AARLE-RIXTEL, Netherlands - Just decades ago there were thousands. Now only about 30 Dutch clog-makers remain, fighting to save a dying craft with the wooden shoes more often found today as fridge-magnets rather than footwear.
LOS ANGELES - Harrison Ford will not face any penalties over mistakenly landing on a taxiway at a Southern California airport earlier this year, the actor's attorney said Monday.
ANTANANARIVO, Madagascar - A sapphire rush has brought tens of thousands of people into the remote rain forests of eastern Madagascar, disfiguring a protected environmental area and prompting calls for military intervention.
KEY BISCAYNE, Florida - Weary from three months of winning, Roger Federer hit one last shot on Sunday, whacking a celebratory forehand into the stands to punctuate his victory over Rafael Nadal in the Miami Open final.
LONDON - Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger expressed hope Sunday's 2-2 draw with Manchester City represents a turning point after an extremely testing period in the club's recent history.
A raucous crowd of 36,000 witnessed the greatest escape act in Formula E history on Saturday at the Julius Baer Mexico City ePrix.
NEW YORK - The New York Yankees, who dropped their season-opener 7-3 to the Tampa Bay Rays on Sunday, are not one of Major League Baseball's top two payrolls for the first time in nearly a quarter-century.
Hot favorites Brad and Radka Kahlefedlt failed to repeat a clean sweep of titles on their Chinese return at the Ironman 70.3 season opener in Liuzhou on Saturday - but it's still a case of marital bliss for triathlon's glamour couple.
LONDON - Antonio Conte admitted Chelsea's shock 2-1 defeat against Crystal Palace on Saturday has blown the Premier League title race wide open.
BERLIN - Robert Lewandowski shot to the top of the Bundesliga scoring charts with a hat-trick on Saturday as Bayern Munich's Polish ace continued his hot streak for club and country.
BRUSSELS - The European Union softened its public stance on Britain's exit from the bloc on Friday, with Council President Donald Tusk signaling some flexibility on allowing talks on a new relationship before the divorce proceedings are complete.
TOKYO - A Japanese whaling fleet returned to port on Friday after an annual Antarctic hunt that killed more than 300 of the mammals as the country pursues the program in defiance of global criticism.
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