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July 15, 2025.

Philadelphia Phillies Kyle Schwarber celebrates after winning the tiebreaker at the MLB baseball All-Star game between the American League and National League, Tuesday, July 15, 2025, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)

Kyle Schwarber’s 3 homers in All-Star Game’s first tiebreaking swing-off lift NL over AL

July 15, 2025

Kyle Schwarber went 3 for 3 in the first All-Star Game home run swing-off to put the National League ahead 4-3 following a 6-6 tie in which the American League rallied from a six-run deficit. In baseball’s equivalent of soccer’s penalty-kicks shootout, the game was decided by having three batters from each league take three swings each off coaches. The change was agreed to in 2022 to alleviate the concern of teams running out of pitchers. Schwarber was named All-Star MVP after going 0 for 2 with a walk in the game.

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Fans, watch a Hank Aaron Memorial during the MLB baseball All-Star game between the American League and National League, Tuesday, July 15, 2025, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)

MLB honors Hank Aaron with recreation of record 715th homer during All-Star Game

July 15, 2025

Major League Baseball honored late Hall of Famer Hank Aaron by recreating his record-breaking 715th career home run through the use of projection mapping and custom pyrotechnics. The lights went down at Truist Park and fans stood holding their cell phone lights following the sixth inning of Tuesday night’s All-Star Game. The scene from April 8, 1974 at old Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium was projected on the infield and also shown on the video board. Aaron’s widow, Billye Aaron, was cheered as she stood and waved following the tribute.

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Elayna Cunningham, a college student interning at Koahnic Broadcast Corp., records a program on July 10, 2025, at the Anchorage, Alaska, studios of KNBA, the flagship station for National Native News. (AP Photo/Mark Thiessen)

Native American radio stations at risk as Congress looks to cut $1B in public broadcasting funding

July 15, 2025

Native American radio stations could face shutdowns if Congress cuts over $1 billion from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. The Senate plans to vote this week on proposed funding cuts for 2026 and 2027, already approved by the House. Tribal stations are often the sole source of news, cultural programming and vital weather alerts in Indian Country. Radio industry leaders warn the cuts could leave millions without those essential services. Republicans who support the cuts say it helps address the national debt and that the public media system is politically biased. Critics say it will be locally owned public radio and television stations that will suffer most.

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FILE - Federal Reserve Board Chairman Jerome Powell listens during a Senate Committee on Banking hearing, June 25, 2025, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson, File)

How Trump could use a building renovation to oust the Fed chair

July 15, 2025

President Donald Trump says he has finally found a way to achieve his goal of removing Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, accusing him of mismanaging the U.S. central bank’s $2.5 billion renovation project. The push comes after a monthslong campaign by Trump to try to rid himself of the politically independent central banker. Powell has resisted the president’s calls to slash interest rates out of concerns about the administration’s tariffs sparking higher levels of inflation. But the president indicated Tuesday that Powell’s handling of an extensive renovation project on two Fed buildings in Washington could be grounds to take the unprecedented and possibly legally dubious step of firing him.

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Rough times for broadcast networks illustrate changing media landscape

July 15, 2025

Two milestones revealed this week illustrated the diminishing power of broadcast television in a new media world. Nielsen said Tuesday that the number of people who watched streaming services in June exceeded those who were watching broadcast and cable television. That’s only happened one time before — in May — but that was only by a fraction of a percentage point. The margin widened considerably in June, driven in large part by young people who got out of school and have more time to watch shows like “Ginny & Georgia” and “Squid Game” on Netflix. Fox News Channel last week eclipsed all of the broadcast networks in prime-time weeknight viewing for the third week in a row.

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Some Australian dolphins use sponges to hunt fish, but it’s harder than it looks

July 15, 2025

Some dolphins in Australia use sponges on their noses to hunt fish, a skill passed down through generations. Research published Tuesday reveals that this technique involves using sponges to protect their noses while stirring up fish from the seafloor. But the sponges interfere with the dolphins’ echolocation, making the skill challenging to master. Only about 5% of the studied population, or 30 dolphins, use this method. Scientists say it’s an efficient but rare hunting strategy, learned over years and passed only from mother to calf. The findings highlight the complexity of dolphin behavior and appear in the journal Royal Society Open Science.

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Miami's Kyle Stowers challenge is being reviewed during eighth inning at the MLB baseball All-Star game between the American League and National League, Tuesday, July 15, 2025, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)

Cal Raleigh successful on first All-Star robot umpire challenge, a day after winning Home Run Derby

July 15, 2025

Seattle catcher Cal Raleigh successfully used the robot umpire to gain a strikeout for pitcher Tarik Skubal in the first inning of the All-Star Game. He changed an 0-2 pitch to a strike on San Diego’s Manny Machado. Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred said the system could be considered for next season. The players’ association is unsure whether the Automated Ball-Strike System is accurate enough. A decision for 2026 use likely will be considered by sport’s 11-man competition committee.

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Indiana Fever's Caitlin Clark sits on the bench after an apparent injury during the second half of a WNBA basketball game against the Connecticut Sun, Tuesday, July 15, 2025, in Boston. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer)

Caitlin Clark leaves with apparent injury, marring the mood after the Fever beat the Sun in Boston

July 15, 2025

Indiana Fever star Caitlin Clark left Tuesday night’s game in the final minute holding back tears after grabbing at her leg — an apparent injury that would be her third this season. Clark walked back downcourt holding her right groin after assisting on the Fever’s final basket of an 85-77 victory over the Connecticut Sun in front of a sold-out crowd at the TD Garden in Boston. As teammate Aliyah Boston tried to console her, Clark walked to the basket stanchion and banged her head against it before heading to the bench. During the timeout, she covered her head with a towel and appeared to be holding back tears.

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NBA commissioner Adam Silver announces the start of the first round of the NBA basketball draft, Wednesday, June 25, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Adam Hunger)

NBA will take a harder look at expansion, Commissioner Adam Silver says

July 15, 2025

The NBA may finally be one step closer on the long road to expansion. Commissioner Adam Silver said Tuesday that the league has been tasked by team owners to study the issue more formally, which would be the first official move in a long process toward adding franchises. The decision to take a harder look at expansion wasn’t totally unexpected, since the notion of adding clubs has been a talking point for several years. Cities like Las Vegas and Seattle, the long perceived front-runners should the NBA decide to expand past its current 30-team footprint, will surely continue to push to be the eventual picks.

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District of Columbia councilmember elect Trayon White, left, shakes hands with a supporter as he arrives to his Ward 8 special election watch party, Tuesday, July 15, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

Despite scandal and a looming corruption trial, Trayon White wins vote to return to the DC Council

July 15, 2025

A former Washington, D.C., Council member is returning to his seat, five months after he was kicked out for his involvement in a federal bribery investigation. Trayon White defeated three challengers in a special election Tuesday to fill the Ward 8 council seat that has been vacant since his expulsion in February. White, 41, was arrested by the FBI last August. After an internal investigation, the remaining 12 D.C. Council members voted unanimously to oust him from the council. However, White was free to enter the special election because he had not been convicted of a felony. He won reelection just a few months later in an indication of a scandal-proof popularity that echoes his political mentor: former D.C. Mayor Marion Barry.

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‘American Idol’ music supervisor and husband both found dead at LA home

July 15, 2025

An “American Idol” music supervisor and her husband have been found dead in their Los Angeles home. Officers were conducting a welfare check Monday afternoon at a home in the Encino neighborhood when they found the bodies of a man and woman with gunshot wounds. An “American Idol” spokesperson has confirmed the deaths of Robin Kaye and her husband, Thomas Deluca. According to public records, the couple owned the home. Los Angeles police arrested a suspect in their deaths Tuesday.

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House Majority Whip Tom Emmer, R-Minn., left, a longtime supporter of cryptocurrency, joined at right by Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., discusses legislation in the week ahead that could impact the industry, during a news conference at the Republican National Committee headquarters in Washington, Tuesday, July 15, 2025. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Republicans declared it ‘crypto’ week in the House. It’s not going as planned

July 15, 2025

House Republicans are struggling with cryptocurrency legislation that they had expected to pass during what they dubbed “crypto week.” The crypto legislative package stalled Tuesday when 13 Republicans joined Democrats on a key procedural vote. Speaker Mike Johnson told reporters that some of the Republicans who blocked the bills wanted them packaged together. Johnson said negotiations are underway between the House, Senate and White House on the path forward. Trump intervened during a late evening meeting with Republicans at the White House, and appeared to put the bills back on track. He posted on social media that he expected votes as soon as Wednesday.

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A family from Colombia is detained and escorted to a bus by federal agents following an appearance at immigration court Monday, July 14, 2025, in San Antonio. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

Trump administration fires 17 immigration court judges across ten states, union says

July 15, 2025

Seventeen immigration court judges have been fired in recent days. That’s according to the union that represents the judges. The International Federation of Professional and Technical Engineers says 15 judges were dismissed on Friday and two more on Monday. The firings occurred across ten states, including California, Texas, and New York. The union criticizes the move, calling it harmful as courts face a backlog of 3.5 million cases. Immigration courts, under the Justice Department, are already struggling with delays. The union claims over 100 judges have left or been fired since the Trump administration began, worsening the system’s challenges. No comment has been provided by officials.

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People attend a launch event announcing Portland Fire as the name of Portland's WNBA basketball franchise outside the Moda Center on Tuesday, July 15, 2025, in Portland, Ore. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane)

Expansion WNBA team brings back the original Portland Fire name

July 15, 2025

Oregon’s WNBA team stepped back in time for its new name, reintroducing the Portland Fire. The expansion franchise, which begins play next next season alongside the Toronto Tempo, announced its name and branding on Tuesday — reviving the moniker of the city’s previous WNBA team that played from 2000 to 2002. Interim Fire president Clare Hamill says “fans have been waiting for us to come back, and we’re back with the Portland Fire.” In addition to the name, the team has a new “Rose on Fire” logo and a color palette of red, brown, blue and pink.

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Texas Gov. Greg Abbott speaks as President Donald Trump listens during a roundtable discussion with first responders and local officials at Hill Country Youth Event Center in Kerrville, Texas, during a tour to observe flood damage, Friday, July 11, 2025. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Trump tells Texas Republicans to redraw the state congressional map to help keep House majority

July 15, 2025

President Donald Trump is pushing Republicans in Texas to redraw the state’s congressional maps to help ensure the party keeps its majority in the U.S. House in next year’s midterm elections. The president’s directive signals part of the strategy Trump is likely to take to avoid a repeat of his first term, when Democrats flipped the House just two years into his presidency. When asked about the possibility of adding GOP-friendly districts around the country, Trump responded, “Texas will be the biggest one. And that’ll be five.” House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries says Trump’s push will “undermine free and fair elections.”

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Smoke from the Dragon Bravo Fire moves down the Grand Canyon from the North Rim Tuesday, July 15, 2025, in Grand Canyon National Park, Ariz. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)

National Park Service defends the handling of lightning-sparked blaze that destroyed historic lodge

July 15, 2025

The National Park Service is defending its handling of a lightning-sparked wildfire that destroyed the Grand Canyon Lodge. The agency said Tuesday that containment lines were in place and crews were prepared to conduct defensive firing operations. Then came a sudden and extreme wind shift that far exceeded forecast conditions. The flames jumped the lines and raced toward the lodge and other historic buildings. Crews had more favorable weather Tuesday as they focused on stopping the flames from consuming the remaining buildings along the North Rim. Tourists at the park’s popular South Rim watched Tuesday as plumes of smoke rose above the canyon walls.

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Indiana Fever's Caitlin Clark (22) shoots over Atlanta Dream's Rhyne Howard (10) during the second half of a WNBA basketball game, Friday, July 11, 2025, in Indianapolis. (AP Photo/AJ Mast)

Caitlin Clark, Sabrina Ionescu and Allisha Gray headline WNBA All-Star 3-point contest

July 15, 2025

Caitlin Clark will be in a 3-point contest for the first time in her pro career as the Indiana Fever guard will compete Friday night in the WNBA All-Star competition. She’ll be joined by contest record holder Sabrina Ionescu, who is back in the 3-point contest after a one-year hiatus. Ionescu last entered the contest in 2023 and set a record hitting 25 of her 27 shots in the final round, scoring 37 points. It was the most shots made in a 3-point contest in either the WNBA or NBA. The Liberty’s star guard wanted to make sure she was completely healthy before officially entering the contest. She said she’ll be trying to break her own mark.

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House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., speaks about President Donald Trump's policies and the GOP's tax and spending cut bill that passed this month, during a news conference at the Capitol in Washington, Monday, July 14, 2025. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Democrats are trolling Trump and the GOP over the Jeffrey Epstein case

July 15, 2025

Democrats are latching on to the Jeffrey Epstein scandal. On Tuesday, they trolled Republicans in online posts and demanded records be released, reveling in a rare backlash roiling President Donald Trump’s fiercely loyal base. Conspiracy theories over Epstein’s death in prison have largely been a fixation for the right. But as some of Trump’s most influential allies refuse to heed his pleas to move on, Democrats sense an opening to further divide Republicans and appease elements of their own base hungry for a more aggressive confrontation with the other side.

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Attorney General Pam Bondi speaks at a news conference at the Drug Enforcement Administration, Tuesday, July 15, 2025, in Arlington, Va. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

Pam Bondi dodges questions on Epstein and Bongino amid Justice Department turmoil

July 15, 2025

Attorney General Pam Bondi refused to answer questions Tuesday about investigate files related to Jeffrey Epstein and her clash with a top FBI official. She’s seeking to press ahead with a business-as-usual approach in the face of right-wing outrage that has plunged the Justice Department into turmoil. Bondi was pressed by reporters at an announcement touting drug seizures. The Trump administration is struggling to contain the fallout of a decision not to release any more records related to the wealthy financier’s sex trafficking investigation.

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University of Michigan faces federal investigation after arrest of 2 Chinese scientists

July 15, 2025

The University of Michigan is under federal scrutiny after two Chinese scientists linked to the school were separately charged with smuggling biological materials into the United States. The Education Department on Tuesday opened an investigation into the university’s foreign funding, citing the pair of cases that were announced days apart in June. It said the “highly disturbing criminal charges” raise concerns about Michigan’s vulnerability to national security threats from China. The university will cooperate with federal investigators and takes its responsibility to comply with the law seriously.

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FILE - Masked federal agents wait outside an immigration courtroom, July 8, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Olga Fedorova, File)

Immigration agency flexes authority to sharply expand detention without bond hearing

July 15, 2025

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement is moving to detain far more people than before, tapping a legal authority to jail anyone who entered the country illegally. Todd Lyons, ICE’s acting director, wrote employees on July 8 that people in deportation proceedings would be ineligible for a bond hearing before an immigration judge. Instead, they cannot be released unless the Homeland Security Department makes an exception. The directive signals wider use of a 1996 law to detain people who had previously been allowed to remain free while their cases wind through immigration court.

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FILE - The American and Chinese flags wave, Feb. 2, 2022, in Zhangjiakou, China. (AP Photo/Kiichiro Sato, File)

Global views of China and Xi improve, while they decline about the US and Trump, survey says

July 15, 2025

Global views of China and its leader Xi Jinping have improved, while opinions of the U.S. and Donald Trump have declined. That’s according to a Pew Research Center survey released Tuesday. It shows that international views of the two superpowers and their leaders are closer than since 2020. The results are a drastic departure from those in the past several years when the U.S. and its leader — then-President Joe Biden — enjoyed more favorable international views than China and its president. Pew didn’t provide definitive explanations for the shifts, but its associate director of research said it’s possible that views of a country may change when those of another superpower shift.

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FILE - Medical bills are seen in Temple Hills, Md., on June 26, 2023. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)

Federal judge reverses rule that would have removed medical debt from credit reports

July 15, 2025

A federal judge in Texas removed a Biden-era finalized rule by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau that would have removed medical debt from credit reports.U.S. District Court Judge Sean Jordan of Texas’ Eastern District, who was appointed by Trump, found on Friday that the rule exceeded the CFPB’s authority. Jordan argued that the CFPB is not permitted to remove medical debt from credit reports according to the Fair Credit Reporting Act, which protects information collected by consumer reporting agencies.

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Paris Saint-Germain's goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma can't make the save on the second goal scored by Chelsea's Cole Palmer during the Club World Cup final soccer match between Chelsea and PSG in East Rutherford, N.J., Sunday, July 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Adam Hunger)

Club World Cup final averaged 1.3 million viewers on TBS

July 15, 2025

Chelsea’s 3-0 win over Paris Saint-Germain averaged 1.3 million viewers on TBS and the 24 matches televised in the U.S. with English commentary averaged 458,000. Spanish-language coverage of the final in the U.S. on Univision and TUDN averaged 1.43 million viewers and TelevisaUnivision’s 18 games averaged 597,000. The streaming service DAZN bought world rights from FIFA and sublicensed a portion of the 63 matches to TNT, which televised games on TNT, TBS and truTV, and to TelevisaUnivision for U.S. broadcast with Spanish commentary. DAZN has not yet released viewing figures.

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Dr. Robert M. Groves, Interim President, Georgetown University, testifies during a House Committee on Education and Workforce Committee hearing on "Antisemitism in Higher Education: Examining the Role of Faculty, Funding, and Ideology" on Capitol Hill, Tuesday, July 15, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Rod Lamkey, Jr.)

Republicans press leaders of Georgetown, Berkeley and CUNY on antisemitism complaints

July 15, 2025

House Republicans on Tuesday grilled the leaders of Georgetown University, the City University of New York and the University of California, Berkeley, in the latest hearing on antisemitism in higher education, accusing the schools of failing to respond adequately to allegations of bias or discrimination. In their appearance before the House Committee on Education and the Workforce, the three university leaders said that they had taken disciplinary action where appropriate and stressed the importance of protecting free speech and discourse for students and faculty. The hearing was the ninth in a series Republicans have held to scrutinize university leadership over allegations of antisemitism on campuses.

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MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred speaks during the first round of the MLB baseball draft Sunday, July, 13, 2025 in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart)

A lockout is looming over MLB in December 2026, with a salary cap fight possibly at the center

July 15, 2025

Major League Baseball faces a potential lockout in December 2026. Players and management have long clashed over salary cap proposals, a format that union head Tony Clark criticizes as harmful to competition and player salary guarantees. Commissioner Rob Manfred argues the cap could address payroll disparities as MLB also tries to deal with declining revenue from regional sports networks. Teams like the Dodgers and Mets have pushed payrolls to record levels, highlighting disparity. Baseball’s collective bargaining agreement expires in December 2026, and past negotiations have led to nine work stoppages.

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Michael Pimentel, center, a resident at the Gabriel House assisted living facility, in Fall River, Mass., receives assistance from an emergency medical worker, right, outside a temporary shelter, Monday, July 14, 2025, in Fall River, following a fire that started late Sunday. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)

Assisted-living home cited for late reports of safety incidents years before fatal fire

July 15, 2025

A Massachusetts assisted-living center where nine residents died in a fire was cited for failing to immediately report more than two dozen health and safety incidents. That’s according to regulators’ most recent review of the facility. Five men and four women were killed and at least 30 others were injured Sunday night at Gabriel House in Fall River, about 50 miles (80 kilometers) south of Boston. Some of the 70 residents were rescued by ladder after screaming for help from the windows of the three-story building. The cause of the blaze is under investigation.

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FILE - The Supreme Court is seen on Capitol Hill, Feb. 27, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Rod Lamkey, Jr.)

Trump reshaped the Supreme Court. Now emergency appeals are helping him reshape the government

July 15, 2025

President Donald Trump has achieved significant victories in the Supreme Court during the first six months of his second term. The court, reshaped by three Trump appointees, has supported his administration on issues like immigration, federal employee dismissals and military policies. Critics highlight the administration’s use of emergency appeals to fast-track cases, often resulting in rulings without clear legal explanations. On Monday, the court approved a move to dismantle the Education Department, sparking dissent from liberal justices. Experts warn these actions could undermine lower courts and create irreversible changes before final rulings are made.

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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)

Fights over charters loom over NASCAR as teams, series await key court rulings

July 15, 2025

NASCAR hits midsummer amid legal battles involving team charters, a key part of its business model. Two teams, including Michael Jordan’s 23XI Racing, are suing NASCAR over antitrust issues. They claim losing their charters could force them out of business. A federal court ruling is expected soon, with a trial set for December. Separately, Jimmie Johnson’s Legacy Motor Club is in a dispute with Rick Ware Racing over a charter sale. Johnson hopes to secure the charter, while the legal chaos highlights the skyrocketing value of NASCAR charters.

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FILE - A patient prepares to take the first of two combination pills, mifepristone, for a medication abortion during a visit to a clinic in Kansas City, Kan., Oct. 12, 2022. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel, File)

US appeals court upholds West Virginia restriction on abortion pill sales

July 15, 2025

A federal appeals court has upheld a lower court’s decision to restrict abortion pill sales in West Virginia. A three-judge panel of the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed a 2023 ruling. That’s despite federal regulators’ approval of it as a safe and effective medication. A district judge determined in 2023 that the near-total abortion ban signed by Republican Gov. Jim Justice took precedence over approvals from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Appeals court judge J. Harvie Wilkinson III wrote that disregarding the Supreme Court’s landmark 2022 decision to overturn Roe v. Wade “is not an option.”

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This photo combination shows Jon Stewart, left, posing for a photo outside the Department of Veterans Affairs, July 26, 2024, in Washington and Stephen Colbert being interviewed at The Vatican, June 14, 2024. (AP Photo/Kevin Wolf, Riccardo De Luca)

The Paramount comics, Colbert and Stewart, are sharp critics of the ’60 Minutes’ deal

July 15, 2025

Stephen Colbert returned from vacation loaded for bear. The CBS late-night comic referred to the settlement between his parent company, Paramount Global, and President Donald Trump over a “60 Minutes” interview as a “big, fat bribe.” The deal was made while Paramount is awaiting Trump administration approval of its sale to Skydance Media. Colbert’s comments on his show Monday came a week after Jon Stewart of Comedy Central, another Paramount-owned company

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FILE - Major League Baseball Players Association Executive Director Tony Clark answers a question during a news conference in New York on March 11, 2022. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)

Major League Baseball, union could let big leaguers in 2028 Olympics during extended All-Star break

July 15, 2025

Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred and players’ union head Tony Clark say plans are moving ahead exploring the possibility of using major leaguers in the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics, a tournament that could be played on an extended All-Star break. MLB met with Los Angeles organizers Monday in Atlanta ahead of the All-Star Game and Manfred said the Olympic officials were meeting with the Major League Baseball Players Association. The World Baseball Softball Confederation said Monday the baseball tournament will be played from July 15-20 at Dodger Stadium. Manfred says “We’ll see whether there’s any movement on that.”

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FILE - New York Jets cornerback Sauce Gardner (1) follows a play during an NFL football game against the Minnesota Vikings at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, Sunday, Oct. 6, 2024 in London. (AP Photo/Steve Luciano, File)

Jets make Sauce Gardner the NFL’s highest-paid cornerback with a $120.4M extension, AP source says

July 15, 2025

The New York Jets are making Sauce Gardner the highest-paid cornerback in the NFL. The Jets and Gardner agreed on a four-year, $120.4 million extension through the 2030 season, a person familiar with the deal tells The Associated Press. The contract paying the two-time All-Pro more than $30 million a year comes a day after the Jets agreed to another lucrative extension with top wide receiver Garrett Wilson. Gardner is going into his fourth professional season after New York took him fourth in the 2022 draft.

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Hugh Freeze, QB Jackson Arnold are confident Auburn can be a winner in 2025

July 15, 2025

Auburn coach Hugh Freeze and incoming transfer quarterback Jackson Arnold are both confident the Tigers can consistently win in 2025. Freeze went just 11-14 across his first two seasons in Auburn, the first time in his collegiate coaching career he has suffered back-to-back losing seasons. Bolstered by a strong returning wide receiver corps and what Freeze called his favorite offensive line he has had at Auburn, the Tigers are trying to close the gap on the rest of the SEC, specifically with losing streaks against rivals Alabama and Georgia.

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FILE - Italy's Dan Serafini throws before the first inning of an exhibition spring training baseball game against the Los Angeles Angels Wednesday, March 6, 2013, in Tempe, Ariz. (AP Photo/Morry Gash, File)

Former MLB pitcher Dan Serafini is convicted of murder in the 2021 shootings of his wife’s parents

July 15, 2025

Retired MLB pitcher Daniel Serafini has been convicted of murder and attempted murder in the shootings of his wife’s parents during a burglary at their home four years ago near Lake Tahoe in California. A Placer County jury on Monday found the 51-year-old guilty of killing his father-in-law, Gary Spohr, and severely wounding his mother-in-law, Wendy Wood. Wood received extensive rehabilitation but died a year after the shooting. Prosecutors said Serafini and his in-laws had a rocky relationship and argued over money. A left-hander, Serafini was drafted in 1992 by the Minnesota Twins. He also played for the Chicago Cubs, San Diego Padres, Pittsburgh Pirates, Cincinnati Reds and Colorado Rockies.

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FILE - Office of Management and Budget Director Russell Vought walks at the White House, Monday, July 7, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

Employees at the nation’s consumer financial watchdog say it’s become toothless under Trump

July 15, 2025

Once a powerful watchdog for financial wrongdoing, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has seen its enforcement efforts grind to a halt under the Trump administration. Employees report being unable to perform their duties, and investigations into financial misconduct are being undone. Financial institutions like Navy Federal Credit Union and Toyota Financial have had penalties rescinded, leaving harmed customers without restitution. The new budget law passed by Congress earlier this month cuts the CFPB’s funding by roughly half, meaning the bureau will be forced into mass layoffs.

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FILE - A customer makes a transaction at an automatic teller machine in Los Angeles on March 27, 2023. (AP Photo/Richard Vogel, File)

Capital One, Walmart: A look at some of the consumer cases dropped by the CFPB under Trump

July 15, 2025

In the nearly six months since the Trump administration has had control of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, the bureau’s leadership has focused almost exclusively on rolling back any punishments, fines and penalties doled out against companies during the Biden administration. In some cases, companies that were supposed to refund their customers or pay a penalty for unfair or deceptive practices are no longer bound to make their customers whole. Other companies facing charges of fraud of deceptive practices saw their lawsuits dropped. Companies that got reprieves include Capital One, Walmart and Navy Federal Credit Union.

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Indiana Fever's Caitlin Clark dribbles during the second half of a WNBA basketball game against the Dallas Wings, Sunday, July 13, 2025, in Indianapolis. (AP Photo/Doug McSchooler)

WNBA ready for the spotlight with All-Star Game in Indiana this weekend

July 15, 2025

The WNBA finishes off the first half of its season this week before heading into the All-Star break in Indiana, which will be a showcase for young star Caitlin Clark. The Fever have three all-stars with Clark, Aliyah Boston and Kelsey Mitchell all playing in the game Saturday. Clark, who is one of the captains, took both her Indiana teammates for her team in the game. Before Saturday’s contest, the Fever have a busy week with back-to-back games against Connecticut, in Boston, and New York.

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FILE - Education Secretary Linda McMahon speaks during a Senate Appropriations hearing, Tuesday, June 3, 2025, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson, File)

How Trump plans to dismantle the Education Department after Supreme Court ruling

July 15, 2025

Education Secretary Linda McMahon is expected to move quickly now that the Supreme Court has cleared the way for the Trump administration to continue unwinding her department. Monday’s ruling allows the department to move ahead with mass layoffs and a plan to outsource work to other federal agencies. Lawyers from the department have already previewed next steps in court filings. In March, Trump suggested the Small Business Administration would take on federal student loans. But a court filing in June indicated the Treasury Department is expected to take over the work. The department had also recently struck a deal to outsource workforce training and adult education to the Department of Labor.

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FILE - The WNBA logo is seen near a hoop before an WNBA basketball game at Mohegan Sun Arena, Tuesday, May 14, 2019, in Uncasville, Conn. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill, File)

WNBA players and the league are far apart on new CBA talks ahead of in-person discussions

July 15, 2025

The WNBA players union and league officials have much to discuss when they sit down this week for their first in-person talks as a group since December about the new collective bargaining agreement. The two sides are hoping for a transformational new collective bargaining agreement. After sharing initial proposals, Phoenix Mercury forward and union rep Satou Sabally said the league’s offer was “a slap in the face.” The two sides are scheduled to have their first face-to-face meeting in Indianapolis on Thursday. Increased salaries, revenue sharing and roster size are three areas where the union hopes to see major changes from the current CBA.

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