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June 16, 2025.

Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Shohei Ohtani throws to a San Diego Padres batter during the first inning of a baseball game Monday, June 16, 2025, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Kyusung Gong)

Sho-time at Dodger Stadium as Ohtani makes his long-awaited return to the mound after elbow surgery

June 16, 2025

Shohei Ohtani gave up a pair of two-strike hits and a run in his Los Angeles Dodgers pitching debut against the San Diego Padres, which came 21 months after the two-way superstar had elbow surgery. Ohtani threw 28 pitches — 16 for strikes — in the first inning as Dodger Stadium fans hung on every one of them. They oohed when a fastball was clocked at 100.2 mph — the second-hardest pitch thrown by a Dodgers hurler this season. After getting through the top of the first on the mound, Ohtani struck out swinging at the plate leading off the bottom of the inning against Dylan Cease. Los Angeles reliever Anthony Banda replaced Ohtani in the second.

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FILE - Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James appears during the first half of an NBA basketball game against the Utah Jazz, on Feb. 10, 2025, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill, File)

LeBron stars in Amazon ad, credits family for historic 23rd season return while nursing knee injury

June 16, 2025

LeBron James may be daydreaming about Prime Day deals in his new Amazon commercial, but there’s no fantasy when it comes to his real-life focus: getting his knee healthy in time for training camp. The 40-year-old Los Angeles Lakers superstar plans to return for his 23rd NBA season, which would make him the first player in league history to reach that milestone. For now, James is prioritizing rest and recovery after spraining a ligament in April, following the Lakers season-ending playoff loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves. James says his left knee is feeling “good” during an interview about starring in a new 60-second commercial called “What’s Next?”

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This photo provided by the Maui Fire Department shows smoke from a fire burning in Kahikinui, Hawaii on the island of Maui on Sunday, June 15, 2025. (Maui Fire Department via AP)

Fast-moving brush fire on Hawaii’s Maui island evacuates about 50 people. No structures have burned

June 16, 2025

About 50 residents on Hawaii’s Maui island evacuated their homes as a fast-moving brush fire fueled by strong winds encroached on their rural community. Fire officials say the brush fire in East Maui grew to about 500 acres on Sunday night, but recalculated that to about 330 acres following an aerial survey. Officials said it was 85% contained as of Monday morning. Evacuation orders remain in place Monday. The fire is about 60 miles away from the deadly fire in Lahaina in 2023.

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Brian Armstrong, left, Co-founder and CEO of Coinbase, and Jeremy Allaire, Co-Founder, Chairman and CEO of Circle, participate in the State of Crypto Summit, in New York, Thursday, June 12, 2025. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

Senate expected to pass crypto bill without addressing Trump’s investments

June 16, 2025

The Senate is voting on legislation regulating a form of cryptocurrency called stablecoins. The bill is the first in what’s expected to be a wave of crypto-friendly legislation in Congress following the industry’s heavy spending in last year’s election. The bill has advanced with bipartisan support so far, but some Democrats have raised concerns that the measure does little to address former President Donald Trump’s personal interests in crypto. Known as the GENIUS Act, the bill would establish guardrails and consumer protections for stablecoins, a type of cryptocurrency typically pegged to the U.S. dollar.

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FILE - Sen. Tina Smith, D-Minn., speaks during a confirmation hearing at the Capitol in Washington, Jan. 29, 2025. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana, File)

Congress is holding emergency briefings on security after Minnesota shootings

June 16, 2025

Members of Congress are attending emergency security briefings after the killing of a Minnesota state lawmaker. The shooting at the lawmaker’s home has raised fresh fears about the safety of members of Congress. The suspect in the Minnesota attack had dozens of federal lawmakers listed in his writings, in addition to the state lawmakers and others he allegedly targeted. The shootings come after credible threats to members of Congress have more than doubled in the last decade and after several violent attacks on lawmakers and their families. Connecticut Sen. Chris Murphy said lawmakers are “clearly at the point where we have to adjust the options available to us.”

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U.S. President Donald Trump gestures as he attends a family photo session during the G7 Summit, in Kananaskis, Alberta, Monday, June 16, 2025. (Suzanne Plunkett/Pool Photo via AP)

Trump is at a moment of choosing as Israel looks for more US help crushing Iran’s nuclear program

June 16, 2025

President Donald Trump in about eight hours went from suggesting a nuclear deal remained “achievable” to urging Tehran’s 9.5 million residents to flee for their lives. He cut short a visit to the Group of Seven summit in the Canadian Rockies so he could return to Washington for urgent talks with aides about the escalating Israel-Iran conflict. Trump is expected to arrive at the White House early Tuesday. Israel over four days of strikes has done considerable damage to Iran. It believes that it can now deal a permanent blow to Tehran’s nuclear program — particularly with more direct help from Trump. But deepening U.S. involvement comes with enormous political risk.

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Indiana Pacers guard Tyrese Haliburton shoots as Oklahoma City Thunder forward Jalen Williams (8) looks on during the first half of Game 5 of the NBA Finals basketball series, Monday, June 16, 2025, in Oklahoma City. (AP Photo/Nate Billings)

Pacers’ Haliburton plays through lower leg injury in Game 5 loss to Thunder in NBA Finals

June 16, 2025

Indiana guard Tyrese Haliburton grabbed at his lower right leg after an awkward fall in the first quarter, briefly leaving Game 5 of the NBA Finals for treatment. He kept playing. He clearly wasn’t right. To his credit, Haliburton gutted his way through 34 minutes — largely playing the role of a facilitating decoy in the second half, hardly ever looking to shoot. He finished with four points, all from the foul line, and the Pacers lost to the Oklahoma City Thunder 120-109 on Monday night to fall behind 3-2 in the title series.

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FILE - Bruce Springsteen speaks to the audience during a concert with the E Street Band at the Olympic Stadium in Berlin, Germany, on June 11, 2025. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber, File)

Music Review: Bruce Springsteen takes seven ‘Lost Albums’ off the shelf for a new box set

June 16, 2025

Bruce Springsteen has been deliberate in his career, careful with his album releases to keep a narrative flow and not repeat himself. As a result, he’s left a startling amount of material on the shelf. Now he’s releasing them in the form of seven “lost albums.” The set offers a fascinating look at an alternate Springsteen career. There’s Bruce the suave crooner, Bruce fronting a country combo, Bruce with a mariachi band, Bruce with an album’s worth of songs molded after “Streets of Philadelphia.” The bulk of the material encompassing the period between 1983 and 2018 finds Springsteen working in home studios.

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Police tape blocks off the home of Minnesota state Rep. Melissa Hortman, Sunday, June 15, 2025, in Brooklyn Park, Minn. (AP Photo/George Walker IV)

40 hours of violence and fear as gunman stalks Minnesota politicians

June 16, 2025

Early Saturday morning, when a man dressed like a police officer knocked at the home of a Minnesota state legislator, marked the start of nearly 40 hours of violence and fear that swept through towns in an arc around Minneapolis. A man seemingly intent on sowing political devastation across the region killed one Minnesota lawmaker and left another bleeding from nine bullet wounds. The attacks sparked the largest manhunt in Minnesota history, with heavily armed law enforcement officers riding armored vehicles through quiet suburban streets and country roads. The Minnesota attacks rippled across the country as frightened political leaders worried that America’s divides could leave them dead.

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New York Yankees' Giancarlo Stanton bats during the first inning of a baseball game against the Los Angeles Angels, Monday, June 16, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Pamela Smith)

Giancarlo Stanton makes season debut for Yankees after missing first 70 games

June 16, 2025

Giancarlo Stanton got two hits in his season debut for the Yankees against the Los Angeles Angels after missing New York’s first 70 games because of inflammation in the tendons of both elbows. Stanton received a standing ovation when he came to the plate with two on and two outs in the first inning. Batting fifth, the designated hitter hit a 101.5 mph groundout to third on the first pitch. He then grounded a sinker to left against José Soriano for a 111.1 mph single in the fourth.

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Boston Red Sox's Roman Anthony, right, is greeted by third base coach Kyle Hudson after hitting a solo home run off Seattle Mariners starting pitcher Logan Gilbert during the first inning of a baseball game Monday, June 16, 2025, in Seattle. (AP Photo/John Froschauer)

Red Sox prospect Roman Anthony hits 1st career home run

June 16, 2025

Prized rookie Roman Anthony has hit his first major league home run for the Boston Red Sox in the first inning against the Seattle Mariners. The 21-year-old Anthony turned on a slider from Mariners starter Logan Gilbert — who was making his first appearance since coming off the injured list — and cranked it to right-center for a solo shot. The right fielder was rated the top prospect in baseball when he got called up from Triple-A Worcester last week. Anthony began the night hitting .059 through six major league games. His home run was just his second hit since he made his debut on June 9.

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Benfica's Renato Sanches, left, and Boca Juniors' Alan Velasco confront each other during the Club World Cup group C soccer match between Boca Juniors and Benfica in Miami Gardens, Fla., Monday, June 16, 2025. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)

Boca Juniors, Benfica draw 2-2 in Club World Cup match that includes 3 red cards, 22 fouls

June 16, 2025

Benfica overcame a two-goal deficit, getting Ángel Di María’s penalty kick in first-half stoppage time and Nicolás Otamendi’s 84th-minute goal for a 2-2 draw against Boca Juniors on Monday night in a heated Club World Cup match that included three red cards, four yellows and 22 fouls. Boca Juniors played in a home-like environment with the Argentine club’s supporters making up most of the 55,574 crowd at Hard Rock Stadium against one of Portugal’s premier teams. Both teams finished a man short and one Boca player was ejected after he was substituted from the match.

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Boston Red Sox designated hitter Rafael Devers (11) follows through on a home run during the ninth inning of a baseball game against the New York Yankees, Sunday, June 8, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Noah K. Murray)

Red Sox baseball boss Breslow says Devers trade does not mean ‘waving of the white flag on 2025’

June 16, 2025

The Boston Red Sox thought they would be better off with a happy clubhouse than a disgruntled Rafael Devers. A day after trading their erstwhile third baseman to the San Francisco Giants, Red Sox President Sam Kennedy told reporters on Monday night that Devers’ refusal to change positions made it untenable for him to remain with the team. The Red Sox sent the three-time All-Star to the San Francisco Giants on Sunday night for pitchers Jordan Hicks and Kyle Harrison and a pair of prospects. The move comes less than two years after signing Devers to a 10-year, $313.5 million contract.

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Senate Finance Committee Chairman Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, arrives for a hearing with Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on his budget requests for fiscal year 2026, at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, June 12, 2025. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Senate Republicans seek tougher Medicaid cuts and lower SALT deduction in Trump’s big bill

June 16, 2025

Senate Republicans are proposing deeper Medicaid cuts, including new work requirements for parents of teens, as a way to offset the costs of making President Donald Trump’s tax breaks more permanent. They are keeping in place an existing $10,000 annual cap on state and local tax deductions known as SALT. But they boost a tax credit for some seniors to $6,000. The proposals unveiled Monday by Republicans for Trump’s “big, beautiful bill” provide the most comprehensive look yet at changes the GOP senators want to make to the package approved by House Republicans last month. Republican leaders are pushing to fast-track the package by Trump’s Fourth of July deadline.

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Claire Stein places flowers at a makeshift memorial for Minnesota state Rep. Melissa Hortman and her husband Mark at the state Capitol, Sunday, June 15, 2025, in St. Paul, Minn. (AP Photo/George Walker IV)

After Minnesota shooting, some states are more tightly guarding officials’ personal information

June 16, 2025

Lawmakers in some states are moving to delete their home addresses from online directories after one Minnesota legislator was killed and another wounded in their suburban Minneapolis homes last weekend. Authorities say the suspect, Vance Boelter, had a list of dozens of elected officials in Minnesota and meticulous notes on the homes and people he targeted in the Saturday shooting. Police say he found their addresses through internet searches. Officials in North Dakota, New Mexico, and Colorado took precautions Saturday to remove legislators’ personal information. States have passed legislation in recent years to allow officials to request the removal of their information online.

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Chelsea's Pedro Neto blows a kiss as he celebrates after scoring the opening goal against Los Angeles FC during the Club World Cup group D soccer match between Chelsea and Los Angeles FC in Atlanta, Monday, June 16, 2025. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)

Neto, Fernández each score to lead Chelsea over LAFC 2-0 in Club World Cup

June 16, 2025

Pedro Neto scored in the first half and Enzo Fernández in the 79th minute to give Chelsea a 2-0 win over Los Angeles FC in Group D’s Club World Cup opener. Chelsea put pressure on LAFC goalkeeper Hugo Lloris early into the match. Neto found the breakthrough in the 34th minute, picking up a pass from Nicolas Jackson and cutting onto his left foot for a near-post finish. LAFC almost got one back just before the 60-minute mark, but Chelsea goalkeeper Robert Sánchez came up with an important save to keep Denis Bouanga off the scoresheet.

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Protester killed at Utah ‘No Kings’ rally was a fashion designer from ‘Project Runway’

June 16, 2025

The 39-year-old man who was shot and killed while participating in a “No Kings” protest in Salt Lake City is remembered as a successful fashion designer who devoted his life to celebrating artists from the Pacific Islands. Arthur Folasa Ah Loo appeared in four episodes of the 2017 season of “Project Runway.” A national organization devoted to Pacific Islander artists that Ah Loo co-founded described him as “self taught” fashion designer from Samoa was deeply connected to his culture and community. Ah Loo leaves behind his wife and two young children, according to a GoFundMe for his family.

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Pulse nightclub: A haunting look inside before the mass shooting site is razed

June 16, 2025

Nine years after a gunman opened fire in an LGBTQ+-friendly nightclub in Florida, bullet holes can be seen in walls. And glittering disco balls and lit up bulbs on dressing room mirrors make it seem frozen in time. The Associated Press and other media outlets were allowed Monday to see the inside of the Pulse nightclub for the first time since gunman Omar Mateen opened fire there during a Latin night celebration on June 12, 2016, killing 49 people. The viewing came days after survivors and family members of the dead were allowed to walk through the nightclub before it’s demolished this year to make way for a permanent memorial.

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Jose Abel Garcia, a Guatemalan immigrant, comments on President Donald Trump's latest promise to expand deportations in Democratic-led cities Monday, June 16, 2025, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)

Trump immigration policies targeting Democratic cities energize organizers, leave others confused

June 16, 2025

Jose Abel Garcia is a Guatemalan immigrant who says President Donald Trump’s latest promise to expand deportations in Democratic-led cities doesn’t change much. The 38-year-old garment worker says targeting Democratic strongholds while pausing immigration arrests at restaurants, hotels and farms doesn’t spare workers who are simply trying to make rent. In recent days Trump has vowed to shift immigration enforcement away from political allies and toward political foes, prioritizing deportations in Chicago, Los Angeles, New York and cities at “the core of the Democrat Power Center.” At the same time, he’s reversed course and paused arrests in industries that heavily rely on a foreign-born workforce.

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FILE - President Donald Trump, from left, speaks as Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., during an event in the Roosevelt Room at the White House, May 12, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, File)

Judge rules some NIH grant cuts illegal, saying he’s never seen such discrimination in 40 years

June 16, 2025

A federal judge says it was illegal for the Trump administration to cancel several hundred research grants issued by the National Institutes of Health. The grants were deemed to focus on gender identity or diversity, equity and inclusion, and Judge William Young of Massachusetts said Monday the NIH’s cancellation process was “arbitrary and capricious.” The judge went on to say the case raises serious questions about racial discrimination by the government. His written ruling is expected soon but is an interim step as the Trump administration is expected to appeal.

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This image from the Department of Justice statement of facts to support an arrest warrant for David Walls-Kaufman, shows an image from police body-worn video, contained and annotated by the source, of David Walls-Kaufman in the U.S. Capitol Jan. 6, 2021, in Washington. (Department of Justice via AP)

Trial opens for lawsuit against pardoned Capitol riot defendant over police officer’s suicide

June 16, 2025

Nine days after he helped defend the U.S. Capitol from a mob of Trump supporters, Metropolitan Police Officer Jeffrey Smith shot and killed himself while driving to work. Over four years later, Smith’s widow is trying to prove to a jury that one of the rioters who stormed the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, is responsible for her husband’s suicide. The trial for Erin Smith’s lawsuit against David Walls-Kaufman started Monday in Washington. It comes nearly six months after President Donald Trump used his clemency powers to erase the criminal cases against nearly 1,600 people charged in the attack. Walls-Kaufman denies assaulting or injuring Smith.

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Arkansas’ Wood pitches third no-hitter in CWS history, gets 19 strikeouts against Murray State

June 16, 2025

Arkansas’ Gage Wood pitched the third no-hitter in College World Series history and first in 65 years, striking out a record 19 and never letting Murray State come close to getting a hit in the Razorbacks’ 3-0 victory. Wood joined Jim Ehrler of Texas in 1950 and Jim Wixson of Oklahoma State in 1960 as the only pitchers to throw CWS no-hitters. His defense was never really challenged as he dominated a Racers team that was making its first Omaha appearance. The junior right-hander set the CWS record for strikeouts in a nine-inning game.

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A law enforcement officer trains his rifle towards a house as the officers search for shooting suspect, Vance Boelter, Sunday, June 15, 2025, in Belle Plaine, Minn. (AP Photo/George Walker IV)

Friends say Minnesota shooting suspect was deeply religious and conservative

June 16, 2025

The man accused of assassinating the top Democrat in the Minnesota House held deeply religious and politically conservative views, telling a congregation in Africa two years ago that the U.S. was in a “bad place” where most churches didn’t oppose abortion. Vance Luther Boelter was captured Sunday following a massive multi-state search after authorities say he impersonated a police officer and gunned down two legislators and their spouses. Friends and former colleagues interviewed by The Associated Press described Boelter as a kind man of Christian faith who went to Trump campaign rallies and attended an evangelical church. He worked as a security contractor, a funeral service driver and a preacher.

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Wisconsin dairy farmer sues Trump administration claiming discrimination against white farmers

June 16, 2025

A Wisconsin dairy farmer has alleged in a federal lawsuit that the Trump administration is illegally denying financial assistance to white farmers by continuing programs that favor minorities. The conservative Wisconsin Institute for Law and Liberty filed the lawsuit Monday against the U.S. Department of Agriculture in federal court in Wisconsin on behalf of a white dairy farmer, Adam Faust. The lawsuit alleges that the government continues to implement diversity, equity and inclusion programs that were instituted under former President Joe Biden. Faust was among several farmers who successfully sued the Biden administration in 2021 for race discrimination in a USDA program.

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FILE - Robert Kennedy Jr., center, President-elect Donald Trump's pick to lead the Health and Human Services Department, walks between meetings with senators on Capitol Hill, Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2024, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, File)

Dismissed members of CDC vaccine committee call Kennedy’s actions ‘destabilizing’

June 16, 2025

The 17 experts recently dismissed from a government vaccine advisory panel say Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is making “destabilizing decisions” that could lead to more preventable disease spread. Kennedy last week announced he would “retire” the influential panel that guides U.S. vaccine policy the panel. Two days later, he named eight new people to it. The former panelists all signed onto a commentary published Monday in the Journal of the American Medical Association. Kennedy, a leading voice in the anti-vaccine movement before becoming the U.S. government’s top health official, has accused the committee of being too closely aligned with vaccine manufacturers and of rubber-stamping vaccines.

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Florida Panthers defenseman Niko Mikkola (77) congratulates goaltender Sergei Bobrovsky (72) after defeating the Edmonton Oilers in Game 3 of the NHL Stanley Cup final Monday, June 9, 2025, in Sunrise, Fla. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)

‘Dialed in’ from October, the Panthers are a win away from repeating as Stanley Cup champions

June 16, 2025

The Florida Panthers are one win on home ice away from repeating as Stanley Cup champions. That chance comes Tuesday night in Game 6 of the final against the Edmonton Oilers. They’re looking to be the third team to go back to back since the NHL’s salary cap era began in 2005 and the 19th in league history. The Panthers moved to the verge of another title by beating the Oilers on the road and taking a 3-2 lead in the series. They hope to avoid the same pitfall of losing their first close-out game like the final last year against Edmonton.

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FILE - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration campus in Silver Spring, Md., is photographed, Oct. 14, 2015. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)

Second patient death reported with gene therapy for muscular dystrophy

June 16, 2025

Shares of Sarepta Therapeutics have plunged again after the drugmaker reported a second death in connection with its gene therapy for muscular dystrophy. The biotech drugmaker said Sunday it was pausing shipments of the drug for patients who are no longer able to walk. The one-time treatment is the first gene therapy approved in the U.S. for the rare muscle-wasting condition. The company has faced scrutiny since its accelerated approval in 2023. Sarepta says it will pause a study of the therapy and assemble an expert panel to recommend new safety protocols for taking the drug.

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FILE - President Donald Trump holds an executive order regarding the reform of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission in the Oval Office of the White House, May 23, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)

Trump fires Democratic commissioner of independent agency that oversees nuclear safety

June 16, 2025

President Donald Trump has fired a Democratic commissioner for the federal agency that oversees nuclear safety as he continues to assert more control over independent regulatory agencies. Christopher Hanson said Monday the Republican president terminated his position at the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission without cause, contrary to existing law and longstanding precedent. The firing of the former NRC chairman comes as Trump seeks to take authority away from the independent safety agency, which has regulated the U.S. nuclear industry for five decades. The White House says it needs leaders rowing in the same direction and Trump reserves the right to remove employees within the executive branch.

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Appalachian Trail thru-hiker Sam Cooper, trail name Pie Top, attempts the half-gallon ice cream challenge at Pine Grove Furnace State Park in Pennsylvania on Tuesday, June 10, 2025. (AP Photo/Mingson Lau)

Could you eat this much ice cream after walking 1,100 miles? Some Appalachian Trail hikers try

June 16, 2025

Midway up the Appalachian Trail, a little country store in Gardners, Pennsylvania, invites hikers to take on an additional challenge: eating a half-gallon of ice cream in one sitting. So far this year, about 50 thru-hikers have finished the challenge. Besides bragging rights, they earned a commemorative wooden spoon and the honor of having their photos posted on a store bulletin board. The record, set two years ago, is under 4 minutes. It took nearly 40 minutes for Sam Cooper to finish the challenge earlier this week. He called it “pure misery,” and added: “I don’t think anybody should be doing this. This is not healthy at all.”

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FILE - Leonard Lauder attends a gala launch party in New York, April 26, 2010. (AP Photo/Stephen Chernin, File)

Leonard Lauder, philanthropist who globalized family cosmetic business, dies at age 92

June 16, 2025

Leonard Lauder, a renowned philanthropist who expanded the family cosmetics business into a worldwide empire, has died at the age of 92. Estee Lauders Cos. announced the news in a release on Sunday and said he died on Saturday surrounded by his family. Lauder, the oldest son of Estee and Joseph H. Lauder who founded the cosmetics company in 1946, formally joined the New York company in 1958. Over more than six decades, Lauder played a key role in transforming the business from a handful of products sold under a single brand in U.S. stores to a multi-brand global cosmetics and fragrance giant. He had held the title of chairman emeritus at the time of his death.

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FILE - Atlantic Division's Brady Tkachuk, of the Ottawa Senators (7) and Matthew Tkachuk, of the Florida Panthers (19) watch the rerun of a goal by Matthew assisted by Brady during the NHL All Star hockey game, Feb. 4, 2023, in Sunrise, Fla. (AP Photo/Marta Lavandier, File)

US hockey announces initial 6 players for 2026 Milan Olympics

June 16, 2025

The U.S. named Brady and Matthew Tkachuk, Auston Matthews, Jack Eichel, Quinn Hughes and Charlie McAvoy as its first six players for the 2026 Olympics. General manager Bill Guerin said that group of four forwards and two defensemen avoids goaltenders because USA Hockey wanted to let the first half of the next NHL season play out. Canada and Sweden also picked six skaters for their preliminary rosters. Playing in the Stanley Cup Final, Connor McDavid was among those chosen for Canada. This would be his first Olympics after the league did not take part in 2018 and 2022.

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Florida Panthers center Aleksander Barkov (16) defends Edmonton Oilers center Connor McDavid (97) during the first period of Game 3 of the NHL Stanley Cup final Monday, June 9, 2025, in Sunrise, Fla. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)

Connor McDavid is producing in the Stanley Cup Final, but is it enough for the Oilers?

June 16, 2025

Connor McDavid scored his first goal of this Stanley Cup Final in Game 5, only after he and the Edmonton Oilers fell behind 3-0 on the way to getting pushed to the brink by the defending champion Florida Panthers. He has a series-best six assists, and only Leon Draisaitl has more points than McDavid’s seven. But the best hockey player in the world is always in the spotlight, and he hasn’t broken out thanks in large part to Aleksander Barkov and the Panthers defending him tightly.

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San Francisco 49ers running back Christian McCaffrey speaks during a news conference after practice at NFL football minicamp Wednesday, June 11, 2025, in Santa Clara, Calif. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)

Christian McCaffrey hopes longer offseason leads to better health in 2025 for 49ers

June 16, 2025

The biggest beneficiary of an extended offseason for the San Francisco 49ers just might have been star running back Christian McCaffrey. A year after he was limited to just four games because of injuries to his Achilles tendon and knee, the engine of San Francisco’s high-powered offense was on the practice field for the offseason program and is hoping to get back to the form that made him AP Offensive Player of the Year in 2023. A healthy McCaffrey would be a key component for San Francisco to rebound from a 6-11 season.

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FILE - Students walk through Harvard Yard, April 27, 2022, on the campus of Harvard University in Cambridge, Mass. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa, File)

Judge extends order suspending Trump’s block on Harvard’s incoming foreign students

June 16, 2025

President Donald Trump’s order to block incoming foreign students from attending Harvard University will remain on hold temporarily. U.S. District Judge Allison Burroughs in Boston on Monday extended a temporary restraining order on Trump’s proclamation until June 23 while she weighs Harvard’s request for a preliminary injunction. Burroughs made the decision at a hearing over Harvard’s request, which Trump’s Republican administration opposed. Burroughs granted the initial restraining order June 5, and it had been set to expire Thursday. Trump previously tried to revoke Harvard’s ability to host foreign students on its campus in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The judge has temporarily blocked that, too. Harvard’s lawyer says Trump is using its international students as “pawns.”

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FILE - The Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Camden, N.J., Wednesday, April 20, 2022. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)

New Jersey can have a grand jury investigate clergy sex abuse allegations, state high court rules

June 16, 2025

New Jersey’s Supreme Court says the state can have a grand jury investigate allegations of clergy sexually abusing children and report findings. The court ruled Monday. The Diocese of Camden in May had ended its longstanding opposition to such proceedings. It had previously argued that the attorney general can’t empanel a grand jury to issue findings because a court rule limits such investigations to public officials. The high court disagreed. The issue dates to 2018, when a Pennsylvania grand jury found that more than 1,000 children had been abused in that state since the 1940s, prompting New Jersey to announce a similar investigation.

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FILE - Student negotiator Mahmoud Khalil is seen at a pro-Palestinian protest encampment on the Columbia University campus in New York, April 29, 2024. (AP Photo/Ted Shaffrey, File)

Mahmoud Khalil requests transfer from Louisiana jail after judge blocks his release

June 16, 2025

Attorneys for the Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil have asked a federal judge to immediately release him on bail, or else transfer him to New Jersey, where he can be closer to his wife and newborn son. The filing comes days after a federal judge ruled that the government can continue to detain the legal U.S. resident based on allegations that he lied on his green card application. Khalil disputes the accusations that he wasn’t forthcoming on the application. The judge previously determined that Khalil couldn’t continue being held based on the U.S. secretary of state’s determination that he could harm American foreign policy.

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FILE - The sun sets on the lily pads and floating vegetation in the Chesser Prairie inside the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge on March 30, 2022, in Folkston, Ga. (AP Photo/Stephen B. Morton, File)

Mining project near the Okefenokee Swamp has stalled over a $2M permit requirement

June 16, 2025

A hotly debated mining project near the federally protected Okefenokee Swamp has stalled over a $2 million permit requirement needed before Georgia regulators make a final decision. Twin Pines Minerals was told in 2024 that it must submit a $2 million bond or equivalent before state officials can issue a permit to mine minerals near the wildlife refuge. The Georgia Environmental Protection Division says that still hasn’t happened 16 months later. The mining company declined to comment Monday on the delay. Federal scientists have warned that miningnear the swamp could irreparably harm the environmentally sensitive area. But regulators say mining there should have minimal impacts.

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FILE - The Supreme Court is seen in Washington, Nov. 2, 2024. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Supreme Court agrees to hear appeal from New Jersey faith-based pregnancy center

June 16, 2025

The Supreme Court will hear from a faith-based pregnancy center in New Jersey challenging a state investigation into whether it misled people into thinking its services included referrals for abortion. The justices Monday agreed to consider an appeal from First Choice Women’s Resource Centers, which wants to block a subpoena from Democratic New Jersey Attorney General Matthew Platkin seeking information about donors, advertisements and medical personnel. Platkin says First Choice won’t answer questions about its operations. First Choice challenged the subpoena in federal court, but a judge found the case wasn’t far enough along to weigh in. An appeals court agreed. First Choice says it’s looking forward to presenting its case to the Supreme Court.

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People play a water gun game at Playland's Castaway Cove amusement park, in Ocean City, N.J, on Friday, June 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Mingson Lau)

Smaller amusement parks hope for a strong summer under the shadow of tariffs

June 16, 2025

The tariffs wars involving global economic powerhouses such as the U.S. and China are being felt even in such distinctly local places as your regional amusement park. Families who balk at the cost of a vacation at big amusement parks like Disney World favor trips to regional parks. But if tariffs lead to economic uncertainty, they may stay home. The Trump administration’s import taxes on foreign goods also could subject park owners to costs that their customers might not think about. Parts of the rides are made of imported steel that’s currently subject to tariffs. And prizes and toys people win playing games often come from China.

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FILE - The Supreme Court is seen on Capitol Hill in Washington, Dec. 17, 2024. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Supreme Court order gives religious organizations new chance to challenge New York abortion rule

June 16, 2025

The Supreme Court is ordering a New York court to take a new look at whether some religious organizations should be excluded from a state regulation requiring health insurance plans to cover abortions. The justices acted Monday after the court unanimously ruled earlier in June that Wisconsin discriminated against a Catholic charity by forcing it to pay state unemployment taxes. The New York case poses a similar issue because the state exempts religious employers if their purpose is to spread religious values and they primarily employ and serve people of their faith. But religious groups that serve and employ people regardless of their beliefs don’t qualify for the exemption.

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FILE - People demonstrate in Lafayette Park across from the White House in Washington, June 30, 2023, after a sharply divided Supreme Court has ruled that the Biden administration overstepped its authority in trying to cancel or reduce student loan debts for millions of Americans. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)

Credit scores decline for millions as US student loan collections restart

June 16, 2025

Millions of Americans are seeing their credit scores suffer now that the U.S. government has resumed referring missed student loan payments for debt collection. After 90 days of non-payment, student loan servicers report delinquent accounts to major credit bureaus, which use the information to recalculate the borrower’s score. Falling behind on loan payments therefore can affect an individual’s credit rating as severely as filing for personal bankruptcy. According to the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, about 1 in 4 people with student loan accounts were more than 90 days behind on payments at the end of March. It said borrowers ages 40 and older were most likely to be delinquent on their loans.

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A judge has halted CoreCivic, on Wednesday, June 4, 2025, from housing immigrants facing possible deportation in a shuttered facility that the private prison operator now calls the Midwest Regional Reception Center, in Leavenworth, Kan., pictured Monday, March 3, 2025, unless it can get a permit from frustrated city officials. (AP Photo/Nick Ingram)

Takeaways from AP’s reporting on shuttered prisons, mass deportation push and no-bid contracts

June 16, 2025

Private prison operators are marketing their shuttered lockups to federal immigration officials as President Donald Trump pushes for mass deportations, with some facilities nabbing lucrative no-bid contracts. When the Republican took office, politically connected private-prison giants CoreCivic Inc., of Tennessee, and The Geo Group Inc., of Florida, had around 20 idle facilities. CoreCivic says it hasn’t seen such demand for its services in its 42-year history. But the push to reopen facilities has encountered resistance in unexpected places like Leavenworth, Kansas, whose name evokes a short hand for serving hard time. The Leavenworth facility was mothballed in 2021 after Democratic President Joe Biden called on the Justice Department to curb the use of private prisons.

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Norman Harris, executive director of JMF Corporation that puts on a Juneteenth celebration in Denver, is shown on the light-rail track running through the neighborhood where the event is staged Friday, June 13, 2025, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

Juneteenth celebrations adapt after corporate sponsors pull support

June 16, 2025

Juneteenth celebrations have been scaled back this year due to funding shortfalls as companies and municipalities across the country reconsider their support for diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives. More than a dozen companies dropped out of sponsoring one of Denver’s biggest Juneteenth festivals, canceled federal grants and businesses moving away from so-called brand activism have hit the bottom line of parades and other events heading into Thursday’s federal holiday, which celebrates the end of slavery in the United States. The shrinking financial support coincides with many companies severing ties with LGBTQ celebrations for Pride this year and President Donald Trump’s efforts to squash DEI programs throughout the federal government.

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