Martha Lillard, last US polio patient using iron lung, dies at 78 in Oklahoma

Martha Lillard had just turned 5 when she was diagnosed with polio and depended on an iron lung to live. She died last month ...

A lost AirPod, AI fakes and the secret garden: How fans experienced Taylor Swift’s private wedding

With a trash-grabbing claw and plastic bag in hand, Justin Gignac dressed up in his wedding tuxedo and waded through the ...

WNBA regular-season record crowd of 20,996 watches Wings beat Tempo in Montreal

Paige Bueckers scored 34 points and the Dallas Wings beat the expansion Toronto Tempo 108-95 on Friday night in front of a ...

Victor Wembanyama, San Antonio Spurs agree on 5-year extension that could top $250M, AP source says

Victor Wembanyama has signed what will be the richest contract in San Antonio Spurs history, a five-year extension that could ...

FIFA selling the field to be used for the World Cup final in $450 pieces

Even the field for the World Cup final is for sale. FIFA, accused of charging high prices for this year’s tournament in the ...

DHS was granted $20M for body cameras. ICE agents in fatal Houston shooting had none

In the days after two American citizens were shot and killed in Minneapolis earlier this year, former Homeland Security ...

US demands Iran publicly state that Strait of Hormuz is open and Tehran won’t attack ships anymore

A series of mysterious, unclaimed airstrikes that hit Iran after the U.S. said it finished its attacks have again raised ...

World Cup quarterfinal resale prices drop, FIFA selling nearly 1,200 more seats for final at $7,380

FIFA had nearly 1,200 category two tickets priced at $7,380 on sale Friday for the World Cup final on July 19 at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey. The governing ...

Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani to miss All-Star Game, next mound start because of left knee irritation

Los Angeles Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani will miss next week’s All-Star Game in Philadelphia because of continued irritation in ...

Rory McIlroy part of 3-way tie for the lead at Scottish Open as Scheffler misses the cut

Rory McIlroy took advantage of the scoring holes in windy conditions Friday and posted a 4-under 66 for a three-way share of ...

Severe thunderstorm warnings issued Friday for parts of central NC

Parts of central North Carolina are under a severe thunderstorm warning.

Mikel Merino stars again as Spain edges Belgium 2-1 in the World Cup quarterfinals

Belgium forward Charles De Ketelaere scored the first goal allowed by Spain in the entire World Cup in the 41st minute Friday, sending the teams to halftime even at 1-1 in ...