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South Koreans breathe sighs of relief as escaped wolf is returned to zoo safely 04/17/2026 06:56am • SEOUL, South Korea (AP) ��� The South Korean internet erupted in celebration as a 2-year-old wolf that escaped from a zoo in South Korea was captured safely Friday after a nine-day search that kept the nation on edge and made it a national celebrity. The male wolf, named Neukgu, burrowed out of his Wanna bet? Washington steps up scrutiny of prediction markets 04/17/2026 06:42am • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� As the United States was preparing a daring mission to rescue an airman whose fighter jet was shot down by Iran, there was money to be made. Users on Polymarket, the world's largest prediction market, could place bets on when the airman would be rescued. When Rep. Seth Moulton, D Sri Lanka sent home 238 Iranian sailors, including survivors of a US torpedo attack 04/17/2026 06:18am • COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) ��� Sri Lanka has sent home 238 Iranian sailors, including 32 who survived a U.S torpedo attack that sank their ship in the Indian Ocean, officials said Friday. A U.S. submarine sank the IRIS Dena on March 4 while the ship was returning home after taking part in a naval exer About 15 Latin American deportees from the US have arrived in Congo, lawyer says 04/17/2026 06:17am • KINSHASA, Congo (AP) ��� About 15 Latin American deportees from the US have arrived in Congo, lawyer says. US enters World Cup with goalkeeping and defensive worries but hopes for 1st knockout win since 2002 04/17/2026 06:10am • The United States heads into the World Cup hoping for its first knockout-stage victory since 2002. While the Americans enter with their weakest goalkeepers in four decades and only a few central defenders playing in a top league, they benefit from being seeded as a co-host in the expanded tournament UK leader Starmer says he is 'furious' he wasn't told Peter Mandelson had failed security checks to be ambassador to US 04/17/2026 06:05am • LONDON (AP) ��� UK leader Starmer says he is 'furious' he wasn't told Peter Mandelson had failed security checks to be ambassador to US. Statue honors Boston Marathon pioneer Bobbi Gibb. She's not just the subject���she's the sculptor, too 04/17/2026 06:00am • HOPKINTON, Mass. (AP) ��� There was only one sculptor qualified to capture the combination of pain and satisfaction that Bobbi Gibb felt when she became the first woman to complete the Boston Marathon. Gibb herself. The artist, lawyer and running pioneer unveiled her self-portrait in bronze alongsid Georgia defies the NIL exodus, bringing back the SEC���s most starting talent in 2026 04/17/2026 06:00am • In an era where heads are quickly turned by enticing name, image and likeness and revenue-sharing deals, Georgia managed to retain the most talent of any starting lineup in the Southeastern Conference in 2026. More than half of the Bulldogs' 2025 starting lineup will be suiting up in red and black i Oklahoma produces NFL QBs, Ohio State and LSU thrive at receiver, and Alabama tops at running back 04/17/2026 06:00am • When it comes to producing players for the NFL, it's not surprising that the top-performing colleges are the most prolific. Where it gets more interesting is looking at how different schools excel at producing players at different positions. Oklahoma has thrived with quarterbacks over the past deca The Lakers still have hope for the playoffs, even without Luka Doncic and Austin Reaves for now 04/17/2026 05:59am • LOS ANGELES (AP) ��� The Lakers spent six months building and working toward the opportunity to make some noise in the playoffs. And then Los Angeles' hopes and plans all collapsed during one quarter in Oklahoma City earlier this month. Luka Doncic made a move toward the Thunder's basket, but stoppe Olympic pairs figure skating gold medalists Riku Miura and Ryuichi Kihara retire 04/17/2026 05:20am • Riku Miura and Ryuichi Kihara announced their retirement from figure skating on Friday, two months after winning the Olympic gold medal with a record-breaking skate. Miura and Kihara, known to fans as ���RikuRyu,��� leave the skating world at their peak after surging from fifth place to first at the Club boss rules pioneering female soccer coach out of a permanent job with men's team 04/17/2026 05:13am • The president of the German soccer club where a pioneering female coach will take charge of her first top-division men's game Saturday has ruled out giving her the job on a permanent basis. He says he's acting out of respect for women's soccer. Marie-Louise Eta is coaching Union Berlin against Wolfs Bulgaria's pro-Russian former president is seen as strong front-runner in Sunday's election 04/17/2026 05:09am • SOFIA, Bulgaria (AP) ��� Bulgarians are heading to a new early election that could bring to power a left-leaning ex-president just days after Hungarian voters rejected the authoritarian policies and global far-right movement of Viktor Orb��n. Rumen Radev 's new coalition is seen as favored to win mo EU officials in Hungary to discuss unlocking billions of euros held while Orb��n was in charge 04/17/2026 05:00am • BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) ��� European Union officials are meeting Friday in Budapest with members of Hungarian election winner P��ter Magyar's team about pressing issues including a massive loan for Ukraine as well as unlocking about 17 billion euros ($20 billion) of aid for Hungary withheld during th UK police charge 3 in arson attack at Persian-language media organization 04/17/2026 04:51am • LONDON (AP) ��� British police said Friday they have charged three people in an arson attack at a Persian-language media organization in northwest London. Oisin McGuinness, 21, Nathan Dunn, 19, and a 16-year-old boy were all charged with arson with intent to endanger life, London���s Metropolitan Po