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November 14, 2018

Norway honors US woman who tended to WWII sailors' graves

The Norwegian government has awarded an American woman a commemorative medal for her work caring for the graves of Norwegian ...

November 14, 2018

Asian shares lower after Wall Street falls over oil concerns

Asian shares were mostly lower Wednesday, after the steepest drop in oil prices in more than three years put investors in a ...

November 14, 2018

LPGA announces changes to points race, purse for 2019 finale

The Race to the CME Globe will be more frantic starting next year, and the winner of the LPGA Tour's season-ending tournament ...

November 14, 2018

Trump right and wrong on 'French' wine tariffs

U.S. President Donald Trump is partly right but far from completely correct when he says that France's "big tariffs" make it ...

November 14, 2018

Romain Gall rebounding after fall to Sweden's 3rd tier

Signed with fanfare by Columbus 18 months earlier, Romain Gall was released by the Crew in February 2016 after making just ...

November 14, 2018

Westwood parts with caddie after 10 years

Lee Westwood and Matt Kuchar won last week, each ending four-plus years without winning on their home circuit. They also won ...

Daniel DiNardo, Jose Gomez, J. Brian Bransfield

November 13, 2018

Bishops weigh anti-abuse strategy after delay set by Vatican

Several Roman Catholic bishops on Tuesday urged colleagues at their national meeting to take some sort of action on the ...

November 13, 2018

Bolton says tape doesn't link Saudi prince to critic's death

President Donald Trump's national security adviser said Tuesday that people who have listened to an audio recording of the ...

November 13, 2018

Column: Dufner does the math in determining success rate

Jason Dufner scanned down both sides of the crowded practice range Tuesday at Sea Island as he tried to find a spot to ...

November 13, 2018

US women end year with 1-0 win over Scotland

Alex Morgan scored late in the first half and the U.S. national team wrapped up the year with a 1-0 victory Tuesday over ...

November 13, 2018

Markets Right Now: Plunging oil prices sink energy stocks

The latest on developments in financial markets (all times local): 4 p.m. The steepest fall in oil prices in more than three ...

November 13, 2018

Trump rips Macron over trade, wine, his low approval ratings

Nursing grievances from a weekend visit to France, President Donald Trump lit into French President Emmanuel Macron on ...

November 13, 2018

FBI report shows 17 percent spike in hate crimes in 2017

Hate crimes across the United States spiked 17 percent in 2017 — marking a rise for the third straight year — with a 37 ...

November 13, 2018

US says Europe needs diversity from Russian energy supplies

Europe needs to diversify its energy supplies to cut its dependency on Russia, U.S. Energy Secretary Rick Perry said Tuesday.

November 13, 2018

Anderson thrashes Nishikori to be on verge of ATP semis

Kevin Anderson thrashed Kei Nishikori 6-0, 6-1 on Tuesday to move to the brink of the last four at the ATP Finals.

November 13, 2018

Germany's Merkel calls for creation of an EU army

German Chancellor Angela Merkel says the European Union should work toward creating its own joint army, just after marking ...

November 13, 2018

Pope gives Vatican's sex abuse expert new role amid crisis

Pope Francis is giving a prominent new role to the Vatican's most trusted sex crimes investigator as he seeks to improve the ...

November 13, 2018

Former England, Chelsea midfielder Joe Cole retires at 37

Former England and Chelsea midfielder Joe Cole has retired from soccer. The 37-year-old Cole completed his career with the ...

November 13, 2018

Upcoming Merkel book includes extensive interviews with her

An upcoming biography of Angela Merkel will draw upon extensive interviews with the German chancellor and with those who know ...