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The Oklahoma Sooners may not have an Olympic medalist on their team, but in gymnastics, stuck landings never go out of style. The Sooners won their seventh national title at the NCAA gymnastics championships in Fort Worth, Texas, on Saturday. They narrowly edged out the UCLA Bruins, helmed by Olympic gold medalist Jordan Chiles.  Despite…

TEHRAN — A second round of high-stakes talks between the United States and Iran concluded in Rome Saturday, as both sides seek to ease growing tensions over potential military action and Iran’s nuclear ambitions. At risk is a possible American or Israeli military strike on Iran’s nuclear sites, or the Iranians following through on their threats to…

BANGKOK — Basic services have yet to be restored to the areas of Myanmar worst hit by a huge earthquake three weeks ago, and emergency workers recovering bodies and clearing debris are contending with regular aftershocks and lack of resources, humanitarian services say. A situation report issued late Friday by the U.N. Office for the Coordination…

In a video, Mahmoud Ajjour is beaming as he skips into the breeze. He breaks into laughter as he watches his kite flutter in the sky, pulling it along with a string tied around his waist, in a moment that captured the irrepressible joy of childhood. At 9 years old, Mahmoud has known more trauma…

Recalled and discontinued Gerber Soothe ’n’ Chew teething sticks are still available on retailer shelves and online despite concerns over choking incidents, the company announced Friday. The company issued a reminder that all batches of strawberry apple and banana teething sticks were initially recalled in January after choking incidents were reported, with at least one emergency…

Severe storms pummeling an area stretching from the South to the Northeast could put a damper on many people’s Easter weekend travel plans. On Friday, this same weather system brought severe weather to the South and Midwest, with more than 70 reports of baseball-sized hail in southern Wisconsin. Around 14 million people are at risk…

A small plane crashed into a Nebraska river on Friday night, killing all three passengers, according to authorities. The plane crashed into the Platte River south of Fremont — or about 40 miles northwest of Omaha — according to a statement from the Dodge County Sheriff’s Office. The bodies of three occupants from the plane…