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By CATHY BUSSEWITZ and MAE ANDERSON, AP Business Writers NEW YORK (AP) — The potential unraveling of a fragile truce between Iran and the United States renewed anxiety Wednesday over whether fuel prices would go back up if sustained fighting …

PHOENIX — On Day Two of the “Abruptly Benching a Future Hall of Famer” chapter of the Sky’s season, Tyler Marsh and Skylar Diggins still are not on the same page. Marsh reiterated Tuesday that his conversations with Diggins would …

A man was found fatally shot in Back of the Yards Tuesday evening, according to Chicago police. Daryle Hall, 26, was found with a chest wound near the street in the 900 block of West 54th Street at 6:50 p.m., …

A man was fatally shot early Tuesday on the Near North Side, Chicago police said. Javanti Smith, 40, was outside in the 400 block of West Evergreen Avenue around 2:10 a.m. when he was shot multiple times, police said. The …

A man was found fatally shot Tuesday morning in North Lawndale, according to Chicago police. Howaun Roberts, 20, was in an alleyway in the 3400 block of West Polk Street at 9:56 a.m. when he was shot multiple times, according …

By STEPHEN WHYNO, AP Sports Writer Eight teams are left in the World Cup, and the quarterfinals feature the top four countries in FIFA’s pretournament men’s world rankings plus two others in the top 10. France looks like a juggernaut and is …

By MAURA CAREY, AP Sports Writer ATLANTA (AP) — Game balls for World Cup matches have become stars in their own right during the tournament. The ball has made headlines with its embedded technology and raised questions among fans, including: …

By BRIAN MELLEY LONDON (AP) — The last woman to be executed in Britain, for gunning down her abusive lover outside a London pub more than 70 years ago, has been posthumously granted a conditional pardon, Deputy Prime Minister David …

By ANNE M. PETERSON, AP Soccer Writer VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — Scattered among the many big screens airing World Cup matches and the food stands with local fare like poutine, Vancouver’s fan festival includes exhibits recognizing the host city’s …

Food, wine, history and culture are at the forefront of my interests as a traveler, and a recent trip met — and often exceeded — many of my expectations. My wife and I took a seven-day Bordeaux cruise aboard Viking, …

WESTWOOD — UCLA graduate and national champion Lauren Betts added one more accolade to her historic 2025-26 campaign with the Bruins. Betts was announced as the 2026 Big Ten Conference Female Athlete of the Year on Wednesday. The 6-foot-7 Washington …

The humble but mighty hot dog is pretty much the perfect food. It comes in it’s own edible carrying case (the bun) and can be loaded with all sorts of ingredients that complement a snappy, filling dog.  It’s the perfect …

By JESSE BEDAYN A three-judge panel on Wednesday denied a request from the Kennedy Center’s board to restore President Donald Trump’s name to the institution while the board appeals an earlier ruling that dubbed the name change illegal and had it rescinded. It’s another setback …

By LEKAN OYEKANMI, JACK BROOK and JEFFREY COLLINS, Associated Press/Report for America HOUSTON (AP) — A Mexican national fatally shot by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer in Houston had no criminal convictions during his decades living in the U.S. …

By MICHAEL R. SISAK and LARRY NEUMEISTER NEW YORK (AP) — E. Jean Carroll can be paid the $5 million that was set aside after a jury found three years ago that President Donald Trump sexually abused her in 1996 …

Pick your fighter (Pictures: Getty/Shutterstock) So, who’s looking like the big winner a day on from Nigel Farage’s stunning announcement that he’s stepping down as MP in order to run in the resulting by-election? Because from where I’m standing, it …

Suited but not yet booted: Nigel Farage clasps a warm ale in a blazing pub garden as he answers questions (Picture: REUTERS) Nigel Farage has spoken for the first time since all the major political parties dropped out of the …