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NEW YORK (AP) — Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred’s term was extended until 2029 on Wednesday by major league owners. The decision to give…

By BOBBY CAINA CALVAN Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The explosion early on a June morning ignited a blaze that engulfed a New York City shop…

By CHRIS MEGERIAN, MATTHEW DALY and DREW COSTLEY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — With heat waves spreading across the United States, President…

By REBECCA BOONE and JEFF MCMILLAN Associated Press New laws targeting LGBTQ+ people are proliferating in GOP-led states, but often absent from…

By ED WHITE Associated Press PONTIAC, Mich. (AP) — Prosecutors have begun making their case for a life sentence for a Michigan teenager who killed…

By PAUL WISEMAN AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. economy surprisingly accelerated to a 2.4% annual growth rate from April through…

By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japanese pop star Shinjiro Atae said he is gay in an emotional announcement at a fan event that was…

By JONEL ALECCIA AP Health Writer Food manufacturers who deliberately add sesame to their products and include it on their labels are not violating a…

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Three Butler University women’s soccer players have filed a federal lawsuit alleging the team’s former athletic trainer…

GORST, Wash. (AP) — A 26-year-old man has pleaded not guilty to a murder charge in connection with a road-rage shooting Monday in Washington state.…

By SUMMER BALLENTINE Associated Press COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — The Mega Millions lottery jackspot is approaching $1 billion ahead of Friday’s…

By SARA CLINE Associated Press BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Lawmakers on the U.S. Senate Committee on the Budget are turning to Louisiana for its…

By YURAS KARMANAU Associated Press TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — A prominent journalist in Belarus has been sentenced to six years in prison, the latest…

By MARCOS ALEMÁN ASSOCIATED PRESS SAN SALVADOR (AP) — New rules passed by El Salvador’s congress will allow courts to try accused gang members…

By BECKY BOHRER Associated Press JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — The state board of education has delayed action on a proposal that would bar transgender…

GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — A jury in Wisconsin has found a Green Bay woman guilty of killing and dismembering a former boyfriend and scattering his…

PERTH, Australia (AP) — The last of nearly 100 whales that beached on the southwestern Australian coast were euthanized Wednesday after a second…

DETROIT (AP) — Severe thunderstorms have struck southern Michigan, uprooting trees, downing branches and power lines and cutting electricity to…

By ANITA SNOW Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — Health officials in America’s hottest big metro are reporting that another seven heat-associated…

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Federal prosecutors say 10 people linked to a Southern California street gang have been charged with federal crimes, a year…

By ADAM BEAM Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom has contacted all sides of the strikes that have hobbled…

By JOHN FLESHER AP Environmental Writer TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) — Twenty-two attorneys general want a federal court to reject a proposed $10.3…

By MICHAEL GOLDBERG AND HARM VENHUIZEN Associated Press/Report for America JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The 16-year-old worker killed in a Mississippi…

By JENNIFER PELTZ Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — British billionaire Joe Lewis has been released on a $300 million bond after pleading not guilty…

By JOCELYN NOVECK AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Occasionally, the best things in life really are free — especially if you’re a dance fan…

By LISA MASCARO AP Congressional Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump wants to see President Joe Biden impeached, and the former…

By ASHRAF KHALIL and TOM KRISHER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Advocates for the self-driving vehicle industry are asking Congress to expand…

By LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The trainer of racehorse champion Maximum Security has been sentenced to four years in prison…

PONTIAC, Mich. (AP) — A young Michigan woman convicted of killing her father by burning him with a chemical drain cleaner has been sentenced to a…

By The Associated Press NATO says it’s stepping up surveillance of the Black Sea region as it condemned Russia’s exit from a landmark deal…

By SUSAN HAIGH Associated Press HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Connecticut’s public safety commissioner says state lawmakers should expect a federal…

By PATRICK ORSAGOS, BRUCE SHIPKOWSKI and SAMANTHA HENDRICKSON Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A police officer in rural Ohio was fired…

Associated Press The federal government is requiring that more new planes have lavatories big enough for wheelchair users. The Transportation…

By TARA COPP and LOLITA C. BALDOR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. says a Russian fighter jet fired flares and struck another American…

By RIO YAMAT Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — A design for a permanent memorial to the 2017 Las Vegas Strip mass shooting has been chosen after…

By PAT EATON-ROBB Associated Press Famed forensic scientist Henry Lee defended his work and reputation Wednesday after a federal judge found him…

By MIKE SCHNEIDER Associated Press ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — The board of Walt Disney World’s governing district now filled with Gov. Ron DeSantis…

MEXICO CITY Mexican marines working customs duty say they found a shipping container loaded with 7,200 bottles of a clear liquid labeled as mezcal…

By MARY CLARE JALONICK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell briefly left his own press conference Wednesday…

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A woman who was punched in the face by a deputy as she held her baby is suing the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department.…

By HANNAH SCHOENBAUM and GARY D. ROBERTSON Associated Press/Report for America RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Three U.S. Marines found unresponsive in a car…

By KEN RITTER Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — Las Vegas Aces player Riquna Williams has been barred from team activities after her arrest on…

By KRYSTA FAURIA Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — As John Wilson gears up to premiere the third and final season of his cult documentary series,…

By FATIMA HUSSEIN and JOSH BOAK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Congressional Budget Office reports that economic and job growth so far this…

By CHINEDU ASADU Associated Press ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors is on strike again, demanding better pay and…

By TARA COPP Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House has nominated a career airlift and cargo pilot with key deployments in Afghanistan…

By JIM SALTER Associated Press O’FALLON, Mo. (AP) — The president of the Missouri school board that voted to revoke its anti-racism…

PITTSBURGH (AP) — A federal judge has rejected a request by lawyers for the Pittsburgh synagogue gunman to exhume the body of his father. Robert…

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Securities and Exchange Commission has adopted rules to require public companies to disclose within four days all…

By KIMBERLEE KRUESI Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee educators are pushing back again a ban on the teachings of certain concepts…

By PAN PYLAS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — A British man who served 17 years for rape had his conviction quashed Wednesday by the country’s…

By ADRIAN SAINZ Associated Press MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — It’s been six days since residents of a Tennessee city were told that diesel fuel…

By SYLVIA HUI Associated Press LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak says he is committed to paying out compensation swiftly to…

By WAYNE PARRY Associated Press BRICK, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey is pushing an ambitious agenda to move its 9 million residents away from natural gas…

MOSCOW (AP) — A military court in Moscow has sentenced a dual Russian-Ukrainian citizen to 22 years in a penal colony for blowing up a railroad…

By TOM KRISHER AP Auto Writer DETROIT (AP) — Seven major automakers say they’re joining forces to build a North American electric vehicle…

ST. PETERSBURG, Russia (AP) — Some African leaders have arrived in Russia for a summit with President Vladimir Putin as the Kremlin seeks more…

By ISABEL DEBRE Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s highest court said Wednesday it will hear legal challenges to a divisive new law…

By KIM COOK Associated Press Wallpaper is back in fashion in decor, and often tells a story. The latest designs are statement makers, ranging from…

By NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press ROME (AP) — Rome’s next luxury hotel has some very good bones: Archaeologists said Wednesday that the ruins…

By ALI JABAR and SALAR SALIM Associated Press IRBIL, Iraq (AP) — Dozens of people have protested in front of the Central Bank of Iraq in Baghdad…

By KATE BRUMBACK Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Rudy Giuliani is not disputing that he made public comments falsely claiming two Georgia election…

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland has made a complaint against Germany to the European Commission over tons of German waste, some of it allegedly toxic,…

By JAKE OFFENHARTZ and KAREN MATTHEWS Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A towering construction crane caught fire high above the West Side of…

By CORA LEWIS and TOM KRISHER AP Business Writers NEW YORK (AP) — The Federal Reserve’s decision Wednesday to raise interest rates for the 11th…

PARIS (AP) — The president of the International Olympic Committee has formally invited the world’s nations but not Russia or its military ally…

By SAM MEDNICK Associated Press NIAMEY, Niger (AP) — Mutinous soldiers claimed to have overthrown Niger’s democratically elected president,…

BEIJING (AP) — China’s sharp-tongued foreign minister, Qin Gang, was something of an avatar for nationalist Communist Party leader and President…

By JON GAMBRELL Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran says it gave new details to the U.N. about two sites near Tehran that…

BURLINGTON, Vt. (AP) — Phish will play two special shows next month to benefit flood recovery efforts in Vermont and upstate New York. The band,…

By KIM TONG-HYUNG Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Samsung Electronics on Wednesday unveiled two foldable smartphones as it continues to…

NEW YORK (AP) — Marla Gibbs waited a long time to tell her life story. The Emmy-nominated actor known for her roles on “The Jeffersons” and…

By PAN PYLAS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Tens of thousands of doctors in Britain’s state-funded health service will go on strike for a further…

By CRAIG JOSEPH of NerdWallet Repairs can be expensive, but a two-pronged strategy can lessen the sting. A triple-threat credit card — one with a…

By PETROS GIANNAKOURIS and DEREK GATOPOULOS Associated Press RHODES, Greece (AP) — Major fires raging in Greece and other European countries have…

STOCKHOLM (AP) — Sweden’s domestic security service says the country’s security situation has deteriorated after recent Quran burnings in the…

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The pan-Arab news network Al Jazeera has condemned a recent decision by Egyptian authorities to brand some of…

MILAN (AP) — U.S.-European carmaker Stellantis has reported a 37% boost in earnings in the first half of the year. The results Wednesday were…

By JENNA FRYER AP National Writer AUCKLAND, New Zealand (AP) — The United States and the Netherlands meet again on the Women’s World Cup stage…

By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Nissan and Renault have redefined their French-Japanese auto alliance to establish more equal…

By NICK PERRY Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — New Zealand’s commitment to remaining nuclear-free means it won’t play a role in…

By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s population has declined in all of its 47 prefectures for the first time in a record…

WASHINGTON (AP) — Observant visitors to the area around the U.S. Capitol building on Tuesday afternoon were treated to a unusual sight: an…

By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks held steady Wednesday after the Federal Reserve raised interest rates to their highest level…

By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — NatWest, one of Britain’s biggest banks, says its chief executive has left her job after…

By KIM TONG-HYUNG Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — The truce that stopped the bloodshed in the Korean War turns 70 years old on Thursday…

By NICK EL HAJJ Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Saudi Arabia, the new home of some of soccer’s biggest stars and a co-owner…