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9:44 AM on Monday, August 3

It’s a busy week for the Las Vegas Aces, who play four road games in seven days, including a back-to-back pair in Minnesota on Saturday and then New York a day later

8:04 AM on Monday, August 3

A federal judge has ruled that the Department of Homeland Security can proceed with building a border wall through a levee system in a small Texas town

7:44 AM on Monday, August 3

Opposition politician Boris Nadezhdin, a critic of the war in Ukraine, has left Russia after crackdown that barred him from running in this year's parliamentary election

7:36 AM on Monday, August 3

A court case has opened challenging South Africa’s new law that allows the government to seize private land

7:34 AM on Monday, August 3

Canada’s second largest airline, WestJet, has agreed to a tentative agreement with flight attendants to end a strike that led to hundreds of flight cancellations and thousands of stranded passengers

7:31 AM on Monday, August 3

Virginia residents will vote in a statewide primary on Tuesday to choose nominees for U.S. Senate and U.S. House

6:21 AM on Monday, August 3

The Russian Embassy in Rome has blamed Ukraine for a deadly weekend bombing at a Moscow restaurant, describing it as an attempt to intimidate the Italian community in Russia

6:07 AM on Monday, August 3

Mauricio Pochettino is staying with the U.S. soccer team, agreeing to a four-year contract to coach the Americans through the 2030 World Cup

5:54 AM on Monday, August 3

Kansas Republicans will narrow down a crowded field for governor in a state primary Tuesday as they look to retake the state’s top office after eight years of Democratic rule

5:32 AM on Monday, August 3

Michigan voters will decide a competitive Democratic U.S. Senate primary Tuesday in a contest that will have major implications for control of the chamber next year

5:24 AM on Monday, August 3

St. Louis-area congressman Wesley Bell faces a Democratic primary rematch Tuesday with former congresswoman Cori Bush, who lost the seat to Bell in 2024

4:23 AM on Monday, August 3

Tour de France champion Tadej Pogačar is returning to the Spanish Vuelta after a seven-year absence to pursue a Grand Tours hat trick of titles

2:33 AM on Monday, August 3

A regional official says Russian planes have dropped powerful glide bombs on Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine, killing one person and wounding dozens

2:30 AM on Monday, August 3

European soccer body UEFA has threatened FIFA with legal action over Gianni Infantino’s failed plan to sell a stake in future World Cup profits to private investors

10:52 PM on Sunday, August 2

Indonesian rescuers are searching for possible missing passengers after a ferry fire off Java on Sunday killed at least five people

10:33 PM on Sunday, August 2

As the clock ticks down to Monday’s trade deadline, the biggest deal so far came courtesy of the Detroit Tigers

9:09 PM on Sunday, August 2

Breece Hall has a new contract with the New York Jets and a strong desire to prove himself

6:46 PM on Sunday, August 2

The judge who granted the right to play another year of college sports to some athletes whose eligibility ran out last school year issued a new order to make clear that does not include football players who signed pro contracts this summer then had a change of heart

11:45 AM on Sunday, August 2

Shiho Kuwaki has added her name to the growing list of Japanese players to win LPGA majors

8:09 AM on Sunday, August 2

“Spider-Man: Brand New Day” has made box office history in its first weekend, becoming the second-biggest North American opening ever with $355 million in ticket sales