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Damian Lillard scored a season-high 60 points and moved into sixth place on the all-time 3-pointers list while propelling the Portland Trail Blazers to a 134-124 victory over the visiting Utah Jazz on Wednesday....

WASHINGTON (AP) — A Democratic National Committee panel voted Wednesday to give New Hampshire and Georgia more time to make changes that would allow both to be part of a revamped group of five states......

Hungarian budget airline Wizz Air said average fares for 2023 were higher than last year on booking volumes which were also ahead....

Diageo , the world's largest spirits maker, beat first-half sales forecasts on Thursday as it raised prices and more people drank premium spirits....

Australian Open organisers have issued a reminder to players and their entourages about their policy on "inappropriate flags" after a video emerged showing Novak Djokovic's father posing for pictures with fans holding Russian flags....

LAS VEGAS (AP) — A state board charged with overseeing Nevada's booming marijuana industry suspended the license of a cannabis grow house near Las Vegas on Tuesday after inspectors said they found......

Online trading platform IG Group said on Thursday it was extending its share buyback by 50 million pounds ($61.98 million) to 200 million pounds and that it expected its full-year performance to be in line with expectations....

Elior on Thursday posted an 11.7% increase in first-quarter revenue, as the French catering group continues to recover from the COVID-19 pandemic....

KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — The black box recovered from the Jan. 15 plane crash in Nepal is being sent to Singapore for analysis to identify the cause of the crash that killed all 72 people on board,......

As title contenders fall by the wayside at Melbourne Park, Novak Djokovic's march to a 22nd Grand Slam crown carries an air of inevitability, with American first-time semi-finalist Tommy Paul next in the super Serbian's crosshairs on Friday....

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Ty Berry made six 3-pointers and scored 26 points, Boo Buie added 17 points and Northwestern beat Nebraska 78-63 on Wednesday night. It was the second of three games in five days......

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Zakai Zeigler had 11 points and seven assists and No. 4 Tennessee held its 10th opponent to 50 or fewer points as the Volunteers beat Georgia 70-41 Wednesday night. Tobe Awaka......

High hopes that South Africa's government will next month lay out plans to take on a majority of the debt owed by beleaguered state utility Eskom have lifted the company's bonds, providing some relief to investors facing a long and uncertain wait....

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Two of the people most responsible for overseeing Tennessee's lethal injection drugs "incorrectly testified" under oath that they were testing the chemicals for bacterial......

SAN DIEGO (AP) — Jon Rahm struggled to a 1-over 73 at Torrey Pines South, which has become one of his favorite courses, while Sam Ryder, Aaron Rai and Brent Grant all shot 8-under 64 on the more......

South Africa and its neighbours were at the centre of a tussle for influence this week when top Russian and U.S. officials visited, offering a rare moment of leverage for governments on a continent more used to being buffeted by events than wooed....

MONTEREY PARK, Calif. (AP) — For decades, Monterey Park has been a haven for Asian immigrants seeking to maintain a strong cultural identity — and a culinary heaven worth visiting for anybody near Los......

Both North and South Korea violated the armistice that governs their shared border by sending drones into each other's airspace in December, the U.S.-led United Nations Command (UNC) said on Thursday....

U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen on Thursday lauded South Africa's "bold" participation in the so-called Just Energy Transition Partnership backed by the United States and other Western nations, but steered clear of mentioning U.S. concern...

SAP on Thursday said it plans to cut 3,000 jobs, or 2.5% of its global staff, and to explore a sale of its remaining stake in Qualtrics to focus on strategic growth areas and operate more efficiently....

The Pakistani rupee dropped about 1.8% in early trading on Thursday against the U.S. dollar in official bank exchange rates, according to trade data and investment houses, a day after it fell over 1% in the open market....

Sakhalin Energy said on Thursday it produced 11.5 million tonnes of liquefied natural gas (LNG) and around 3.7 million tonnes of its Sakhalin blend crude oil from its facilities in Russia's far east in 2022, exceeding its production plan....

Swedish banking group SEB reported a forecast-beating rise in fourth-quarter net earnings on Thursday as a string of central bank rate hikes helped lift interest income, and also proposed a larger-than-expected rise in shareholder dividend....

Behind the duo of Tyrece Radford and Wade Taylor IV, visiting Texas A&M upset No. 15 Auburn 79-63 on Wednesday night to end the nation's longest home winning streak at 28 games....

Franco-German lab supplies maker Sartorius said on Thursday that 2022 full-year sales were on target but predicted growth in 2023 would not be as strong amid demand normalization and further declines in the COVID-19-related business....

Toyota Motor Corp said on Thursday its president and chief executive officer Akio Toyoda will become chairman effective April 1....

Hokkaido Electric Power Company said on Thursday it has applied to the Japanese industry ministry to increase power prices to households by nearly 35% from June 1 due to high fuel procurement costs....

The AMF market watchdog has decided to put the French state's full takeover of energy giant EDF on hold until a Paris court renders its decision on the merits of a lawsuit challenging the deal brought by minority shareholders, EDF confirmed on Thursda...

European chipmaker STMicroelectronics on Thursday reported fourth-quarter sales ahead of market expectations, despite challenging economic conditions, benefiting from strong customer demand....

Spain's Sabadell on Thursday said its fourth-quarter net profit fell 7.5% from the same period a year ago after its British unit TSB lost 6 million euros ($6.55 million)....