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TEHRAN, Iran (AP) -- Iran executed a nuclear scientist convicted of spying for the United States, an official said Sunday, acknowledging for the first time that the nation secretly detained and tried a man who was once heralded as a hero....

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- One of two skydivers who died plummeting into a Northern California vineyard was 18 and jumping for the first time, and his family was there watching when he hit the ground, the owner of the skydiving center and local authorities said Sunday....

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) -- After escaping a blanket ban from the Olympics, Russia was kicked out of the upcoming Paralympics on Sunday as the ultimate punishment for the state running a doping operation that polluted sports by prioritizing "medals over morals."...

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) -- The Latest on the Olympics in Rio de Janeiro (all times local):...

NEW YORK (AP) -- Alex Rodriguez will play his final major league game next Friday with the New York Yankees and then become a special adviser and instructor with the team....

TORONTO (AP) -- Sightings of a shirtless Justin Trudeau are causing something of a stir across Canada and internationally this summer....

DETROIT (AP) -- Ann and Oscar Mack had fallen behind on property taxes and knew they faced foreclosure on their home of 20 years. But they didn't know their house on Maiden Street, in a blighted east side Detroit neighborhood, was already listed for auction....

BRUSSELS (AP) -- The Islamic State group on Sunday claimed responsibility for a weekend machete attack that wounded two policewomen in the Belgian city of Charleroi, calling it an act of reprisal carried out by one of its "soldiers."...

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) -- Hall of Famer Wayne Gretzky's slap shot was always precise and straight as an arrow. Give archery an assist for that....