Letters to Sports: Is Austin Reaves worth the $185-million deal?
1 p]:text-cms-story-body-color-text clearfix”> Seeing that the Dodgers gave out two of the worst free-agent contracts in the history of baseball...
Central Europe sizzles as Swiss, Danish, German and Czech heat records
BERLIN — Temperatures soared to record highs from Switzerland to the Czech Republic and Denmark on Saturday, as a heat wave that...
Serbia’s populist President Vucic says he will resign within weeks
BELGRADE, Serbia — Serbia’s populist President Aleksandar Vucic said Saturday that he will resign his post within weeks, paving the way for...
Tens of thousands march in the first Budapest Pride since Orbán ouster
BUDAPEST, Hungary — Tens of thousands of people gathered in soaring temperatures in Hungary’s capital Saturday to celebrate the 31st annual Budapest...
Millions drop Affordable Care Act coverage after subsidies expired and costs rise
NEW YORK — About 3 million fewer people in the United States had Affordable Care Act health insurance plans in February compared...
Burkina Faso cuts diplomatic relations with France, once a key ally
OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso — Burkina Faso’s military government severed diplomatic ties with France, its former colonial ruler that had been a key...
Canadian flew to California, posed as Amazon driver to try to kill woman he met in online gaming
A Canadian man was sentenced Thursday to two consecutive life sentences for the attempted murder of two people in Monterey...
Ahoy! SoCal deputies recover boat stolen from Marina del Rey Sea Scouts
A 30-foot sailboat stolen in mid-March from a local scouting nonprofit was recovered Monday by the Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department....
Gunmen attack farming community, killing at least 15 in northwest Nigeria
ABUJA, Nigeria — Gunmen attacked a farming community in a part of northwestern Nigeria that has experienced recurring violence, killing at least...
Before Venezuela earthquakes, engineers warned tall buildings could collapse atop soft soil
CARACAS, Venezuela — For years, engineers analyzing Venezuela’s construction patterns have voiced a major concern: That the country’s precarious combination of soft...
Israeli drone strike kills Palestinian siblings in a Gaza tent camp
DEIR AL BALAH, Gaza Strip — An Israeli drone strike on Saturday killed two Palestinian siblings, including a 15-year-old girl, in southern...
Spain weathers early adversity, clinches knock-out round match at SoFi Stadium
GUADALAJARA, Mexico — Spain, ranked second in the FIFA rankings and the favorite to win the World Cup, did not play its...
Hazardous waste removal at Garden Grove’s GKN Aerospace starts Monday. Here’s what to expect
Orange County officials will start removing chemicals this week from two storage tanks at a Garden Grove aerospace company that...
Ann Blyth, Oscar nominee for ‘Mildred Pierce,’ dies at 98
Ann Blyth, who was nominated for an Academy Award for playing the wicked, manipulative daughter in the 1945 noir melodrama...
Lebanon’s deal with Israel requires Hezbollah to disarm. That might be difficult
BEIRUT — Hezbollah’s leader on Saturday criticized a framework agreement that Israel and Lebanon signed a day earlier to end months of...
