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Giants fear WR Gunner Olszewski has torn Achilles
Giants fear WR Gunner Olszewski has torn Achilles

(Photo credit: Vincent Carchietta-Imagn Images) The New York Giants fear wide receiver Gunner Olszewski may have torn his Achilles...

Phillies place RHP Aaron Nola on paternity list, option OF Otto Kemp
Phillies place RHP Aaron Nola on paternity list, option OF Otto Kemp

(Photo credit: David Frerker-Imagn Images) The Philadelphia Phillies placed right-handed pitcher Aaron Nola on the paternity list...

Report: Steelers assistant coach out over violation of club policy
Report: Steelers assistant coach out over violation of club policy

(Photo credit: Kirby Lee-Imagn Images) The Pittsburgh Steelers and Derius Swinton II, a senior assistant coach for special teams,...

Caddie fired after PGA starting-time gaffe finds new job
Caddie fired after PGA starting-time gaffe finds new job

(Photo credit: Andrew Wevers-Imagn Images) The caddie who was fired after a late tee-time arrival at the PGA Championship is on a...

After sweep, Cardinals promise their best effort vs. rival Cubs
After sweep, Cardinals promise their best effort vs. rival Cubs

(Photo credit: Aaron Doster-Imagn Images) The St. Louis Cardinals will begin the last leg of their four-team gauntlet through the...

Pirates RHP Jared Jones returns after 20-month absence to face Twins
Pirates RHP Jared Jones returns after 20-month absence to face Twins

(Photo credit: Charles LeClaire-Imagn Images) It will be a night of returns when the Minnesota Twins take on the host Pittsburgh...

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US accuses Iran of attacking Kuwait, violating ceasefire
US accuses Iran of attacking Kuwait, violating ceasefire

DUBAI, U.A.E.: The U.S. military said on May 28 that Iran broke a fragile ceasefire after Kuwait reported being attacked following...

Rescuers find five people trapped in Laos cave, two still missing
Rescuers find five people trapped in Laos cave, two still missing

VIENTIANE, Laos: Five people who were trapped inside a cave in Laos for about a week were found alive on May 27. Rescue teams from...

Aide of attacker in Berlin Holocaust Memorial stabbing arrested
Aide of attacker in Berlin Holocaust Memorial stabbing arrested

BERLIN, Germany: A man suspected of helping a convicted attacker carry out a stabbing at Berlin's Holocaust Memorial was arrested in...

WWII allies, then Cold War foes: U.S. & Russia’s rivalry
WWII allies, then Cold War foes: U.S. & Russia’s rivalry

Washington's relationship with Russia appears likely to continue its decades-long decline, with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio...

Criminal group with illegal migration links arrested in Portugal
Criminal group with illegal migration links arrested in Portugal

LISBON, Portugal: Portuguese police said on May 26 that they have broken up a criminal group that was illegally helping about 4,000...

China promises full inquiry into mining disaster that killed 82
China promises full inquiry into mining disaster that killed 82

BEIJING, China:  An early investigation into China's worst mining disaster in more than 15 years has found hidden tunnels, missing...