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AP Manchester United’s Matheus Cunha, (second right) heads the ball during the English Premier League football match against Hull City in Kingston upon Hull, England, yesterday.
August 23, 2026

Opening-day struggles for United, Tottenham

AP: It took just one round of the Premier League season to puncture the pre-season optimism surrounding Manchester United and Tottenham. Yesterday, England’s top division began with United, the…
AP FIFA president Gianni Infantino and president of Moroccan Royal Football Federation Fouzi Lekjaa attend a Women’s AFCON 2026 football match between Malawi and Zambia, in Rabat, Morocco, on Wednesday, August 5.
August 23, 2026

Infantino shows up for U14 Challenger series despite Concacaf advice

GENEVA (AP): Gianni Infantino defied a request from one of FIFA’s vice-presidents to stay away from an under-14 football event in the Caribbean and instead made a rare public appearance amid the…
August 23, 2026

How to help your kids make friends at a new school

For students starting at a new school, the first day holds many questions: Will they see any familiar faces? Who will they sit with at lunch? Who will they play with at recess? “I’m this much…
People carry water during a power outage in Havana, Cuba.
August 23, 2026

Cuba says US sanctions blocking efforts to open economy

UNITED NATIONS (AP): The United States has demanded that Cuba open up to private investment, and Cuba has passed sweeping reforms to encourage just that. So Cuba’s UN ambassador says he wants to know…
AP Mitchell Starc of Australia appeals unsuccessfully for a wicket during play on day two of the first Test against Bangladesh in Darwin, Australia, on Friday.
August 23, 2026

Starc, Islam’s six-wicket hauls highlight Australia-Bangladesh day one

MACKAY, Australia (AP): Mitchell Starc removed Bangladesh opener Shadman Islam with the first ball of the match, and the veteran Australian fast bowler went on to take six wickets in the first innings…
One of several appeals made on Saturday.
August 23, 2026 by Janet Silvera

‘We need help’ - Cooper’s Pen residents return to the streets, plead for relocation as demolition threat hangs over community

WESTERN BUREAU: “Where are you, Mr Prime Minister? Where are you? We need help.” It was the anguished cry from Cooper’s Pen, on Saturday morning as residents, some already homeless and others fearful…
AP England’s Josh Tongue (right) celebrates bowling Pakistan’s Shan Masood on day three of the first Test match in Leeds, England, on Friday, August 21.
August 23, 2026

England thrash Pakistan at Headingley

LEEDS, England (AP): England wrapped up an innings victory over Pakistan inside three days in the first Test on Friday, making a strong start to the post-Bazball era under returning captain Joe Root.…
Canada Prime Minister Mark Carney.
August 23, 2026

US, Canada fall deeper into trade war

WASHINGTON (AP): The United States and Canada, historic allies along an undefended border, fell deeper into a trade war Saturday marked by angry recriminations and new tariffs that are expected to…
Manchester United coach Michael Carrick.
August 23, 2026

Carrick calls for calm

HULL, England (AP): Michael Carrick had a message for critics rushing to judge Manchester United after their disappointing defeat in the opening round of the Premier League: Relax. “I played here for…