Search

For European astronauts, this place in Germany is the next best thing to the moon 09/25/2024 11:56pm • COLOGNE, Germany (AP) — Donning heavy spacesuits and visors to protect them from sunlight, astronauts Thomas Pesquet of France and Matthias Maurer of Germany, accompanied by their trusty canine robot, move slowly on what looks like the lunar surface. But it's not the moon. It will be years befor Nestor Cortes goes on injured list with ailing elbow in a blow to Yankees' postseason pitching 09/25/2024 11:52pm • NEW YORK (AP) — Yankees left-hander Nestor Cortes has a flexor strain in his pitching elbow and was placed on the 15-day injured list Wednesday in a blow to New York's rotation heading into the playoffs. Cortes and the Yankees are holding out hope he could return at some point in the postseason, b Judge homers in 4th straight but Orioles win 9-7 to again prevent Yankees from clinching AL East 09/25/2024 11:43pm • NEW YORK (AP) — Gunnar Henderson had three of Baltimore's 12 hits in the first four innings, and the Orioles again prevented the New York Yankees from clinching the AL East title by holding on for a 9-7 victory Wednesday night despite another home run from Aaron Judge. Colton Cowser drove in three Tropical Weather Latest: Fast-moving Hurricane Helene is expected to be a major storm upon landfall 09/25/2024 11:32pm • Helene strengthened into a hurricane Wednesday, and forecasters warned that the storm would intensify as it crosses the Gulf of Mexico on a path to Florida. The storm had already prompted residents to evacuate, schools to close and officials to declare emergencies in Florida and Georgia. The hurrica Nine ruling party candidates vie to replace Japan's outgoing Prime Minister Kishida 09/25/2024 11:29pm • TOKYO (AP) — A record nine candidates are running in Japan's ruling party election Friday to replace outgoing Prime Minister Fumio Kishida. A former defense minister who is a longtime veteran, the relatively young son of a popular former prime minister and the economic security minister who would A huge Hurricane Helene is expected to hit Florida as a major storm and strike far inland 09/25/2024 11:27pm • TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — An enormous Hurricane Helene swamped parts of Mexico on Wednesday as it churned on a path forecasters said would take it to Florida as a potentially catastrophic storm with a surge that could swallow entire homes, a chilling warning that sent residents scrambling for highe Caitlin Clark and the Indiana Fever eliminated from playoffs after loss to Connecticut 09/25/2024 10:58pm • UNCASVILLE, Conn. (AP) — Caitlin Clark did all she could to help the Indiana Fever stave off elimination. It just wasn't enough. The sensational rookie scored 25 points and had nine assists in Indiana's 87-81 loss to Connecticut in Game 2. A much better night than her playoff debut when she had ju Clase hits 1st career HR as Blue Jays beat Red Sox 6-1, eliminating Boston from wild-card race 09/25/2024 10:58pm • TORONTO (AP) — Jonatan Clase hit his first career home run, Kevin Gausman pitched six innings to match his career high in wins and the Toronto Blue Jays beat Boston 6-1 on Wednesday night, eliminating the Red Sox from postseason contention. Clase went 3 for 3 with a walk, scored twice and drove in Rams expect time together will be beneficial to reconfigured offensive line 09/25/2024 10:39pm • LOS ANGELES (AP) — With a win under their belt and no new injuries to account for, the Los Angeles Rams can focus on getting better instead of trying to make sure things don’t get any worse. “It’s been a while since that’s been the case,” quarterback Matthew Stafford said Wednesday. “O Meadows and Torkelson homer as the Tigers move closer to the postseason with a 7-1 win over the Rays 09/25/2024 10:38pm • DETROIT (AP) — Parker Meadows and Spencer Torkelson homered, and the Detroit Tigers strengthened their bid for an AL wild card with a 7-1 win over the Tampa Bay Rays on Wednesday night. Detroit moved 10 games over .500 with its fourth consecutive victory. It is tied with Kansas City (84-74) for se Israel tells its troops to prepare for a possible ground operation in Lebanon 09/25/2024 10:10pm • TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Israel is preparing for a possible ground operation in Lebanon, its army chief said Wednesday as Hezbollah fired dozens of rockets across the border and a missile aimed at Tel Aviv that was the militant group's deepest strike yet. Addressing troops on the northern border, C José Ramírez hits 3-run homer in 8th, playoff-bound Guardians beat Reds 5-2 09/25/2024 10:03pm • CLEVELAND (AP) — José Ramírez hit a three-run homer in the eighth inning after Cleveland pitchers retired the first 18 batters, lifting the AL Central champion Guardians to a 5-2 victory over the Cincinnati Reds on Wednesday night. Ramírez hit his 38th homer of the season, connecting against Em Royals' Lorenzen departs after only 2 1/3 innings in first start since return from IL 09/25/2024 09:55pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — Kansas City right-hander Michael Lorenzen departed in the third inning of his start against the Washington Nationals on Wednesday night with lower body fatigue in a move the Royals said was made “as a precaution.” Lorenzen (left hamstring) was activated pregame from the 15-da Pope expels a bishop and 9 other people from a Peru movement over 'sadistic' abuses 09/25/2024 09:45pm • VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis took the unusual decision Wednesday to expel 10 people – a bishop, priests and laypeople -- from a troubled Catholic movement in Peru after a Vatican investigation uncovered “sadistic” abuses of power, authority and spirituality. The move against the leadersh Israel-Hamas war latest: Israel threatens ground operation after long-range Hezbollah missile attack 09/25/2024 09:45pm • The Israeli military is preparing for a possible ground operation in Lebanon, the Israeli army chief said Wednesday as Hezbollah launched dozens of rockets into Israel, including a longer-range projectile that set off air raid sirens in Tel Aviv and across central Israel. It was the group’s farthe