Inter Miami forward Luis Suárez appeared to spit on a Seattle Sounders staff member amid heightened tensions following Seattle’s 3-0 rout to win the2025 Leagues Cup final on Sunday. A shoving match between the two teams broke out almost immediately after the final whistle. Seattle Sounders midfielder Obed Vargas (not …

It’s been almost a year since Hurricane Helene reshaped Western North Carolina and Southern Appalachia.But as a native of that region, I remember it like it was yesterday: the reports of catastrophic flooding, thousands of mudslides, and infrastructure failures—from interstate closures to cell towers being offline. Four days after the …

Despite earning little revenue so far, more than half a dozen investors are ready to pump $99 million into the Californian dotcom darling, the Financial Times reports. The figure is nearly threes times the amount of funding secured in February, when the company bagged $35 million, quadrupling its value. The …

THE HAGUE, Netherlands – The Yugoslav war crimes tribunal announced Tuesday it has approved the early release from prison of former Bosnian Serb President Biljana Plavsic after she served two-thirds of her 11-year sentence for persecution. The decision means that one of the most senior political leaders ever convicted by …

LOS ANGELES – Containment of the 17-day-old wildfire burning in Southern California’s Angeles National Forest increased Friday to 77 percent. The size of the fire also was raised slightly to 160,557 acres, or just over 250 square miles. The fire has been quiet, but burnout operations on the flanks of …

SAN FRANCISCO – The San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge reopened Tuesday just in time for the start of the work week after transit officials hastily announced that crews were able to make a crucial repair a day ahead of schedule. “Traffic is definitely light because nobody knew we were going to …

NORTH EAST, Md. – A severed human hand has been unearthed from the yard of a Maryland home, but police say this is no whodunit. Investigators believe it’s a decades-old medical school specimen left by a former resident. Still, it was an odd discovery for the electrician who dug it …

GOLDEN, Colo. – A five-month-old baby found dead early Thursday in a Denver suburb apparently died while his father left him to drink at a local bar. Jefferson County authorities have charged 23-year-old Joseph Trujillo of Golden with first-degree murder in the death of his baby boy, who was not …

A study in mice suggests using cellphones may help prevent some of the brain-wasting effects of Alzheimer’s disease, U.S. researchers said on Wednesday. After long-term exposure to electromagnetic waves such as those used in cell phones, mice genetically altered to develop Alzheimer’s performed as well on memory and thinking skill …

Octomom Nadya Suleman beamed as she posed with her eight toddlers, who are celebrating their first birthday. The six boys and two girls were born a year ago today. But they had an early celebration Sunday complete with chocolate cake, balloons and pink and blue party hats. Suleman, 34, gave …