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Nick Kurtz and Elly De La Cruz among 7 players whose contracts unilaterally renewed by teams

NEW YORK (AP) — AL Rookie of the Year Nick Kurtz's contract was renewed by the Athletics, and shortstop Elly De La Cruz's deal was set unilaterally by the Cincinnati Reds for the second stra...

Armed man rammed vehicle into Michigan synagogue and was fatally shot by security, AP source says

WEST BLOOMFIELD, Mich. (AP) — A man armed with a rifle rammed his vehicle into a major synagogue in a Detroit suburb and was fatally shot by security Thursday, The Associated Press has learn...

Trump bragged about low gas prices. The Iran conflict has him doing an about-face

WASHINGTON (AP) — Since starting a war with Iran caused oil and gasoline prices to spike, President Donald Trump has pivoted from a focus on keeping energy prices low to painting high oil pr...

Gunman who injured 2 people at Old Dominion University in Virginia is dead, college says

A gunman is dead and two people are hurt after a shooting at Old Dominion University on Thursday morning, the Virginia school said. ODU said a gunman opened fire in its business school build...

Oil jumps to $100 per barrel and stocks sink worldwide with no clear end in sight for the Iran war

NEW YORK (AP) — With no clear end in sight, the war with Iran is sending oil prices back to $100 per barrel, and stocks are sinking worldwide on Thursday. The S&P 500 fell 1.1% and is retur...

Landslides in southern Ethiopia leave at least 50 people dead and 125 missing

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) — Disastrous landslides that struck southern Ethiopia following a week of heavy rains have killed at least 50 people and left 125 others missing, an official said ...

Iran's secretive top leader vows to keep up attacks in his first statement since being appointed

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran’s secretive new supreme leader on Thursday vowed to keep up attacks on Gulf Arab countries and use the effective closure of the strategic Strait of Ho...

Visually impaired skier racer Meg Gustafson chases Paralympic medals with her brother as guide

CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy (AP) — As kids, Para ski racer Meg Gustafson followed the lead of her older brother as they explored the mountains on family vacations. Now, he's paving the way for ...

Senate passes bipartisan housing bill to improve access and affordability

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate passed a broad bill on Thursday to make U.S. housing more accessible and affordable, a rare bipartisan effort in Congress to address a growing national problem. ...

Lawyers in landmark social media addiction trial make final appeals to the jury

LOS ANGELES (AP) — After about a month of hearing from addiction experts, therapists, platform engineers and executives, including Mark Zuckerberg, a jury is listening to closing arguments b...

Iran-linked hackers take aim at US and other targets, raising risk of cyberattacks during war

WASHINGTON (AP) — Pro-Iranian hackers are targeting sites in the Middle East and starting to stretch into the United States during the war, raising the risk of American defense contractors, ...

New permanent exhibition shows plaster casts of Pompeii victims frozen at the moment of their death

Pompeii, Italy (AP) — More than 20 plaster casts of victims who died in the catastrophic volcano eruption in Pompeii went on display for the first time Thursday in a permanent exhibition. Th...
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