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Participants from various women's rights organizations hold signs as they demonstrate regarding the destruction of family planning supplies stockpiled in Belgium, near the U.S. embassy in Brussels, Thursday, Sept. 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Omar Havana)

Women's rights activists rally in Belgium fearing US plans for birth control supplies

8:15 AM on Thursday, September 18

Dozens of women’s rights activists have rallied near the U.S. Embassy in Brussels to protest what plans by President Donald Trump's administration to destroy millions of dollars in family planning supplies meant for women living in hardship in Africa

FILE - Alex Soros, left, on behalf of his father George Soros, in the East Room of the White House, Saturday, Jan. 4, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File)

George Soros' philanthropy reaches for new ideas as it grapples with the limits of its power

8:07 AM on Thursday, September 18

The family philanthropy of hedge fund billionaire George Soros has consistently been one of the largest funders of human rights organizations around the world

Spain's Ferran Torres, bottom, is congratulated by Lamine Yamal after scoring his side's 4th goal during a World Cup qualifying round Group E soccer match between Turkey and Spain at Konya Buyuksehir stadium, in Konya, Turkey, Sunday, Sept. 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Khalil Hamra)

Spain overtakes Messi's Argentina to lead FIFA rankings for first time since 2014

7:47 AM on Thursday, September 18

Spain and Lamine Yamal have taken top spot from Argentina and Lionel Messi in the new FIFA men’s rankings

Visitors pass by the Huawei Atlas 900 A3 SuperPoD exhibited at the World Artificial Intelligence Conference in Shanghai, China, July 28, 2025. (Chinatopix Via AP) CHINA OUT

How Huawei plans to outperform global tech leaders with less powerful chips

6:22 AM on Thursday, September 18

Huawei Technologies has announced plans to launch what it says will be the world's most powerful AI computing clusters over the next two years

FILE - In this Feb. 10, 2016 photo, Afghanis access social media websites at a private internet cafe in Kabul, Afghanistan. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul, file)

The Taliban internet ban spreads across Afghanistan as more provinces are shut down

4:29 AM on Thursday, September 18

A Taliban crackdown to “prevent immorality” is spreading across Afghanistan, with more provinces losing access to fiber-optic internet after the country’s leader imposed a complete ban on the technology

Tennessee Titans place kicker Joey Slye, right, celebrates a field goal with guard Blake Hance during the second half of an NFL football game against the Los Angeles Rams, Sunday, Sept. 14, 2025, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/George Walker IV)

No longer a dull formality, NFL kickoffs require a new set of skills for kickers and returners

1:39 AM on Thursday, September 18

The NFL introduced the so-called dynamic kickoff last year, limiting how far the coverage team has to run and establishing a landing zone inside the 20-yard line

Golden State Valkyries' Veronica Burton, center, consoles Cecilia Zandalasini, bottom right, after Zandalasini missed a game-winning shot at the buzzer as Minnesota Lynx' Kayla McBride, left, celebrates their team's win in Game 2 in the first round of the WNBA basketball playoffs Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2025, in San Jose, Calif. (Scott Strazzante/San Francisco Chronicle via AP)

WNBA playoffs: Three decisive Game 3s highlight a balanced season

1:26 AM on Thursday, September 18

It’s fitting that many of the opening round playoff series are going the distance after the balanced regular season the WNBA had

The sun rises over power-generating wind turbines at the Capital Wind Farm near Canberra, Australia, on March 18, 2025. (Mick Tsikas/AAP Image via AP)

Australia targets at least 62% emissions cut in the next decade

1:12 AM on Thursday, September 18

Australia has set a new target of reducing its greenhouse gas emissions by between 62% and 70% below 2005 levels by 2035

This image released by Opera Philadelphia shows Anthony Roth Costanzo, general director and president of Opera Philadelphia, left, singing an aria by Handel, left, as Elizabeth Braden conducts the orchestra and pipe organ, during an event on Sept. 7, 2025 in Philadelphia, to preview the company’s new season. (Ray Bailey/Opera Philadelphia via AP)

Anthony Roth Costanzo, who introduced $11 tickets, brings opera with a difference to Philadelphia

12:24 AM on Thursday, September 18

Anthony Roth Costanzo, who introduced $11 tickets to Opera Philadelphia, aims to surprise audiences again with the company’s new season as it celebrates its 50th anniversary

Dreamy Cheung feeds her domesticated yellow-crested cockatoo at a park in Hong Kong, on Aug. 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Chan Long Hei)

One of the rarest birds in the world finds a city sanctuary in Hong Kong

9:40 PM on Wednesday, September 17

Yellow-crested cockatoos have found a sanctuary in Hong Kong's urban parks, but they face housing troubles similar to their human neighbors

FILE - Fred Kerley, of the United States, celebrates after his third place finish in the men's 100-meter final at the 2024 Summer Olympics, on Aug. 4, 2024, in Saint-Denis, France. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue, File)

Former world champion sprinter Fred Kerley set to join no-testing Enhanced Games

8:24 PM on Wednesday, September 17

Former world sprint champion Fred Kerley has become the first track athlete to join the no-drug-testing Enhanced Games

Ghana's President John Mahama speaks to the media at the Jubilee House in Accra, Ghana, Wednesday, Sept. 10, 2025. (Ghana Presidency via AP)

US deportees sue the Ghanaian authorities as competing claims swirl about their location

7:03 PM on Wednesday, September 17

At least 11 of the 14 immigrants deported by the U.S. to Ghana are still being held there, according to the deportees and their lawyers

New York Liberty forward Breanna Stewart (30) looks for an opening for a pass during Game 2 in the first round of the WNBA basketball playoffs against the Phoenix Mercury, Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Angelina Katsanis)

Liberty's Breanna Stewart struggles in Game 2 loss with knee injury

11:18 AM on Wednesday, September 17

After much speculation about her condition, Breanna Stewart was on the court Wednesday night for the Liberty’s lopsided 86-60 loss to the Phoenix Mercury in Game 2 of their first round series

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