Australian judge rejects prisoner’s human rights challenge to Vegemite ban

A prisoner on Monday lost his challenge to an Australian state’s ban on inmates eating Vegemite after he argued in court that ...

Smotherman makes it two wins in a row on PGA Tour with playoff victory over Seamus Power

Austin Smotherman captured his second straight FedEx Cup Fall event Monday morning when he outlasted Seamus Power of Ireland ...

Mets’ Francisco Lindor wins Roberto Clemente Award for humanitarian work

New York Mets shortstop Francisco Lindor has won the Roberto Clemente Award from Major League Baseball for his humanitarian ...

No. 4 Duke chases 3rd straight ACC title, next step to Final Four as headliner in ACC women’s race

By AARON BEARD Duke dug itself out of an early hole with an injury-shortened roster to win another Atlantic Coast Conference ...

South Carolina is the SEC favorite, but Texas, Vandy and LSU hope to crash the party

By STEVE REED South Carolina coach Dawn Staley doesn’t think her team needs to change much from a physical standpoint this ...

Appeals court declines to rule on federal bid to set aside California ballots of alleged noncitizens

An appeals court on Monday declined to rule on whether California elections officials can count roughly 20,000 ballots that ...

Big 12 power shift: Oklahoma State’s women loaded with transfers, Baylor no longer alone at the top

By DAVE SKRETTA For the better part of two decades, the Baylor women’s basketball program had been the standard-bearer for ...

Halloween candy sales are off to a slow start amid high chocolate prices and affordability concerns

Halloween candy sales are off to a slow start this year as U.S. consumers grapple with high living costs and eye-popping ...

Russia committed war crimes in Ukraine by attacking its energy grid, UN-backed inquiry says

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Russia committed war crimes and crimes against humanity in Ukraine by intentionally attacking energy ...

US told Venezuelan authorities that opposition leader Machado should be allowed to return

Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Monday that the Trump administration told Venezuela’s interim authorities “weeks and ...

A wounded Ukrainian soldier waited 2 days to be rescued. Then a drone flew him to safety

Ukraine’s military has begun using specialized aerial rescue drones to evacuate wounded soldiers from the battlefield, ...

Kane becomes first Englishman in 25 years to win Ballon d’Or and Putellas wins her third

Harry Kane won the Ballon d’Or on Monday and became the first Englishman in 25 years to receive the prestigious prize. The Bayern Munich striker scored 73 goals for club and country last season ...