CHICAGO (AP) — Michael Busch sparked a fast start for the Chicago Cubs — again. Busch hit a leadoff homer in Chicago’s four-run first inning in Game 3 of the team’s NL Division Series against the ...

DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — An Ebola outbreak that has plagued southern Congo in recent weeks is starting to be contained, the World Health Organization said Wednesday, with no new cases reported since the ...

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United Nations will begin slashing its peacekeeping force and operations, forcing thousands of soldiers in the next several months to evacuate far-flung global hotspots as a ...

After two years of war and dire food shortages, more than 54,600 children younger than 5 in Gaza may be acutely malnourished, with more than 12,800 severely affected, according to a new study by a ...

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Luke Loucks remembers winning an Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament title at Florida State when Mike Krzyzewski, Roy Williams and his coach, Leonard Hamilton, were sideline ...

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Former Democratic Rep. Katie Porter gained a reputation on Capitol Hill for grilling corporate executives at House hearings, white board in hand. But it was Porter — now a candidate ...

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Vladimir Tarasenko and his family welcomed a summer visitor to their home in Florida with a feast befitting a New Year's Eve celebration in their native Russia, sending him off ...

SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — San Francisco 49ers quarterback Brock Purdy was unable to practice Wednesday as he his still hampered by a toe injury that has sidelined him for three games already this ...

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Florida chased Arch Manning to the point of exhaustion and left the Texas quarterback with enough bruises to make him ache for days. Now comes Oklahoma, which leads the nation in ...

LUMBERTON, N.C. (AP) — The leader of a southeastern North Carolina tribe is about to join the state legislature to succeed his brother, as the Lumbee's efforts to attain full U.S. government ...

SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — The San Jose Sharks will go without a captain this season, opting instead for a rotation of five alternates. Head coach Ryan Warsofsky announced Wednesday that forward Tyler ...

The federal government shutdown has entered its second week, and already shortages of air traffic controllers have strained operations and disrupted flights at some U.S. airports. The situation ...