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NEW YORK - Billie Jean King celebrated the 45th anniversary of Title IX at the New York Historical Society. King and friends of the Women’s Sports Foundation gathered Thursday night at the museu...

TORONTO - Coach John Herdman is a step closer to his goal of taking the Canadian women’s soccer team to the top. Canada has moved up one spot to No. 4 in the new FIFA women’s world ranking...

ST. LOUIS - The $1.5 million awarded this week to the parents of Michael Brown is the latest of several large settlements involving killings of black people by police, but it’s far from the larg...

Grief-stricken members of a remote northern Ontario community were still struggling to cope on Friday after the suicide of yet another 12-year-old girl sparked fears a death pact could claim even more...

AVON LAKE, Ohio - An Ohio man is facing charges after police say he stole more than 500 signs, claiming they were an eyesore and a distraction to drivers. John Hoelzl, of Avon Lake, was charged Wednes...

PARIS - High-divers plunged into the River Seine, trampoline athletes somersaulted inside the Petit Palais art museum and runners raced on a floating track as Paris turned some of its world-famous lan...

SOCHI, Russia - The Russian city of Sochi’s only professional soccer club says it is withdrawing from the league, in a move which calls World Cup legacy plans into question. FC Sochi says in a w...

SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of - A North Korean taekwondo demonstration team arrived in South Korea on Friday for its first performances in the rival country in 10 years. The team’s arrival came as S...

FREDERICTON - A major New Brunswick mining project - tapping into one of North America’s largest deposits of tungsten - has received federal environmental assessment approval. The Sisson Mine pr...

SYDNEY, Australia - Darren Simpson, who at 21 became Britain’s youngest ever Young Chef of the Year and has been a television chef and food writer, has died in Australia, his family said Friday....