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William Alvin Moncrief Jr., a Texas wildcatter who helped build a fatherson venture into an oil and gas empire over more than 70 years in the industry, has died. He was 101.

China is urging the United States to protect a Chinese space station and its threemember crew after Beijing complained that satellites launched by Elon Musks SpaceX nearly struck the station. The foreign ministry accused Washington of ignoring its treaty...

Global COVID19 infections hit a record high over the past sevenday period, Reuters data showed on Wednesday, as the Omicron variant raced out of control, forcing some governments to rethink their quarantine and test rules.

Ahmad Sauce Gardner was considered the ultimate project when he joined Cincinnati's 2019 signing class.

Lebanese authorities on Wednesday intercepted nine million pills of the recreational drug captagon inside a shipment of lemons, foiling an attempt to smuggle them to the Gulf, media reported.

Saints coach Sean Payton sounded ready to accept and move on immediately from a potentially costly lateseason defeat.

Losses for Liverpool are about as rare as penalty misses by Mohamed Salah.

The Brazilian government has allocated 200 million reais ($35.5 million) in disaster relief funds to northeastern Brazil, where 20 people have died and tens of thousands have been displaced amid severe flooding, according to a Tuesday presidential decree.

The Kansas City Chiefs will never take for granted winning their division, which theyve now done six straight times, but a thorough thrashing of the Pittsburgh Steelers on Sunday night served notice to the rest of the league.

Blowing snow in mountains of Northern California and Nevada closed key highways over the weekend, while an arctic blast brought frigid temperatures to the Pacific Northwest and unusually warm weather settled over parts of Texas and the Southeast.

Heres what the Orlando Magic injury report looked like on Sunday: Six players out because of virus-related problems, another sidelined while he completes the process of getting cleared from a protocols stint, and another six players out with injuries.

Rex Burkhead ran for a careerhigh 149 yards and two touchdowns, and the Houston Texans took advantage of three turnovers to beat the Los Angeles Chargers 4129 on Sunday with both teams missing more than a dozen players because COVID19 protocols.

The Buffalo Sabres placed coach Don Granato and two players in the NHLs COVID-19 protocol upon returning from the leagues holiday break on Sunday.

The wife of conspiracy theorist Alex Jones was arrested Christmas Eve on a domestic violence charge that the rightwing provocateur said stems from a "medication imbalance.

Commercial airlines around the world canceled more than 4,000 flights over the Christmas weekend, as a mounting wave of COVID19 infections driven by the Omicron variant created greater uncertainty and misery for holiday travelers.

The International Ice Hockey Federation has canceled the under-18 womens world championship for the second straight year over COVID-19 concerns, drawing sharp criticism with the mens world junior hockey championship opening this weekend.