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Pills lying in a packaging machine at pharmaceuticals manufacturer AstraZeneca in Germany in October 2016.

Drugmakers are pouring billions of dollars into new US manufacturing. It still won’t achieve all of Trump’s tariff goals

By Tami Luhby, CNN (CNN) — Ever since President Donald Trump started promising to slap tariffs on pharmaceutical imports, drugmakers have unveiled a flurry of commitments to build or expand US manufacturing operations in the coming years. AstraZeneca is investing $50 billion to expand its drug manufacturing in the US. Johnson & Johnson is pouring

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Republican Senate candidates seeking to replace McConnell aim to define themselves at Fancy Farm

By BRUCE SCHREINER Associated Press FANCY FARM, Ky. (AP) — A renowned Kentucky picnic turned into a rapid-fire Republican political skirmish on Saturday, as three candidates competing to succeed longtime U.S. Sen. Mitch McConnell tried to pick apart one another while seeking early momentum in their 2026 primary campaign. Taking the stage amid milder-than-usual temperatures

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Limited options for Democrats to retaliate if Texas Republicans redraw congressional map

By NICHOLAS RICCARDI and JOEY CAPPELLETTI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — As Republicans move to redraw legislative maps in red states to pad their narrow House majority in Washington, some Democrats are rethinking their embrace of a nonpartisan approach to line-drawing that now complicates their party’s ability to hit back before next year’s midterm elections.

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AP-Scorecard

TODAY’S SPORTS SCHEDULE ___ INTERLEAGUE Final Tampa Bay 4 L.A. Dodgers 0 Final Baltimore 4 Chicago Cubs 3 Final Miami 2 N.Y. Yankees 0 Final Detroit 7 Philadelphia 5 Final Arizona 7 Athletics 2 ___ AMERICAN LEAGUE Final Toronto 4 Kansas City 2 Final Cleveland 5 Minnesota 4 Final Boston 7 Houston 3 Final Texas

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Kansas Daybook

Associated Press Kansas Daybook for Saturday, Aug. 02. The daybook is for planning purposes only and is not intended for publication or broadcast. You should verify any event you plan to cover. Please keep the AP in mind when news develops. The Kansas City bureau is reachable at 816-421-4844. Send daybook items to Kansas@applanner.com. To

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Missouri Daybook

Associated Press Missouri Daybook for Saturday, Aug. 02. The daybook is for planning purposes only and is not intended for publication or broadcast. You should verify any event you plan to cover. Please keep the AP in mind when news develops. The Missouri bureau is reachable at 816-421-4844. Send daybook items to Missouri@applanner.com. To see

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Iowa Daybook

Associated Press Iowa Daybook for Saturday, Aug. 02. The daybook is for planning purposes only and is not intended for publication or broadcast. You should verify any event you plan to cover. Please keep the AP in mind when news develops. The Des Moines bureau is reachable at 515-243-3281. Send daybook items to iowa@applanner.com. To

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Nebraska Daybook

Associated Press Nebraska Daybook for Saturday, Aug. 02. The daybook is for planning purposes only and is not intended for publication or broadcast. You should verify any event you plan to cover. Please keep the AP in mind when news develops. The Omaha bureau is reachable at 402-391-0031. Send daybook items to Nebraska@applanner.com. To see

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Appeals court keeps order blocking Trump administration from indiscriminate immigration sweeps

By JAIMIE DING Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — A federal appeals court ruled Friday night to uphold a lower court’s temporary order blocking the Trump administration from conducting indiscriminate immigration stops and arrests in Southern California. A three-judge panel of the Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals held a hearing Monday afternoon at which

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National League Leaders

NATIONAL LEAGUE BATTING_W.Smith, Los Angeles, .325; F.Freeman, Los Angeles, .302; Machado, San Diego, .302; Arraez, San Diego, .297; Frelick, Milwaukee, .296; Edwards, Miami, .293; Hoerner, Chicago, .293; Stowers, Miami, .293; Naylor, Seattle, .292; T.Turner, Philadelphia, .286. RUNS_Ohtani, Los Angeles, 101; E.De La Cruz, Cincinnati, 80; Tatis, San Diego, 77; Schwarber, Philadelphia, 76; J.Soto, New York,

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American League Leaders

AMERICAN LEAGUE BATTING_Judge, New York, .342; Peña, Houston, .326; Aranda, Tampa Bay, .316; Ja.Wilson, Athletics, .312; Kirk, Toronto, .304; Ramírez, Cleveland, .300; M.Garcia, Kansas City, .299; Bichette, Toronto, .297; V.Guerrero, Toronto, .292; Springer, Toronto, .291. RUNS_Judge, New York, 90; V.Guerrero, Toronto, 72; Raleigh, Seattle, 72; Ramírez, Cleveland, 70; Ju.Rodríguez, Seattle, 70; Rooker, Athletics, 69; Buxton,

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Sports Betting Line

By The Associated Press MLB Sunday American League FAVORITE LINE UNDERDOG LINE Houston -120 at BOSTON +102 at TORONTO -138 Kansas City +118 at CLEVELAND -166 Minnesota +140 at LA ANGELS -134 Chicago White Sox +116 Texas -146 at SEATTLE +124 National League FAVORITE LINE UNDERDOG LINE at CINCINNATI OFF Atlanta OFF Milwaukee -184 at

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Indonesia’s Mount Lewotobi Laki Laki erupts again, spewing giant ash plumes miles away

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Mount Lewotobi Laki Laki, one of Indonesia’s most active volcanoes, erupted for a second straight day, sending a column of volcanic materials and ash up to 18 kilometers (11 miles) into the sky early Saturday and blanketing villages with debris. No casualties were immediately reported. Another eruption Friday evening had sent

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