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Iran's president appoints new official in powerful security post, replacing longtime incumbent

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran's president on Monday appointed a new official to take over the post of secretary of the country's Supreme National Security Council, replacing the longtime powerful official Ali Shamkhani after becoming implic

May 22, 2023 3:55 AM Read more >

Koepka delivers another major performance to win PGA

PITTSFORD, N.Y. (AP) — Confidence was never an issue for Brooks Koepka until the injuries piled up, the doubts crept in and he began to wonder if he still belonged among golf's elite.

May 21, 2023 10:31 PM Read more >

Heat crush Celtics 128-102, take 3-0 lead in Eastern finals

MIAMI (AP) — Erik Spoelstra had his team fully expecting that Game 3 of the Eastern Conference finals would be extremely difficult, that the Miami Heat were going to have to take the best shot that a desperate bunch of Boston Celtics could muster.

May 21, 2023 9:57 PM Read more >

Ukrainian president meets with world leaders at G7 as Russia claims a key victory in the war

HIROSHIMA, Japan (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy huddled with some of his biggest backers in Hiroshima on Sunday, building momentum for his country's war effort even as Russia claimed a symbolic victory on the battlefield.

May 21, 2023 1:33 AM Read more >

At least 9 dead in stampede at soccer stadium in El Salvador

SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador (AP) — At least nine people were killed and dozens more injured when stampeding soccer fans pushed through one of the access gates at a quarterfinal match in the Salvadoran league Saturday.

May 20, 2023 10:37 PM Read more >

Polls open in Greece's first election since international bailout spending controls ended

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Polls have opened in Greece’s parliamentary election, the first since the country’s economy ceased to be subject to strict supervision and control by international lenders who had provided bailout funds during its nearly decade-

May 20, 2023 10:05 PM Read more >

Baffert's National Treasure wins Preakness, hours after one of his horses euthanized

BALTIMORE (AP) — Bob Baffert’s National Treasure won the Preakness Stakes on Saturday, ending Mage’s Triple Crown bid in the trainer’s return from a suspension — and just hours after another of his three-year-old horses was euthanized on the track.

May 20, 2023 5:28 PM Read more >

Russia says Wagner private army, with help from Russian troops, seized Bakhmut

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia’s defense ministry said early Sunday that forces of the Wagner private army, with the support of Russian troops, seized the Ukrainian city of Bakhmut.

May 20, 2023 3:56 PM Read more >

F-18 fighter jet accident at Zaragoza airbase as pilot ejects successfully

LONDON (AP) — An F-18 fighter jet crashed at an airbase in the Spanish city of Zaragoza but the pilot ejected successfully, the Spanish defense ministry said Saturday.

May 20, 2023 8:16 AM Read more >

Ukraine's Zelenskyy arrives in Hiroshima for G7 summit as world leaders sanction Russia

HIROSHIMA, Japan (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy arrived Saturday in Japan for diplomatic talks with the leaders of the world’s most powerful democracies as they tighten sanctions meant to punish Moscow over its 15-month invasion of Uk

May 20, 2023 1:42 AM Read more >