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Rangers acquire Scherzer from Mets in blockbuster move by surprise AL West leaders

Rangers acquire Scherzer from Mets in blockbuster move by surprise AL West leaders

The Texas Rangers acquired three-time Cy Young Award winner Max Scherzer in a blockbuster trade with the New York Mets, an all-in move for the surprise AL West leaders.
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Overnight drone attack on Moscow injures 1, temporarily closes airport for traffic

Overnight drone attack on Moscow injures 1, temporarily closes airport for traffic

Russian authorities say three Ukrainian drones attacked Moscow in the early hours on Sunday, injuring one person and prompting a temporary closure for traffic of one of four airports around the Russian capital.
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Judge blocks Arkansas law allowing librarians to be criminally charged over ‘harmful’ materials

Judge blocks Arkansas law allowing librarians to be criminally charged over ‘harmful’ materials

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas is temporarily blocked from enforcing a law that would have allowed criminal charges against librarians and booksellers for providing “harmful” materials to minors, a federal judge ruled Saturday. U.S.
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Kansas man sentenced to nearly 57 years in death of 2-year-old daughter who went days without food

Kansas man sentenced to nearly 57 years in death of 2-year-old daughter who went days without food

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A Kansas man whose 2-year-old daughter died after going days without food while he was passed out drunk has been sentenced to nearly 57 years in prison.
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Son of Colombia's president arrested as part of money laundering probe

Son of Colombia's president arrested as part of money laundering probe

BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Colombian police arrested the president's son Saturday as part of a high-profile money laundering probe into funds he allegedly collected during last year’s presidential campaign.
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Soldiers declare Niger general as head of state after he led a coup and detained the president

Soldiers declare Niger general as head of state after he led a coup and detained the president

NIAMEY, Niger (AP) — Mutinous soldiers who staged a coup in Niger declared their leader the new head of state on Friday, hours after the general asked for national and international support despite rising concerns that the political crisis could hind
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Colorado officer who put suspect in car hit by train found guilty of reckless endangerment

Colorado officer who put suspect in car hit by train found guilty of reckless endangerment

DENVER (AP) — A Colorado police officer who put a handcuffed woman in a parked police vehicle that was hit by a freight train was found guilty of reckless endangerment and assault but was acquitted of a third charge of criminal attempt to commit mans
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Charges dropped against 7 Oklahoma police officers in 3 separate fatal shootings

Charges dropped against 7 Oklahoma police officers in 3 separate fatal shootings

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The new prosecutor in Oklahoma's biggest county announced Friday she’s dropping criminal charges against seven police officers in three separate fatal shootings from 2020.
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US to announce $345 million military aid package for Taiwan

US to announce $345 million military aid package for Taiwan

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. is set to announce $345 million in military aid for Taiwan, two U.S. officials said Friday.
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Moscow blames Kyiv for attacks in south Russia as Kremlin forces hit Ukrainian buildings

Moscow blames Kyiv for attacks in south Russia as Kremlin forces hit Ukrainian buildings

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian forces on Friday struck the central Ukrainian city of Dnipro and pounded a key village in the southeast that Ukraine claimed to have recaptured in its grinding counteroffensive , while Moscow accused Kyiv of firing two mi
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