchrzak's hat from a young fan at the U.S. Open has apologized on social media and said he has returned it.
BREAKING: Bud Clark had a first-half pick-six and Kevorian Barnes had a 75-yard touchdown run on the first second-half snap to help TCU spoil Bill Belichick’s college coaching debut by rolling past North Carolina 48-14 on Monday night.
Nestle has dismissed its CEO Laurent Freixe after an investigation into an undisclosed relationship with a direct subordinate.
The San Diego Padres reinstated center fielder Jackson Merrill from the 10-day injured list and recalled right-hander Sean Reynolds from Triple-A El Paso.
Milwaukee reliever Shelby Miller left with an injury in the eighth inning of the Brewers' game with the Philadelphia Phillies on Monday afternoon.
Venus Williams and Leylah Fernandez have reached the women's doubles quarterfinals at the U.S. Open.
Schools are reopening in Ukraine for the start of the new academic year.
A Chinese-owned mining company has been accused of covering up the extent of a disastrous toxic spill in Zambia that polluted a major river that millions rely on with cyanide and arsenic.
President Donald Trump says he's awarding former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani the Presidential Medal of Freedom.
Naomi Osaka has eliminated Coco Gauff 6-3, 6-2 at the U.S. Open to reach her first Grand Slam quarterfinal in more than 4 1/2 years.
Singer Halsey says the cause of the amfAR Venezia fundraiser on Sunday could not be closer to home.
Florida State says freshman linebacker Ethan Pritchard is in critical but stable condition after being shot while visiting family.
Nobody who's been around Max Brosmer from his youth in Georgia to his FCS success at New Hampshire to his lone season of Big Ten competition at Minnesota is surprised he made an NFL active roster as an undrafted rookie.
Humanoid robots kicked soccer balls, boxed and even attempted archery at the birthplace of the Olympic Games in Ancient Olympia.
Monza is where the magic happens for Ferrari. And the Italian Grand Prix couldn't come at a better time. Formula 1's annual pilgrimage to the “Temple of Speed” this week brings a chance for Lewis Hamilton and Charles Leclerc to rebound from race-ending crashes at the Dutch Grand Prix on Sunday.
Erik ten Hag lasted three games at Bayer Leverkusen. The Dutch coach was fired after doubts emerged in Leverkusen over the former Manchester United manager’s ability to oversee the German team’s successful rebuild after a summer exodus of key players.
Pope Leo XIV met with one of the most prominent advocates for greater LGBTQ+ inclusion in the Catholic Church. The Rev. James Martin said Leo told him that he intended to continue Pope Francis’ policy of LGBTQ+ acceptance in the church and encouraged him to keep up his advocacy.
A new tropical storm has formed in the eastern Pacific Ocean. Tropical Storm Kiko developed early Sunday and is expected to become a hurricane later this week.
Monza is where the magic happens for Ferrari. And the Italian Grand Prix couldn't come at a better time. Formula 1's annual pilgrimage to the “Temple of Speed” this week brings a chance for Lewis Hamilton and Charles Leclerc to rebound from race-ending crashes at the Dutch Grand Prix on Sunday.
A plane carrying European Commission President Ursula Von der Leyen was hit by radar jamming over Bulgaria in a suspected Russian operation, a spokesperson said Monday. The plane landed safely in Plovdiv airport, the spokesperson added.
Chase Briscoe shared some history with his second straight Southern 500 victory at Darlington Raceway on Sunday. He hopes to make a bit more this season as he goes after his first NASCAR Cup Series title.
A lost boy wandering a monorail line high above the crowd at Hersheypark was rescued by a park visitor who climbed onto a building and jumped onto the rails.
More than 1.2 million immigrants disappeared from the labor force from January through the end of July, according to preliminary Census Bureau data analyzed by the Pew Research Center.
Novak Djokovic was cruising along with a big early lead in his U.S. Open fourth-round match on Sunday night when his neck started bothering him. That didn’t stop Djokovic from dominating 144th-ranked qualifier Jan-Lennard Struff 6-3, 6-3, 6-2 to reach his record 64th Grand Slam quarterfinal.
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un inspected a new weapons factory that’s key to his plan to accelerate mass production of missiles in a weekend visit before he departs for a major military parade in China.
BREAKING: Deaths from a 6.0 magnitude earthquake in eastern Afghanistan rise to at least 610, and more than 1,300 people injured, a spokesman for the Taliban says.
Plastic soy sauce bottles shaped like fish are popular among takeout sushi eaters in many counties. But restaurants in the state of South Australia were banned from offering the decorative containers to customers beginning Monday in a new measure enacted to curb plastic waste.
Before New York Fashion Week kicks off in Manhattan, some of the incoming brands are making an early first stop elsewhere — out in Queens, on the blue hard courts of the U.S. Open, where play continues through next weekend.
BREAKING: At least 250 people killed in a 6.0 magnitude earthquake in eastern Afghanistan, officials say.
China is rolling out the red carpet for more than two dozen world leaders at two major defense-related events this week. The guest lists, and some notable omissions, are a window into Beijing’s ambitions, alliances and attempts to expand its influence.
Mexico's first elected Supreme Court is set to be seated, and observers are watching to see if it will assert independence from the governing party.
"Weapons" crawled its way back to the top of the box office during the Labor Day weekend.
An 11-year-old boy was fatally shot in Houston after a prank in which he rang the doorbell of a home and ran away, police said Sunday.
Alabama hasn't looked the same since coach Nick Saban retired.
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz says the war in Ukraine could continue for a long time.
A magnitude 6.0 earthquake has shaken eastern Afghanistan near the Pakistan border, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.
Sorana Cirstea says the trophy she received after winning a recent women's tournament was stolen from her New York hotel room while she was playing in the U.S. Open.
A spokesperson for Rudy Giuliani says the former NYC mayor is recovering from a fractured vertebrae and other injuries following a car crash in New Hampshire.
Pope Leo XIV denounced the “pandemic of arms, large and small,” as he prayed publicly for the victims of the shooting during a Catholic school Mass in the United States.
A month after Congress voted to strip public media of public money, PBS and NPR stations are working to cope — and survive.
Pakistan's eastern Punjab province is experiencing its worst flood in history, according to a senior official.
AI music is reshaping the industry, sparking fears of “AI slop” while giving outsiders a shot at stardom.
Coach Deion Sanders has kicked off his third season at the University of Colorado with a different vibe.
BREAKING: A judge blocks the Trump administration from removing a group of Guatemalan children after some were loaded on planes at a Texas airport.
Pakistan's eastern Punjab province is experiencing its worst flood in history, according to a senior official.
From a shooting in Minneapolis to a major Russian attack on Kyiv, here’s a look back at the top stories of the week.
French President Emmanuel Macron’s decision to recognize a Palestinian state, prompting similar moves from other Western nations, angered Israel and its U.S. ally by putting a two-state solution back at the heart of diplomatic efforts to end the devastating war in Gaza.
Oscar Piastri has won the Dutch Grand Prix after teammate Lando Norris’ Formula 1 title chances took a heavy blow when his McLaren broke down.
The case against Long Island’s suspected Gilgo Beach serial killer has emerged as a potentially precedent-setting battleground in the use of advanced DNA techniques in criminal cases.
Biologists are using drones to scare wolves away from cattle. They blast sounds like the AC/DC song “Thunderstruck” and scenes from movies to deter the predators.
The numbers have been selected for an estimated $1 billion Powerball jackpot, although it is not immediately clear if anyone was a big winner.
Coco Gauff and Naomi Osaka have set up a high-profile showdown between two past title winners in the U.S. Open’s fourth round. Their meeting Monday, with a quarterfinal berth at stake, is a rematch from 2019, when Gauff was a 15-year-old making her main-draw debut at Flushing Meadows.
The firing of the director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the resignation of several high-profile agency leaders pose immediate challenges to the operations of the nation’s premiere public health agency, experts said.
Pope Leo XIV denounced the “pandemic of arms, large and small,” as he prayed publicly for the victims of the shooting during a Catholic school Mass in the United States.
School shootings in the U.S. have claimed hundreds of lives over the past 25 years, with the tragedy often hitting hardest when children are involved. On Wednesday, a shooting at a church in Minneapolis, where Catholic school students were attending mass, added to the grim list.
Behren Morton threw for 201 yards and four touchdowns before exiting the game following a sack in the second quarter, and No. 23 Texas Tech routed overmatched FCS member Arkansas-Pine Bluff 67-7 in the opener for both teams Saturday night.
A Trump administration proposal to reverse a landmark finding that climate change is dangerous to the public relies heavily on a report from the Department of Energy that dozens of scientists say is flawed. The Associated Press surveyed scientists for their views. Here are some key takeaways:
Finland’s Air Force, now part of NATO, still flies swastikas on a handful of unit flags — but is preparing to phase them out, largely to avoid awkwardness with its Western allies.
Israel is on the brink of launching another major offensive, this time in famine-stricken Gaza City. Here’s a closer look at why the war continues with no end in sight.
China's factory activity contracted in August, marking five consecutive months of decline. The National Bureau of Statistics reported Sunday that the purchasing managers index in the manufacturing sector rose slightly from July's 49.3 to 49.4 in August.
Comic-Con Africa has drawn tens of thousands of fans to Johannesburg.
Chinese leader Xi Jinping met with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi ahead of the opening of a regional summit on Sunday in Tianjin, in a formal thaw between the two nuclear-armed powers.