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Jane Austen fans honor 250 years since her birth with grand costumed balls and dancing

LONDON (AP) — Ellie Potts goes dancing with her friends most weeks. They don’t put on the latest Taylor Swift or Ed Sheeran, though — they much prefer English country dances that were popula...

Boat capsizes in Congo, killing 86 people, most of them students

KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — At least 86 people have died after a motorized boat capsized in northwestern Congo’s Equateur Province, state media reported on Friday. The accident occurred on Wednes...

A United Airlines passenger plane makes emergency landing in Osaka as cargo fire is suspected

NAGASAKI, Japan (AP) — A United Airlines passenger plane carrying 142 people and bound for the Philippine island of Cebu made an emergency landing in Osaka on Friday after an indicator showe...

Israeli soldiers, and their mothers, increasingly reject calls to return to Gaza

TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — As Israel calls up tens of thousands of reservists for its invasion of Gaza City, a growing number of soldiers — and their mothers — are saying no. There are no offic...

Prince Harry makes surprise visit to Ukraine in support of wounded troops

LONDON (AP) — Britain’s Prince Harry has arrived in Ukraine for a surprise visit in support of wounded service members. Harry’s representatives confirmed they were in the capital, Kyiv, on F...

Rockies play the Padres looking to end road skid

Colorado Rockies (40-107, fifth in the NL West) vs. San Diego Padres (80-67, second in the NL West) San Diego; Friday, 9:40 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Rockies: Tanner Gordon (5-6, 6.60 ERA...

Colorado Rapids take on the Houston Dynamo in conference action

Houston Dynamo (8-12-9, 11th in the Western Conference) vs. Colorado Rapids (10-13-6, ninth in the Western Conference) Commerce City, Colorado; Saturday, 9:30 p.m. EDT BETMGM SPORTSBOOK ...

Jordan Love and Tucker Kraft lead the way in Packers' 27-18 victory over Commanders

GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Jordan Love and the Green Bay Packers have delivered a strong opening statement to the rest of the NFL. It helps that he’s not facing the kind of pass rush that his te...

Brazilian Supreme Court panel sentences Bolsonaro to more than 27 years in prison for coup attempt

BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) — A panel of Brazilian Supreme Court justices sentenced former president Jair Bolsonaro to 27 years and three months in prison Thursday after convicting him of attempti...

What to know after Brazil's Bolsonaro is convicted and sentenced for coup attempt

BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) — Brazil's former President Jair Bolsonaro has been convicted of attempting a coup to stay in office after losing his reelection bid in 2022. He is the first former pre...

Australia approves world-first vaccine to save koalas from chlamydia

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — A regulator has approved a world-first vaccine to protect koalas from chlamydia infections, which are causing infertility and death in the iconic native species t...

Officials clear building at US Naval Academy following reports of threats, 1 person injured

ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — The United States Naval Academy in Maryland was put on lockdown Thursday and a building was cleared in response to reports of threats made to the miliary school, and on...
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