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Taiwan’s military drills suggest deeper alignment with the US 08/13/2026 02:19am • TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Through this year’s military drills, Taiwan has chosen to emphasize its army's and society’s flexibility and resilience as opposed to primarily putting advanced weapons on display. Experts say the exercises’ structure indicates closer ties with the U.S. military in the Bueckers leads Dallas against Indiana after 22-point game 08/13/2026 02:10am • Dallas Wings (20-14, 8-8 Western Conference) at Indiana Fever (21-12, 9-4 Eastern Conference) Indianapolis; Friday, 7:30 p.m. EDT BOTTOM LINE: Dallas Wings visits the Indiana Fever after Paige Bueckers scored 22 points in the Wings' 94-88 victory over the Toronto Tempo. The Fever have gone 12-6 at h Seattle plays Portland after Malonga's 26-point performance 08/13/2026 02:10am • Portland Fire (13-20, 4-11 Western Conference) at Seattle Storm (7-28, 1-15 Western Conference) Seattle; Friday, 10 p.m. EDT BOTTOM LINE: Seattle Storm hosts the Portland Fire after Dominique Malonga scored 26 points in the Seattle Storm's 97-88 victory over the Chicago Sky. The Storm have gone 1-15 Katie Ledecky surges to 1,500 free win for her first home-soil international medal 08/13/2026 01:58am • IRVINE, Calif. (AP) — Katie Ledecky won the 1,500-meter freestyle on opening night of the Pan Pacific Championships, earning the first international medal of her storied career on home soil on Wednesday. The U.S. concluded a dominant night with a world record in the 4 x 100 mixed medley relay. Led Mike Trout leads offense and George Klassen earns 1st MLB win as Angels top Rangers 5-2 08/13/2026 01:29am • ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Mike Trout had three hits and two RBIs, Jose Siri keyed a three-run sixth inning with a pinch-hit RBI double, and George Klassen earned his first major league win in the Los Angeles Angels’ 5-2 comeback victory over the Texas Rangers on Wednesday night. Klassen (1-1) gave Baseball Glance 08/13/2026 01:25am • All Times EDT East Division W L Pct GB Tampa B Wild Card Glance 08/13/2026 01:24am • All Times EDT AMERICAN LEAGUE W L Pct WCGB New Alpine resorts' snowmaking equipment may be put to work fighting summer forest fires 08/13/2026 01:11am • ADELBODEN, Switzerland (AP) — There's barely any snow in sight above Adelboden in the intense August sunshine, never mind skiers. But the Swiss resort may have a new way to put its snowmaking equipment to work as Europe bakes through hot summers: helping douse forest fires. Glaciers in Switzerland High-A Northwest League Glance 08/13/2026 01:04am • x-first half winner All Times EDT Tuesday's Games Hillsboro 5, Eugene 4 Vancouver 2, Tri-City 0 Everett 16, Spokane 2 Wednesday's Games Hillsboro 5, Eugene 3 Vancouver 6, Tri-City 3 Everett 6, Spokane 5 Thursday's Games Spokane at Everett, 3:05 p.m. Eugene at Hillsboro, 9:35 p.m. Tri-City at Vancouv One Tech Tip: Hidden iPhone keyboard shortcuts to raise your texting and typing game 08/13/2026 01:00am • Texting friends, replying to a business email, tapping out some text for a social media post. We do a lot of writing on our smartphones, which are increasingly essential for our work and personal lives. But did you know about the many keyboard tips and tricks that can help raise your smartphone ski Rybakina beats Gauff 5-7, 6-2, 6-2 to reach the National Bank Open final 08/13/2026 12:59am • TORONTO (AP) — Second-seeded Elena Rybakina of Kazakhstan beat fourth-seeded Coco Gauff 5-7, 6-2, 6-2 early Thursday to reach the National Bank Open final. Rybakina will play seventh-seeded Iga Swiatek of Poland on Thursday night. Swiatek outlasted ninth-seeded Elina Svitolina of Ukraine 6-3, 1-6, Homers from Ohtani and Betts power Dodgers to a 4-2 victory and a sweep of the Royals 08/13/2026 12:53am • LOS ANGELES (AP) — Shohei Ohtani, Mookie Betts and Hunter Feduccia homered, and the revitalized Los Angeles Dodgers swept the Kansas City Royals with a 4-2 victory Wednesday night. Freddie Freeman stayed in the game for LA after a scary moment in the eighth inning when he fell down the Royals’ d Veteran tight end Darren Waller agrees to 1-year deal with Carolina Panthers 08/13/2026 12:51am • CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Veteran tight end Darren Waller has agreed to terms on a one-year deal with the Carolina Panthers. Rosenhaus Sports, the agency that represents Waller, sent a post on X confirming the deal Wednesday. Waller came out of retirement last year after the Miami Dolphins acquired h Aid cuts unravel lifelines for Nepali mothers and their children, in photos 08/13/2026 12:49am • GAUR, Nepal (AP) — Global cuts to foreign aid are unraveling decades of progress in maternal and child health, raising fears that 2025 could mark the first increase in child deaths this century. In one Nepal village, neonatal deaths had fallen to zero before a U.S.-funded program was canceled; wit Wings snap 3-game skid: Bueckers scores 22 after halftime in 94-88 win over Tempo 08/13/2026 12:42am • ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Paige Bueckers scored all 22 of her points in the second half, and the Dallas Wings beat Toronto 94-88 on Wednesday, handing the expansion Tempo their 10th consecutive loss. Bueckers went 4 of 4 from the field and from the free-throw line in a 13-point third quarter after m