WASHINGTON (AP) — Lebanon and Israel held their first direct diplomatic talks in decades on Tuesday in Washington following more than a month of war between Israel and the Iran-backed Hezbollah militant group, with U. S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio calling it a “historic opportunity” but...

MIAMI (AP) — Javier Mascherano and Lionel Messi led Inter Miami to the MLS Cup title in December, the latest victory in their long line of successes together. Barely four months later, Mascherano is done with the club. Mascherano is out as Inter Miami’s coach, the team announcing that stunning...

NEW YORK (AP) — Barely two weeks before it was due to shut down, the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette said Tuesday it had found a last-minute buyer — a successful nonprofit journalism operation that has agreed to keep the struggling newspaper open. The resolution to a months-long worry in western about...

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — The most popular last names in the U. S might be unchanged from the previous decade, but Asian surnames were the fastest-growing at the start of this decade, the U. S. Census Bureau said Tuesday. “Smith,” “Johnson,” “Williams,” “Brown," and Jones,” remained a...

MEXICO CITY (AP) — The Mexican government on Tuesday protested the deaths of its citizens in U. S. immigration custody as President Claudia Sheinbaum pushes back against U. S. President Donald Trump's policies on multiple fronts. The progressive Mexican leader has walked a careful line with for...