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12:11 PM on Friday, March 13

Boxing champion Oleksandr Usyk remains as convinced as ever that Russian athletes should not be allowed to compete at major sports events, even as the International Olympic Committee and FIFA appear to be softening their stance

10:34 AM on Friday, March 13

The renowned Museum Ludwig in Germany is celebrating its 50th anniversary by opening a nearly five-month exhibit with more than 300 works of the famed Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama

10:08 AM on Friday, March 13

Ryan Coogler says the Oscars matter, but he is focused on enjoying the moment with his “Sinners” team

9:54 AM on Friday, March 13

Norwegian cross-country skiing star Johannes Hoesflot Klaebo says he sustained a concussion from a fall in a World Cup race but that he was “all good in the hood.”

9:50 AM on Friday, March 13

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says the U.S. 30-day waiver on Russian oil sanctions amid the Iran war is “not the right decision” and won’t help bring a stop to Russia’s more than 4-year-old invasion of Ukraine

9:28 AM on Friday, March 13

The robot-umpire system for overturning ball/strike calls is going to be used in regular-season games in the majors this year

7:50 AM on Friday, March 13

Pushing back on U.S. President Donald Trump’s comments, Iran’s national soccer team says “no one can exclude” it from playing in the men’s World Cup in the United States

7:04 AM on Friday, March 13

One grew up in rural Haiti amid the poverty and violence

7:02 AM on Friday, March 13

Alpine monitors are reporting that all but two of Austria’s 96 glaciers have retreated over the last two years and say such a “dramatic development” highlights the impact of climate change

6:38 AM on Friday, March 13

Cambodia has drafted its first law to crack down on online scam centers that fuel fraud and forced labor

6:33 AM on Friday, March 13

Police in Rotterdam are treating a fire at the entrance to a synagogue as a possible arson attack

5:51 AM on Friday, March 13

Wrexham’s celebrity owners are swapping the boardroom for the commentary booth to mark five years since their game-changing takeover of the Welsh soccer club

12:49 AM on Friday, March 13

Afghanistan’s Taliban government has accused Pakistan’s military of targeting homes in airstrikes in Kabul and Kandahar Province

12:09 AM on Friday, March 13

At this month’s Milan Cortina Paralympics, some athletes competed in shorts, T-shirts and even tank tops

12:06 AM on Friday, March 13

The U.S. Postal Service is unveiling a new series of stamps Friday that feature five special cars

11:28 PM on Thursday, March 12

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander has broken Wilt Chamberlain’s record for consecutive games with 20 points or more, extending his streak to 127

6:27 PM on Thursday, March 12

An American military refueling plane taking part in the operation against Iran has crashed in Iraq and rescue efforts are underway

1:32 PM on Thursday, March 12

The WNBA and its players’ union met for 16 hours during a third straight day of negotiations for a new collective bargaining agreement

10:36 AM on Thursday, March 12

Nearly a month after losing three family members in a Rhode Island ice rink shooting, Colin Dorgan scored a game-winning goal in double overtime that helped advance the Blackstone Valley Co-op out of the semifinals

12:27 PM on Wednesday, March 4

The Food and Drug Administration is reviewing a request for new warnings on antidepressant drugs, and that's presenting an unusual conflict of interest at the agency