Kazakhstan faces up to the legacy of Soviet weapons testing in a vote on nuclear power

MOSCOW (AP) — Polls are open in Kazakhstan Sunday for a landmark referendum on building the country’s first nuclear power plant, confronting the country's painful legacy as a testing ground for Soviet nuclear weapons. The proposal is backed by the government and President...

Ex-champ Golovkin takes leading role in group aiming to save boxing's Olympic status

LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) — Former world champion Gennady Golovkin is taking a leading role in World Boxing, the group aiming to keep the sport on the Olympic program for the 2028 Los Angeles Games. World Boxing said on Thursday that Golovkin would chair an “Olympic...

2 record-breaking Russians and an American who lived on space station for 6 months return to Earth

MOSCOW (AP) — A Soyuz capsule carrying two Russians and one American from the International Space Station landed Monday in Kazakhstan, ending a record-breaking stay for the Russian pair. The capsule landed on the Kazakh steppe about 3 1/2 hours after undocking from the space...

A Soyuz capsule with 2 Russians and 1 American from the International Space Station returns to Earth

MOSCOW (AP) — A Soyuz capsule carrying two Russians and one American from the International Space Station landed Monday in Kazakhstan, ending a record-breaking stay for the Russian pair. The capsule landed on the Kazakh steppe about 3 1/2 hours after undocking from the ISS in an...

A Soyuz capsule with 2 Russians and 1 American from the International Space Station has landed in Kazakhstan

MOSCOW (AP) — A Soyuz capsule with 2 Russians and 1 American from the International Space Station has landed in Kazakhstan.