Quarterback Jalen Hurts and running back Saquon Barkley put on a clinic as the Philadelphia Eagles thrashed the Washington Commanders 55-23 in Sunday's NFC championship game to advance to the Super Bowl for the second time in three years. Barkley reached the end zone twice in the first quarter and again in the fourth, while Hurts ran in three touchdowns and connected with receiver A.J. Brown for another score. They will meet the winner of the AFC title game between the Buffalo Bills and Kansas City Chiefs in the Super...

South Korea's anti-corruption agency on Thursday transferred to prosecutors its case against impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol, recommending his indictment for insurrection and abuse of power over his brief martial law declaration. The Corruption Investigation Office for High-ranking Officials (CIO) said it would ask prosecutors to indict Yoon over allegations he was the ringleader of an insurrection, for abuse of his authority and obstructing others from exercising their rights. Yoon, impeached and suspended from power on Dec.

Police are searching for a suspect who fled after a stabbing at JR Nagano Station on Wednesday night that left one person dead and two others injured. The attack happened around 8 p.m. outside the station where a man armed with what appeared to be a knife targeted three people, according to public broadcaster NHK. Police said the victims — a woman and two men — were waiting at the bus rotary on the station’s north side when the assailant struck. A man in his 40s was stabbed in the...

SoftBank Group, OpenAI and Oracle are forming a half-a-trillion dollar venture in the United States that will develop artificial intelligence infrastructure with warp-speed-type support from the U.S. government.

SoftBank Chairman and CEO Masayoshi Son will be the chairman of Stargate, the new company being formed, while SoftBank will be responsible for financial management of the venture.

Arm Holdings, a Nasdaq-listed subsidiary of SoftBank, will provide chip technology. Microsoft, Nvidia and Oracle will also be key vendors.

Los Angeles Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford acknowledged that "it sure feels like" he has football left in him, but the 16-year veteran and one-time Super Bowl winner wasn't ready to commit himself to 2025. Stafford threw for 324 yards and two touchdowns in snowy Philadelphia and had a comeback attempt fall just short in a 28-22 loss to the Philadelphia Eagles in a divisional round playoff game on on Sunday. The Rams reached the Philadelphia 13-yard line in the final minute before the drive stalled. "As far as my future...

Elina Svitolina delivered a stunning first-set comeback before overwhelming Veronika Kudermetova to reach the Australian Open quarterfinals on Monday, but the Ukrainian did not shake hands with her Russian opponent.

Svitolina, the No. 28 seed, followed up her shock win over world No. 4 Jasmine Paolini in the third round with a 6-4, 6-1 victory over the world No. 75 at Rod Laver Arena.

It put her into the quarterfinals at Melbourne Park for the third time, but for the first time since 2019.

The U.S. secretary of state and the foreign ministers of Australia, India and Japan are expected to meet in Washington on Tuesday, the day after President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration, people familiar with the matter said. Experts said the meeting, the first major diplomatic event of the Trump presidency, would send a strong signal of continuity for the "Quad," a grouping formed amid shared concerns about China's growing power. Trump will be sworn in for a second term on Monday, and Japanese Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya, Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong...

Two of the most exciting quarterbacks in the NFL — and the leading contenders for the league's MVP award — will go head-to-head in the playoffs when the Buffalo Bills host the Baltimore Ravens on Sunday. Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson, who could receive his third MVP award, faces the Bills' Josh Allen in a divisional round clash with a place in the AFC championship game at stake. Both players epitomize the modern preference for quarterbacks who can not only throw with pinpoint accuracy but can also be a threat running...

Los Angeles officials told most wildfire evacuees on Thursday to stay away from their homes for at least another week as emergency responders remove toxic waste from incinerated neighborhoods and cut off electricity and gas lines posing a hazard amid the ruins. Landslides further endangered the devastated hillsides, where leveled structures no longer hold earth in place and water from fire hoses and broken pipes has saturated the ground, adding more stress and heartache to people suffering the worst natural disaster in Los Angeles history. With wildfires burning for a...