NFL fans will be able to catch up on some sleep as Week 8 of the 2025 season heats up. There is no international game this week as the league will turn its attention to games in Madrid and Berlin next month. There is also no doubleheader for “Monday Night …
Read More »American missionary kidnapped in Niger by suspected Islamist militants, sources say
The U.S. government is aware of the kidnapping of an American Christian missionary in the West African nation of Niger, U.S. official sources told Fox News. The sources told Fox News that they suspect that the missionary has been taken north to Islamic State-controlled areas where an offshoot of ISIS …
Read More »Trump witnesses Thailand, Cambodia sign peace expansion months after brokering ceasefire
Cambodia and Thailand on Sunday signed an expansion of a ceasefire that U.S. President Donald Trump helped broker over the summer to end their border conflict. Trump threatened higher tariffs against both countries to push them into agreeing to end the fighting. Dozens of people were killed and hundreds of …
Read More »Stephen A Smith makes bold claims on Cowboys, Dak Prescott's MVP hopes amid team's offensive surge
Stephen A. Smith has long been an outspoken critic of the Dallas Cowboys organization. But in a rare move, the ESPN host directed praise toward the team’s longtime owner and general manager, Jerry Jones. In late August, the Cowboys boss agreed to a blockbuster trade that sent star pass rusher …
Read More »Fan storms court during NBA game seeking selfie with Cavaliers star Donovan Mitchell
An overzealous fan was escorted out byBrooklyn Nets security during Thursday night’s game after storming the court in an attempt to get a selfie with Cleveland Cavaliers star Donovan Mitchell. The incident unfolded with five minutes remaining in the fourth quarterand Cleveland leading the game, 121-115. The fan, wearing a …
Read More »RFK Jr.’s halt to U.S. funding for Gavi vaccine alliance a “travesty and a nightmare,” experts warn
Johannesburg — Every four years, representatives to the global alliance of governments, pharmaceutical makers, United Nations agencies and philanthropic organizations known as Gavi, which helps get vaccines to people who need them, meet to lock in new funding pledges. Just as this year’s meeting in Brussels was drawing to a close …
Read More »Bear on runway forces airport in Japan to cancel flights: “We’re in a stalemate”
A bear roaming the runway forced a Japanese airport to cancel flights on Thursday and declare itself off-limits to passengers for the day. The black bear appeared at northern Japan’s Yamagata Airport, immediately prompting the closure of its runway. The bear, which was about four feet tall, was first spotted …
Read More »Hiker dies after bear knocks him into 2,600
A veteran Greek hiker died Tuesday after falling into a ravine in the north of the country after a bear encounter, rescuers said. Christos Stavrianidis was declared dead at Kavala hospital shortly after he was found in the 2,600-foot ravine in Fraktou forest in northeastern Greece, the Ekav national emergency …
Read More »Bear attacks and critically injures woman walking her dog in Slovenia forest
A woman was in critical condition on Wednesday after a bear attack in a forested area outside Slovenia’s capital, Ljubljana, police said. The attack on Tuesday occurred at the edge of the forest in Skofljica, some 6 miles southeast of the capital, as the woman was walking her dog, police …
Read More »Australian Open: American Amanda Anisimova, 17, makes history after big upsets
Melbourne, Australia — All of 17, never the winner of a Grand Slam match until this week, Amanda Anisimova is making quite a first impression at the Australian Open. Anisimova showed precisely why there are those who consider her a possible future star, producing one spectacular shot after another Friday …
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