3+ hour, 34+ min ago  (269+ words) PAMPLONA, Spain -- One runner was gored in the face and many more were fortunate to not be seriously injured during a chaotic bull run at Spain's San Fermin festival on Saturday. The six bulls and accompanying steers charged through crowds…...

1+ day, 9+ hour ago  (745+ words) MADRID -- A wildfire roared through a remote expat community in southern Spain overnight, killing at least 12 people as victims tried to flee the flames in cars and on foot, authorities said Friday. Eight people were injured and 23 missing, Andalusia's regional…...

3+ day, 8+ hour ago  (949+ words) BERLIN -- They called themselves the "German driving school for experts," but prosecutors say the true purpose of their Telegram chats was to brag about the women they raped and share tips about how to drug them. EDITOR'S NOTE: This story…...

3+ day, 9+ hour ago  (218+ words) Eight teams are left in the World Cup, and the quarterfinals feature the top four countries in FIFA's pretournament men's world rankings plus two others in the top 10. France looks like a juggernaut and is the betting favorite at just…...

1+ week, 9+ hour ago  (406+ words) CAIRO, Egypt -- Egypt coach Hossam Hassan waved a Palestinian flag on the pitch after his team's victory over Australia in the World Cup, saying he was dedicating it to both Egyptians and Palestinians. "My heart and soul are with them,…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (794+ words) ORSAY, France -- Ice. Urgently and in large quantities. At a Paris-region hospital, emergency medics needed it to plunge patients into cold-water baths to speedily bring down their temperatures so they wouldn't join the growing tally of dead from a record-smashing…...

2+ week, 8+ hour ago  (761+ words) HOUSTON -- Tiny Cape Verde defied odds to become the smallest country to earn a spot in the World Cup knockout round behind the stellar play of Vozinha, the 40-year-old goalkeeper who embodied the grit of his nation. "We are small,…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago  (1029+ words) High-end freshman talent teemed through the last two NBA draft classes with names like Cooper Flagg in 2025 or AJ Dybantsa at No. 1 this year. The 2027 class lacks that same lofty status. Paul Biancardi, ESPN's national recruiting director for high school…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago  (363+ words) While many of the World Cup's competing nations are wracked by social divisions, some of their teams offer strikingly positive examples of how players from different backgrounds and religious faiths can cooperate closely in pursuit of a common goal. The…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago  (681+ words) MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. -- The teams that are ranked 61st, 67th and 85th in FIFA's world rankings all were heavy underdogs in their first matches at the World Cup. They all played Monday. None of them won. None of them lost, either. Through five…...