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Colorado Rockies minor league pitcher Eric Veras suspended 56 games following positive drug test

NEW YORK (AP) — Colorado Rockies minor league pitcher Eric Veras was suspended for 56 games Friday by Major League Baseball following a positive test for the performance-enhancing substance ...

DATE: Jul 18, 2025 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

Trump’s pivot from aid to trade leaves Africa wary as it faces tariffs and uncertainty

HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — When U.S. President Donald Trump met five African leaders in Washington this month, his lack of familiarity with the continent was on display. He praised Liberian Pre...

DATE: Jul 18, 2025 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

The Latest: House approves Trump’s $9 billion cut to public broadcasting and foreign aid

The House gave final approval to President Donald Trump’ s request to claw back about $9 billion for public broadcasting and foreign aid early Friday as Republicans intensified their targeti...

DATE: Jul 18, 2025 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

Most US adults think the GOP tax bill will help the wealthy and harm the poor, AP-NORC poll finds

WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican elected officials are promoting their recently passed tax and spending bill as a win for working Americans, but a new survey shows that Americans broadly see it ...

DATE: Jul 18, 2025 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

Christian patriarchs make rare visit to Gaza after deadly Israeli strike on church

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Top church leaders visited Gaza on Friday after its only Catholic church was struck by an Israeli shell the day before, an attack that killed three people an...

DATE: Jul 18, 2025 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

Falcons' Chris Lindstrom voted top interior offensive lineman by AP

Chris Lindstrom has spent much of his six-year career under the radar playing for an Atlanta team that hasn't made the postseason since 2017. But Lindstrom's play deserves much more attentio...

DATE: Jul 18, 2025 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

Under pressure, House Republicans consider vote on Epstein file

WASHINGTON (AP) — House Republicans were grasping late Thursday to formulate a response to the Trump administration's handling of records in the Jeffrey Epstein sex trafficking case, ultimat...

DATE: Jul 18, 2025 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

Congress approves Trump's $9 billion cut to public broadcasting and foreign aid

WASHINGTON (AP) — The House gave final approval to President Donald Trump's request to claw back about $9 billion for public broadcasting and foreign aid early Friday as Republicans intensif...

DATE: Jul 18, 2025 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

Stocks waver on Wall Street as they head for another winning week

Wall Street is drifting toward the finish of its third winning week in the last four, as more big U.S. companies deliver stronger profits for the spring than analysts expected. The S&P 500 w...

DATE: Jul 18, 2025 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

Trump mired in Epstein controversy as Wall Street Journal reports on 2003 letter

WASHINGTON (AP) — The controversy over President Donald Trump ’s handling of records from the Jeffrey Epstein investigation entered a new dimension Thursday as his administration struggles t...

DATE: Jul 18, 2025 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

Chevron gets go ahead for $53B Hess deal, and access to one of the biggest oil finds this decade

HOUSTON (AP) — Chevron has scored a critical ruling in Paris that has given it the go-ahead for a $53 billion acquisition of Hess and access to one of the biggest oil finds of the decade. Ch...

DATE: Jul 18, 2025 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

K-pop band 1VERSE debuts with 2 North Korean defector members

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — With two out of five of its members North Korean defectors, the K-pop group 1VERSE is breaking new ground as it debuts its single album Friday. The band represents ...

DATE: Jul 18, 2025 | CATEGORY: Associated Press