ABOARD THE CRESCENT (AP) — There’s something melodic about watching the sun rise over a rural stillness broken only by the rhythms of steel wheels on tracks. Or so we tell ourselves. In this case, being aboard a train at all owed more to politics than poetry. Congress and Donald Trump were in...

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) — Pakistan announced Sunday that it will soon host talks between the U. S. and Iran, though there was no immediate word from the U. S. or Iran, and it was unclear whether the talks would be direct or indirect. “Pakistan is very happy that both Iran and the U. S. have a...

CAPE TOWN (AP) — Two-time Olympic champion runner Caster Semenya on Sunday expressed her disappointment with IOC President Kirsty Coventry over the decision to ban transgender women athletes from competing in women's events at the Olympics. Semenya, who is South African, said she expected more a...

SUZUKA, Japan (AP) — Four-time world champion Max Verstappen has not ruled out retiring at the end of the Formula 1 season, saying he is trying “very hard” to enjoy racing under the new changes. The Red Bull driver again openly expressed his dissatisfaction on Sunday after an eighth-place at...

LONDON (AP) — Neff Giwa sometimes asks himself: “Is this really happening to me?”Incredibly, yes. The 20-year-old Irishman who has never played American football committed on Sunday to play at South Carolina as an offensive lineman. Giwa, who is also Nigerian, has come a long way — from in...