Patti Smith apologizes for canceling show after collapsing onstage in Brazil

SAO PAULO (AP) — Veteran singer and poet Patti Smith has reassured fans that she is "fine” after collapsing during a presentation in Brazil and later returning to apologize to the audience for ending her show early. Video published on social media showed the 78-year-old lying on...

Neymar returns to Brazilian club Santos after termination of contract in Saudi Arabia

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Neymar has agreed to return to Santos nearly 12 years after he left the Brazilian team, club president Marcelo Teixeira said Tuesday. The Brazil striker confirmed earlier that his contract with Saudi Arabian club Al-Hilal had been terminated by mutual consent....

With Trump returning to the White House, Brazil displays a judicial path not taken by the US

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — A polarized nation. A right-wing populist casting doubt on the electoral system then refusing to concede. A riot by his supporters in the capital aiming to keep him in power. This isn’t just the story of Donald Trump, but also that of Brazil’s Jair...

Brazilian police kill 6 suspects in operation to dismantle bank heist gang

SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazilian police killed six suspects Friday during an operation to dismantle a gang accused of planning large-scale bank robberies, authorities said. Police in the southern state of Parana said that officers raided the gang’s hideout at a ranch in Ponta Grossa,...

Brazilian court denies request by former President Jair Bolsonaro to travel to Trump's inauguration

Colts will play in the NFL's first regular-season game in Berlin

The Indianapolis Colts will play in the first regular-season game in Berlin. The NFL announced Wednesday that the 2025 Berlin game will be played at Olympic Stadium. The Colts’ opponent and date of game will be announced later. The Tampa Bay Buccaneers defeated the...

New Brazil law restricts use of smartphones in elementary and high schools

SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazil's President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva on Monday signed a bill restricting the use of smartphones at school, following a global trend for such limitations. The move will impact students at elementary and high schools across the South American nation starting...

Death toll in bridge collapse in Brazil jumps to 8, with at least 9 people still missing

SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazilian authorities said on Thursday that more bodies have been found after a bridge linking two northern states collapsed four days ago, raising the death toll to eight. Brazil's navy said at least nine people were still missing. On Sunday, cars and trucks...

38 people die in a crash between a passenger bus and a truck in Brazil

SAO PAULO (AP) — A crash between a passenger bus and a truck early Saturday killed 38 people on a highway in Minas Gerais, a state in southeastern Brazil, officials said. The Minas Gerais fire department, which responded to the scene, said 13 others were taken to hospitals near the...

Giant sloths and mastodons lived with humans for millennia in the Americas, new discoveries suggest

SAO PAULO (AP) — Sloths weren’t always slow-moving, furry tree-dwellers. Their prehistoric ancestors were huge — up to 4 tons (3.6 metric tons) — and when startled, they brandished immense claws. For a long time, scientists believed the first humans to arrive in the Americas...