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September 20, 2017

Family pays tribute to slain British kayaker

The family of a British woman murdered while attempting to kayak the length of the Amazon on her own have paid tribute to the ...

September 19, 2017

Brazil's police confirms death of British kayaker in Amazon

Brazilian police said Tuesday that a 43-year-old British woman who went missing while kayaking in the Amazon was murdered and ...

September 19, 2017

Trump slams Venezuela at UN; Maduro calls him 'Hitler'

President Donald Trump urged world leaders Tuesday to help restore "democracy and political freedoms" in Venezuela, singling ...

Donald Trump, Antonio Guterres, Nicky Haley, John Kelly, H.R. McMaster

September 19, 2017

The Latest: Ivanka Trump pursues her own agenda at UN

The Latest on President Donald Trump (all times local): 10:50 p.m. Ivanka Trump is meeting with foreign officials as the ...

September 18, 2017

Literally lousy: Parasite plagues world salmon industry

Salmon have a lousy problem, and the race to solve it is spanning the globe. A surge of parasitic sea lice is disrupting ...

September 16, 2017

Brazil navy searches for British canoeist missing in Amazon

Brazilian navy patrol boats and helicopters are searching for a British woman reported missing while canoeing on the Solimoes ...

September 16, 2017

Olympic leader confident Games will go on in South Korea

The president of the International Olympic Committee said Friday he remains confident the Winter Games will go on as ...

September 16, 2017

Russia doping tension marks final day of IOC meetings

The raw feelings created by the Russian doping scandal spilled onto the floor and into the hallways of the International ...

September 16, 2017

No-confidence vote in Peru forces Cabinet resignations

Peruvian President Pedro Pablo Kuczynski's entire Cabinet was forced to resign following a no-confidence vote Friday by the ...

September 15, 2017

French Olympic delegation celebrates 2024 Games victory

Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo waved a flag Friday and her plane was sprayed by a celebratory water cannon as the French Olympic ...

September 15, 2017

Attorney general: Brazil's Temer leads criminal organization

Brazilian President Michel Temer was charged with obstruction of justice and leading a criminal organization on Thursday, ...

September 14, 2017

Russian leader: Doping won't keep athletes out of Olympics

If the Russians are worried about missing the upcoming Winter Olympics, one of their key leaders certainly isn't showing it.

September 14, 2017

The Latest: Brazil's Temer charged with obstructing justice

The Latest on corruption in Brazil and charges against President Michel Temer (all times local): 5:45 p.m.

September 14, 2017

Former UN leader Ban Ki-moon tabbed for IOC ethics chair

Former United Nations secretary general Ban Ki-moon has been elected chair of the International Olympic Committee's ethics ...

September 14, 2017

Germany takes over at top of FIFA rankings from Brazil

Germany is back at the top of world soccer, taking over from Brazil as No. 1 in the FIFA rankings which will have a greater ...

Anne Hidalgo, Eric Garrett, Anita DeFrantz

September 14, 2017

Win-win: Paris awarded '24 Olympics, LA gets '28

The tears welling in the Paris mayor's eyes told the story one way. The words the Los Angeles mayor spoke told it another.

September 14, 2017

The wait is on: Los Angeles wins 2028 Olympics

The Olympic cauldron blazing above the Coliseum gave it away: Los Angeles will host a third Olympics — in 2028. The news on ...

September 14, 2017

WADA clears 95 Russian doping cases, still pursuing others

The World Anti-Doping Agency has dismissed all but one of the first 96 Russian doping cases forwarded its way from sports ...

September 14, 2017

IOC president warned 8 years ago about Nuzman, Rio Olympics

A former member of the Brazilian Olympic committee has shown The Associated Press letters he says he sent to the ...