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After 18 months, Socceroos assemble for World Cup qualifiers

After 18 months, Socceroos assemble for World Cup qualifiers

BRISBANE, Australia (AP) — After 18 months without a game, the gathering of Australian players in Dubai ahead of next month’s World Cup qualifiers feels like a family reunion for head coach Graham Arnold.
Protesters again demonstrate in quiet Oman over poor economy

Protesters again demonstrate in quiet Oman over poor economy

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Dozens of protesters angry over firings and the poor economy of Oman marched through a major city Tuesday, marking a third day of demonstrations in the typically subdued sultanate.
Threats mount up against top European beauty spot in Hungary

Threats mount up against top European beauty spot in Hungary

SZIGLIGET, Hungary (AP) — Fishermen in small, wooden boats drift among the reeds and placid waters of Lake Balaton, the largest lake in Central Europe and one of Hungary's natural treasures.
PGA apologizes to Mickelson, Koepka for fans on final hole

PGA apologizes to Mickelson, Koepka for fans on final hole

KIAWAH ISLAND, S.C. (AP) — PGA of America CEO Seth Waugh has apologized to winner Phil Mickelson and Brooks Koepka for fans rushing onto the 18th hole at the PGA Championship on Sunday.
Not a New Yorker? Yang family bristles at 'tourist' mockery

Not a New Yorker? Yang family bristles at 'tourist' mockery

NEW YORK (AP) — New York City mayoral candidate Andrew Yang, who has drawn fire for not voting in city elections and for having a second home upstate, was mocked as a “tourist” by some people on social media Monday for naming Times Square as his favo
Stephen Colbert says he's going back before live audiences

Stephen Colbert says he's going back before live audiences

NEW YORK (AP) — In one more step toward a reopened entertainment world, CBS said Monday that Stephen Colbert's late-night show will return on June 14 to episodes with a full studio audience.
Biden calls Belarus plane diversion an 'outrageous incident'

Biden calls Belarus plane diversion an 'outrageous incident'

President Joe Biden on Monday said the forced diversion by Belarus of a commercial passenger jet so it could arrest an opposition journalist was “a direct affront to international norms" and condemned the action as an “outrageous incident.
Dan Frank, revered editor at Pantheon Books, dead at 67

Dan Frank, revered editor at Pantheon Books, dead at 67

NEW YORK (AP) — Dan Frank, a revered and longtime editor at Pantheon Books who worked with such prize-winning authors as Cormac McCarthy, Oliver Sacks and Jill Lepore, died Monday at age 67.
AP says it is reviewing social media policies after firing

AP says it is reviewing social media policies after firing

NEW YORK (AP) — The Associated Press said Monday that it is launching a review of its social media policies after questions were raised about last week's firing of one of its journalists who had expressed pro-Palestinian views.
The Latest: Haiti imposes curfew, mask use for pandemic

The Latest: Haiti imposes curfew, mask use for pandemic

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Puerto Rico has ended a nightly pandemic curfew after more than a year in force and will allow vaccinated visitors to enter the island without a negative coronavirus test result.
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