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Shiffrin caps injury-marred ski season with record-extending 60th win in slalom and 97th overall

Mar. 16, 2024 12:03 PM EDT

SAALBACH-HINTERGLEMM, Austria (AP) — For Mikaela Shiffrin, the award for the best slalom skier this season is different from the 15 crystal globes the American star won earlier in her career. This one, for a change, doesn’t feel like the end of a season. Shiffrin...

Britain's Vodafone confirms sale of Italian arm to Swisscom for $8.7 billion

Mar. 15, 2024 17:38 PM EDT

LONDON (AP) — British cellphone company Vodafone confirmed Friday that it is selling its Italian business to Switzerland’s Swisscom for 8 billion euros ($8.7 billion) and will hand back half of the proceeds to its shareholders through the buyback of company shares. Vodafone said...

European charity ship rescues 135 migrants but is assigned to distant port in Italy with 359 aboard

Mar. 15, 2024 11:21 AM EDT

ROME (AP) — The European charity ship Ocean Viking said Friday it rescued another 135 migrants, including a pregnant woman and eight children, from a double-decker boat in Maltese search-and-rescue waters. In total, the vessel operated by the humanitarian group SOS Mediterranee...

Tyler Adams returns to US roster after hamstring injury that sidelined him for nearly entire year

Mar. 13, 2024 17:47 PM EDT

NEW YORK (AP) — Captain Tyler Adams will rejoin the U.S. team for the first time since the World Cup after recovering from a hamstring injury and making just his second club appearance in the past year. The 25-year-old midfielder was among 23 players picked Wednesday for the...

Italy abuse case highlights how scandal slowly beginning to come to light in pope's backyard

Mar. 11, 2024 16:00 PM EDT

ROME (AP) — The clergy sexual abuse scandal is slowly gathering steam in Italy with increasing media coverage, criminal convictions and the launch Monday of an investigative podcast dedicated to a case that tangentially involved Pope Francis. A Sicilian court last week convicted a...

Missing 5 cross-country skiers found dead near Switzerland's Matterhorn. Search for a sixth persists

Mar. 11, 2024 12:27 PM EDT

GENEVA (AP) — Five cross-country skiers — including members of the same Swiss family — were found dead along a high Alpine ridge after going missing over the weekend near Switzerland’s famed Matterhorn. Swiss police said Monday. Another skier remains missing. Christian...

Crispy fried pasta pairs a savory crunch with chickpeas

Mar. 11, 2024 07:47 AM EDT

Italians know well that the texture of pasta matters greatly. Hence, the emphasis on cooking it until just barely al dente, or until tender, but with a pleasant chew. But that’s not where the lesson stops. In Lecce, an ancient city in southern Italy, we learned the delicious joy of mixing pasta...

La Scala performers and workers call for Gaza cease-fire before opera-ballet set in conflict

Mar. 10, 2024 15:24 PM EDT

MILAN (AP) — Just before an opera-ballet set in conflict, La Scala’s principal dancer Roberto Bolle, general manager Dominique Meyer and other members of the dance company, orchestra and stage crew faced the audience as the curtain rose. It revealed a banner with the imperative: “Cease...

Barcelona and Arsenal aim to join Europe's power teams in Champions League quarterfinals

Mar. 10, 2024 12:20 PM EDT

The big guns are lining up in the quarterfinals of the Champions League. Defending champion Manchester City, Real Madrid, Bayern Munich and Paris Saint-Germain have already booked their places in the last eight of European soccer's top club competition and the full lineup will be...

Shiffrin wins 1st race after six-week injury layoff to lock up World Cup slalom season title

Mar. 10, 2024 11:56 AM EDT

ARE, Sweden (AP) — All Mikaela Shiffrin has been really looking for in her first race back after a six-week injury layoff was “good skiing.” What she got, though, was even by the American star's standards “an insane way to return.” Shiffrin made a triumphant...