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Some flee, others restock before Australia's wildfires grow
PERTH, Australia - Thousands of tourists fled Australia's wildfire-ravaged eastern coast Thursday ahead of worsening conditions as the military started to evacuate people trapped on the shore further ...
Jan 01, 2020

A daring escape: Ex-Nissan chief flees Japan ahead of trial
TOKYO - In a daring escape that confounded authorities, Nissan's former Chairman Carlos Ghosn skipped bail while awaiting trial in Japan on allegations of financial misconduct and reappeared in Lebano...
Jan 01, 2020

Malkin scores twice, Guentzel injured as Pens beat Senators
PITTSBURGH - Evgeni Malkin's goal in the first minute sparked the Pittsburgh Penguins to a victory that ended with distressing thud. Malkin scored twice but teammate Jake Guentzel was injured right af...
Jan 01, 2020

Bobbi Kristina Brown's ex-partner Nick Gordon dies at 30
ATLANTA - Nick Gordon, the ex-partner of the late Bobbi Kristina Brown, has died. He was 30. Gordon's attorney Joe S. Habachy confirmed his client's death in a statement to The Associated Press. The A...
Jan 01, 2020

Huawei sales up 18% but US pressure means tough times ahead
BEIJING - China's Huawei Technologies said Tuesday that its sales rose a lower-than-projected 18% in 2019 and predicted tough times ahead as the U.S. moves to restrict its business. The flash sales es...
Jan 01, 2020

Rescue group: stray dog's condition improving after being found with jar on head
WINNIPEG - After days of uncertainty that followed the rescue of a Manitoba stray dog with pellets in her body, metal in her belly and a plastic jar stuck on her head, the group that's ...
Jan 01, 2020

Chelsea denied by overhead kick; Arsenal beats Man United
LONDON - Having finally ended a goal drought, Alireza Jahanbakhsh is now celebrating the greatest strike of his career. With an acrobatic overhead kick, the Brighton forward stunned not just Chelsea b...
Jan 01, 2020

Former NBA commissioner David Stern dies at 77
NEW YORK - David Stern, the basketball-loving lawyer who took the NBA around the world during 30 years as its longest-serving commissioner and oversaw its growth into a global powerhouse, died Wednesd...
Jan 01, 2020

Former NBA commissioner David Stern dies at 77
NEW YORK - David Stern, the basketball-loving lawyer who took the NBA around the world during 30 years as its longest-serving commissioner and oversaw its growth into a global powerhouse, died Wednesd...
Jan 01, 2020

Dozens of flights cancelled in Montreal as ice storm hits Eastern Canada
Dozens of flights have been cancelled at Montreal's Trudeau airport as a powerful ice storm makes its way through Eastern Canada. A snowfall warning was in effect for the Montreal region on ...
Jan 01, 2020