Power partly restored in Cuba after Hurricane Rafael
Power was restored to parts of Cuba on Thursday a day after Hurricane Rafael swept over the island, leaving its 10 million inhabitants without electricity for the second time in a month.
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NBA Lakers assign Bronny James to G-League squad
Bronny James, the 20-year-old son of NBA superstar LeBron James, has been assigned by the Los Angeles Lakers to their G-League developmental squad, the club announced on Thursday.
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Galatasaray down Spurs in Europa League, Man United end wait for win
Victor Osimhen scored twice as Galatasaray inflicted a first Europa League defeat of the season on Tottenham with a 3-2 victory in Istanbul on Thursday, while Manchester United got their first win on the board by beating PAOK Thessaloniki.
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Dodgers pitcher Kershaw aims to be 'good as can be' after surgeries
The Los Angeles Dodgers' three-time Cy Young Award-winning pitcher Clayton Kershaw said he underwent foot and knee surgeries on Thursday and aims to return for an 18th Major League Baseball season in 2025.
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Global stocks mostly rise as Fed, Bank of England cut rates
Global stocks mostly rose Thursday, with US indices hitting fresh records as a Federal Reserve interest rate cut extended a post-election rally.
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US Fed makes quarter point cut as Powell insists he would not quit
The US Federal Reserve shrugged off concerns about the economic impact of Donald Trump's election victory and moved ahead with a quarter point cut Thursday.
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Biden vows peaceful White House handover, Trump eyes Putin talks
Joe Biden pledged a peaceful transfer of power Thursday after Donald Trump's stunning US election win, while the Republican showed his intent to ditch the outgoing president's policies by suggesting he would talk to Vladimir Putin.
Read moreUS military judge rules 9/11 mastermind plea deal is valid
Plea agreements with 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and two other defendants are valid and binding, a US military judge said in a ruling published Thursday, three months after the deals were scrapped by Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin.
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One Direction star took cocaine, alcohol, antidepressant before death
One Direction star Liam Payne consumed cocaine, alcohol and a prescription antidepressant before falling to his death from a Buenos Aires hotel balcony last month, Argentine prosecutors said Thursday.
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F-15 fighters arrive in Middle East: US military
American F-15 fighter planes arrived in the Middle East on Thursday, the US military said, after Washington announced the deployment of additional assets to the region in a warning to Iran.
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