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Fire-wrecked Los Angeles gets a break as winds drop

Fire-wrecked Los Angeles gets a break as winds drop

Fire-wrecked Los Angeles got a break Wednesday as dangerous winds dropped, giving hope to weary firefighters still battling to snuff out deadly blazes.

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Superb Swiatek races into third round at Australian Open

Superb Swiatek races into third round at Australian Open

Iga Swiatek raced into the third round of the Australian Open on Thursday with a 6-0, 6-2 demolition of Rebecca Sramkova, taking another step on the road to redemption after a doping ban last year.

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Biden warns of dangerous 'oligarchy' in dark farewell speech

Biden warns of dangerous 'oligarchy' in dark farewell speech

US President Joe Biden urged Americans Wednesday to "stand guard" against a "dangerous" oligarchy forming under Donald Trump as he delivered a dark farewell address before stepping down next week.

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Herbicide under US scrutiny over potential Parkinson's link

Herbicide under US scrutiny over potential Parkinson's link

First came the slow hand movements, then the tremor, and now the looming fear of what lies ahead.

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South Korea's Yoon to avoid fresh questioning after dramatic arrest

South Korea's Yoon to avoid fresh questioning after dramatic arrest

South Korea's impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol faced renewed questioning Thursday, a day after his dramatic arrest over a failed martial law declaration, but his lawyers said he would not take part.

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Behind the Gaza deal: a US odd couple and last-minute snags

Behind the Gaza deal: a US odd couple and last-minute snags

The Israel-Hamas deal was made possible by 18-hour days and a "remarkable" partnership between Joe Biden and Donald Trump's Mideast envoys -- but even then it seemed it might come apart at the last minute.

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Noisy racket on Australian Open 'party court' forces match move

Noisy racket on Australian Open 'party court' forces match move

Unbearable noise forced a match close to the Australian Open's polarising "party court" to be moved, but the men playing in front of "extremely drunk" fans said they loved the atmosphere.

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AFP strikes deal for France's Mistral AI to use news articles

AFP strikes deal for France's Mistral AI to use news articles

Global news agency Agence France-Presse (AFP) and French artificial intelligence company Mistral AI have signed a deal for the start-up's chatbot to use news agency reports to respond to users' requests, executives from the two organisations said Thursday.

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Cuba frees jailed protesters in Biden terror list deal

Cuba frees jailed protesters in Biden terror list deal

Cuba began releasing people Wednesday who had been jailed for protesting against the regime under a deal that saw departing US President Joe Biden remove the communist island from a list of terrorism sponsors.

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KAN Football Club Expands Commitment to Women's Soccer

KAN Football Club Expands Commitment to Women's Soccer

KAN Football Club, Quebec's premier online platform dedicated to soccer culture, is proud to announce its enhanced commitment to women's soccer through comprehensive coverage, strategic partnerships, and active community engagement.

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