September 2026
Hao-Yu Lee doubles and triples in 7-run 8th as Tigers rally past Rockies 11-7
DETROIT | Hao-Yu Lee doubled and tripled in a seven-run eighth inning as the Detroit Tigers rallied for a 11-7 win over the Colorado Rockies on Saturday. Detroit extended its winning streak to three games and handed Colorado its ninth straight road loss. Trailing 7-4, Lee and Gleyber Torres started the eighth with back-to-back doubles […]
North Dakota St. beats Air Force 38-32, win first Mountain West Conference game
Nathan Hayes threw two touchdown passes and scored on a 17-yard run, and North Dakota State beat Air Force 38-32 on Saturday night in the Bison’s first Mountain West Conference game.
‘Quit fishing’: Deion Sanders won’t take bait on play of Julian Lewis after QB throws 4 touchdowns
Deion Sanders leaned into his favorite hobby when the play of his young QB — more specifically, his running of a new offense — was mentioned Saturday after Julian “JuJu” Lewis, turned in a record-setting performance during Colorado’s 52-21 win over Weber State.
Celine Dion completes her first full concert in 6 years after overcoming rare illness
NANTERRE, France | She hit the high F, held it, then blew out a breath and turned to look back at the band — a quick, disbelieving glance toward her musical director. Some 30,000 people read it before they had finished screaming: Celine Dion did it. It was “All By Myself,” the song the Quebec […]
GOP congressman from Wisconsin swims to safety after plane makes emergency landing in a lake
WAUSAU, Wis. | A Republican congressman said he had to swim to safety after a plane he was traveling in made an emergency landing in a lake late Saturday. U.S. Rep. Tom Tiffany says he was returning from the La Crosse County Lincoln Day Dinner when the light aircraft lost power as it approached Wausau […]
Trump calls on Ukraine to halt strikes on Russian diesel fuel, saying attacks causing a shortage
KYIV, Ukraine | U.S. President Donald Trump on Sunday called on Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to halt strikes on Russian oil refineries and other infrastructure used to produce and distribute diesel, saying the attacks are causing a global shortage. He spoke after diesel prices in the U.S. hit a record on Friday, soaring past $6 […]
Fighting in Yemen intensifies, and Houthis launch more attacks on Saudi Arabia
ADEN, Yemen | The conflict in Yemen intensified on Sunday, as government forces launched attacks against Iran-backed Houthi rebels along the Red Sea and Houthis fired into neighboring Saudi Arabia, which supports Yemen’s government. The Yemeni government vowed to send more forces to the Red Sea coast after conceding a “painful” defeat last week when […]
Strike on Iranian cargo ship in the Strait of Hormuz kills 1, Iranian media say
CAIRO | An Iranian cargo vessel was struck early Sunday off Qeshm Island in the Strait of Hormuz, Iranian state media said, a day before Tehran plans to brief countries in the region on its contested efforts to manage shipping traffic there. The attack, which the reports said killed one and wounded four, drew attention […]
Saudi Arabia has few options as it faces mounting threats from Iran and its allies
A lightning advance by Houthi rebels threatens a crucial Red Sea shipping route. Drone attacks blamed on Iraqi militias have forced the closure of a major pipeline, and Iran is still disrupting the Strait of Hormuz. It’s a nightmare scenario for Saudi Arabia, and it has sent jitters through global markets. The Saudis’ most essential […]
Convicted sex offender offered opening prayer at rally for GOP Senate nominee in North Carolina
A pastor kicked off a recent campaign stop for Michael Whatley, the Republican nominee for Senate, with a prayer that asked God to bestow “integrity and honesty” upon the event and to right wrongs “hammered down on the conservative movement.” The prayer was hardly unusual by North Carolina political standards. What was surprising was the […]