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US gets more rugby exposure in rebranded Pacific Nations Cup to help prepare for hosting World Cups 02/28/2024 05:38am • World Rugby’s bid to increase the sport’s visibility in the United States ahead of hosting the men’s and women’s World Cups will see the country stage the grand final of a rebranded Pacific Nations Cup tournament. The U.S. team, nicknamed the Eagles, will take part in the six-nation men’s At conservative gala, Trump remarks show challenges in GOP Black voter outreach 02/27/2024 02:55pm • COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Golden and scarlet balloons adorned an entrance guarded by the Secret Service that led straight to a bar abuzz with excited reunions, a line of attendees waiting to take pictures at a photo wall and a spacious auditorium set to celebrate a unique subset of the conservative mo Australian police find bodies of couple after officer who was an ex-boyfriend admits to killing them 02/27/2024 09:34am • MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Australian police on Tuesday found the bodies of a couple shot and killed by an ex-boyfriend, who happened to be a police officer, hours after he admitted to killing and hiding them under rocks and debris on a rural property. The remains of former television reporter J Biden jokes Taylor Swift endorsement is 'classified' in interview with late-night comic Seth Meyers 02/27/2024 12:30am • NEW YORK (AP) — President Joe Biden joked Monday that a potential 2024 endorsement by Taylor Swift is a “classified" matter as he made a rare media appearance to mark the 10th anniversary of “Late Night With Seth Meyers.” Biden's arrival was nominally a surprise to the audience: He stepped o Wild weather hits Northwest with snow even as Midwest gets a taste of summer 02/26/2024 07:59pm • BOSTON (AP) — February's end is bringing wild weather to much of the United States, with record heat allowing for golf in Wisconsin and outdoor food trucks in Minnesota, along with an increased fire risk across much of the Great Plains. But blinding snow in the Northwest is blowing eastward, and p Anthony Kim returning after 12 years to LIV? Greg Norman drops a tease 02/26/2024 07:24pm • All signs point toward Anthony Kim ending his 12-year absence by playing the LIV Golf event in Saudi Arabia, with the latest indication a video tease from Greg Norman on Monday. Kim was a raw talent who broke the country club image in golf with his belt buckles and bling, winning three times on the Editorial Roundup: United States 02/26/2024 04:55pm • Excerpts from recent editorials in the United States and abroad: Feb. 22 The Washington Post on the Biden impeachment inquiry Until this month, House Republicans referred to information provided by a “highly credible” FBI informant as the core of their case to impeach President Biden. This week, DC United 2024 preview: New faces and identity usher in 'new era' for the Black and Red 02/23/2024 04:43pm • D.C. United ended its 2023 season in disarray. After missing out on the playoffs for the fourth straight season, head coach Wayne Rooney parted ways with the team while multiple players entered the offseason unsure if their contracts would continue into the next year. Change was needed, and o Slingsby hopes to hold off hard-charging Kiwis when SailGP splashes down on Sydney Harbor 02/22/2024 06:23pm • SAN DIEGO (AP) — No pressure whatsoever, but Tom Slingsby and his mates with Team Australia really need a win on home water when SailGP makes its annual stop on Sydney Harbor this weekend. Not only have the three-time defending champions not won a regatta in Season 4 of the global league, but ther Biden tells California supporters to stay focused on what's at stake in reelection battle 02/21/2024 12:08am • LOS ANGELES (AP) — President Joe Biden kicked off a three-day fundraising sprint in California, making the case to supporters to stay focused on what’s at stake in his reelection battle where he will likely again face Donald Trump in November. In remarks at a campaign reception on the grounds Nikki Haley hasn't yet won a GOP contest. But she's vowing to keep fighting Donald Trump 02/20/2024 10:49pm • GREENVILLE, S.C. (AP) — There are no wins on the horizon for Nikki Haley. Those close to the former United Nations ambassador, the last major Republican candidate standing in Donald Trump's path to the GOP's 2024 presidential nomination, are privately bracing for a blowout loss in her home stat Column: Golf has a fractured landscape. Not even the majors can put it back together 02/20/2024 05:23pm • LOS ANGELES (AP) — The grill room at a California municipal golf course had one TV showing LIV Golf in Las Vegas, another showing the PGA Tour in Phoenix. A half-dozen people shifted eyes watching both, the former with fewer commercials on a network known more for “Young Sheldon” reruns. This Beatles to get a Fab Four of biopics, with a movie each for Paul, John, George and Ringo 02/20/2024 04:05pm • NEW YORK (AP) — The Beatles are getting the big-screen biopic treatment in not just one film, but a Fab Four of movies that will give each band member their own spotlight — all of which are to be directed by Sam Mendes. For the first time, the Beatles, long among the stingiest rights granters, a Authorities identify woman killed in Indianapolis Waffle House shooting 02/20/2024 12:36pm • INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Authorities in Indianapolis have released the name of a 35-year-old woman who was slain during a shooting that apparently started with an argument between two groups of people at a Waffle House restaurant. Crystal Kennebrew was pronounced dead at a hospital following the shooti Asian Tour begins its International Series with a strong LIV contingent 02/20/2024 12:22pm • LOS ANGELES (AP) — Joaquin Niemann, Matthew Wolff and Louis Oosthuizen will give the Asian Tour field in Oman a familiar look. Missing will be the uniforms and team scores. They are among 21 players from Saudi-funded LIV Golf who are playing the first International Series events on the Asian Tour.