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WASHINGTON - Snacking on chicken at a picnic table near section 402, decked out in his curly W cap and pullover, Bob Batwinis hoped to see a lot at Game 4 of the World Series. Exciting plays. A Washin...

WASHINGTON - Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the shadowy leader of the Islamic State group who presided over its global jihad and became arguably the world's most wanted man, is believed dead after being target...

HONG KONG - An unauthorized anti-government rally in Hong Kong quickly turned chaotic on Sunday as police used tear gas to disperse protesters on a major tourist strip, leading to hours of ugly confro...

In-The-News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of Oct. 29. What we are watching i...

OTTAWA - Barack Obama's former Canadian envoy says divided Democrats in his party can learn important lessons from Justin Trudeau's slim election victory in their quest to defeat Donald Trump and the ...

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia - The long-planned initial public offering of a sliver of Saudi Arabia's state-owned oil giant Saudi Aramco will begin this December, a Saudi-owned satellite channel reported on T...

BAGHDAD - An Iraqi security official says 18 people have been killed and hundreds wounded in an attack against protesters in Iraq's Shiite holy city of Karbala. The official says the attack happened e...

REGINA - Bryan Little picked a big stage to score his first goal of the season. His overtime winner lifted the Winnipeg Jets to a 2-1 win over the Calgary Flames in a snowy Heritage Cla...

VANCOUVER - J.T. Miller had a pair of goals, and the Vancouver Canucks scored five times in the first period on their way to a decisive 7-2 victory over the visiting Florida Panthers on...

WASHINGTON - Not bad for a TBA. Unheralded rookie Jos Urquidy outpitched all those big-name aces who preceded him, quieting Washington's bats and the Nationals Park crowd, too. Alex Bregman busted out...