Iranian state media says authorities will impose a six-day-long “general lockdown” in cities across the country, after being hit by what it describes as its fifth wave of the COVID-19 pandemic Read More

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Tyler Mahle tossed three-hit ball over seven shutout innings to lead the Cincinnati Reds to a 6-1 win over the Philadelphia Phillies Read More

Jake Fromm threw a 42-yard, fourth-down pass to rookie Marquez Stevenson to set up Tyler Bass’ 44-yard field goal with 15 seconds left in the Buffalo Bills’ 16-15 victory over the Detroit Lions on Friday night Read More

Just as the delta variant sent Florida into a COVID surge, the state Department of Health changed how it reports cases and deaths attributed to the virus. The result: Florida no longer provides a real-time picture of how COVID is affecting the state....

Kyle Schwarber scored twice in his debut for Boston and his new teammates delivered three home runs to lift the Red Sox over the slumping Baltimore Orioles 8-1 Read More

Every day, it seems, brings a new threat, court order or protest as educators, parents, public health authorities and politicians battle over whether students should be required to wear masks in school. Here are answers to questions about the issue....

The unfortunate disaster we’re seeing right now underscores how much the U.S.’s extended occupation of the country was always a mistake. Read More

OAKLAND — A 30-year-old man charged with murder last year has accepted six years in state prison as part of a plea deal with Alameda County prosecutors, court records show. Irving Jimenez, of Oakland, pleaded no contest to voluntary manslaughter in t...

Former U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder discusses the new census data and what a more diverse, younger and less rural America means for gerrymandering.  Read More