A tough day on the golf course: Choi maintains lead after two rounds of LPGA Shanghai

SHANGHAI (AP) — Choi Hye-jin overcame difficult scoring conditions Friday to shoot a 2-over 74 but still maintained a two-stroke lead after two rounds of the LPGA Shanghai tournament. Choi, seeking her first win on the LPGA Tour to add to her 12 victories in her native South Korea, had a two-round total of 6-under 138. Choi led by three strokes after the first round. “Actually, my body is not in perfect condition but I am still on the lead,” Choi said. "I’m really looking forward on the weekend.

2026-10-16 19:23:57:00

Poland's police warn of a possible plot to attack Prime Minister Donald Tusk

Poland's police said Sunday they received information about a possible plot to attack Prime Minister Donald Tusk and Defense Minister Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz. Poland has been on high alert following a series of school stabbings this week, as well as fears of a possible Russian hybrid attack to weaken Western support for Ukraine in its war against Moscow's full-scale invasion. “We take this matter extremely seriously,” said Jacek Dobrzyński, spokesperson for the minister overseeing Poland's int

2026-10-11 22:01:43:00

Vatican spokesman says pope's lung surgery is planned for this week

Vatican spokesman says pope's lung surgery is planned for first days of next week, with one-week recovery expected Pope Leo XIV announced Sunday he will undergo surgery to remove a nodular lesion on his lung that was recently discovered during medical checks. The pope said it was found in an early stage and was “circumscribed.” He said surgery was scheduled in the coming days. The 71-year-old Leo made the announcement during his Sunday noon blessing. No further details were immediately released.

2026-10-11 20:07:46:00

Kyiv pushes back on Trump’s call for a new Ukrainian president as drones hit Russian data hub

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Sunday that only Russia was responsible for the war in his country. He said Ukraine would halt strikes on Russian oil refineries if Moscow stopped hitting Ukraine’s energy grid, after US President Donald Trump blamed him for high diesel prices and said it was time for Ukraine to get a new leader. The exchange came as Kyiv pressed its campaign against infrastructure deep inside Russia, with a drone attack on Sunday shutting down a data center run by Ru

2026-10-11 20:02:47:00

Nobel medicine prize goes to 3 scientists for research into brain activity

The Nobel Prize in medicine was awarded Monday to three scientists working on the mechanisms the brain uses to switch on, or off, the activity of individual nerve cells. Karl Deisseroth, Peter Hegemann and Georg Nagel have carried out research into light-gated ion channels and optogenetics. The Nobel Assembly lauded their work, writing on X that the method “is now being used in laboratories around the world to reveal the brain’s mysteries.” The assembly said Deisseroth is based at Stanford Unive

2026-10-05 19:38:08:00

'Woman Unknown' wins Golden Lion, Malkovich 'humbled' by best actor award at Venice Film Fes tival

“Woman Unknown,” a drama about Denmark in the aftermath of the Nazi occupation directed by May el-Toukhy, won the prestigious Golden Lion at the 83rd Venice Film Festival on Saturday. The Maggie Gyllenhaal -led jury announced the winners, which included a best actor prize for John Malkovich for his performance in the dark CIA comedy “Wild Horse Nine.” Malkovich was not in attendance at the ceremony, but he sent a video message, explaining that he is shooting in Montreal. “I am humbled to be chos

2026-09-13 09:18:14:00

Trump wants to make this midterm year 'special' to avoid losing Republican control of Congress

DALLAS (AP) — Republicans at their midterm convention know that history is not on their side this election season , but they are counting on President Donald Trump and his two-day extravaganza in Dallas to rally voters to protect their House and Senate majorities. They spent the first night denouncing Democrats as extremists before Trump capped Wednesday with a speech saying the choice this election is “very, very simple” and making the outlandish promise of $5,000 to each American adult, if his

2026-09-10 20:24:28:00

2 rescued from tunnel 9 days after Nepal floods

Rescuers in Nepal pulled two workers alive from a hydropower tunnel Friday as emergency teams continued an operation to reach others believed to be trapped inside, officials said. The two men were rescued from the Trishuli 3A tunnel nine days after floods, likely caused by a glacier collapse , devastated towns and swept away villages in Nepal on Aug. 26. Nepalese lawmaker Shri Ram Neupane posted about the second rescue on his Facebook page shortly after army spokesperson Brig. Gen. Raja Ram Basn

2026-09-04 14:31:34:00

Leaders of China, Russia and India are among heads of state meeting to counter US influence

The leaders of China, Russia and India gathered with other heads of state in Kyrgyzstan on Monday for the summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization, a group billed as a counterweight to US global influence. Chinese President Xi Jinping, Russian President Vladimir Putin and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi are attending the events in Bishkek, the capital of the Central Asian nation. Putin and Xi met in one of the many bilateral sessions on the sidelines of the summit, Russian state media

2026-08-31 22:00:15:00

Trump moves toward levying new tariff on China for flooding market with cheap goods

US President Donald Trump is moving toward levying a new tariff on China that would penalize the world’s second-largest economy for flooding the global market with underpriced goods, according to three people familiar with the matter. Two of the people, who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss internal deliberations still being finalized, said Trump is considering setting the new tariff at 7.5 percent. It's a level administration officials believe would not endanger the one-year trade truc

2026-08-25 08:51:43:00