The new Dutch prime minister has banned cell phones and other mobile devices from the weekly meetings of his Cabinet in a move aimed at dialing back the risk of digital eavesdropping by spies
Russian officials say that national guard snipers have killed four inmates who have staged a revolt in a prison in southern Russia, fatally stabbing four guards and briefly holding others as hostages
Two freight trains have collided and derailed in Colorado, damaging a bridge, spilling fuel and injuring two crew members
The death toll from a migrant boat capsizing on the border between Serbia and Bosnia has risen to 11
Late French film icon Alain Delon once suggested he wanted his beloved Malinese dog Louba buried with him
A TV news helicopter crew spotted a boy who had been reported missing but who was actually up on the roof of his New York City building playing hooky
Performers at this year’s Air Guitar World Championships in Finland tuned up Friday for the air guitar world’s version of the Olympics, featuring dedicated competitors like “Shred Lasso” and “Guitarantula.”
Hideki Matsuyama has withdrawn from the BMW Championship with a lower back injury
Former gold medalists Steve Serio and Nicky Nieves have been chosen as the United States’ flagbearers for the Paralympics opening ceremony
Alaska Lt. Gov. Nancy Dahlstrom has withdrawn from the race for Alaska’s lone seat in the U.S. House after finishing third in this week’s primary
Bears cornerback Douglas Coleman III was released from a Kansas City hospital and returned to Chicago after he was injured while making a tackle during a preseason game against the Chiefs
Search and rescue crews at Grand Canyon National Park are searching for an Arizona woman nearly two days after she was swept into a creek during a flash flood
An Alabama man plead guilty to detonating an explosive device outside of the state attorney general’s office in February, federal prosecutors say
A dump truck driver in Maine has learned the hard way not to tempt fate on a covered bridge originally built before the Civil War
Mexico’s electoral institute has voted to give the governing Morena party and its allies about 73% of seats in the lower house of Congress, even though the coalition won only about 60% of the votes in the June 2 elections
Marina Mabrey made five 3-pointers and finished with 24 points off the bench, Alyssa Thomas hit two free throws with 4.1 seconds to play and the Connecticut Sun edged the Chicago Sky 82-80
Several Los Angeles Chargers players and other members of the travelling party crawled through a ceiling panel to escape a stuck hotel elevator Friday night
Former U.S. ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley says an isolationist policy isn’t “healthy” as she called on the Republican party to stand with her country’s allies during a visit to Taiwan
Logan Sargeant has crashed heavily in practice for the Dutch Grand Prix
Two-time champion Jiyai Shin has capitalized on a back-nine collapse by top-ranked Nelly Korda to take a one-shot lead after the third round of the Women’s British Open at St. Andrews
Aidan Birr made a 44-yard field goal as time expired and Georgia Tech upset No. 10 Florida State 24-21 in the first major college football game of the season
A bronze statue of the late civil rights leader and congressman John Lewis has been unveiled at a city park in Georgia
Bowden Francis lost his bid for the second no-hitter in Blue Jays history when Taylor Ward hit a leadoff homer for the Los Angeles Angels in the ninth inning
Local authorities say that wildfires in Brazil’s southern Sao Paulo state have killed at least two people
Marcos says Indonesia has agreed to send Filipina death-row drug convict back to the Philippines
Hong Kong pro-democracy tycoon Lai testifies in national security trial
Australia critical infrastructure faces cyber threats, report says
The disputed region of India that bakes bread to rival France
Bitcoin breaches $94,000 for the first time
China leaves lending benchmark LPRs unchanged, as expected
No. 1 Kansas overcomes sluggish start, beats UNC Wilmington 84-66 to give Bill Self 800th career win
Celtics hand Cavaliers first loss of season, winning 120-117 to end Cleveland's 15-game win streak