Vigil for teen killed in Hartford hit-and-run crash to be held Wednesday

A vigil will be held Wednesday afternoon for a 14-year-old Middletown boy killed in a hit-and-run crash on Christmas Day in ...

In a breakneck digital era, the ancient art of Peking opera works hard to keep flourishing

Dressed in a red-and-white warrior costume, Peking opera actress Zhang Wanting balances on one foot on the narrow handle of a ...

Pakistan’s polio cases fell by half in 2025 despite attacks on vaccination teams

Pakistan reported fewer than half as many cases of polio in 2025 than the previous year, a sign of progress in its ...

Hong Kong rings in 2026 without fireworks after deadliest blaze in decades

Fireworks are typically a celebratory centerpiece of Hong Kong’s New Year celebrations. Not this year. The territory will ...

Seals and Payne rally TCU past No. 16 USC for 30-27 overtime victory in Alamo Bowl

Ken Seals passed for 258 yards and the game-winning touchdown in overtime as TCU rallied to beat No. 16 Southern California ...

LeBron James loses on his 41st birthday as Cunningham leads the Pistons past the Lakers, 128-106

LeBron James scored 17 points on his 41st birthday, but Cade Cunningham had 27 points and 11 assists while leading the ...

A rough year for journalists in 2025, with a little hope for things to turn around

By nearly any measure, 2025 has been a rough year for anyone concerned about freedom of the press. It’s likely to be the ...

Edgecombe’s 3-pointer in closing seconds gives 76ers a 139-136 overtime victory over Grizzlies

VJ Edgecombe scored 25 points, including a 3-pointer with 1.7 seconds left in overtime to give the Philadelphia 76ers a ...

Tocchet coaches Flyers to 6-3 win over Canucks in return to Vancouver

Carl Grundstrom scored the go-ahead goal early in the second period and the Philadelphia Flyers gave coach Rick Tocchet a ...

Rookie VJ Edgecombe drops 3-pointer with seconds left in OT to give 76ers victory over Grizzlies

By rookie VJ Edgecombe’s calculation, he mistimed his game-winner in overtime. “To be honest, I was actually trying to go ...

‘Christmas will never be the same’: Mother mourns teen killed in Hartford hit-and run

Malachi James was well loved at Middletown High School, where the 14-year-old was in the ninth grade. His mother, Holli ...

Russian drones blast Ukraine’s Odesa and injure 6, including children

Russian drones blasted apartment buildings and the power grid in the southern Ukraine city of Odesa in an overnight attack that injured six people, including a toddler and two ...