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Rewriting the past: Indonesia's new history books spook scholars

Rewriting the past: Indonesia's new history books spook scholars

The Indonesian government's plans to issue new history books have sparked fears that mention of deadly riots in 1998 targeting mostly ethnic Chinese in the country will be scrubbed from the text.

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Messi's latest brace lifts Miami to 2-1 MLS victory over Nashville

Messi's latest brace lifts Miami to 2-1 MLS victory over Nashville

Argentine superstar Lionel Messi continued his historic Major League Soccer scoring run Saturday, netting two goals to lift Inter Miami to a 2-1 victory over Nashville.

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Trump's dealmaker name on the line in high stakes tariff talks

Trump's dealmaker name on the line in high stakes tariff talks

President Donald Trump set out early in his second term to fulfill a decades-long desire of reshaping US trade with the world, but the main outcomes so far have been discord and uncertainty.

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Faced with US heat waves, the Navajo push for power -- and A/C

Faced with US heat waves, the Navajo push for power -- and A/C

Workmen plant electricity poles in the rust-orange earth of the Navajo Nation and run cables to Christine Shorty's house -- finally giving her power against the searing Arizona desert heat.

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Detroit's Skubal faces Pirates' Skenes in MLB All-Star Game

Detroit's Skubal faces Pirates' Skenes in MLB All-Star Game

Detroit's Tarik Skubal and Pittsburgh's Paul Skenes were named Saturday as the starting pitchers for Tuesday's Major League Baseball All-Star Game in Atlanta.

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Houston's VanVleet elected president of NBA players union

Houston's VanVleet elected president of NBA players union

Houston Rockets guard Fred VanVleet was elected president of the National Basketball Players Association during its annual board of representatives meeting in Las Vegas, the union announced on Saturday.

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Mexico's O'Ward wins at Iowa in 100th career IndyCar start

Mexico's O'Ward wins at Iowa in 100th career IndyCar start

Mexico's Pato O'Ward held off American Josef Newgarden over the after a late restart to win Saturday's IndyCar Iowa 275, taking his eighth career triumph in his 100th IndyCar start.

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Australia 138 for 3 at dinner in day/night third Test against West Indies

Australia 138 for 3 at dinner in day/night third Test against West Indies

Cameron Green missed out on a half-century as Australia reached 138 for three at the dinner break on day one of the day/night third and final Test against the West Indies at Sabina Park in Jamaica on Saturday.

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Trump calls for MAGA base to end 'Epstein Files' obsession

Trump calls for MAGA base to end 'Epstein Files' obsession

President Donald Trump urged his political base on Saturday to stop attacking his administration over files related to notorious sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, a case that has become an obsession for conspiracy theorists.

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Yankees' Judge fastest to reach 350 MLB homers

Yankees' Judge fastest to reach 350 MLB homers

New York Yankees slugger Aaron Judge became the fastest player in Major League Baseball history to reach 350 career home runs when he belted a two-run homer in the ninth inning of a 5-2 loss to the Chicago Cubs on Saturday.

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