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Dodgers dust off Mets 10-5, advance to World Series to face Yankees

LOS ANGELES (AP) - Tommy Edman and Will Smith homered to send Shohei Ohtani into the World Series for the first time, and the Los Angeles Dodgers eliminated the New York Mets with a 10-5 victory in Ga...

Oct 20, 2024

New York Liberty win first WNBA championship, beating Minnesota 67-62

NEW YORK (AP) - The New York Liberty finally have a WNBA championship after beating the Minnesota Lynx 67-62 in overtime of a decisive Game 5 on Sunday night. Jonquel Jones scored 17 points to lead Ne...

Oct 20, 2024

Moldovan president appears set to win 1st round of presidential race, but EU vote could be rejected

CHISINAU, Moldova (AP) - Moldova's pro-Western president early Monday looked set to win the first round of a presidential race but accused "criminal groups" of undermining a referendum asking voters t...

Oct 20, 2024

2 Navy aviators are declared dead after a fighter jet crashed in Washington state

Two crew members who were missing following the crash of a fighter jet in mountainous terrain in Washington during a routine training flight have been declared dead, the U.S. Navy said Sunday. The EA-...

Oct 20, 2024

Georgia authorities investigating "catastrophic failure" of dock gangway that collapsed, killing 7

SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) - Georgia authorities say they are investigating the "catastrophic failure" of a dock gangway that collapsed and killed seven people on Sapelo Island. That is where crowds had gathe...

Oct 20, 2024

Palestinian officials say 87 dead or missing after Israeli strikes on northern Gaza

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) - At least 87 people are dead or missing after Israeli strikes on multiple homes in the northern Gaza Strip overnight and into Sunday, the territory's Health Ministry sa...

Oct 20, 2024

Palestinian officials say 87 dead or missing after Israeli strikes on northern Gaza

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) - Gaza's Health Ministry says 87 people are dead or missing after Israeli strikes on multiple homes in northern Gaza. It says another 40 people were wounded in the strik...

Oct 20, 2024

Juan Soto's 3-run homer in 10th sends Yankees past Guardians 5-2 and into World Series for 41st time

CLEVELAND (AP) - Juan Soto hit a three-run homer with two outs in the 10th inning and the New York Yankees advanced to their 41st World Series - and first in 15 years - by beating the Cleveland Guardi...

Oct 19, 2024

Hurricane Oscar forms off the Bahamas

MIAMI (AP) - Hurricane Oscar formed Saturday off the coast of the Bahamas, the National Hurricane Center in Miami said. It characterized the storm as "tiny." The government of the Bahamas has issued a...

Oct 19, 2024

At least 7 dead after ferry dock gangway collapses on Georgia's Sapelo Island

SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) - At least seven people were killed Saturday after part of a ferry dock collapsed on Georgia's Sapelo Island, authorities said. Multiple people were taken to hospitals, and crews fr...

Oct 19, 2024