MEXICO CITY (AP) — The leaders of Brazil and Colombia on Saturday again called on Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro to release voting tallies, days after the country’s Supreme Court backed the government’s disputed claims that it won elections in July. In a joint statement, Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and Colombian President Gustavo
TORONTO (AP) — The Teamsters union representing workers at Canada’s two major railroads said Saturday that it will comply with a back-to-work order and send its members back on the job. But it will move forward with a legal challenge to the order. “This decision by the CIRB sets a dangerous precedent. It signals to
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — The two astronauts who will spend extra time at the International Space Station are Navy test pilots who have ridden out long missions before. Astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams have been holed up at the space station with seven others since the beginning of June, awaiting a verdict on
SAO PAULO (AP) — Wildfires in Brazil’s southern Sao Paulo state have killed at least two people, officials said Saturday. At least 36 cities have been put on high alert. Local and federal authorities were stepping up efforts to control the flames, Sao Paulo state Gov. Tarcísio de Freitas said. The fires have raged in
SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. (AP) — Taiwan couldn’t get much going at the plate on Saturday. But the way starter Lai Cheng-Xi was pitching, it didn’t matter. Lai struck out 12 batters and allowed just three hits in 5 1/3 innings as the Asia-Pacific representative beat Venezuela 4-1 to advance to the Little League World Series
SUPAI, Ariz. (AP) — Search and rescue crews at Grand Canyon National Park were searching for an Arizona woman nearly two days after she was swept into a creek during a flash flood, the woman’s sister said on social media Saturday. Chenoa Nickerson of Gilbert, Arizona, was hiking in Havasu Creek, about a half-mile (800
GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) — There’s little chance Florida will ever put together a schedule like this again. No one should, really. It’s daunting. It’s daring. It might even be dumb for anyone in an era in which 12 teams — and potentially 16 down the road — make the College Football Playoff. It’s great for
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — NASA decided Saturday it’s too risky to bring two astronauts back to Earth in Boeing’s troubled new capsule, and they’ll have to wait until next year for a ride home with SpaceX. What should have been a weeklong test flight for the pair will now last more than eight months.
Dr. Anthony Fauci, the former top U.S. infectious disease expert, spent time in the hospital after being infected with West Nile virus and is now recovering at home, a spokesperson confirmed Saturday. Fauci is expected to make a full recovery, the spokesperson said on condition of anonymity due to security concerns. West Nile virus is
BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — Romanian authorities towed away a fleet of luxury vehicles Saturday from the home of the divisive social media personality Andrew Tate, days after he was placed under house arrest following new human trafficking allegations. Tate, 37, and his brother Tristan Tate, 36, both former kickboxers and dual British-U.S. citizens with millions
