Dunking in a more diverse universe

NBA commissioner Adam Silver wants more women employed throughout the league.

Scoring soaring after 3-mendous start

NEW YORK - NBA scoring is up. Way up. At this pace, that won't change anytime soon.

Tip-offs: NBA news roundup

Houston hamstrung by Harden injury

Advantage Zhuhai as city gets in swing

Zhuhai is firmly in the grip of tennis fever as the southern coastal city gets set to serve up a feast of world-class action and add to its growing reputation as a center for the sport.

Obama, Clinton among targets of bombs

WASHINGTON/NEW YORK - Former US president Barack Obama and former secretary of state Hillary Clinton were among the targets of suspected package bombs delivered to several high-profile Democrats and CNN, which the FBI said it was investigating as an act of terrorism.

NATO kicks off largest drill since Cold War

OSLO - Military forces from 31 countries began NATO's largest exercise in decades, stretching from the Baltic Sea to Iceland, on Thursday, practicing military maneuvers close to Russia, which itself held a huge military drill last month.

Prince vows justice in Khashoggi murder

RIYADH - Saudi Arabia's crown prince denounced the "repulsive" murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi and vowed justice will prevail, in his first public comments on the case, without addressing US accusations of a monumental cover-up.

Putin warns of new arms race with US

MOSCOW - Russian President Vladimir Putin has warned of a new arms race if the United States pulls out of weapons treaties, and said Russia would respond "in kind" to any new US missiles placed on European soil.

IN BRIEF (Page 11)

EU rejects Italy's budget in bloc first

BRUSSELS - The European Union set up a high-stakes battle with Italy, one of the bloc's biggest economies, over who has final control over a member state's budget after the executive Commission took the unprecedented step of ordering the country to revise its public spending plans.

Trump struggles for migrant caravan plan

WASHINGTON - The United States has not settled on a plan for what to do if a migrant caravan arrives at the southern border, despite threats by US President Donald Trump to declare a national emergency or rescind aid from the countries whose people are journeying north.

Japan confirms release of journalist held in Syria

TOKYO - The Japanese government on Wednesday confirmed that a journalist kidnapped in Syria more than three years ago has been freed and is in Turkey.