Brobbey and Gakpo strike twice each as Netherlands routs Sweden 5-1 to lead Group F
Brian Brobbey and Cody Gakpo scored two goals apiece to power Netherlands to a 5-1 win over Sweden on Saturday in the World Cup to bounce back after a disappointing draw in its opener and move atop the Group F standings.
Al Jazeera cameraman killed in Gaza months after his journalist brother died in a separate strike
An Al Jazeera cameraman was killed in an Israeli airstrike in central Gaza on Saturday, the outlet said, less than three months after his brother, also an Al Jazeera journalist, was killed in a separate strike
Russia strikes an apartment building in the Ukrainian city of Kharkiv and 1 person is killed
Russian bombs struck an apartment building on Saturday in Kharkiv, Ukraine’s second-largest city, killing at least one person and wounding nine, including a 6-year-old child, authorities said.
1 dead and 5 wounded in Kansas City, Missouri shooting
One person is dead and five others wounded after a shooting in Kansas City, Missouri, Friday night, according to the Kansas City Police Department.
Storms, floods and scorching heat grip the U.S. as World Cup and holiday travel peak
Severe storms, flash flooding and extreme heat are battering parts of the Plains, Midwest and the South this weekend, threatening to disrupt World Cup fans, athletes and holiday travelers alike
Shohei Ohtani could return Saturday after welcoming second child
Dodgers superstar Shohei Ohtani could be back in the Los Angeles lineup on Saturday after missing one game for the birth of his second child
On a new ‘bounty’ website, people are putting price tags on risky real-life actions
It’s the gig economy meets crypto culture meets “Black Mirror.”The launch this month of a “bounty” program in which people can offer money for others to perform specific acts has spread quickly across the internet as videos of forehead tattoos have sparked concerns about the exploitation of global inequality
A founder of Assassin’s Creed maker Ubisoft killed in a plane crash in western France
A founder of global gaming company Ubisoft, maker of Assassin’s Creed, was killed in a plane crash in western France, authorities said Saturday
From The Sports Desk: Our reporters take you behind the scenes of a historic stretch in sports
In the sports world, the past 10 days have been, for lack of a better word, a little wild.
Israel continues Lebanon strikes despite fresh ceasefire
Israeli strikes across southern Lebanon on Saturday morning killed at least 16 people, including two children, according to Lebanese civil defense and media, one day after the U.S. said Israel and Hezbollah had implemented a fresh ceasefire at President Donald Trump’s request