Shakira, Andrea Bocelli and Salma Hayek kick-start the World Cup at opening ceremony in Mexico City

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Shakira, Maná, Andrea Bocelli and a surprise appearance by Salma Hayek lit up the World Cup opening ceremony ahead of Mexico’s 2-0Read More

Tyler Phillips earns 1st win of the season in Marlins 2-0 victory over Diamondbacks

MIAMI (AP) — Tyler Phillips allowed two hits in five innings to get his first win of the season and lead the Miami Marlins toRead More

Mexico gets off to roaring World Cup start with a 2-0 win over South Africa in the opening match

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico made an immediate impression on the largest World Cup in history, giving the roaring home crowd at the iconic Azteca Stadium aRead More

56 taken into custody, 10 officers injured after Knicks Game 4 chaos near MSG

(CNN) — Celebrations after Game 4 of the NBA Finals gave way to chaos near Madison Square Garden on Wednesday night. Police took 56 peopleRead More

US slaps sanctions against Cuban oil and gas company as tensions rise

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — The U.S. government on Thursday announced sanctions against Cuba’s state-owned oil and gas company in a move expected toRead More

Storms knock out power in the Midwest and disrupt Chicago flights, high heat expected in East

(AP) — Damaging storms swept through the Midwest, knocking out power to hundreds of thousands of customers and causing more than a thousand flight delaysRead More

Trump calls off latest threats to strike Iran, citing progress in negotiations

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — U.S. President Donald Trump said Thursday he has called off new military strikes on Iran, hours after threatening toRead More

Knicks complete record rally from 29 points down and beat Spurs 107-106 for 3-1 NBA Finals lead

NEW YORK (AP) — A record-breaking comeback, capped off by what could go down as a legendary play. The long road back to the topRead More

Somali soccer referee denied entry to US for World Cup is welcomed home as a hero

MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — A leading soccer referee from Somalia who was denied entry to the United States for the World Cup tournament was warmlyRead More

Stowers, Caissie homer in the Marlins’ 8-0 victory over the Diamondbacks

MIAMI (AP) — Kyle Stowers and Owen Caissie homered and the Miami Marlins beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 8-0 on Wednesday night for their seventh victoryRead More