Police officers in the Philippines arrested for kidnapping 4 tourists and demanding a ransom (2024)

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At one point in “Bad Boys: Ride or Die,” Miami police detective Mike Lowrey enters a panic attack-induced trance while bullets are flying. There’s only one way out. Martin Lawrence smacks Will Smith in the face not once, not twice, but three times, so that the man with top billing can shake …

DULUTH, Minn. — I miss the crackle of the marine radio in the corner of the cabin at the lake.

MINNEAPOLIS — Muskie fishing opened in Minnesota this past weekend, but excitement for the season's first days isn't what it once was. That's because the state's lakes and rivers hold fewer muskies than they did a decade and more ago.

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — Tyreek Hill, the Miami Dolphins’ speedy wide receiver who, in my opinion, is the best and most important player on the team, wants to remain one of the NFL’s highest-paid wideouts.

PITTSBURGH — Pardon me if I am confused about Major League Baseball’s stance on gambling.

MIAMI — The hockey and basketball playoffs are on a welcome pause until later in the week — time to anticipate and appreciate. Or, more likely, time to bemoan why your own favorite team disappointed you yet again.

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PITTSBURGH — My conservation roots run deep. In my world, fishing isn't about catching, stocking up on food or achieving some mastery over the environment. It's not the fish, it's the fishing.

ATLANTA — It wasn’t like drafting Marvin Williams over Chris Paul or trading Pau Gasol for Shareef Abdur-Rahim. Former Hawks general manager Travis Schlenk didn’t end up with a only decent player instead of a generational talent after the 2018 draft. The player he picked has multiple All-Sta…

LOS ANGELES — A media-obsessed woman who wore visors and roller skates. An octogenarian billionaire with memory problems. An NBA team that nearly boycotted their playoff run.

CHICAGO — WNBA fans, let’s talk.

DALLAS — Of the notables who have come and gone from Boston, that city hates Dallas Mavericks guard Kyrie Irving almost as much as it despised King George III, General Charles Cornwallis and Benedict Arnold.

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I like a good sports story as much as the next TV critic, but when it comes to actual professional sports, my lack of interest is exceeded only by my ignorance. All I could have told you about the Clippers the day before yesterday was that they're an L.A.-based basketball team known for losi…

The Israeli military said it has started “operational activity” in two areas of central Gaza in a possible broadening of its monthslong ground offensive against Hamas. The military said Wednesday the operation began with airstrikes on militant infrastructure, after which troops began a “targeted daylight operation” in both areas. The eight-month offensive has largely cut off the flow of food, medicine and other supplies to Palestinians who are facing widespread hunger. International mediators wait for Israel and Hamas to respond to a new cease-fire and hostage release proposal, according to Qatar, which has played a key role in negotiations alongside Egypt and the United States.

- On a winning streak, until an injury sidelined him, Lukas Bechyne was nearly defeated by drugs. Now he shares his passion for sports and the benefits of an active, healthy lifestyle with thousands of kids and speaks frankly about how drugs nearly ruined his life. -

UNDATED (AP) — The NCAA baseball tournament moves to the best-of-three super regionals this weekend. Series starting Friday have Evansville at No. 1 national seed Tennessee, UConn at No. 8 Florida State, Kansas State at No. 12 Virginia and West Virginia at No. 4 North Carolina. Series starti…

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Australia’s online safety watchdog has dropped her Federal Court case aimed at forcing X Corp. to take down a video of a Sydney bishop being stabbed. But eSafety Commissioner Julie Inman Grant said Wednesday that she will continue her legal action in the Administrative Appeals Tribunal against the platform that billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk bought. Musk welcomed the decision, posting on X that “freedom of speech is worth fighting for.” The case before the tribunal, which reviews bureaucrats’ administrative decisions, had been brought by X and had been running in parallel with the Federal Court case. Inman Grant says cost is a factor in her decision to “consolidate” her commission’s legal action against X.

Philippine officials say four police officers in the capital region have been arrested for kidnapping for ransom that victimized four foreign tourists. Two of the officers onboard motorcycles flagged down a luxury car carrying three Chinese and a Malaysian over the weekend, while their armed civilian cohorts handcuffed and dragged the four tourists into a van. Police say two of the Chinese managed to escape and notified authorities. The remaining captives were beaten by the kidnappers but freed overnight after a ransom was paid.

WASHINGTON -- For James R. Jones, Congress was a tale of two internships. His first was great, with senior staffers who mentored him and gave him real work to do. His second was “demoralizing.”

A young woman with a golden arm and a dark reputation is giving away money. “You might’ve seen her mean white pony car parked up in some vacant lot,” Kent Wascom writes in the opening of his new novel, “The Great State of West Florida.”

“Lake County” opens with the aroma of orange blossoms, but it’s not long before you catch the scent of death.

A well-known orca was recently spotted off the Cape, according to researchers who say “time will tell” whether killer whales end up attacking local great white sharks.

MARIETTA, Ga. — Just after 3 p.m. on the third Tuesday of May, Lamont Hart began his shift outside a suburban precinct as a scorching Georgia sun reflected heat off the white-bricked Worship with Wonders Church.

PHILADELPHIA — As housing affordability debates have heated up across the United States, a rash of recent polls has shown the complex politics surrounding the issue.

Stephen King has been scaring the spit out of us for half a century now.

Damian Di Florio, Ph.D., remembers the lightning-bolt moment five years ago when he began thinking differently about the questions scientists ask. He was a summer undergraduate student working in the lab of cardiovascular researcher DeLisa Fairweather, Ph.D., when she and another scientist g…

CHICAGO -- The box truck was parked beside a quiet sidewalk in Chicago's West Loop. A few people stopped, glancing curiously at the image flashing on its rear door: a young man, his expression resolute but tinged with sadness. Below his figure was a message in bold letters: “Chicagoan kidnap…

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — David Hosier, the 69-year-old Missouri prisoner who faces execution in one week, and his spiritual adviser have “completely different perspectives,” according to the Rev. Jeff Hood.

The Cleveland Guardians play the Kansas City Royals, leading the series 1-0.

The Detroit Tigers visit the Texas Rangers trying to extend a three-game road winning streak.

The Baltimore Orioles visit the Toronto Blue Jays trying to extend a six-game road winning streak.

The Pittsburgh Pirates face the Los Angeles Dodgers, leading the series 1-0.

The Houston Astros will look to sweep a three-game series with a win against the St. Louis Cardinals.

The Atlanta Braves will try to sweep a two-game series against the Boston Red Sox on Wednesday.

The San Diego Padres will attempt to stop their three-game road skid in a matchup with the Los Angeles Angels.

The Seattle Mariners will look to keep a four-game win streak alive when they play the Oakland Athletics.

The Washington Nationals host the New York Mets looking to end a three-game home losing streak.