Wildfire forces Tour de France to ban fans from stage finale as parts of Europe sizzle again

A large wildfire in the south of France prompted Tour de France organizers to ban fans on Monday from attending the finale of ...

Trump says he’s building a White House helipad for a new, more powerful Marine One

President Donald Trump said Monday that he’s building a granite helipad on the White House lawn, insisting that the landing ...

Sen. McConnell is ‘continuing his recovery,’ but details are scarce after a lengthy hospital stay

Staff for Kentucky Sen. Mitch McConnell said last week that the senator is “continuing his recovery” in a hospital while the ...

As quake rescue effort winds down, Venezuelans are left alone to recover their dead

The worst, Márquez said, was trying to recover his families’ tangled remains with little more than his bare hands and a saw.

Guatemalan community leader in Palm Beach County self-deports to home country

Olga Perez, an undocumented Palm Beach County resident from Guatemala who is credited with helping immigrants in the Lake ...

Mexico’s World Cup run ends short of quarterfinals again with loss to England at Estadio Azteca

Mexico had an enormous home-field advantage and an opportunity to make its deepest run in the World Cup, but El Tri let it ...

After Asia’s World Cup stumble, resignations pile up from Seoul to Riyadh

By JOHN DUERDEN The fallout in Asian football continues as the continent comes to terms with an underwhelming World Cup ...
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Islandwide blackout hits Cuba as its fuel reserve dwindles and aging grid crumbles

HAVANA, Cuba (AP) — An islandwide blackout hit Cuba on Monday as fuel reserves dwindle and its electric grid continues to ...

Women’s leagues in Canada, US, aim to take advantage of men’s World Cup

A throng of fans packed into York Lions Stadium on the outskirts of Toronto shortly after the start of the World Cup. As drums beat, a girls soccer team chanted, “Two, four, six, eight! Who ...