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Golden State star Stephen Curry drained the winning layup with two-tenths of a second remaining Friday as the Warriors opened the NBA's new in-season tournament with an explosive, controversial 141-139 victory over the Oklahoma City Thunder.

Israel resisted US calls for a pause in fighting and pressed its siege of Gaza City Saturday, with deadly strikes hitting an ambulance convoy and a school-turned-refugee shelter.

British comedian and actor Russell Brand has been accused by an unnamed actress of sexually assaulting her during the filming of the film "Arthur" in 2010 in New York, according to court documents revealed Friday.

The head of the United Nations was "horrified" by a strike by Israeli forces on a convoy of ambulances in Gaza on Friday, he said in a statement, adding that the conflict "must stop."

At least 119 people were killed in an overnight earthquake that struck a remote pocket of Nepal, officials said Saturday, as security forces deployed to assist with a frantic rescue effort.

In a hushed room of a museum in Washington, cameras and cell phones focus on a tiny piece of rock, no larger than a piece of gravel.

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken meets Jordan's King Abdullah II Saturday after leaving Israel empty-handed in his efforts to secure humanitarian "pauses" in its war to destroy Hamas.

Colombia's Camilo Villegas carded a second straight eight-under par 64 on Friday to grab a two-shot lead in the US PGA Tour's World Wide Technology Championship in Los Cabos, Mexico.

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese was due in China on Saturday for a state visit, marking a long-awaited thaw in ties between Beijing and Canberra.

Fierceness defied expectations to win the $2 million Breeders' Cup Juvenile on Friday, stamping himself an early Kentucky Derby favorite as the $31 million thoroughbred extravaganza got underway at Santa Anita Park.

More than 60 people were killed when a shallow 5.6-magnitude earthquake hit a remote pocket of Nepal, officials said early Saturday.

Talks are being held on a "very significant" pause in the Middle East conflict to win the release of dozens of hostages taken by Palestinian militant group Hamas, a senior US official said Friday.

A coterie of music's A-listers convened in Brooklyn Friday to celebrate this year's class of legends entering the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, among them Missy Elliott and the late George Michael.

Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag said on Friday that Marcus Rashford has apologised after going out to a nightclub hours after a 3-0 defeat by Manchester City last weekend.

Novak Djokovic edged out Holger Rune on Friday to avenge his defeat in last year's Paris Masters final and reach the last four, while Stefanos Tsitsipas set up a meeting with Grigor Dimitrov.

Paris Saint-Germain beat Montpellier 3-0 to climb provisionally top of France's Ligue 1 on Friday, with Ousmane Dembele providing much of the ammunition.

Atletico Madrid spurned a chance to rise to the top of La Liga as they fell to a surprise 2-1 defeat by Las Palmas on Friday.

Three people have died and thousands have had to leave their homes due to heavy rains and flooding in southern South America this week, according to officials who pointed to the El Nino weather phenomenon.

World number one Aryna Sabalenka defeated Elena Rybakina 6-2, 3-6, 6-3 in a rain-disrupted group match on Friday to reach the semi-finals of the WTA Finals.

With Israel's campaign against Hamas raging, the United States has renewed calls to work toward a Palestinian state, but few expect success now after decades of failure.

Clayton Kershaw, a 10-time All-Star pitcher in 16 Major League Baseball seasons for the Los Angeles Dodgers, underwent left shoulder surgery on Friday but hopes to return in 2024.

Lando Norris and his McLaren team were left "gutted" and ruing their late entry into the fray in Friday's storm-hit qualifying as they missed out on a possible front-row start at the Brazilian Grand Prix.

Stocks rose Friday after data showed US job growth cooled in October, easing concerns about further interest rate hikes.

Former Manchester United and Real Madrid striker Javier "Chicharito" Hernandez has departed the Los Angeles Galaxy, the MLS club and Mexican forward both announced on Friday.

The Colombian government said Friday the ELN guerrilla group would release the father of Liverpool striker Luis Diaz, whom it abducted five days ago in the midst of peace talks with Bogota.

Top US diplomat Antony Blinken left Israel largely empty-handed Friday after urging its leaders to do more to protect Palestinian civilians in Gaza during their war to destroy Hamas.

Max Verstappen and Red Bull anticipated the weather conditions perfectly to secure pole position ahead of Ferrari's Charles Leclerc for Sunday's Brazilian Grand Prix in a rain-curtailed qualifying session that ended in wild thunderstorms on Friday.

Donald Trump's son Eric wrapped up his testimony on Friday in the civil fraud case against the family business empire and said his father is "fired up" to take the stand next week.

US regulators voted Friday to undo rollbacks under the Trump administration that made it tougher to place certain financial companies under heightened supervision -- if they posed stability risks.

Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah warned Friday that war between Israel and Hamas could turn into a regional conflict if attacks on Gaza continue, placing responsibility firmly on the United States.

Defending champion Sharon Lokedi, Boston Marathon champion Hellen Obiri and former world record-holder Brigid Koskei will compete in a spectacular women's field set for Sunday's 52nd New York City Marathon.

Cryptocurrency backers on Friday celebrated the fraud conviction of the industry's one-time golden boy Sam Bankman-Fried, hoping the embattled sector can finally turn the page on a multibillion dollar scandal.