Capitals clip Maple Leafs 5-2, Alex Ovechkin scores in return from injury
TORONTO — Alex Ovechkin scored an empty-net goal in his return to action as the Washington Capitals upended the Toronto Maple Leafs 5-2 on Saturday. Andrew Mangiapane, Jakob Chychrun, Nic Dowd and Tom ...
15 hurt in Florida when train hits fire truck that drove onto tracks after another train passed
DELRAY BEACH, Fla. — Three firefighters and a dozen passengers were injured in Florida on Saturday when a fire truck with its lights flashing drove around rail crossing arms and into the path of a ...
Norwegian chess grandmaster Magnus Carlsen quits a tournament in a dispute over jeans
NEW YORK (AP) — Top ranked chess player Magnus Carlsen has left the World Rapid and Blitz Chess Championships after refusing to change out of the jeans he wore to the competition, the International ...
'Let's not panic': Canada picks up the pieces after ugly Latvia loss at world juniors
Canada, which picked up a solid 4-0 victory over Finland to open its tournament Thursday, had plenty of offensive zone time and directed 57 shots at Latvian goaltender Linards Feldbergs. Included in ...
Mavs star Luka Doncic is latest pro athlete whose home was burglarized, business manager says
Doncic, 25, who is from Slovenia, is the sixth known pro athlete in the U.S. whose home was burglarized since October. Star ...
North Carolina federal prison supervisor convicted after instructing physical punishment
BUTNER, N.C. (AP) — A North Carolina federal prison supervisor has been convicted after investigators say he instructed a correctional officer to physically punish a man incarcerated at the ...
A missing Tennessee girl, 14, was left in the woods by a man she met online, sheriff says
HAHNVILLE, La. (AP) — A missing 14-year-old Tennessee girl has been found safe in the Louisiana woods, where authorities say she was left by a man who had picked her up from her home after the two met ...
Syria's embassy in Lebanon suspends services as Lebanon hands over former Syrian army officers
BEIRUT (AP) — Syria’s embassy in Lebanon suspended consular services Saturday, a day after two relatives of deposed Syrian President Bashar Assad were arrested at the Beirut airport with allegedly ...
Will New Year's Eve be loud or quiet? What are the top 2025 resolutions? AP-NORC poll has answers
There’s some optimism about the year ahead, although more than half aren’t expecting a positive change. About 4 in 10 say 2025 will be a better year for them personally. About one-third don’t expect ...
Trailblazing model Dayle Haddon dies from suspected carbon monoxide poisoning
NEW HOPE, Pa. (AP) — Dayle Haddon, an actor, activist and trailblazing former “Sports Illustrated” model who pushed back against age discrimination by reentering the industry as a widow, has died in a ...
Thick fog disrupts some flights on one of the UK's busiest weekends for travel
The U.K.’s weather forecasters, the Met Office, said thick fog patches could reduce visibility to just 100 meters (328 feet) in some areas across the country. It said travelers should allow “a little ...
Russia's Gazprom says it will halt gas supplies to Moldova starting Jan. 1
Russia’s state-owned energy giant Gazprom said Saturday it will halt gas supplies to Moldova starting on Jan. 1, citing ...