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JAMMU, India — Two soldiers were killed and three others wounded in Indian-controlled Kashmir Saturday as soldiers traded fire with armed militants who were holed up inside an army camp, a government minister said. Abdul Rehman Veeri told lawmakers in the area’s legislative assembly that the gunbattle, which began early morning, continued into the afternoon

JAMMU, India — Indian army soldiers traded fire with armed militants Saturday inside an army camp in the disputed region of Kashmir, police said. The gunmen were holed up in the residential area of the camp where soldiers and their families are housed, police chief of the Jammu area S.D. Jamwal told reporters outside the

SRINAGAR, India — A group of militants in Indian Kashmir opened fire Saturday inside an army camp in the disputed region, police said. The attack began early in the morning and it was unclear how many gunmen were involved, said a police official, speaking on customary condition of anonymity because he wasn’t authorized to talk

WASHINGTON — For Washington star Alex Ovechkin, 50 goals is an annual target. For Jay Beagle, it’s a career benchmark worth celebrating. The fourth-line center put Washington ahead to stay with his landmark goal Friday night, and the Capitals continued their dominance against the Columbus Blue Jackets with a 4-2 victory. “I’ve never been a

SEOUL, South Korea — The Latest on a high-level North Korean delegation visiting South Korea for the Olympics (all times local): 10:40 p.m. The sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un says a summit between her brother and South Korean President Moon Jae-in would pave the way for a fast improvement in ties that

SEOUL, South Korea — The Latest on a high-level North Korean delegation visiting South Korea for the Olympics (all times local): 7:40 p.m. Vice President Mike Pence is cheering on U.S. speed skaters at the Winter Olympics, before departing South Korea for Washington on Saturday. Pence is viewing the short-track competition, in which eight Americans

SEOUL, South Korea — The Latest on a high-level North Korean delegation visiting South Korea for the Olympics (all times local): 6:55 p.m. U.S. Vice President Mike Pence is not directly addressing news that North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un has invited South Korean President Moon Jae-in for a visit, as the two Koreas use

SEOUL, South Korea — The Latest on a high-level North Korean delegation visiting South Korea for the Olympics (all times local): 3:45 p.m. South Korea says North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has invited South Korean President Moon Jae-in for a summit meeting in the North. Moon’s spokesman Kim Eui-kyeom said Saturday Kim’s sister verbally

SEOUL, South Korea — The Latest on a high-level North Korean delegation visiting South Korea for the Olympics (all times local): 11:35 a.m. South Korean television is showing a smiling President Moon Jae-in entering a reception room and shaking hands with North Korean delegates, including leader Kim Jong Un’s sister. The rare meeting at the

DETROIT — Blake Griffin’s unbeaten run in Detroit ended with a thud — against the team that traded him. Lou Williams scored 26 points, and the Los Angeles Clippers handed Griffin his first loss with the Pistons, beating Detroit 108-95 on Friday night. The Pistons had won five in a row, with Griffin playing in

DETROIT — Lou Williams scored 26 points, and the Los Angeles Clippers handed former teammate Blake Griffin his first loss with Detroit, beating the Pistons 108-95 on Friday night. It was a bit of an off night for Griffin, who scored 19 points but shot 7 of 19 from the field. The whole Detroit team

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — Christian Juzang scored a career-high 20 points and Harvard defeated Princeton 66-51 on Friday night for the Crimson’s fifth victory in their last six games. Juzang made 6 of 10 from the floor and 7 of 8 from the line in bettering his career high by eight points. Seth Towns added 13

HANOVER, N.H. — AJ Brodeur had 20 points and 10 rebounds and Pennsylvania closed on a 13-6 surge and held off Dartmouth 64-61 on Friday night for its fifth straight win. Penn (17-6, 7-0) remains alone atop the Ivy League standings, and travels to second-place Harvard (11-11, 6-1) on Saturday. Dartmouth (4-16, 0-7) has lost

PHILADELPHIA — Joel Embiid scored 24 points and grabbed 16 rebounds, and Dario Saric had 24 points and four 3s as the Philadelphia 76ers rolled 100-82 over the New Orleans Pelicans on Friday night. Embiid, a game-time decision with a sore ankle, hit his first six shots from the floor and scored 16 points in

NEW HAVEN, Conn. — Miye Oni made five 3-pointers in scoring 17 points and Yale defeated Columbia 88-84 on Friday night to snap a two-game skid. Oni was 5 of 9 from the arc along with collecting six assists. Trey Phills and Azar Swain added 14 points each, and Blake Reynolds and Alex Copeland 11

SEOUL, South Korea — A rare invitation to Pyongyang for the South Korean president marked Day Two of the North Korean Kim dynasty’s southern road tour Saturday, part of an accelerated diplomatic warming that included more handshakes, some Korean liquor over lunch and the potential shared joy of watching a “unified” Korea team play hockey

SEOUL, South Korea — South Korean President Moon Jae-in is hosting lunch for senior North Korean officials including leader Kim Jong Un’s sister in the most significant diplomatic encounter between the rivals in years. The meeting at the Blue House in Seoul on Saturday comes after Kim Yo Jong and other North Korean delegates attended

BRYAN, Texas — The first woman to serve as the top newsroom executive at The Eagle of Bryan-College Station has resigned to accept a vice presidency at Texas A&M University. The Eagle reports Kelly Brown resigned Friday as editor of the newspaper to accept the newly created position of associate vice president of marketing and

MIAMI — As the Heat fell behind early against the Milwaukee Bucks, the Miami fans were getting eager to see the man of the night. Dwayne Wade was back with the Heat on Friday night, coming off the bench for Miami. As the Heat fell behind 9-0, the crowd chanted, “We want Wade!” Wade took

PYEONGCHANG, South Korea — The Latest on the Pyeongchang Olympics (all times local): 12:30 a.m. Andreas Wellinger withstood frigid temperatures and windy conditions to claim the gold medal in normal hill ski jumping. High winds at the Alpensia Ski Jumping center during Saturday’s first round resulted in a 30-minute delay of the final. The temperature

PYEONGCHANG, South Korea — The Latest on the Pyeongchang Olympics (all times local): 12:00 a.m. So maybe Laura Dahlmeier isn’t quite perfect after all. After the German biathlete won her first gold in what she deemed a “perfect race” — she hit all 10 targets with her rifle — the 24-year-old showed she’s human, too.

PYEONGCHANG, South Korea — The Latest on the Pyeongchang Olympics (all times local): 11:25 p.m. Alina Muller scored a hat trick in the first period and added a fourth goal 1:26 into the second as Switzerland shut out Korea 8-0 for a big dose of hockey reality for the Koreans’ extraordinary Olympic debut. The first

PYEONGCHANG, South Korea — The Latest on the Pyeongchang Olympics (all times local): 10:10 p.m. The Koreans managed all of three shots in the first 20 minutes of their historic women’s hockey game in the Olympics, and a North Korean had one of them. And fans roared encouragement and approval each time the Koreans touched

PYEONGCHANG, South Korea — The Latest on the Pyeongchang Olympics (all times local): 9:40 p.m. The Dutch resumed where they left off four years ago, dominating the Olympic speedskating Oval and getting a clean sweep of medals in the women’s 3,000 meters, with outsider Carlijn Achtereekte leading the way. Achtereekte raced in the first half

PYEONGCHANG, South Korea — The Latest on the Pyeongchang Olympics (all times local): 8:50 p.m. German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier says there’s hope the “tender dialogue” between the Koreas at Pyeongchang will foster an improvement in diplomatic relations beyond the Olympics. Steinmeier visited the German House in Pyeongchang as medal competition was getting was underway. He