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Hyo Joo Kim

Kim takes early lead ahead of the wind and rain at Hazeltine

Hyo Joo Kim set small goals to help her on the long course of Hazeltine National at the Women's PGA Championship. Her target ...

Joseph Lawler

S&P 500 index closes at record high as stock rally continues

Wall Street capped a broad rally for stocks Thursday by driving the S&P 500 index to an all-time high. The milestone, which ...

Lost wallet? More cash means you're likelier to get it back

People are more likely to return a lost wallet if it contains money — and the more cash, the better. That's the surprising ...

Ryan Armour, Bronson Burgoon take early lead at Travelers

Ryan Armour and Bronson Burgoon shot 64s to share the early first-round lead at the Travelers Championship. Burgoon birdied ...

3-time US champ Chen begins season at Skate America

Three-time U.S. champion Nathan Chen will begin his 2019-20 figure skating season at Skate America in Las Vegas. Chen, who ...

Waymo teams up with Renault, Nissan on robotaxis outside US

Self-driving car pioneer Waymo is teaming up with automakers Renault and Nissan to make its first journey outside the U.S.

Vladimir Putin

The Latest: Russian private military contractors in Syria

The Latest on Russian President Vladimir Putin's annual call-in show (all times local): 6:55 p.m. President Vladimir Putin ...

Vladimir Putin

Putin open for talks with Trump, warns against force on Iran

Russian President Vladimir Putin said Thursday that he's open for a meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump but doesn't ...

Turkey to take delivery of Russian missile systems in July

Turkey is standing firm against U.S. opposition and expects to take delivery of Russia's S-400 missile defense systems next ...

Paul Whelan

American charged with spying in Russia appeals to Trump

An American man kept behind bars in Russia on spying charges on Thursday appealed to U.S. President Donald Trump for help.

World shares gain on Fed reassurance, hopes for trade truce

World shares advanced on Thursday on hopes that a meeting between President Donald Trump and his counterpart Xi Jinping next ...

Witness: Navy SEAL called dead prisoner an 'ISIS dirtbag'

A decorated Navy SEAL suddenly plunged a knife into the neck of a wounded young Islamic State prisoner, killing him, and ...

Peter Tuchman

Asian shares gain, Shanghai up 2.6%, on Fed rate cut talk

Asian shares were higher on Thursday, with the Shanghai benchmark up 2.6%, after the Federal Reserve reaffirmed that it's ...

UN health agency to remove controversial opioid guidelines

The World Health Organization notified U.S. lawmakers Wednesday that it will discontinue two publications on prescribing ...

McDonald's Kansas City burger in UK starts barbecue feud

McDonald's has started a trans-Atlantic barbecue feud with the introduction of a Kansas City-themed hamburger in the U.K.

N. Korean leader Kim Jong Un's months of ambitious summitry

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's fifth meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping continues his ambitious diplomatic outreach ...

Xi, Kim summit topics: Friendship, food aid and maybe nukes

From nuclear weapons to huge food aid shipments to a shared skepticism about the United States, Chinese President Xi Jinping ...

Press isn't dwelling on past miss against Sweden

A devastating missed penalty kick by Christen Press in a loss at the Olympics could have been the lowest point of her career.

United States and Sweden highlight final group stage day

The United States will finally face a tough opponent in the Women's World Cup, and it's a team that embarrassed the Americans ...

Women ready to add to their history at Hazeltine

The LPGA Tour gets its crack at Hazeltine National, the course with a recent history of surprising outcomes. This is where ...