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KABUL - The Pentagon's top official made an unannounced visit to Afghanistan on Monday to meet with U.S. commanders and Afghan leaders amid a push for peace with the Taliban. Pat Shanahan, the recentl...

NEW YORK - Christian Cowan was finding it hard to stand still backstage after his high-energy show on Tuesday, practically jumping up and down in place. The British designer, at 23 already a favourite...

MARACAY, Venezuela - It was show time for the most-watched program on Venezuela's normally sleep-inducing state TV: Episode No. 240 of "Hitting it With a Sledgehammer," the talk show hosted by one of ...

TAMPA, Fla. - The high-powered Tampa Bay Lightning just keep on rolling. NHL points leader Nikita Kucherov had a goal and three assists, Brayden Point added a goal and two assists, and the Lightning b...

DENVER - Nazem Kadri and Kasperi Kapanen scored power-play goals 22 seconds apart in the second period, Frederik Andersen stopped 34 shots and the Toronto Maple Leafs beat Colorado 5-2 on Tuesday nigh...

LOS ANGELES - Women returned at the Grammys on Sunday as female acts won album of the year and best new artist, while rap also triumphed, with Childish Gambino's "This Is America" becoming the first r...

WINNIPEG - Mark Scheifele scored twice and added one assist as the Winnipeg Jets held off the New York Rangers for a 4-3 victory on Tuesday. Jets defenceman Joe Morrow recorded his first goal of the s...

CANBERRA, Australia - The Australian government said Wednesday it would reopen a mothballed island detention camp in anticipation of a new wave of asylum seekers arriving by boat after Parliament pass...

OTTAWA - Teuvo Teravainen scored two of Carolina's four unanswered goals in the third period as the Hurricanes beat the Ottawa Senators 4-1 Tuesday night. Micheal Ferland and Justin Williams also scor...

NEW YORK - After his team allowed 56 shots on goal, Rangers coach David Quinn thought the defence was pretty good. He had Alexandar Georgiev to thank for that. Georgiev had a career-high 55 saves to l...