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Major power outage in Spain and Portugal knocks out subway networks, traffic lights and ATM machines
BARCELONA, Spain (AP) - A blackout brought much of Spain and Portugal to a standstill Monday, halting subway and railway trains, cutting phone service and shutting down traffic lights and ATM machines...
Apr 28, 2025
Russia declares a 72-hour ceasefire in Ukraine for next week to mark Victory Day in World War II
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) - Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday declared a unilateral 72-hour ceasefire next week in Ukraine to mark Victory Day in World War II as the U.S. presses for a deal to end t...
Apr 28, 2025
Election Day arrives, advance polls suggest high voter turnout
After nearly five weeks of hearing campaign promises, it's officially time to make a decision.Canada's 45th general election runs today, and a lot of eyes will be on the northern riding of Desnethe-Mi...
Apr 28, 2025
Mao Saigo of Japan wins Chevron Championship with birdie in 5-way playoff
THE WOODLANDS, Texas (AP) - Mao Saigo of Japan won the LPGA Chevron Championship on Sunday for her first major title, making a three-foot birdie putt on the first hole of a five-way playoff. Saigo bir...
Apr 27, 2025
Russia launches nearly 150 drones against Ukraine as Trump says he doubts Putin’s desire for peace
Russia launched a sweeping drone assault and airstrikes across Ukraine early Sunday, killing at least four people, officials said, after U.S. President Donald Trump cast doubt over Russian President V...
Apr 27, 2025
Sebastian Berhalter, Pedro Vite spark second-half surge as Whitecaps top Minnesota United 3-1
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - Sebastian Berhalter started the scoring 10 minutes into the second half and Pedro Vite added two goals four minutes apart to propel the Vancouver Whitecaps to a 3-1 victory over...
Apr 27, 2025
Ages of 11 victims at Vancouver festival range from 5 to 65: Police
A man in a vehicle raced along a street lined with food trucks at a Filipino community festival in Vancouver, killing 11 people and injuring two dozen others in an attack the interim police chief call...
Apr 27, 2025
Sebastian Berhalter, Pedro Vite spark second-half surge as Whitecaps top Minnesota United 3-1
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - Sebastian Berhalter started the scoring 10 minutes into the second half and Pedro Vite added two goals four minutes apart to propel the Vancouver Whitecaps to a 3-1 victory over...
Apr 27, 2025
Fried wins 5th straight start and Yankees rout wild Gausman, Blue Jays 11-2 in doubleheader opener
NEW YORK (AP) - Max Fried won his fifth straight start, Austin Wells capped a six-run third inning with a three-run double off suddenly wild Kevin Gausman and the New York Yankees routed the Toronto B...
Apr 27, 2025
Timeline of Vancouver vehicle attack that left 11 dead at Lapu Lapu Day festival
VANCOUVER - A Lapu Lapu Day festival in Vancouver was meant to be a daylong celebration of Filipino culture. Less that 15 minutes after events were scheduled to wrap up, an SUV tore through the area b...
Apr 27, 2025