Kenyan players encouraged to check out CSL

NAIROBI - The allure of playing professional soccer has inspired a change of attitude among Kenyan players.

Triple G, Canelo rarin' for rematch

LAS VEGAS - For a sport often given up for dead, boxing is suddenly very much alive.

Hayward: 'Rehab was most difficult thing I've done'

BOSTON - The Celtics were in sunny Los Angeles, it was another sub-zero winter day back home, and Gordon Hayward was stuck in rehab, shooting baskets from a chair and picking up marbles with his toes to work his surgically repaired ankle back into shape.

Dalton grabs the glory, but Green writes the story for surging Bengals

CINCINNATI - Andy Dalton kept the Baltimore Ravens out of the playoffs last year by throwing a long touchdown pass.

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California, China collaborate on climate

California and China, building on their successful partnership on climate and clean energy, have pledged to raise their ambitions to lead the global fight against climate change.

World bids farewell to Kofi Annan

ACCRA, Ghana - World leaders past and present, traditional rulers and global royalty on Thursday joined the family of Kofi Annan, as the former UN secretary-general's state funeral took place in his native Ghana.

EU lawmakers move to punish Hungary

BRUSSELS - Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban suffered a rare political setback on Wednesday as European Union lawmakers voted to pursue unprecedented action against his government for allegedly undermining the bloc's democratic values and rule of law.

Gunman kills wife, four others in 'new normal' shootings

LOS ANGELES - An unidentified gunman shot and killed his wife and four other people in a series of shootings on Wednesday in Southern California before taking his own life, police said.

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Terrorism still a threat after 17 years

WASHINGTON - Terrorism is still a threat to the United States, even 17 years after terrorists killed nearly 3,000 civilians in the Sept 11, 2001 attack on New York and Washington, US experts said.