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A'ja Wilson scored 29 points to help the No. 2 seed Las Vegas Aces beat the seventh-seeded Seattle Storm 102-77 in Game 1 of their best-of-three first-round playoff series.

Australia and Papua New Guinea are set to integrate their defense forces under a new security pact, aiming to curb China's security influence in the region.

Asian shares are mostly higher after Wall Street shares finished near their record levels. Benchmarks rose in Hong Kong and Shanghai in Monday morning trading.

The National Center for Civil and Human Rights is expanding at a critical moment in the United States.

Cardi B releasing her long-awaited sophomore LP, "Am I the Drama?," and Lily James playing the founder of the popular dating app Bumble in the new biographical drama "Swiped" are some of the new television, films, music and games headed to a device . ...

Bijan Robinson rushed for 143 yards and Parker Romo made all five of his field-goal tries in his debut for the Atlanta Falcons in a 22-6 victory over the Minnesota Vikings.

The Boston Red Sox went out and picked up Garrett Crochet for game like this. Facing the rival New York Yankees in a race for the AL's top wild-card spot, Crochet was given a big first-inning lead and matched his season high with 12 strikeouts over . ...

Racing Louisville midfielder Savannah DeMelo was stable and alert after she was taken from a match Sunday against the Seattle Reign by ambulance because of a medical emergency.

Seattle Reign and Racing Louisville abandoned their match in the National Women's Soccer League on Sunday night following a medical emergency involving Racing midfielder Savannah DeMelo.

What had been labeled a Ryder Cup training camp for the Americans turned into another typical week for Scottie Scheffler.