June 17, 2025.

San Francisco Giants' Rafael Devers speaks at a news conference before a baseball game against the Cleveland Guardians in San Francisco, Tuesday, June 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)

Rafael Devers ready to put Boston situation behind and start fresh in San Francisco

June 17, 2025

Rafael Devers has been formally introduced by the Giants, days after being traded to San Francisco by the Boston Red Sox. Devers is set to be designated hitter batting third in the series opener against the Cleveland Guardians. He is determined to leave his own lasting mark on the franchise in what is a much-needed fresh start for him and a monumental mid-season acquisition for Buster Posey and San Francisco’s front office. Devers says he’s done discussing any issues he had with the Red Sox and eager to move forward with the Giants, insisting he will play anywhere and do whatever manager Bob Melvin and his staff ask.

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Florida Panthers goaltender Sergei Bobrovsky poses in front of fans after winning the Stanley Cup in Game 6 of the NHL hockey Stanley Cup Final against the Edmonton Oilers Tuesday, June 17, 2025, in Sunrise, Fla. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)

Sergei Bobrovsky’s brilliance leads Florida Panthers to second straight Stanley Cup title

June 17, 2025

The loudest cheers among Florida Panthers fans at Amerant Bank Arena are always for Sergei Bobrovsky.Prega me warmups. Jumbotron appearances. Each and every save. Florida fans know how important the veteran goaltender is to their team. So do the Panthers. It’s why Florida never appeared rattled during its third straight Stanley Cup Final run. The defending champion Panthers remained even-keeled, never looking too far ahead, and certainly not harping on the past — mirroring the attitude of their unflappable two-time Vezina trophy-winning goaltender.

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NHL commissioner Gary Bettman presents the Conn Smythe Trophy to Sam Bennett after defeating the Edmonton Oilers in Game 6 of the NHL hockey Stanley Cup Final Tuesday, June 17, 2025, in Sunrise, Fla. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)

Florida Panthers star Sam Bennett wins Conn Smythe Trophy as playoff MVP

June 17, 2025

Sam Bennett has won the Conn Smythe Trophy as playoff MVP after leading the Florida Panthers to a second consecutive Stanley Cup championship. Bennett scored 15 times to lead all playoff scorers this season. He also was a factor physically by making some big hits, crowding the crease and knocking Edmonton goalie Stuart Skinner and other opponents off their game. Bennett could parlay his massive postseason success into a lucrative contract as a free agent whether he re-signs with Florida or goes elsewhere.

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New York Yankees' Aaron Judge walks to the dugout after striking out during the sixth inning of a baseball game against the Los Angeles Angels, Tuesday, June 17, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Pamela Smith)

Yankees searching for answers after 3rd straight shutout

June 17, 2025

The New York Yankees’ offense is drifting toward uncharted territory — and not in a good way. The team tied a franchise record by getting shut out for the third straight game Tuesday night, when the Yankees went 0 for 10 with runners on base in a 4-0 loss to the Los Angeles Angels. The Yankees have been blanked in three consecutive games seven times in their 123-year history — but only three times in the last 50 years, most recently from Sept. 22-24, 2016. The last major league team to get shut out in four straight games was the Kansas City Royals in September 2017.

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This booking photo provided by the Hennepin County Sheriff's Office shows Vance Boelter in Green Isle, Minn., on June 16, 2025. (Hennepin County Sheriff's Office via AP)

Man charged with killing prominent lawmaker could face a rarity for Minnesota: the death penalty

June 17, 2025

The man charged with killing a prominent Minnesota lawmaker and wounding another could face the death penalty, something that is a rarity for Minnesota but could become more common under the Trump administration. The state abolished capital punishment in 1911, and its last execution was a botched hanging in 1906. But federal prosecutors announced charges against Vance Boelter on Monday that can carry the death penalty. Boelter is accused of fatally shooting former Democratic House Speaker Melissa Hortman and her husband, Mark, in their home early Saturday. Authorities say he also shot and wounded another Democrat, Sen. John Hoffman, and his wife, Yvette,

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FILE - Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth fields questions on the Pentagon budget from the House Armed Services Committee, at the Capitol in Washington, June 12, 2025. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Hegseth faces more grilling from Congress as Iran-Israel conflict escalates

June 17, 2025

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is returning to Capitol Hill for the last in a series of hearings before lawmakers. They have pressed him on everything from a ban on transgender troops to his use of Signal chats to share sensitive military plans. The questions Wednesday before the Senate Armed Services Committee may be dominated by the escalation of airstrikes between Iran and Israel that threaten a potentially devastating regional war. Hegseth’s testimony last week in three congressional hearings also was taken over by events, with the Trump administration dispatching the National Guard and hundreds of active-duty Marines to Los Angeles against California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s wishes.

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FILE - A woman uses a walker as she heads to her room at a senior care home in Calistoga, Calif., on Dec. 5, 2019. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg, File)

Older adults in the US are increasingly dying from unintentional falls

June 17, 2025

Older U.S. adults are increasingly dying from unintentional falls, and white people account for the vast majority of the deaths. That’s according to a new report from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention that was published Wednesday. More than 41,000 retirement-age Americans died of falls in 2023. From 2003 to 2023, death rates from falls rose more than 70% for adults ages 65 to 74. The rate increased more than 75% for people 75 to 84, and more than doubled for seniors 85 and older. The CDC researchers did not try to answer why death rates from falls are increasing.

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Portugal's Cristiano Ronaldo holds the trophy after winning the Nations League soccer championship at the Allianz Arena in Munich, Germany, Sunday, June 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)

Not even Saudi Arabia or FIFA could get Cristiano Ronaldo to the Club World Cup

June 17, 2025

In the end, not even Saudi Arabia or Gianni Infantino could engineer a way to get Cristiano Ronaldo to the Club World Cup. FIFA president Infantino certainly tried – last month making a public appeal ahead of the tournament. Ronaldo’s contract with Saudi Arabian club Al-Nassr was due to expire and FIFA’s decision to create a specially-made mini transfer window for its newest competition meant the path was clear for the Real Madrid great to sign a short-term deal with a new team just in time to take part. Given his connection to Saudi Arabia, where he was the face of the oil-rich kingdom’s spectacular drive to sign some of soccer’s biggest stars in recent years, rumours began to circulate about a move to Al Hilal.

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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)

Ohtani ‘feeling good’ after his Dodgers pitching debut and could return to mound this weekend

June 17, 2025

Shohei Ohtani came out of his pitching debut for the Los Angeles Dodgers in good order, even if he was his own worst critic. Manager Dave Roberts says Ohtani is “a little fatigued” but otherwise feeling good a day after returning from elbow surgery and pitching in a major league game for the first time since August 2023. Ohtani, who threw one inning, says he wasn’t quite happy with the results overall. He gave up a pair of hits and a run in the Dodgers’ 6-3 win over San Diego. He could pitch again this weekend when the Washington Nationals visit Dodger Stadium.

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Indiana Fever guard Caitlin Clark (22) celebrates after a three-point basket against the Connecticut Sun in the second half of a WNBA basketball game in Indianapolis, Tuesday, June 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)

Clark scores 20 and the Fever beat the Sun 88-71 in physical game to secure Commissioner’s Cup spot

June 17, 2025

Caitlin Clark had 20 points, six assists and four 3-pointers and the Indiana Fever beat the Connecticut Sun 88-71 in a physical game that included three late ejections. With 46.1 seconds left in the fourth quarter, Connecticut guard Jacy Sheldon made a steal and raced the other way before being wrapped up by Sophie Cunningham under the basket for a hard foul. Sheldon got up quicky and got into a shoving match with Cunningham, leading to Cunningham, Sheldon and Lindsay Allen all getting ejected. Sheldon was also the center of another official review in the third quarter after she poked Clark in the eye and then Marina Mabrey came in late to shove Clark to the floor. Indiana secured a spot in the Commissioner’s Cup.

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Anne Burrell, TV chef who coached the ‘Worst Cooks in America,’ dies at 55

June 17, 2025

TV chef Anne Burrell, who coached culinary fumblers through hundreds of episodes of “Worst Cooks in America,” has died. The Food Network confirms that the 55-year-old Burrell died Tuesday at her New York home. Medical examiners are set to determine what caused her death. Burrell worked in upscale New York City restaurants before beginning her two-decade television career on “Iron Chef America.” She started hosting “Secrets of a Restaurant Chef” in 2008. She was known for bold and flavorful but not overly fancy dishes and for her 27 seasons on “Worst Cooks in America.”

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FILE - Republican state senator Blake Miguez converses before the swearing in of the Louisiana state legislature in Baton Rouge, La., on Jan. 8, 2024. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert, Pool, File)

Conservative Louisiana state Sen. Blake Miguez announces bid to run for US Sen. Bill Cassidy’s seat

June 17, 2025

Louisiana state Sen. Blake Miguez, a conservative Republican, has officially launched his bid to run for U.S. Senate in 2026. Miguez served in Louisiana’s House for more than eight years and was elected to the state Senate in 2023. The champion sharpshooter has authored bills in the Statehouse that expand gun rights and Louisiana’s role in immigration enforcement. Miguez is the latest Republican to challenge incumbent GOP Sen. Bill Cassidy, who has been chastised by his party for being one of seven GOP senators who voted to convict President Donald Trump during his 2021 impeachment trial.

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Texas stops providing new funding for border wall construction

June 17, 2025

Texas has stopped providing new funding toward building a U.S.-Mexico border wall after lawmakers quietly approved a new budget that does not include funding for the project. It’s a shift in course after the state allocated billions of dollars to install hundreds of miles of barrier that Republican Gov. Greg Abbott set out to construct four years ago. The state has since completed only about 65 miles of the border wall to date. Abbott’s office said that efforts by President Trump to crack down on immigration allowed the state to adjust its spending. The number of migrant crossings has fallen dramatically this year.

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FILE - This photograph released by the U.S. Navy shows a MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter hovering over the USS Carl Vinson aircraft carrier while operating in the Middle East April 12, 2025. (Petty Officer 3rd Class Nathan Jordan/U.S. Navy via AP, File)

How the US has shifted military jets and ships in the Middle East

June 17, 2025

The U.S. is shifting military aircraft and warships into and around the Middle East to protect Israel from Iranian attacks. President Donald Trump has warned Tehran on social media that his patience is wearing thin and urging it to step back from the conflict. His posts have raised the possibility of deepening U.S. involvement, perhaps by using its bunker-busting bomb to strike Iranian nuclear sites built deep underground. As America’s national security leaders discuss the next steps, the Pentagon has moved to ensure that its troops and bases in the region are protected.

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A makeshift memorial for Arthur Folasa Ah Loo, known to friends and family as Afa, is seen Tuesday, June 17, 2025, in downtown Salt Lake City, on the block where Ah Loo was fatally shot during a "No Kings" protest on Saturday, June 14. (AP Photo/Hannah Schoenbaum)

Man who fired at gunman and killed Utah ‘No Kings’ protester was a safety volunteer, organizers say

June 17, 2025

The “No Kings” protest in Salt Lake City was struck by violence when a man allegedly brandished a rifle near the crowd. That prompted a volunteer for the event to fire three shots, hitting both the alleged gunman and a protester who later died, police and event organizers say. Arturo Gamboa never shot his rifle. But police said they arrested him on a murder charge because he created the dangerous situation that led to the death of protester Arthur Folasa Ah Loo. Ah Loo was a celebrated fashion designer from Samoa. Police say they are investigating whether the man who shot Gamboa and Ah Loo was justified in firing his gun.

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From left, Adam Scott, PGA Tour Commissioner Jay Monahan, incoming CEO Brian Rolapp, Tiger Woods at the Travelers Championship in Cromwell, Connecticut, Tuesday, June 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Doug Ferguson).

Jay Monahan to leave next year as PGA Tour turns to NFL exec Brian Rolapp for new leadership

June 17, 2025

The PGA Tour has a new CEO and Commissioner Jay Monahan is leaving after 10 years. The tour has announced top NFL executive Brian Rolapp as CEO of the tour and the commercial PGA Tour Enterprises. Monahan says he will concentrate on his board duties until leaving when his contract ends next year. The transition comes at a time when golf remains fractured by the Saudi riches that lured some key players to LIV Golf. Rolapp was chief media and business officer for the NFL and a key executive for Commissioner Roger Goodell. He has been with the NFL for 22 years.

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A demonstrator stands outside the 9th U.S. District Court of Appeals before a hearing regarding control of National Guard troops Tuesday, June 17, 2025, in San Francisco. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)

Appeals court seems likely to keep Trump in control of National Guard deployed in Los Angeles

June 17, 2025

A federal appeals court in San Francisco has heard arguments on whether the Trump administration should return control of National Guard troops to California. The Guard troops were deployed following protests in Los Angeles over immigration raids earlier this month. Tuesday’s hearing comes after the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals granted a request by the Trump administration to temporarily pause a lower court order that directed the president to return control of the soldiers to California Gov. Gavin Newsom. The judge found the Guard deployment was illegal and exceeded Trump’s authority. The Trump administration says the deployments were necessary to restore order.

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FILE - The scene of a fatal shooting outside Hush, a hookah lounge, in the Five Points neighborhood of Birmingham, Ala., Sept. 22, 2024. (AP Photo/Vasha Hunt, File)

It may be ‘very difficult’ to find fair jury for man accused of killing 18 people, lawyer says

June 17, 2025

A judge ruled that the Alabama man accused of killing 18 people in 2023 and 2024, including two mass shootings, will go to trial in April next year. Damien McDaniel could face the death penalty for those cases. But his attorneys raised concerns in a hearing on Tuesday about whether it will be possible to select jurors who don’t have connections to the victims in those cases. Birmingham had one of the deadliest years on record in 2024 with 151 homicides. Birmingham police officers have accused McDaniel and one of other man of committing almost one third of those murders.

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Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem holds a news conference regarding the recent protests in Los Angeles on Thursday, June 12, 2025. (AP Photo/Etienne Laurent)

Kristi Noem is ‘alert and recovering’ after trip to hospital over allergic reaction, official says

June 17, 2025

A spokesperson for the Homeland Security Department says Secretary Kristi Noem was taken to a hospital to treat an allergic reaction but is “alert and recovering.” Tricia McLaughlin said Noem was “transported to the hospital out of an abundance of caution.” Noem heads a sprawling department with roughly 260,000 employees handling immigration enforcement, airport security, disaster response and other matters.

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FILE - U.S. passports are arranged for a photograph in Tigard, Ore., on Dec. 11, 2021. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane, File)

Judge says government can’t limit passport sex markers for many transgender, nonbinary people

June 17, 2025

A federal judge has blocked the Trump administration from limiting passport sex markers for many transgender and nonbinary Americans. The ruling covers transgender and nonbinary Americans who are without a valid passport or need to apply for a new one within a year. In an executive order signed in January, the president used a narrow definition of the sexes instead of a broader conception of gender. The order says a person is male or female and it rejects the idea that someone can transition from the sex assigned at birth to another gender.

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FILE - Bob Jenkins, owner of Front Row Motorsports, and Michael Jordan, co-owner of 23XI Racing, pose before a NASCAR Cup Series auto race at Talladega Superspeedway, Oct. 6, 2024, in Talladega, Ala. (AP Photo/Butch Dill, File)

Federal judge calls on NASCAR, teams to settle bitter antitrust battle

June 17, 2025

A federal judge is urging NASCAR and two of its teams to settle their increasingly acrimonious legal fight that spilled over into tense arguments during a hearing this week. 23XI Racing, which is owned by Michael Jordan and three-time Daytona 500 winner Denny Hamlin, is fighting with NASCAR along with Front Row Motorsports. The two say the series is a monopoly, but NASCAR has struck back with a countersuit of its own.

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Mike Lindell walks into federal district court for a defamation trial on Thursday, June 5, 2025, in Denver. (AP Photo/Jack Dempsey)

Jury finds leading proponent of ‘The Big Lie’ defamed former voting equipment employee

June 17, 2025

A jury found Monday that MyPillow founder Mike Lindell defamed a former employee of a prominent voting equipment company by calling him a traitor, telling him and his online media platform to pay $2.3 million in damages. The decision came after a two-week trial against one of the biggest proponents of the myth that the 2020 election was stolen, a lie that still dominates national politics. Other such cases have ended in settlements before they could go before a jury.

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FILE - Former Rep. Lee Zeldin, R-N.Y., President-elect Donald Trump's pick to head the Environmental Protection Agency, appears before the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee on Capitol Hill, Jan. 16, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, File)

EPA will revisit Biden-era ban on the last type of asbestos used in US

June 17, 2025

The Environmental Protection Agency will reconsider a Biden administration ban on the last type of asbestos used in the United States. Asbestos causes mesothelioma and other cancers and is linked to tens of thousands of deaths annually. It has largely been phased out in the United States. The EPA will take roughly 30 months to reconsider the rule. The EPA told a federal appeals court it would determine whether an outright ban went “beyond what is necessary.” Environmental groups blasted the move as harmful to public health.

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FILE - A view of a laptop shows an X sign-in page and logo, in Belgrade, Serbia, July 24, 2023. (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic, File)

Musk’s X sues New York over requirement to show how social media platforms handle problematic posts

June 17, 2025

Elon Musk’s X has sued to try to stop New York from requiring reports on how social media platforms define and handle problematic posts. The company sued Tuesday, after successfully challenging a similar measure in California. New York Gov. Kathy Hochul signed her state’s legislation late last year. The law is poised to take effect later this year. X maintains that the measure impinges on free speech rights and on a 1996 federal law that lets internet platforms moderate posts as they see fit. New York Attorney General Letitia James’ office hasn’t immediately responded to a request for comment on the lawsuit.

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Philadelphia Phillies right fielder Nick Castellanos can't reach a triple hit by Chicago Cubs' Ian Happ during the eighth inning of a baseball game Wednesday, June 11, 2025, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)

Nick Castellanos benched for ‘inappropriate comment’ after being pulled for defensive replacement

June 17, 2025

Nick Castellanos has been benched by Phillies manager Rob Thomson for “an inappropriate comment” the outfielder made after he was pulled for a defensive replacement a day earlier. The move ends Castellanos’ streak of 236 consecutive starts. Thomson says Castellanos is “very emotional” and “wants to play every inning of every game.” The manager says Castellanos made a comment after being removed from Monday night’s game that led to his benching on Tuesday. Max Kepler started in right field.

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Padilla says in Senate ‘it’s time to wake up’ after forced removal from Noem’s event

June 17, 2025

Sen. Alex Padilla is encouraging Americans to peacefully protest against President Donald Trump’s administration in his first extended remarks in the Senate since he was forcibly removed from Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem’s press conference in Los Angeles when he tried to speak about immigration raids. Padilla on Tuesday recounted last week’s altercation, in which security forced him out of the room and onto the ground after he tried to ask Noem a question. The California Democrat says he was pushed and pulled and ended up on the floor. Noem’s department says the Secret Service thought Padilla was an attacker. Padilla and Democratic colleagues have framed the episode as intimidation by Trump’s Republican administration.

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President Donald Trump walks to board Marine One after speakiing with reporters to depart the White House on his way to attend the G7 Summit in Canada, Sunday, June 15, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Trump administration demands action from 36 countries to avoid travel ban

June 17, 2025

The Trump administration has given 36 countries, most of them in Africa, a Wednesday deadline to commit to improving vetting or face a ban on their citizens visiting the United States. A weekend diplomatic cable sent by the State Department instructs embassies and consulates in the 36 countries to gauge their host countries’ willingness to improve their citizens’ travel documentation and take steps to address the status of their nationals who are in the United States illegally. The cable was described to The Associated Press. It asks the countries to take action to address the U.S. concerns within 60 days or risk being added to the travel ban, which now includes 12 nations.

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President Donald Trump speaks at a military parade commemorating the Army's 250th anniversary Saturday, June 14, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

Trump tax bill would widen deficits by $2.8T after factoring in economic impacts, CBO says

June 17, 2025

President Donald Trump’s tax and budget bill would increase deficits by $2.8 trillion over the next decade after factoring in other economic effects. That’s according to a more fulsome analysis released Tuesday by the Congressional Budget Office. The report finds that the bill would increase interest rates and boost interest payments on the baseline projection of federal debt by $441 billion. Tuesday’s report uses dynamic analysis by considering how changes in the economy might affect revenues and spending. A previous analysis used static scoring, which presumes other economic factors stay constant.

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Indiana Pacers guard Tyrese Haliburton (0) drives past Oklahoma City Thunder forward Chet Holmgren (7) during the second half of Game 5 of the NBA Finals basketball series, Monday, June 16, 2025, in Oklahoma City. (AP Photo/Kyle Phillips)

The rest that’s built into the NBA Finals can be a good thing, especially now

June 17, 2025

Given the way Indiana guard Tyrese Haliburton was limping on his way out of the postgame news conference after Game 5 of the NBA Finals, it’s safe to assume he’s a fan of the schedule right about now. Put simply, he could use a couple of days off — at least. Haliburton has a lower leg injury and it seems to be the sort that if this were a back-to-back situation in December, he’d be missing at least one game. But these are the finals. This is June. There no back-to-backs in the playoffs. And when the league gets to the last series, two-day breaks between games aren’t uncommon.

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FILE - Rick Woldenberg, CEO of Learning Resources, an educational toy company whose products are manufactured in China, stands at a warehouse in Vernon Hills, Ill., April 11, 2025. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh, File)

Toy company challenges Trump’s tariffs before the Supreme Court in long shot bid for quick decision

June 17, 2025

An Illinois toy company is challenging Donald Trump’s tariffs at the Supreme Court. Learning Resources Inc. filed an appeal asking the Supreme Court to take up the case soon rather than let it continue to play out in lower courts. The company argues the president illegally imposed tariffs under an emergency powers law rather than getting approval from Congress. An appeals court has allowed Trump to continue collecting tariffs ahead of arguments in July. The company says tariffs and uncertainty are taking a major toll. The Trump administration says the emergency powers law gives him the authority to regulate imports during national emergencies and would win if the high court does decide to take up the case.

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Indiana Pacers guard Tyrese Haliburton (0) drives past Oklahoma City Thunder guard Luguentz Dort (5) during the second half of Game 5 of the NBA Finals basketball series, Monday, June 16, 2025, in Oklahoma City. (AP Photo/Kyle Phillips)

Tyrese Haliburton scheduled for MRI as part of leg injury evaluation, AP source says

June 17, 2025

Tyrese Haliburton’s status for Game 6 of the NBA Finals is understandably in at least some doubt, after the Olympic gold-medal-winning guard was undergoing evaluation Tuesday to determine the extent of the injury to his lower right leg. Part of that evaluation was an MRI exam, according to a person with knowledge of the matter who spoke on condition of anonymity to The Associated Press because neither Haliburton nor the team revealed that publicly. ESPN first reported that an MRI was scheduled. Pacers coach Rick Carlisle made clear after Game 5 that the Eastern Conference champions would be taking a close look at the injury.

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FILE - R. Kelly leaves the Daley Center after a hearing in his child support case May 8, 2019, in Chicago. A federal appeals court on Friday, April 26, 2024, upheld R&B singer R. Kelly's sex-crime conviction and 20-year sentence in his Chicago case. (AP Photo/Matt Marton, File)

Singer R. Kelly alleges mistreatment after hospitalization and prison ‘murder plot’

June 17, 2025

R. Kelly’s attorneys say the R&B singer collapsed in prison and was hospitalized. The details made in court records this week came after Kelly’s extraordinary allegations of a murder plot by prison officials that he argues require his temporary release on home detention. Government lawyers have dismissed the claims as a “fanciful conspiracy.” Kelly is serving time at a federal facility in North Carolina related to convictions for child sex crimes and racketeering in Illinois and New York. A judge has not ruled on the home detention request.

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FILE - This April 23, 2019 file photo shows the Florida Capitol in Tallahassee, Fla. (AP Photo/Phil Sears, file)

Florida lawmakers pass charter school expansion on last day of session

June 17, 2025

On the 105th day of what was supposed to be a 60-day legislative session, Florida lawmakers passed a bill to allow charter schools to “co-locate” inside traditional public schools. It’s the latest move by the Republican-controlled legislature to expand school choice in a state that has long been a national model for conservative education policy. The measure expands the “schools of hope” program, which lawmakers created to encourage charter schools to open in areas where traditional public schools have been failing for years.

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FILE - Food and Drug Administration (FDA) commissioner Marty Makary speaks during a news conference at the Hubert Humphrey Building Auditorium in Washington, April 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana, file)

FDA to offer faster drug reviews to companies promoting ‘national priorities’

June 17, 2025

The Food and Drug Administration says it will begin offering faster reviews to new medicines that align with Trump administration priorities for Americans’ health. The new program announced Tuesday aims to review select drugs in just one to two months. It was announced by FDA Commissioner Marty Makary, who has promised “faster cures” since arriving at the agency in April. Makary says the FDA will begin offering special vouchers to drugmakers who are “aligned with U.S. national priorities.” The FDA already has a variety of programs designed to speed up drug reviews, but they all have fairly strict medical criteria.

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Mother Emanuel AME church is seen at the start of a service commemorating the 10th anniversary of the Charleston Church Massacre on Tuesday, June 17, 2025, in Charleston, S.C. (AP Photo/Jeffrey Collins)

10 years after Charleston church massacre, faith leaders lament that the country hasn’t changed

June 17, 2025

Mother Emanuel AME church made an ecumenical gesture for the commemoration of a racist shooting that killed nine of its Black members 10 years ago on Tuesday. The church invited members of a Pittsburgh synagogue where 11 were killed in an antisemitic shooting to join them in South Carolina. Leaders of both denominations said at the service that much more needs to be done to fight hatred in the U.S. They lamented that the country in some ways appears to have moved backward since the 2015 Charleston church massacre. But the leaders said that if the targets of hatred come together, they can overcome the country’s scary turn.

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FILE = The xAI data center is seen, May 7, 2025, in Memphis, Tenn. (AP Photo/George Walker IV, file)

NAACP, environmental group notify Elon Musk’s xAI company of intent to sue over facility pollution

June 17, 2025

The NAACP and an environmental group say they intend to sue Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence company xAI over concerns about air pollution generated by a supercomputer near predominantly Black communities in Memphis. The groups on Tuesday accused xAI of pushing ahead to operate gas turbines in violation of the Clean Air Act. The turbines release air pollution near predominantly Black communities. Musk’s xAI says it is boosting the city’s economy by investing billions of dollars in the data center, paying millions in local taxes and creating hundreds of jobs. It also promises emission-reduction technology and is spending $35 million to build a power substation and $80 million for a water recycling plant.

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J.J. Spaun celebrates with his caddie, Mark Carens, after making a birdie putt on the 18th hole during the final round of the U.S. Open golf tournament at Oakmont Country Club Sunday, June 15, 2025, in Oakmont, Pa. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

A caddie at heart, Bones Mackay makes sure to get the 18th flag to Spaun’s bagman

June 17, 2025

Jim “Bones” Mackay is now with NBC Sports as an on-course reporter. But he’ll always consider himself a caddie. That much was evident in the final minutes of the U.S. Open. Mackay was reporting from the final group. J.J. Spaun was in the group ahead and clinched the victory. Mackay knows that a caddie’s trophy is the 18th pin flag. But there was one group still to play. So Mackay made sure to remove the pin when it was over and take it to Mark Carens. He’s the caddie for Spaun. It was a classy gesture only a caddie would know.

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Kansas City Chiefs players warm up before the NFL football team's practice Tuesday, June 17, 2025, in Kansas City, Mo. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)

Tight end Travis Kelce, franchised guard Trey Smith attend Chiefs minicamp

June 17, 2025

Four-time All-Pro tight end Travis Kelce and Pro Bowl right guard Trey Smith, who skipped voluntary workouts after receiving the franchise tag, were present for the start of the Chiefs’ mandatory three-day minicamp Tuesday. Kansas City is coming off a lopsided loss to Philadelphia in the Super Bowl. Smith’s decision to attend was particularly noteworthy as he continues to seek a long-term contract with Kansas City. The sides face a mid-July deadline. If they are unable to come to an agreement, he would play the upcoming season on a one-year, $23.4 million deal.

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Law enforcement personnel stand outside the stadium prior to 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)

Hard Rock Stadium tightens security at Club World Cup after chaotic scene at Copa America

June 17, 2025

Almost a year since the Copa America final nearly ended in tragedy, big numbers of soccer fans are back at Hard Rock Stadium. This time it’s for the Club World Cup with heightened security. A combined crowd of nearly 120,000 supporters have watched the opening two games staged in Miami. They have been greeted by extra checkpoints and a heavy police presence. The sheriff’s office says lessons have been learned from July of last year when ticketless fans rushed the gates for a match between Argentina and Colombia, leaving fans terrified and bloodied as security struggled to contain the crush.

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FILE - President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with Canada's Prime Minister Mark Carney on the sidelines of the G7 Summit, June 16, 2025, in Kananaskis, Canada. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, File)

Trump says he won’t call Minnesota Gov. Walz after lawmaker shootings because it would ‘waste time’

June 17, 2025

A spokesperson for Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz says the governor wishes Donald Trump would be a “president for all Americans.” That statement comes after Trump said that he won’t call Walz after two Democratic lawmakers were shot, one fatally. Trump says doing so would “waste time.” Trump told reporters he could “be nice” and call the governor, “but why waste time?” Walz was the 2024 Democratic vice presidential candidate and he often branded Trump as “weird.” Walz said on social media that he’s heartened at times of tragedy “when people of different views and even different nations can rally together around our shared humanity,.”

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Atlanta Dream guard Allisha Gray (15) attempts a shot in the second half of an WNBA basketball game against the Indiana Fever, Thursday, May, 22, 2025, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Colin Hubbard)

Atlanta Dream off to hot start under new coach Karl Smesko and play of Allisha Gray

June 17, 2025

The Atlanta Dream made a lot of moves in the offseason, hiring Karl Smesko from Florida Gulf Coast and bringing in Brittney Griner and Brionna Jones to complement Rhyne Howard and Allisha Gray. So far the moves have paid off as the Dream have the third best record in the league behind Minnesota and New York. Atlanta at 8-3 is off to one of the franchise’s best marks through 11 games since coming into the league as an expansion team in 2008. The 2016 team also won eight of its first 11 games but then went on to drop its next six games.

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J.J. Spaun celebrates with the trophy after winning the U.S. Open golf tournament at Oakmont Country Club Sunday, June 15, 2025, in Oakmont, Pa. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

J.J. Spaun takes a long road of hard work to become US Open champion

June 17, 2025

One of the early memories of J.J. Spaun was his rookie year when he was too afraid to meet Tiger Woods. Now their names are together on the U.S. Open trophy. Spaun didn’t come out of nowhere. He was already having a good year. Now it’s a great one that has moved him into the top 10 in the world and No. 3 in the Ryder Cup standings. His memories are driving the 17th green and making a 65-foot putt in his birdie-birdie finish at Oakmont. His story is more about grit and resilience to become a major champion.

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File - Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson speaks to the 2025 Supreme Court Fellows Program, Feb. 13, 2025, at the Library of Congress in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, Pool, File)

Ketanji Brown Jackson reports $2 million in income last year for her memoir, ‘Lovely One’

June 17, 2025

Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson received more than $2 million last year for her best-selling memoir, “Lovely One,” according to her annual financial disclosure. Jackson’s outside income exceeded that of her court colleagues combined, the reports showed. Justice Neil Gorsuch reported $250,000 for the book he published last year, while Justice Sonia Sotomayor said she received $134,000 in royalties and an advance for a new book due out next year. The annual reports paint a partial picture of the justices’ finances, as they are not required to reveal the value of their homes or their spouses’ salary. The justices earn a salary of $303,600, except for Chief Justice John Roberts, who is paid $317,500.

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FILE - Former Sen. Bob Menendez, D-N.J., speaks to reporters outside federal court in New York, Jan. 29, 2025. (AP Photo/Stefan Jeremiah, File)

Disgraced former Sen. Bob Menendez arrives at prison to begin serving his 11-year bribery sentence

June 17, 2025

Former U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez reported to federal prison on Tuesday to begin serving an 11-year sentence for accepting bribes of gold and cash and acting as an agent of Egypt. The federal Bureau of Prisons confirmed that the New Jersey Democrat is in custody at the Federal Correctional Institution, Schuylkill in Minersville, Pennsylvania. The facility has both a medium-security prison and a minimum-security prison camp. Menendez resigned from the Senate last year after his conviction. FBI agents found $480,000 in cash in his home, some of it stuffed inside boots and jacket pockets. They also found gold bars worth an estimated $150,000. Menendez denies he took bribes. He says he was unfairly prosecuted.

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This photo provided by the Sanilac County, Mich., Sheriff's Office on Friday, June 13, 2025, shows Chinese scientist Yunqing Jian. (Sanilac County Sheriff's Office via AP)

Lawyers say plea deal is being pursued for Chinese scientist charged in US toxic fungus case

June 17, 2025

A plea deal appears to be in the works for a Chinese scientist who is charged with conspiring to raise a toxic fungus at a University of Michigan lab. A court filing shows lawyers for Yunqing Jian are “engaged in plea negotiations” with federal prosecutors in Detroit. Jian was a researcher at the University of Michigan when she was arrested on June 3. She’s accused of helping her boyfriend, another Chinese scientist, try to work with a pathogen known as Fusarium graminearum. It can attack wheat, barley, maize and rice.

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Lando Norris says the ‘F1’ movie mirrors his rivalry with Oscar Piastri after Canada collision

June 17, 2025

Lando Norris says the new Formula 1 movie contains some reminders of his own rivalry with McLaren teammate Oscar Piastri after their collision at the Canadian Grand Prix. Speaking Monday at the Times Square premiere of “F1,” starring Brad Pitt, Norris says his rivalry with Piastri remains friendly even if there are sometimes “roadblocks and chicanes.” He adds that “the thing that the F1 movie gets into a little bit more is how teammates have to be teammates but also how they want to beat one another, and how do you get that balance right?”

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Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell departs after speaking at the 75th anniversary conference of the Federal Reserve Board's International Finance Division at the Federal Reserve in Washington, Monday, June 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

The US economy is in a good place, but the Federal Reserve is not

June 17, 2025

The U.S. economy is mostly in good shape but that isn’t saving Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell from a spell of angst. As the Fed considers its next moves during a two-day meeting this week, most economic data looks solid: Inflation has been steadily fading, while the unemployment rate is still a historically low 4.2%. Yet President Donald Trump’s widespread tariffs may push inflation higher in the coming months, while also possibly slowing growth. With the outlook uncertain, Fed policymakers are expected to keep their key interest rate unchanged on Wednesday at about 4.4%.

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