Of secret agents and Neanderthals: The weird magic of Rachel Kushner’s fantastic new novel, “Creation Lake”
The acclaimed writer's new book is as erudite as its predecessors, but it’s less self-conscious — funnier and freer.
Raptors mailbag: Which new player has impressed most this NBA pre-season?
In this week’s mailbag, Doug Smith answers questions about the Raptors pre-season, Danny Green’s retirement, the CBA and more ...
Ruoning Yin wins home LPGA event in China for her fourth tour victory
Ruoning Yin shot an 8-under 64 on Sunday to win the LPGA Buick Shanghai tournament, the fourth career LPGA victory for the ...
Ohtani gives hope to young baseball players in Japan, and the rest of the country, too
Shin Oebori coaches the Fukagawa Hawks youth baseball team in Tokyo, and he is very aware how Los Angeles Dodgers superstar ...
Jeanty rushes for 217 yards and TD, catches TD pass and Boise State downs Hawaii 28-7
Ashton Jeanty accounted for 237 all-purpose yards and scored two touchdowns to lead No. 17 Boise State to a 28-7 win over ...
Johnson shrugs off late interception, throws for winning TD as No. 18 Kansas State beats Colorado
Avery Johnson rebounded from throwing a late interception by finding Jayce Brown for a 50-yard touchdown with 2:14 remaining ...
They fled their homes to escape Boko Haram. Now Nigeria is resettling them back despite their fears
When Boko Haram launched an insurgency in northeastern Nigeria in 2010, Abdulhameed Salisu packed his bag and fled from his ...
Legislative majorities giving one party all the power are in play in several states
After introducing herself at their front doors, Vanessa Vaughn West began her pitch to voters with a question: What issues ...
Temwa Chawinga breaks NWSL scoring record to help KC Current take down Bay FC
Temwa Chawinga broke the National Women’s Soccer League single-season goal-scoring record with her 19th of the year on ...
Marchenko, Chinakhov and Monahan each have 3 points as Blue Jackets beat Avalanche 6-4
Kirill Marchenko and Yegor Chinakhov scored in a three-goal second period for Columbus, and the Blue Jackets beat the ...
Teravainen nets four points as Blackhawks beat winless Oilers 5-2
EDMONTON - Teuvo Teravainen had two goals and two assists and Connor Bedard had a goal and two assists as the Chicago ...
Train crash in Egypt kills 1 and injures more than 20 people
A locomotive crashed into the tail of the Cairo-bound passenger train Sunday in southern Egypt, killing at least one person and injuring multiple others, authorities said. It ...