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Paraguay beats Turkey 1-0 at the World Cup despite being down a man to clinch Group D for US

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US reaches World Cup knockout round and wins its group with 2nd straight victory, 2-0 over Australia

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James Burrows, director of classic TV comedies including 'Cheers' and 'Friends,' dies at 85

Matheus Cunha scores 2 goals as Brazil eliminates Haiti from World Cup with 3-0 win

Red Sox left-hander Ranger Suarez loses no-hit bid in 7th inning against Mariners

As Juneteenth is celebrated across the US, Obama's presidential center opens in Chicago

Tunisia's new coach draws inspiration from Cape Verde's success ahead of Japan match

Tunisia is looking to Cape Verde for inspiration ahead of its next World Cup game against Japan, says newly appointed coach Hervé Renard.

3 hikers die of suspected heat-related illness during rising temperatures at Grand Canyon

Federal officials say three hikers have died from apparent heat-related illnesses in the Grand Canyon. The deaths occurred on two different days in the past week.

Kennedy Center says it isn't required to reschedule shows after judge blocks 2-year closure

The Kennedy Center's management isn't committing to new shows or staff expansion, even as it considers options short of a full two-year closure that a federal judge blocked la

Kate Douglass breaks the women's 50-meter freestyle world record in 23.59

Kate Douglass has broken the world record in the women's 50-meter freestyle at the Tyr Pro Swim Series meet in Indianapolis. She won the final in 23.

Wyndham Clark builds 4-shot lead at US Open with lowest 36-hole score at Shinnecock

Wyndham Clark has the lowest 36-hole score ever for a U.S. Open at Shinnecock Hills. He finished off a 64 with two pars in the morning to complete the first round.

A year after smashing a locker, Wyndham Clark finds himself leading at another US Open

The smashed-up locker at Oakmont last year is as much a part of Wyndham Clark’s resume as the U.S. Open title he won two years before that.

Barack and Michelle Obama surprise first visitors to newly opened presidential center

Former President Barack Obama and former First Lady Michelle Obama surprised the first 100 visitors to walk through the doors of Obama’s new presidential center, personally gr

DeChambeau sputters and leads parade of former champions to miss cut at US Open

Two ugly three-putts led to a pair of double bogeys early in the second round of the U.S. Open for Bryson DeChambeau and he never recovered.

Jing Yan shoots 66 at breezy Blythefield to take Meijer LPGA Classic lead

Jing Yan shot a 6-under 66 on Friday to take the second-round lead in the Meijer LPGA Classic, the final event before the major KPMG Women’s PGA Championship next week at Haze

Two trains collide north of London, killing at least 1 person and seriously injuring dozens

Emergency services rushed to the scene of a collision between two trains north of London on Friday afternoon that killed one person.

Cuba pushes through sweeping free-market reforms in biggest economic shift since the revolution

Observers are calling Cuba’s new free-market reforms the most sweeping economic overhaul on the island’s communist economy since the Cuban revolution while the grandson of for

North Carolina going for 1st national title in baseball in CWS finals against surging Sooners

North Carolina will be going for its first national championship in baseball when it faces Oklahoma in the College World Series finals.

President Donald Trump unveils the new Air Force One, a converted Qatari jet

President Donald Trump has unveiled the new Air Force One, a formerly Qatari-owned jumbo jet now converted into the official U.S. presidential aircraft.