By SEUNG MIN KIM Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump says he plans to tap Chad Meredith, a former state solicitor general in Kentucky, for a federal judgeship in the state — and this time, he is facing no objections from Sen. Rand Paul, who opposed his nomination three years ago. Meredith was
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MEXICO CITY (AP) — A lawyer who once represented drug kingpin Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán won a judgeship in the northern state of Chihuahua in Mexico’s historic judicial elections this month, according to the vote count concluded Wednesday. Silvia Delgado García won a spot as a criminal court judge in Ciudad Juarez, across the border
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By The Associated Press The winning numbers in Wednesday’s drawing of the “Nebraska Pick 3” game were: 4, 5, 7 (four, five, seven) For more lottery results, go to Jackpot.com | Order Lottery Tickets
Continue Reading By The Associated Press The winning numbers in Wednesday evening’s drawing of the “Missouri Pick 4 Evening” game were: 2, 5, 5, 9 (two, five, five, nine) For more lottery results, go to Jackpot.com | Order Lottery Tickets
Continue Reading By The Associated Press The winning numbers in Wednesday’s drawing of the “Missouri Show Me Ca$h” game were: 4, 22, 23, 26, 27 (four, twenty-two, twenty-three, twenty-six, twenty-seven) For more lottery results, go to Jackpot.com | Order Lottery Tickets
Continue Reading By The Associated Press The winning numbers in Wednesday’s drawing of the “Nebraska Pick 5” game were: 2, 7, 13, 16, 29 (two, seven, thirteen, sixteen, twenty-nine) For more lottery results, go to Jackpot.com | Order Lottery Tickets
Continue Reading By The Associated Press The winning numbers in Wednesday’s drawing of the “Missouri Lotto” game were: 15, 18, 25, 29, 36, 44 (fifteen, eightteen, twenty-five, twenty-nine, thirty-six, forty-four) For more lottery results, go to Jackpot.com | Order Lottery Tickets
Continue Reading By The Associated Press The winning numbers in Wednesday evening’s drawing of the “Missouri Pick 3 Evening” game were: 5, 9, 9 (five, nine, nine) For more lottery results, go to Jackpot.com | Order Lottery Tickets
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By HYUNG-JIN KIM Associated Press ANSAN, South Korea (AP) — No more elephant and monkey acts. No more death-defying motorbike stunts. No more singing or acting on stage. Several hundred spectators still clapped constantly when acrobats with Dongchoon Circus Troupe, South Korea’s last and 100-year-old circus, twirled on a long suspended fabric, juggled clubs on
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All Times EDT East Division W L Pct GB New York 42 31 .575 — Tampa Bay 41 33 .554 1½ Toronto 40 33 .548 2 Boston 39 37 .513 4½ Baltimore 31 42 .425 11 Central Division W L Pct GB Detroit 47 27 .635 — Cleveland 37 35 .514 9 Minnesota 36 37
Continue Reading All Times EDT East Division W L Pct GB New York 42 31 .575 — Tampa Bay 41 33 .554 1½ Toronto 40 33 .548 2 Boston 39 37 .513 4½ Baltimore 31 42 .425 11 Central Division W L Pct GB Detroit 47 27 .635 — Cleveland 37 35 .514 9 Minnesota 36 37
Continue Reading All Times EDT East Division W L Pct GB New York 45 29 .608 — Philadelphia 44 30 .595 1 Atlanta 33 39 .458 11 Washington 30 44 .405 15 Miami 29 43 .403 15 Central Division W L Pct GB Chicago 45 28 .616 — Cincinnati 39 35 .527 6½ Milwaukee 39 35 .527
Continue Reading All Times EDT AMERICAN LEAGUE East Division W L Pct GB WCGB L10 Str Home Away RS RA DIFF New York 42 31 .575 — — 3-7 L-6 21-15 21-16 372 275 97 Tampa Bay 41 33 .554 1½ +3 7-3 W-1 25-21 16-12 345 277 68 Toronto 40 33 .548 2 +2½ 6-4 W-2
Continue Reading By The Associated Press The winning numbers in Wednesday’s drawing of the “Missouri Cash Pop” game were: 2 (two) For more lottery results, go to Jackpot.com | Order Lottery Tickets
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By EVELYNE MUSAMBI, BRIAN INGANGA and INAARA GANGJI Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Activists and the father of a Kenyan civilian who was shot at close range by police during the latest protests over the alleged killing of a blogger in custody on Wednesday demanded accountability and called for the officer who shot him
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By CHARLOTTE GRAHAM-McLAY Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — New Zealand has suspended millions of dollars in funding to the Cook Islands over the “breadth and content” of agreements the smaller Pacific nation has made with China, officials said Thursday. Prime Minister Christopher Luxon, who is on his first official visit to China, said
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ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Kansas City Royals left-hander Cole Ragans will be shut down for four weeks from the last time he threw because of a mild rotator cuff strain. “No surgery. No injection. Just rest,” manager Matt Quatraro said Wednesday. The 27-year-old Ragans, an All-Star for Kansas City last season, was recently reevaluated after
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By MARC LEVY Associated Press HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Nippon Steel and U.S. Steel said Wednesday they have finalized their “historic partnership,” a deal that gives the U.S. government a say in some matters and comes a year-and-a-half after the Japanese company first proposed its nearly $15 billion buyout of the iconic American steelmaker. The
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By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Iran carried out executions at “an alarming rate” last year with at least 975 people killed, the United Nations chief said in a report that also cited other human rights abuses, from barriers to freedom of expression to the use of torture and arbitrary detention.
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By SETH BORENSTEIN AP Science Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Having doubled in strength in less than a day and still expected to grow further, Hurricane Erick on Wednesday chugged through the ideal environment to power up quickly as it approached Mexico’s southern Pacific Coast. This type of rapid intensification has become more common in a
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By JOHN HANNA Associated Press The U.S. government plans to open what amounts to a fly factory by the end of the year, announcing its intent Wednesday to breed millions of the insects in Texas near the border with Mexico as part of an effort to keep a flesh-eating parasite from infesting American cattle. Agriculture
Continue Reading By CHRIS MEGERIAN and DARLENE SUPERVILLE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The American flag has long flown from a pole on the White House roof, but that’s always been too small for President Donald Trump, who wants everything to be bigger and more beautiful. On Wednesday, massive new flagpoles were erected on the North and
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By RUSS BYNUM Associated Press U.S. immigration authorities said Wednesday they have detained a Spanish-language journalist, who will face deportation proceedings following his arrest on charges of obstructing police and unlawful assembly while covering a weekend protest outside Atlanta. Mario Guevara was turned over by police to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody three days
Continue Reading By JONATHAN MATTISE, GEOFF MULVIHILL and JOHN SEEWER Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A U.S. Supreme Court decision Wednesday upholding Tennessee’s ban on gender-affirming care for minors is leaving transgender children and their parents uncertain and anxious about the future. The court handed President Donald Trump’s administration and Republican-led states a significant victory by
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By GARY GERARD HAMILTON Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — When Jeezy released his commercial debut two decades ago, he prepared a contingency plan in case his musical aspirations weren’t achieved. “You don’t know if you’re going to be around in 20 years,” said the drug dealer-turned-rap legend. “The streets change fast. But it’s also
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By SCOTT BAUER Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Anxious lawmakers convened Wednesday under heightened security in Wisconsin’s state Capitol, one of the most publicly accessible statehouses in the country, days after a legislator and her husband in neighboring Minnesota were shot and killed at their home and others were targeted. The tension playing out
Continue Reading By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — A former NFL defensive back is suing the Kansas City Chiefs for wrongful termination from his job as director of player engagement after accusing the franchise of discriminating against him because he is Black. Ramzee Robinson, who spent nine years with the Chiefs, filed
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By JOEY CAPPELLETTI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Nearly six months after Joe Biden left the White House, Senate Republicans are still scrutinizing his presidency, kicking off the first in what’s expected to be a series of congressional hearings this year on his mental fitness in office. Republicans on the Senate Judiciary Committee brought in
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By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Travis Kelce said the decision to return for his 13th season with the Kansas City Chiefs wasn’t much of a decision at all. In fact, the four-time All-Pro tight end indicated Wednesday that No. 14 isn’t out of the question. “I got one year
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By ISABELLA O’MALLEY Associated Press Summer will make a dramatic entrance in the U.S. this week with a heat dome that will bring stifling temperatures and uncomfortable humidity to millions. The heat will be particularly worrisome this weekend across wide stretches of Nebraska, Illinois, Wisconsin and Iowa, where forecasters are warning of extreme temperature impacts.
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