WASHINGTON — Interest rates on government bonds are rising again around the world, making borrowing more expensive for consumers and businesses and heightening concerns about whether governments are issuing more debt than financial markets can handle.

Brandon Lowe was watching the play unfold behind him as he headed home, as San Francisco Giants third baseman Osleivis Basabe made a spectacular stop on a grounder by Rafael Flores Jr.

Max Gochis, Bryson Valentovish, Luke West and Jacob Prex scored to power Trib HSSN Class 6A No. 1 Seneca Valley (3-0) to a 4-1 victory over Class 6A No. 3 Fox Chapel (1-1) in nonsection boys soccer Tuesday night.

Reports of explosions and a Plum business catching fire late Tuesday turned out to be just a transformer issue that resulted in small vegetation fires.

INDIANAPOLIS (Triple A, 65-68) lost 9-7 to Toledo (Tigers). DH Konnor Griffin (.350), continuing his rehab from a finger injury, went 0 for 4 with a walk and a strikeout. 1B Nick Cimillo (.199) went 3 for 3 with his 11th and 12th homers, a walk, three runs scored and four RBIs. C Derek Berg (.178) went 2 for 4 with his third homer, a two-run shot. RF Ronny ...

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In a strategic retreat, the United Nations concedes that Earth has lost its chance to prevent some of the worst impacts of global warming.

July 26, 1934 - August 30, 2026

William "Bill" Wayne Dickey passed August 30, 2026. Visitation: September 4th, 5:00 pm-7:00 pm, Pitman Funeral Home, Wentz. Graveside: September 5th, 10:00 am, Valhalla Cemetery, St. Louis, www.pitmanfuneralhome.com.

Fortified with the Sacraments of Holy Mother Church on Sat. Aug. 29, 2026. Loving husband of Judith Duda (nee Doll); beloved father of Stephen (Dawn) Duda, Theresa (William) Leingang, Gregory (Stacie) Zink-Duda and Paul (Shannon Powell) Duda; cherished grandfather of…

January 9, 1943 - August 31, 2026

Fortified with the Sacraments of the Holy Mother Church passed away Friday, August 28th, 2026. Loving mother of Nate, Beloved daughter of Walter and Pat Schlenk, Sister of Matthew, Tom, and Carol. Daughter in law of Pam Maness, Granddaughter of…

When comedian Atsuko Okatsuka was eight years old, she thought her family was taking a two-month vacation to the United States. It was never supposed to be longer than that, Okatsuka said in a Zoom interview from her Los Angeles…

The Joliet Township highway commissioner has revoked Flock camera permits, citing privacy concerns.

Logan Square residents say they are concerned about a nearby encampment while advocates argue that moving people from one location to another does not address the root causes of homelessness.

Keep up with the latest news from around the NFL as the calendar flips to September and opening night a week away.

New submitter greytree shares a report from Brown University: LUX-ZEPLIN, an experiment co-led by Brown University faculty and students, observed a particle interaction that could be interpreted as a signal from WIMPs, a dark matter candidate -- but researchers need more data to confirm. [...] The result does not yet meet the statistical threshold required ...

The only direction from here is up, Angels fans.

The filing follows the discovery of more than 50 decomposing bodies at the funeral home last month.