Team USA steamrolled Britain 9-1 in the World Baseball Classic Saturday night, improving to 2-0 in Pool B at Houston.

With political activism off-limits, residents of St. Petersburg are finding purpose and community in the “politics of small deeds,” repairing and cleaning architectural treasures.

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Balendra Shah, the onetime rap artist and former mayor of the country’s capital, is on course to become the country’s next prime minister.

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Exiled Iranian Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi declares the Islamic Republic is "crumbling" following the death of Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei.

The Warriors almost did it again. Almost.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s word-salad answer on what he stands for politically in a podcast interview with comedian Adam Friedland offered a window into the complicated mind of an expected presidential candidate who may be too "slick."

The UFC lightweight title will unify on the White House lawn.

Clay Holmes had himself a dazzling debut for Team USA on Saturday.

Jefry Yan's wild celebrations on the mound drew attention.

In 2020 police were forced to destroy their database of gangsters after Civil Rights groups took action against them.

https://youtu.be/T_nVJhQKHFk A UFC fight at the White House has officially been announced to take place on June 14th, coinciding with Donald Trump’s 80th birthday. But that’s just scratching the surface of the wild plans in store for the unprecedented event and how it will run. From fighters walking out of the oval office, to weigh-ins...

Insiders close to the Wall Street giant say the real culprit can be summed up in two letters: “A” and “I.”

It was only a week ago when the prospect of America and Israel teaming up to attack a heavily armed Iran seemed necessary but also very risky.

Observations from Yankees spring training Saturday.

This one was a win for the red coats.

A formerly homeless man who had a tough day at work saw his fortunes turn when he won $1,000,000 after buying a lottery scratch-off ticket.

The past eight months haven’t been easy for Caitlin Clark.

Veteran Chargers linebacker Khalil Mack is staying put.

Ozzie Albies made history for the Netherlands on Saturday.

A regular gallon of unleaded gas at the station goes for an eye-popping $8.21—leading drivers forced to fill up there speeding away in disgust.

Vincent Trocheck said he found out he was still a Ranger “probably the same time” we did.

The worst team in the East upended the best.

Cameron Boozer had 26 points, 15 rebounds and five assists to help No. 1 Duke beat No. 17 North Carolina 76-61 on Saturday night.

• Updates from the Formula 1 GP season-opener in Melbourne

• Oscar Piastri crashes out during warm-up

• Lights out in Albert Park at 3pm AEDT/4am GMT

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Drama in the warm-up lap! Piastri might be out of the Grand Prix! He’s gone into the wall during the warm-up lap. Boy oh boy, wowee.

Having delivered a somewhat more sturdy tyre this season, Pirelli are of the view that a one-stop strategy is the way to go for today’s race: starting out on mediums before pitting for hards between laps 20 to 26 or, alternatively, starting the race on softs before swapping them for hards between lap 15 to 21.

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