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The New York Yankees placed left-hander Max Fried on the 15-day injured list Saturday and recalled right-handed pitching prospect Elmer Rodriguez from Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre. The move involving Fried is retroactive to Thursday and was made after an MRI exam and CT scan revealed a left elbow bone bruise. After getting off to a brilliant start in 2026, Fried (4-3, 3.21 ERA) struggled in May, allowing 11 earned runs and 17 […]

THE HAGUE, May 16 (Reuters) – Lucien Kabuga, a suspect in the 1994 Rwanda genocide, has died in custody, a U.N. court said on Saturday. He was 93. Kabuga was arrested in France in 2020 after more than two decades on the run and extradited to The Hague. He was later ruled unfit to stand trial because of dementia and was also deemed too ill to return to Rwanda. With […]

The Kansas City Royals placed left-hander Matt Strahm on the 15-day injured list with right knee inflammation and activated left-hander Bailey Falter from the IL. Strahm, 34, is 1-1 with a 3.86 ERA in 17 relief appearances during his return to the Royals, who selected him in the 2012 MLB Draft. In 11 major league seasons, Strahm is 35-39 with a 3.37 ERA in 412 appearances (35 starts) for the […]

Red Sox shortstop Trevor Story is headed to the 10-day injured list, the Boston Globe reported on Saturday. The newspaper also reported that utility man Nick Sogard will be summoned from Triple-A Worcester to fill Story’s roster spot. Story, 33, reportedly been dealing with a minor groin strain for much of this season. He is batting .206 with three homers and 19 RBIs in 41 games this season, while his […]

By Sergio Goncalves and Miguel Pereira LISBON, May 16 (Reuters) – Thousands of teachers marched through central Lisbon on Saturday to protest against the centre-right government, demanding higher pay, faster career progression and better working conditions. The protest was organised by the FENPROF teachers’ union, which accused the government of ignoring concerns over low wages, stalled careers and heavy workloads. The union said thousands took part; police gave no immediate […]

GAZA CITY (AP) — Photos from Gaza City show the aftermath of an Israeli airstrike that killed Izz al-Din al-Haddad, a senior Hamas military commander identified by Israel as one of the architects of the Oct. 7, 2023, attacks. Images capture flames and destruction at the strike site, residents responding and mourners gathering for funeral prayers. ___ This is a photo gallery curated by AP photo editors. Brought to you […]

TUNIS, May 16 (Reuters) – Hundreds of Tunisians protested in the capital Tunis on Saturday against President Kais Saied, accusing him of undermining freedoms and presiding over a worsening economic and social crisis. The protest was held under the slogan: “The people are hungry and prisons are full”. Demonstrators called for an end to one-man rule and carried banners denouncing arrests of politicians, journalists and civil society figures, amid concerns […]

MORRILL, Maine (AP) — A 27-year-old firefighter killed in a huge fire and explosion at a lumber mill in Maine’s midcoast region was being honored Saturday, a day after the incident that injured at least 11 others. A memorial of flowers dedicated to Andrew Cross was left outside of the Morrill Volunteer Fire Department. First responders and other community members lined a highway and local roads Saturday to honor Cross […]

SAO PAULO, May 16 (Reuters) – A second-round runoff in October between Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and Senator Flavio Bolsonaro would result in a draw, the latest Datafolha poll released on Saturday indicated. • According to the poll, a second-round runoff between Lula and Flavio, the son of former President Jair Bolsonaro, would see both men draw 45% of the vote. • In April, the poll showed […]