CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Astronomers have discovered a faint, elusive planet orbiting a young star after more than a decade of cosmic hide-and-seek. In an unusual twist, two groups working independently detected the cold gas giant a few days apart late last year using different telescopes. It...
The Ebola outbreak in eastern Congo is now the fastest-growing one in history, and new challenges are emerging even as work begins on a study of two badly needed treatments for a type of Ebola that currently has none. Strikes this week by unpaid workers at two health centers at the heart of the...
BUNIA, Congo (AP) — Confirmed cases of Ebola in Congo have reached 2,011, including 754 deaths, according to government data released overnight in what authorities say is the fastest-growing outbreak on record. Health workers at the Bunia General Hospital went on strike on Wednesday, the latest...
BANGKOK (AP) — Survivors and family members of victims of a deadly bar fire in Bangkok visited a nearby police station on Wednesday to seek compensation, gather belongings and share statements from the blaze. The fire, which broke out on Sunday night, killed at least 32 people and left more than...
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Spain goalkeeper Unai Simón sprinted off his line to beat a charging Kylian Mbappé to the ball with France desperately seeking a goal in the World Cup semifinals. While Simón managed to get there first and head the ball away, he suddenly had the World Cup 's...
The Philippine Blu Girls dropped their opening assignment in the WBSC Women’s Softball World Cup Group Stage, falling to lower-ranked Venezuela, 8-5, in Lima, Peru on Wednesday, July 15 (Philippine time). Venezuela broke the game open with a four-run third inning to grab the early lead, but the...
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Kylian Mbappé saw it for himself on the field: France simply didn’t play well enough to reach a third consecutive World Cup final. The France striker will have to settle for a third-place match and the continuing chase for another Golden Boot award in a tight race with...
ATLANTA (AP) — It 's England vs. Argentina in the World Cup semifinals. It 's also Lionel Messi vs. Jude Bellingham. The battle of the two No. 10s could be pivotal to deciding Wednesday 's match in Atlanta. “We know how good Messi is,” England goalkeeper Jordan Pickford...
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Britain 's legal watchdog announced on Tuesday that it has upheld a suspension for the International Criminal Court 's embattled chief prosecutor over allegations of sexual misconduct, banning him from practicing law in his home country. The global court...
WASHINGTON (AP) — An experimental drug might help slow early Alzheimer 's disease in a markedly different way than today 's treatments — by lowering levels of a brain protein called tau, researchers reported Tuesday. Tau is one part of a toxic duo fueling Alzheimer 's but prior...
WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Democrats blocked a $1 trillion annual defense bill Tuesday, refusing to advance the bipartisan package that would substantially increase Pentagon spending, including a pay raise for the troops, in protest of President Donald Trump 's war against Iran. Senate...
NEW YORK (AP) — A Legionnaires ' disease outbreak in a New York City neighborhood now counts 60 cases, but new diagnoses are slowing, health officials said Tuesday. They reported progress on inspections for the disease-causing bacteria but still haven 't pinpointed a source. No one has...
