1982 — Jimmy Connors def. John McEnroe, 3-6, 6-3, 6-7 (2), 7-6 (5), 6-4. 1981 — John McEnroe def. Bjorn Borg, 4-6, 7-6 (1), 7-6 (4), 6-4.

2019 — U.S. Women’s National Team win their record 4th FIFA Women’s World Cup title with a 2-0 win over the Netherlands. 2021 — The Tampa Bay Lightning defeat the Montreal Canadiens 1-0 in game five ...

2014 — Novak Djokovic wins his second Wimbledon title and denies Roger Federer his record eighth by holding off the Swiss star in five sets. Djokovic wastes a 5-2 lead in the fourth set but holds on ...

U.S. President Donald Trump is urging a ceasefire deal on the war in Gaza. An Israeli official says plans are underway for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to travel to Washington in the ...

Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni has sought nomination for a seventh term. That would move him closer to nearly five decades in power.

In the time before widespread vaccination, young children often lost their lives to devastating infectious diseases that ran rampant in America.

Chief Justice John Roberts is warning that elected officials’ heated words about judges can lead to threats or acts of violence by others.

Ticks can be active in any season and experts say it’s important to check for and remove the bloodsuckers as quickly as possible.

Jim Beam, the retired editor of the American Press, has covered people and politics for more than six decades. Contact him at 337-515-8871 or [email protected].

The Justice Department has fired at least three prosecutors involved in U.S. Capitol riot criminal cases, according to two people familiar with the matter.

Sudan’s military says it has agreed to a proposal from the United Nations for a weeklong ceasefire in El Fasher to facilitate U.N. aid efforts to the area. U.N.

The Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda have signed a peace deal facilitated by the U.S. to help end the decades-long fighting in eastern Congo.