By ASHRAF KHALIL Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The World Pride 2025 welcome concert, with pop icon Shakira performing at Nationals Stadium, isn’t until May 31. But for host city Washington D.C., the festivities start with a string of localized Pride events beginning with Trans Pride on Saturday. Hundreds of LGBTQ+ rallies, seminars, parties, after-parties
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By JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer CANNES, France (AP) — Ari Aster’s COVID-era Western “Eddington,” about a 2020 America quickly losing its mind to conspiracy theories, TikTok and political extremism, premiered to a mixed reception at the Cannes Film Festival. “Eddington,” starring Joaquin Phoenix as a muddled, mistake-prone sheriff who runs for mayor in a
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All Times EDT East Division W L Pct GB New York 26 18 .591 — Boston 22 24 .478 5 Toronto 21 23 .477 5 Tampa Bay 20 24 .455 6 Baltimore 15 28 .349 10½ Central Division W L Pct GB Detroit 30 15 .667 — Cleveland 25 19 .568 4½ Minnesota 25 20
Continue Reading All Times EDT East Division W L Pct GB New York 28 17 .622 — Philadelphia 26 18 .591 1½ Atlanta 23 22 .511 5 Washington 19 27 .413 9½ Miami 17 26 .395 10 Central Division W L Pct GB Chicago 26 19 .578 — St. Louis 25 20 .556 1 Cincinnati 22 24
Continue Reading All Times EDT AMERICAN LEAGUE East Division W L Pct GB WCGB L10 Str Home Away RS RA DIFF New York 26 18 .591 — — 7-3 W-2 14-8 12-10 256 171 85 Boston 22 24 .478 5 3 4-6 L-4 11-10 11-14 223 210 13 Toronto 21 23 .477 5 3 5-5 L-2 12-11
Continue Reading All Times EDT East Division W L Pct GB New York 26 18 .591 — Boston 22 24 .478 5 Toronto 21 23 .477 5 Tampa Bay 20 24 .455 6 Baltimore 15 28 .349 10½ Central Division W L Pct GB Detroit 30 15 .667 — Cleveland 25 19 .568 4½ Minnesota 25 20
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By KATE BRUMBACK, SUDHIN THANAWALA and GEOFF MULVIHILL Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — The case of a pregnant woman in Georgia who was declared brain dead and has been kept on life support for three months has given rise to complicated questions about abortion law and whether a fetus is a person. Adriana Smith, a
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By JULIE CARR SMYTH Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost suspended his campaign for governor on Friday, just a week after he lost the state Republican Party’s endorsement to Trump-backed biotech billionaire Vivek Ramaswamy. In an email to supporters, Yost pledged to continue to fight for the state as attorney
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Continue Reading New York(AP)Final stocks LastChg. AT&TInc 27.72 +.39 Altria 58.89 +.83 AmerenCp 98.02 +1.20 AmExpress 299.72 +.17 ArchDanM 50.13 +1.27 AutoZone 3786.42+28.05 BPPLC 29.76 — .35 Boeing 205.82 — .42 BristMySq 46.75 +.94 Brunswick 53.21 +1.20 Chevron 142.10 — .16 Citigroup 75.72 — .24 CocaCola 72.00 +.39 ConAgraBr 22.98 +.21 ConocoPhil 92.43 — .53 Corning 48.22
Continue Reading NEW YORK (AP) — Cotton No. 2 Futures on the IntercontinentalExchange (ICE) Friday: OpenHighLowSettleChg. COTTON 2 50,000 lbs.; dollars per lb. Jul 65.45 65.89 64.75 64.89 —.54 Oct 68.55 68.55 67.58 67.58 —.69 Dec 68.17 68.45 67.54 67.67 —.51 Mar 69.49 69.78 68.93 69.06 —.45 May 70.60 70.61 69.90 70.02 —.43 Jul 71.23 71.23 70.52
Continue Reading OpenHighLowSettleChg. LUMBER 27,500 bd. ft.; $ per 1,000 bd. ft. Jul 605.0 605.0 600.0 603.5 +1.0 Sep 626.0 626.0 622.5 623.5 Est. sales 351. Thu.’s sales 945 Thu.’s open int 7,657 LIBOR-1 MONTH $3 million; pts of 100 pct. No open contracts. US T. BILLS $1 million; pts of 100 pct. No open contracts. EURODOLLARS
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By CLAIRE SAVAGE The Associated Press A federal judge in Texas struck down guidance from a government agency establishing protections against workplace harassment based on gender identity and sexual orientation. Judge Matthew J. Kacsmaryk of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas on Thursday determined that the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
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By DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer An organization that honored The Associated Press’ Nick Ut with its “ photo of the year ” in 1973 for a picture of a girl running from a napalm attack in the Vietnam War says it has “suspended its attribution” to Ut because of doubts over who actually took
Continue Reading By DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer An organization that honored The Associated Press’ Nick Ut with its “ photo of the year ” in 1973 for a picture of a girl running from a napalm attack in the Vietnam War says it has “suspended its attribution” to Ut because of doubts over who actually took
Continue Reading CHICAGO (AP) — Winter Wheat futures on the Chicago Board of Trade Fri: OpenHighLowSettleChg. WHEAT 5,000 bu minimum; cents per bushel Jul 528 530¼ 516 516½ —11¾ Sep 543 544 530½ 530½ —11½ Dec 564¾ 566½ 553 553 —11½ Mar 584½ 585¾ 573 573 —10¾ May 594¼ 596 583¾ 584 —10 Jul 596½ 596½ 591¾
Continue Reading CHICAGO (AP) — Futures trading on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange Fri: OpenHighLowSettleChg. CATTLE 40,000 lbs.; cents per lb. Jun 211.50 212.87 210.75 212.22 +1.05 Aug 206.20 207.35 205.40 206.75 +.90 Oct 202.90 204.50 202.30 203.97 +1.30 Dec 203.05 204.62 202.32 204.27 +1.22 Feb 203.12 204.60 202.42 204.32 +1.02 Apr 203.35 204.42 202.40 204.17 +.85 Jun
Continue Reading CHICAGO (AP) — Winter Wheat futures on the Chicago Board of Trade Fri: OpenHighLowSettleChg. WHEAT 5,000 bu minimum; cents per bushel Jul 528 530¼ 516 516½ —11¾ Sep 543 544 530½ 530½ —11½ Dec 564¾ 566½ 553 553 —11½ Mar 584½ 585¾ 573 573 —10¾ May 594¼ 596 583¾ 584 —10 Jul 596½ 596½ 591¾
Continue Reading CHICAGO (AP) — Winter Wheat futures on the Chicago Board of Trade Fri: OpenHighLowSettleChg. WHEAT 5,000 bu minimum; cents per bushel Jul 528 530¼ 516 516½ —11¾ Sep 543 544 530½ 530½ —11½ Dec 564¾ 566½ 553 553 —11½ Mar 584½ 585¾ 573 573 —10¾ May 594¼ 596 583¾ 584 —10 Jul 596½ 596½ 591¾
Continue Reading CHICAGO (AP) — Futures trading on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange Fri: OpenHighLowSettleChg. CATTLE 40,000 lbs.; cents per lb. Jun 211.50 212.87 210.75 212.22 +1.05 Aug 206.20 207.35 205.40 206.75 +.90 Oct 202.90 204.50 202.30 203.97 +1.30 Dec 203.05 204.62 202.32 204.27 +1.22 Feb 203.12 204.60 202.42 204.32 +1.02 Apr 203.35 204.42 202.40 204.17 +.85 Jun
Continue Reading CHICAGO (AP) — Winter Wheat futures on the Chicago Board of Trade Fri: OpenHighLowSettleChg. WHEAT 5,000 bu minimum; cents per bushel Jul 528 530¼ 516 516½ —11¾ Sep 543 544 530½ 530½ —11½ Dec 564¾ 566½ 553 553 —11½ Mar 584½ 585¾ 573 573 —10¾ May 594¼ 596 583¾ 584 —10 Jul 596½ 596½ 591¾
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By MATT BROWN and MATT O’BRIEN WASHINGTON (AP) — House Republicans surprised tech industry watchers and outraged state governments when they added a clause to Republicans’ signature “ big, beautiful ” tax bill that would ban states and localities from regulating artificial intelligence for a decade. The brief but consequential provision, tucked into the House
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By JULIA FRANKEL Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — The war in the Gaza Strip has reached one of its darkest periods. Israel cut off all food and supplies to the territory nearly three months ago. The military has launched another major offensive against Hamas, including “extensive” ground operations. Hundreds of people in the Palestinian territory
Continue Reading By JACK BROOK, JIM MUSTIAN and SARA CLINE Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Ten men broke out of a New Orleans jail Friday in an audacious overnight escape by fleeing through a hole behind a toilet and scaling a wall while the lone guard assigned to their cell pod was away getting food, authorities
Continue Reading The following AP stories are planned for today or have moved. For text, photos, video, live and audio plans beyond the next 24 hours, please visit Coverage Plan. —————————— IOWA – NEW AND DEVELOPING – NEWS —————————— US–GENDER IDENTITY-IOWA Judge OKs Iowa limits on K-6 gender identity, sexual orientation teaching but not elective programs SUMMARY:
Continue Reading The following AP stories are planned for today or have moved. For text, photos, video, live and audio plans beyond the next 24 hours, please visit Coverage Plan. —————————— IOWA – NEW AND DEVELOPING – NEWS —————————— US–GENDER IDENTITY-IOWA Judge OKs Iowa limits on K-6 gender identity, sexual orientation teaching but not elective programs SUMMARY:
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Continue Reading The following AP stories are planned for today or have moved. For text, photos, video, live and audio plans beyond the next 24 hours, please visit Coverage Plan. —————————— IOWA – NEW AND DEVELOPING – NEWS —————————— US–GENDER IDENTITY-IOWA Judge OKs Iowa limits on K-6 gender identity, sexual orientation teaching but not elective programs SUMMARY:
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By JONATHAN MATTISE and TRAVIS LOLLER Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A federal jury on Friday convicted a former Tennessee House speaker and his onetime chief of staff in a scheme to win taxpayer-funded mail business from state lawmakers even after scandals drove the two out of political power. Former Republican Rep. Glen Casada
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MONROE, La. (AP) — A federal judge has ordered the transfer of a Russian-born scientist and Harvard University researcher facing deportation from Louisiana, where she was detained by immigration authorities, to Massachusetts, where she has been charged with trying to smuggle frog embryos. Kseniia Petrova, 30, has been detained since February and filed a petition
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