Contreras answers every Dodgers punch as Brewers win Game 2 and take 2-0 NLCS lead
Los Angeles sent its two aces to Milwaukee and is heading home with nothing. Milwaukee won Monday’s second game of the NL pennant series 7-4 and is two wins up…
Two pistons, no bee required: slow-motion footage cracks the secret of the honey bee’s self-pumping stinger
Swatting a honey bee rarely ends a sting. The insect leaves its barbed weapon in the skin, and the stinger carries on injecting venom for more than a minute without…
Morocco’s first woman head of government seals four-party majority, leaving outgoing ruling party in opposition
Morocco now knows the shape of its next government. On Monday in Rabat, Fatima Ezzahra El Mansouri, the first woman ever asked to lead a Moroccan cabinet, unveiled the alliance…
Clock runs out on Washington as Giants escape with 27-27 tie
Washington had victory in its grasp and watched it evaporate. Their overtime meeting with the New York Giants in Landover on Sunday finished 27-27, the league’s first tie of the…
First pumpkin past 3,000 pounds: Rhode Island grower smashes world record
Giant pumpkin growers have chased the 3,000-pound mark for years. On Saturday, a veteran from Greene, Rhode Island, finally got there. The scale at Frerichs Farm in Warren read 3,156…
Taming chaos mid-calculation: IBM quantum chip steers 100 qubits into order
Quantum computers are notoriously fragile, but a new experiment shows one can keep an eye on itself while it works and step in to restore order. Physicists from Rutgers University,…
EU launches advisory mission to shore up Lebanon’s army and police
Europe is sending advisers, not soldiers, to Lebanon. Meeting in Luxembourg on Monday, the bloc’s foreign ministers formally created the EU Support Mission in Lebanon, known as EUSM Lebanon, giving…
India’s opposition takes fight over 130 million deleted voters to the Supreme Court
India’s opposition turned a street protest into a legal challenge on Monday. After leading supporters through the heart of New Delhi, Rahul Gandhi and fellow leaders of the INDIA alliance…
Milwaukee’s Bullpen Shuts the Door as Brewers Edge Dodgers 2-1 in NLCS Opener
Last October the Los Angeles Dodgers swept Milwaukee out of the National League Championship Series while holding them to a single run each game. This time the Brewers have struck…
Bergs Topples Alcaraz in Shanghai, Handing Zverev the Year-End No. 1 Spot
Zizou Bergs walked off court in Shanghai on Monday with the finest result of his career, and in doing so settled the season’s biggest ranking question. The Belgian, ranked 39th,…