A Sri Lankan court on Wednesday sentenced 12 men to death for the killing of a lawmaker and his bodyguard in May 2022 during violence that erupted at the height of the island nation’s economic crisis.

Julia Simon became the first Frenchwoman to win an Olympic gold medal in the women’s 15-kilometer individual biathlon race and teammate Lou Jeanmonnot took silver at the the Milan Cortina Games on ...

The National Weather Service has issued a Winter Storm Warning for Yosemite National Park (above the Valley floor), as well ...

Portugal's interior minister has stepped down in response to growing criticism of her government's response to successive winter storms this season, in which at least seven people have died. Maria ...

Arizona Diamondbacks outfielder Corbin Carroll will miss the World Baseball Classic after breaking the hamate bone in his ...

Detroit center Isaiah Stewart was suspended seven games by the NBA on Wednesday, while three other players were also penalized for their roles in a fight during a game between the Pistons and ...

Canada’s strict gun laws include a ban on assault-style firearms and a national freeze on the sale, purchase and transfer of ...

A school shooting in northern British Columbia has left seven people dead and more than 25 wounded. The shooting occurred Tuesday at Tumbler Ridge Secondary School. Two more people were found dead at ...

A drone strike at a mosque killed two children and injured 13 others in Sudan ’s central region of Kordofan early Wednesday, a local doctors group said, as the country's civil war continues. The Sudan ...

Militants ambushed a police vehicle in restive northwest Pakistan on Wednesday, killing four officers and wounding two others, officials said. The attack occurred in the Dera Ismail Khan district of K ...

ESPN is transforming the Super Bowl into a year-round experience. The network broadcasting the NFL's title game next year for the first time has launched "Year of the Super Bowl" with extensive ...

Victor Wembanyama began his 40-point performance against the Lakers on Tuesday night with a 25-point first quarter. That relentless start was a direct message from both the San Antonio Spurs and their ...