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United States attacking midfielder Brenden Aaronson came away with left leg injury while playing for Leeds United on Sunday, although initial speculation is that the setback is not expected to jeopardize his World Cup status. Prospective USMNT defender Chris Richards also went down with a injury Sunday when he rolled his left ankle while playing for Crystal Palace. The second-half substitute returned to the match after a minute on the […]

Ronda Rousey put a noteworthy capper on an incredible MMA career Saturday night when she forced Gina Carano into submission in 17 seconds. On Sunday, Rousey, 39, revealed what she’d shared with Carano immediately prior to making short work of her in the ring. “I told her, ‘I respect you and I’m breaking your arm,'” Rousey said. “No contradiction there. I was hoping to come out as unscathed as possible. […]

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — When Charles Wandfluh voted in Louisiana’s Republican primary over the weekend, he could only conjure the unflattering image of a panicked rodent when talking about Bill Cassidy’s desperate attemp t to cling to his U.S. Senate seat despite opposition from President Donald Trump. “He’s just a squirrel running around the tree, chasing nuts to find whatever he can get to benefit him,” said Wandfluh, 57, in […]

Texas Rangers star shortstop Corey Seager was out of the lineup again on Sunday and was sent to get an MRI exam on his ailing back. Seager’s back prevented him from playing in Saturday’s 4-1 loss against the host Houston Astros. He was held out of Friday’s game for rest and began having back pain Saturday morning. Seager told reporters on Sunday that his back was still too locked up […]

CAIRO, May 17 (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia on Sunday said it intercepted three drones after they entered its territory from Iraqi airspace. The kingdom’s defense ministry said it would take the necessary operational measures to respond to any attempt to violate its sovereignty and security. While hostilities during the Iran conflict have largely been scaled down since a ceasefire came into effect in April, drones have been launched from Iraq […]

By Alexander Tanas CHISINAU, May 17 (Reuters) – Moldovan leaders denounced as a threat Russian President Vladimir Putin’s offer of simplified Russian citizenship for the country’s pro-Russian Transdniestria separatist enclave and contemplated measures to counteract it. Transdniestria broke from Moldova in 1990 when it was still a Soviet republic and, despite a brief conflict two years later, has since existed largely in peace alongside the country.   A Russian military contingent […]

WASHINGTON, May 17 (Reuters) – Mountain Home Air Force Base is investigating an aircraft collision just outside the base in Idaho that occurred earlier on Sunday, a Mountain Home Air Force Base spokesperson told Reuters. Two EA-18G Growlers jets crashed two miles from Mountain Home Air Force Base during a Sunday air show, called the Gunfighter Skies Air Show, according to a post on X by Airshow News.  “Emergency responders […]

ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — A wave of militant attacks on schools in Nigeria over the past week has left more than 80 children missing, local officials and a rights group said Sunday, the latest in school abductions in the West African country where the government is battling an array of jihadi and other armed groups. The attackers targeted a primary school in the conflict-battered state of Borno, in Nigeria’s northeastern […]

SOFIA, Bulgaria (AP) — Hundreds of cheering fans waving Bulgarian flags welcomed Eurovision Song Contest winner Dara upon her return home on Sunday. Visibly tired but smiling, the 27-year-old singer arrived at Sofia’s Vasil Levski Airport waving the Eurovision trophy. Bulgaria’s major television stations made changes to their regular programs to air live coverage from the airport. “This award marks the beginning of my future international career,” Dara said. The […]