Chasing baseball gold: Israeli team has big dreams for Tokyo
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Danny Valencia ducked out of the scorching Arizona sun, reached into a cooler to grab an ice-cold drink and took a...
Bill Maher taping canceled after host’s positive virus test
<p>LOS ANGELES — A taping of Bill Maher's weekly HBO show was canceled after the host tested positive for COVID-19.</p>
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Cuba rolls out mass vaccines while awaiting study results
<p>HAVANA — The jab didn't even hurt, and Mabel Aguilera figures it may finally let her see granddaughters on the other side of Cuba...
Lions schedule in SA changed, almost certainly no fans
CAPE TOWN, South Africa — The British and Irish Lions' match schedule for their rugby tour of South Africa has been changed to mitigate...
Turkish tourism video taken down after online outcry
<p>ISTANBUL — A video promoting tourism in Turkey amid the pandemic has caused an uproar on social media for showing tourism employees wearing masks...
Getting There: PGA Championship promises improved access
KIAWAH ISLAND, S.C. — The golf, as it usually is at the Ocean Course, was spectacular. Getting there to see it unfold at the...
Gucci marks 100 years with exhibit on Michele code-breaking
<p>FLORENCE, Italy — Alessandro Michele has radically shifted Gucci codes and challenged fashion norms in his 6½ years as creative director of the brand...
EXPLAINER: Why Japan has been slow to roll out vaccinations
TOKYO — Japan's rollout of COVID-19 vaccines began belatedly in mid-February, months behind the United States and many other countries. Officials blamed a shortage...
Cuba rolls out mass vaccines while awaiting study results
HAVANA — The jab didn't even hurt, and Mabel Aguilera figures it may finally let her see granddaughters on the other side of Cuba...
EXPLAINER: Why Japan has been slow to roll out vaccinations
<p>TOKYO — Japan's rollout of COVID-19 vaccines began belatedly in mid-February, months behind the United States and many other countries. Officials blamed a shortage...