DETROIT (AP) — The Detroit Pistons have agreed to a four-year contract with coach J.B. Bickerstaff with a team option for a fifth season, a person familiar with the situation told The Associated Press on Sunday. The person spoke the AP on condition of anonymity because the agreement had not been announced. The Cleveland Cavaliers
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Long-serving Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte urged his country to support Ukraine and international cooperation in his final address to his compatriots Sunday, as an inward-looking new government is set to take over the Netherlands in two days. “It is crucial that our country is embedded in the European Union
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Two large wildfires were burning Sunday near Greece’s capital of Athens, and authorities sent emergency messages for some residents to evacuate and others to stay at home and close their windows to protect themselves from smoke. The first blaze, southeast of Athens, began in early afternoon. Local authorities said it burned
Relatives of a 13-year-old boy who was shot and killed by police in central New York were demanding justice as members of their immigrant community from Myanmar aimed Sunday to press local officials for accountability. The state attorney general was investigating the shooting of Nyah Mway, whom Utica police tackled to the ground and then
SOFIA, Bulgaria (AP) — Bulgaria’s Orthodox Church on Sunday elected Daniil, a 52-year-old metropolitan considered to be pro-Russian, as its new leader in a vote that reflected the divisions in the church and wider society since Russia invaded Ukraine more than two years ago. Growing divisions between pro-Russian and anti-Russian factions within the senior clergy
WIMBLEDON, England (AP) — Two-time Wimbledon champion Andy Murray said Sunday “it’s impossible” to know yet whether he will be able to compete at the grass-court Grand Slam tournament, even if he is “feeling better every day” as he recovers from surgery to remove a cyst from his spine. The 37-year-old Murray is scheduled to
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Some Venezuelans cast mock votes in a rehearsal Sunday less than a month before the highly anticipated election in which President Nicolas Maduro seeks a third term. The test allows Venezuela’s ruling party to gauge its voter-mobilizing powers, which have significantly diminished during Maduro’s crisis-ridden presidency. The exercise, largely featuring ruling
EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — Raven Saunders wore a gold nose ring and had gold grills covering their upper and lower teeth. They even painted their nails gold for the occasion. Sensing a theme? Saunders, the shot put standout who wears a mask at competitions and identifies with the pronouns they/them, is chasing an Olympic gold
NOUAKCHOTT, Mauritania (AP) — Mauritania’s President Mohamed Ould Ghazouani is on track to secure a second mandate after positioning the country as a strategic ally of the West in a region swept by coups and violence, provisional results showed on Sunday. Ghazouani, who is seeking reelection on a pledge of providing security and economic growth
TURIN, Italy (AP) — Brazil midfielder Douglas Luiz is Thiago Motta’s first big signing at Juventus. The Turin club announced Sunday that it’s paying a 50 million euro ($54 million) transfer fee for Luiz, who is currently playing for Brazil at the Copa America, and signed him to a five-year contract. Motta, who coached Bologna
