Long Nguyen, a lieutenant colonel in the Civil Air Patrol, demonstrates mountain flying techniques used in search-and-rescue missions.

The government-run Mirza Adam Khan compound of schools in Karachi is among an estimated 30,000 “ghost schools” across Pakistan. Many of these schools-on-paper were never built; others are inhabited by squatters, gangsters and drug addicts.

Iowa’s first six batters reached base in the fourth inning as the Cubs beat the Rainiers

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Swimming Phelps hopes to begin training Monday: Swimmer Michael Phelps is still nursing a sore ankle from the car accident he was in Thursday…

Maybe it was the blue uniforms. Certainly, there was no question that a major send-off also was a difference in Sounders FC’s 2-0 win over…

With the starting quarterback position still open, senior Kevin Lopina did all he could to earn the nod. Splitting time between the ones and twos with sophomore Marshall Lobbestael, Lopina completed all six of his passes for 94 yards. He also accounted for the lone touchdown, teaming with tight end Zach Tatman for a 22-yard completion down the middle.

Jim Mora’s first exhibition game with the Seahawks won’t win any beauty contests, but three turnovers by his defense and an opportunistic…

A wave of change in math teaching is about to hit Washington. It’s bringing furious arguments over how to get all kids to meet new math standards — and which textbook series does the best job.