Shares were mostly higher in Asia on Thursday after a wobbly day of trading yielded modest gains on Wall Street.
One night after Joe Ryan pitched seven no-hit innings, Sonny Gray held the Royals scoreless through seven on three hits with eight strikeouts.
Armenia and Azerbaijan negotiated a cease-fire to end a flare-up of fighting that has killed 155 soldiers from both sides, a senior Armenian official said early Thursday.
Newly revealed text messages show how deeply involved a Mississippi governor was in directing more than $1 million in welfare money to Brett Favre to help pay for one of the retired NFL quarterback's pet projects.