Associated Press

Associated Press

Predators get a jump on free agency by acquiring Mavrik Bourque in a trade with the Stars

A weak free-agent pool has NHL teams turning to the trade route to improve their rosters this summer, a development that became evident Wednesday before the market opened. Nashville acquired pending restricted free agent forward Mavrik Bourque from Dallas. The Predators sent a 2027 second- and a 2028 third-round pick to the Stars for Bourque […]
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Democratic congressman asks the CFPB to investigate ‘rent now, pay later’ companies

NEW YORK (AP) — A Democratic member of Congress is calling for the federal government to investigate the growing “rent now, pay later” industry, saying Americans may not understand the fees and cost structure of these products as the services become more widely available. Rep. Maxwell Frost, D-Florida, sent a letter to Consumer Financial Protection […]
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NFL player Calais Campbell’s brother is charged with murder after mother found dead

ATLANTA (AP) — The brother of NFL player Calais Campbell has been charged with murder after police found their 71-year-old mother dead at a home in Atlanta during a welfare check. Arrest warrants say Nateal Campbell’s throat was cut and Ciarre Campbell was found in possession of a knife. Officers found her unresponsive when they […]
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Trump administration lifts restrictions on Anthropic’s Claude models after cybersecurity alarm

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The Trump administration has lifted restrictions on artificial intelligence company Anthropic’s latest versions of its Claude chatbot, ending a weekslong ban tied to cybersecurity concerns. Anthropic said Tuesday night that its AI model called Claude Fable 5 is now widely available. It’s also restoring access to its most powerful model, Mythos […]
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New Federal Reserve Chair Warsh emphasizes political independence, signals focus on inflation

WASHINGTON (AP) — New Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh said Wednesday that the central bank would remain independent and seek to bring down inflation, likely foreclosing the rate cuts President Donald Trump has sought. In remarks at a central bank conference in Sintra, Portugal, Warsh said that if businesses or households thought the Fed would […]
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Retrofitted Qatari jet takes flight as Air Force One for Trump’s trip to North Dakota

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Wednesday is taking his maiden voyage on a new Air Force One — a retrofitted Boeing 747 gifted by Qatar that embeds his personality more deeply into the institution of the American presidency. Gone is the trademark light blue hull that helped Air Force One blend into the […]
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The Motown Museum’s $75M expansion aims to honor Detroit’s musical legacy

DETROIT (AP) — The Motown Museum in Detroit has been resonating with a different signature sound — the rumble of trucks, the buzz of drills and the pounding of metal — as one of the most significant sites in American musical history undergoes a $75 million donor-driven face-lift ahead of its 2027 grand reopening. The […]
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Judge orders Pentagon to lift policy that New York Times journalists be accompanied by an escort

A federal judge has journalists be accompanied by an official escort, in another setback for the Trump administration’s efforts to restrict media access at the Pentagon. U.S. District Judge Paul L. Friedman in Washington said that policy violated the First Amendment and he issued a preliminary ruling Tuesday barring the requirement while The New York […]
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A marine heat wave caused seabird deaths off California. El Nino could worsen the die-off

SAN DIEGO (AP) — Within minutes of walking on a San Diego beach, marine ornithologist Tammy Russell found the feathered carcasses — one after another. Some were mixed in with washed up kelp. Others were under rocks. Each month, scientists and volunteers conduct surveys of dead seabirds and find what Russell describes as a grim […]
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The Latest: Federal filing shows Trump took in about $1.2 billion from crypto businesses last year

President Donald Trump took in nearly $1.2 billion from his crypto businesses last year, a federal filing released Tuesday shows, locking in profits while his investors were socked with losses. Mere startups when he took the oath of office, the new ventures have now eclipsed in revenue much of his vast property portfolio that took […]
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How the Supreme Court became a pivotal force in Trump’s immigration agenda

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s administration looked to the Supreme Court to greenlight its sweeping hard-line immigration agenda and, by and large, it got the backing it was looking for with one key exception — birthright citizenship. After lower courts repeatedly ruled against the Trump administration, the nation’s top court allowed it to terminate […]
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Medicare is now covering some GLP-1 weight loss drugs for $50. Here’s what to know

NEW YORK (AP) — Popular — and expensive — GLP-1 weight loss drugs just got a lot cheaper for many older Americans. Starting Wednesday, the federal government is offering a selection of the brand name medications to certain Medicare and Medicare Advantage beneficiaries for $50 a month through a new trial called Medicare GLP-1 Bridge. […]
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Americans step out for their nation’s 250th in a proud moment sown with division and doubt

WASHINGTON (AP) — One of the stars of the American firmament once advised citizens of all stripes how to express their love of country. Mark Twain’s long-ago words capture how Americans are stepping out this week to wish their nation a happy milestone birthday. “Our patriotism is medieval, outworn, obsolete,” Twain wrote in 1905. “The […]
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Trump to visit newly built Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library in North Dakota’s Badlands

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — President Donald Trump will visit North Dakota on Wednesday to see the Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library, a massive facility exploring the 26th president’s life, built in the rugged, lonely landscape where the young easterner built his conservation values while ranching and hunting in the 1880s. The 96,000 square-foot library officially opens […]
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A ship ran aground in Strait of Hormuz, Iranian state TV reports

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A ship ran aground in the Strait of Hormuz after not running Iran’s approved route through the water, Iranian state television reported Wednesday. The report identified the affected vessel as a foreign container ship, but offered no other immediate details. It said shippers needed to follow the instructions of […]
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Spotless uniforms, stalled cranes: Inside Venezuela’s faltering quake rescue effort

LA GUAIRA, Venezuela (AP) — Angelica Mundrain wants the bodies of her son, niece and nephew to be pulled from the rubble of her flattened beachfront apartment. She has spent every minute of the past six days waiting for the heavy machinery needed to remove the slabs of concrete and twisted metal that trapped them. […]
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Trump’s actions signal a move toward institutionalizing people with disabilities, advocates warn

WASHINGTON (AP) — For decades, disabled people have fought for their rights to go to school and live alongside peers without disabilities — rights that some fear could be losing ground under the Trump administration. Last month, the Department of Education announced it would shift oversight of special education to the Department of Health and […]
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Judges resume sentencing over shooting at Texas immigration facility

DALLAS (AP) — More people awaited sentencing Wednesday over a shooting outside a Texas immigration center that has already resulted decades-long prison sentences for others, including a former Marine who received 100 years in prison. The hearing comes nearly a year after the shooting last July outside the Prairieland Detention Center near Dallas, which wounded […]
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A US missile killed Iranian schoolchildren four months ago. We still don’t know the full story

JERUSALEM (AP) — It was the deadliest reported strike in the U.S.-Israeli war against Iran. Most of the victims were children. In almost any other conflict, these haunting truths would be seared into national memory. Yet more than 120 days since at least one U.S. missile struck an Iranian primary school, there remains no final […]
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California bans ‘sell by’ food labels to cut food waste and confusion

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — In Kimberley Kausen’s home, a passed “sell by” date on a jug of milk means different things to different family members. For her daughter, it means the jug belongs in the trash. For her husband, it means the milk is still good for a few more days. Kausen, a chef and […]
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Asian shares trade mixed as worries over Iran-US deal remain

TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares were trading mixed early Wednesday, as uncertainty remained about an initial deal to end the war in Iran and access to the crucial Strait of Hormuz. Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 added 0.6% to 70,463.72. Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 lost 0.4% to 8,744.50. South Korea’s Kospi dropped 1.8% to 8,322.39. The Shanghai […]
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Adults arrested after 16 children found in ‘deplorable’ conditions in southern Ohio home

Authorities arrested four adults on felony child endangerment charges after discovering 16 children in dire need of medical treatment Tuesday in a rural southern Ohio home. The Ohio Bureau of Investigation and local sheriff’s department searched a home in the small village of Hamden, where they found the kids in what officials called “deplorable” conditions.” […]
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House GOP deadlocks over Trump’s demands, sending lawmakers home early

WASHINGTON (AP) — Whither the U.S. House? As the nation celebrates its 250th birthday this weekend, the legislative branch has momentarily called it quits. The House leadership on Tuesday abruptly canceled votes and sent lawmakers home early for the holiday recess, Speaker Mike Johnson ’s majority once again ground to a standstill by a Republican […]
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Los Angeles medical examiner says former child actor Daveigh Chase died of AIDS

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Former child actor Daveigh Chase’s death on June 16 was due to AIDS, the office of the County of Los Angeles Medical Examiner reported. The cause of death for Chase, 35, was acquired immunodeficiency syndrome, according to online medical examiner records from this week that listed her last name as Schwallier. […]
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