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USA Gymnastics and Olympic sports watchdog failed to stop coach's sexual abuse, lawsuits allege 12/01/2025 08:06pm • IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Two gymnasts who say they were sexually abused at an elite academy in Iowa filed lawsuits Monday against the sport’s oversight bodies, alleging they failed to stop Sean Gardner from preying on girls despite repeated complaints about the coach's behavior. The lawsuits alleg Record win by Springboks in Wales defaced by Etzebeth red card for eye gouge 11/29/2025 03:09pm • CARDIFF, Wales (AP) — Every fear for Wales came to pass as South Africa bossed their rugby mismatch to an inevitable 73-0 victory in a half-filled Principality Stadium on Saturday. The Springboks handed Wales its worst loss at home — second worst overall — and Wales was nilled in Cardiff for t China's pressure on Japan is a familiar tactic that could last for some time 11/26/2025 02:21am • BEIJING (AP) — Just days after China issued an advisory against traveling to Japan, the cancellations started. About 3,000 Chinese visit Rie Takeda's tearoom in an alley in Tokyo's historic Asakusa district every year. Some 200 have already canceled bookings for her tea ceremony class, as far ahe 3D-printed guns FBI boss Kash Patel gifted to New Zealand officials were toy-inspired 11/25/2025 12:46pm • WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Inoperable pistols gifted by FBI Director Kash Patel to senior New Zealand security officials, who had to relinquish them for destruction because they were illegal to possess, were revolvers inspired by toy Nerf guns and popular among 3D-printed weapons hobbyists, do BBC leaders grilled by lawmakers over its standards after Trump threatened to sue 11/24/2025 07:31pm • LONDON (AP) — The BBC's chairman acknowledged Monday that it was too slow in responding over a misleading edit of a speech by U.S. President Donald Trump but rejected claims that the broadcaster's impartiality was being undermined from within its own board. Senior BBC leaders were quizzed by Parl Takeaways: Springboks torch Irish hoodoo and England wins 11 straight 11/24/2025 06:12am • LONDON (AP) — South Africa left Dublin with a crushing victory over bogey Ireland and England extended its winning streak to 11 tests after surviving Argentina 27-23 in autumn rugby at the weekend. The South Africans reaffirmed their undisputed top dog status with a 24-13 result after a chaotic ma Trump paints Zelenskyy into a corner with his new plan to end Russia's war on Ukraine 11/22/2025 10:08pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — With his new 28-point plan to end Russia’s war in Ukraine, President Donald Trump is resurfacing his argument that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy doesn't “have the cards” to continue on the battlefield and must come to a settlement that heavily tilts in Moscow's fa In the NBA Cup, teams are running it up. The rules say it's a good idea to do so 11/21/2025 06:00am • The game wasn't over, though the outcome was decided. Milwaukee's Myles Turner took a pass from Giannis Antetokounmpo and let fly with a 3-pointer from the corner with about six seconds remaining. It connected — for a 17-point lead. In 78 of 82 games on the Bucks' schedule this season, they certai F1 in Las Vegas stumbled out of the gate but is adjusting to make it a strong staple to the calendar 11/20/2025 02:35pm • LAS VEGAS (AP) — Formula 1 returned to Las Vegas for the first time in 41 years determined to be the most glamourous event on the globe-hopping schedule. It was a street party and Max Verstappen openly criticized the focus, which targeted high-rollers with a hefty entry fee and a bright spotlight Azteca Stadium soul is being preserved in World Cup renovations, director says 11/20/2025 11:22am • MÉXICO CITY (AP) — When FIFA boss Gianni Infantino visited Mexico City more than three years ago, the Azteca Stadium owner told him the renovations for the 2026 World Cup were not going to mess with the iconic venue's soul. Emilio Azcárraga Jean is keeping his word. Latin America's largest stadi Massa lawsuit over 2008 F1 title loss survives attempts to have it thrown out 11/20/2025 09:26am • LONDON (AP) — Felipe Massa's 64 million pounds ($83 million) claim against Formula 1, its governing body the FIA and Bernie Ecclestone can go to trial, a High Court judge ruled on Thursday. Lewis Hamilton’s first F1 world championship in 2008 is the subject of legal action, with Brazilian driver Steve Kerr praises Erik Spoelstra as 'great choice' for US Olympic basketball coach 11/19/2025 06:39pm • MIAMI (AP) — Golden State's Steve Kerr doesn't see much of a need to pass the Olympic coaching torch to Miami's Erik Spoelstra. In Kerr's mind, Spoelstra was ready for the looming challenge long ago. Kerr — the former U.S. Olympic men's basketball coach — was facing off with Spoelstra — the Trump nominates new CFPB director, but White House says agency is still closing 11/19/2025 01:58pm • NEW YORK (AP) — President Trump nominated Stuart Levenbach as the next director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau on Wednesday, using a legal maneuver to keep his budget director Russell Vought as acting director of the bureau while the Trump administration continues on its plan to shut How a top New Zealand police officer's downfall provoked public fury and scrutiny of police powers 11/18/2025 01:20am • WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — He was one of the most powerful police officers in New Zealand and a year ago almost won the country’s top law enforcement job. But the public didn’t know Deputy Police Commissioner Jevon McSkimming was facing claims of sexual abuse during an affair with a young Human rights office calls on Colombia to suspend airstrikes after confirming 5 deaths of children 11/17/2025 07:26pm • BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Colombia’s human rights ombudswoman called on President Gustavo Petro Monday to suspend airstrikes against rebel groups in the South American country, after revealing that at least five teenagers had been killed in strikes conducted by Colombia’s military in October and