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The Milwaukee Brewers play the New York Mets during the second inning of a baseball game, Tuesday, June 14, 2022, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)

Mets, minor leaguers plan meeting to discuss pay, conditions

Leaders from the New York Mets recently held what’s believed to be an unprecedented meeting with the nonprofit group Advocates for Minor Leaguers to discuss pay and working conditions in the … more

By JAKE SEINER | 6/15/22

Members of Local 54 of the Unite Here union celebrate after voting on Wednesday, June 15, 2022, in Atlantic City, N.J., to authorize a strike against the casinos next month if a new contract is not reached in two weeks.(AP Photo/Wayne Parry)

Union to vote on authorizing Atlantic City casino strike

Workers at Atlantic City’s nine casinos will vote Wednesday on whether to authorize a strike against the gambling halls, with whom they have not reached new contracts. The day-long vote by members … more

By WAYNE PARRY | 6/15/22

Pastor Bart Barber, a presidential candidate of the Southern Baptist Convention, speaks during its annual meeting in Anaheim, Calif., Tuesday, June 14, 2022. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

New SBC President commits to move sex abuse reforms forward

Bart Barber, the newly elected president of the Southern Baptist Convention, is vowing to expedite sex abuse reforms in the nation’s largest Protestant denomination. He spoke a day after thousands … more

By DEEPA BHARATH and PETER SMITH | 6/15/22

FAA says future planes will need to reduce carbon emissions

The Biden administration is proposing to require that future airplanes produce lower levels of greenhouse gas emissions before they can be certified. The Federal Aviation Administration said … more

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NBA basketball player LeBron James, a producer of the Netflix film "Hustle," and his wife Savannah arrive at the premiere of the film, Wednesday, June 1, 2022, at the Regency Village Theatre in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)

LeBron trading card could fetch record price at auction

LeBron James might be on the cusp of setting another record. And someone will have to pay a lot of money to make it happen. A one-of-a-kind James trading card called the “Triple Logoman” is up … more

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President Joe Biden celebrates after signing an executive order at an event to celebrate Pride Month in the East Room of the White House, Wednesday, June 15, 2022, in Washington. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

Biden seeks to counter state actions he sees as anti-LGBTQ

President Joe Biden is issuing executive orders to stymie what the White House says are discriminatory legislative attacks on the LGBTQ community by Republican-controlled states. The orders seek to … more

By WILL WEISSERT | 6/15/22

The repair site for a broken water main sits empty after crews completed work on the pipe at approximately 3:45 a.m. Wednesday, June 15, 2022 in Odessa, Texas. The water system will undergo a pressurization for the 12-14 hours following the repair and a boil water notice throughout the 24 hours following repressurizing. (Eli Hartman/Odessa American via AP)

Odessa, Texas, remains without water as temperatures soar

Residents of the West Texas city of Odessa remained without water as crews worked to restore service amid scorching temperatures in the area. The city water system’s 165,000 customers’ taps lost … more

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Environmental Protection Agency administrator Michael Regan speaks at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University, in Greensboro, N.C., April 14, 2022. The EPA is warning that two nonstick and stain-resistant compounds in drinking water pose health risks at levels below the government's ability to detect them. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)

EPA: 'Forever chemicals' pose risk even at very low levels

The Environmental Protection Agency is warning that two nonstick and stain-resistant compounds in drinking water pose health risks at levels below the government’s ability to detect them. Most uses … more

By MATTHEW DALY | 6/15/22

FILE - French soccer fans watch France play Belgium in a World Cup semifinal soccer game on a gigantic screen in New York's Times Square, on July 10, 2018, in New York. U.S. cities and states have lined up with tax breaks and millions of dollars in both public and private investments for a chance at hosting 2026 FIFA World Cup games, set to be announced Thursday, June 16, 2022. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer, File)

States offer tax breaks, funds for chance to host World Cup

U.S. cities and states have lined up with tax breaks and millions of dollars in both public and private investments for a chance at hosting the 2026 FIFA World Cup. U.S. host cities are set to be … more

By SUMMER BALLENTINE and RONALD BLUM | 6/15/22

FILE - Rep. Barry Loudermilk, R-Georgia, listens to a speaker at a press conference, May 4, 2021, in Marietta, Ga. Police have determined a House Republican who led a tour of the U.S. Capitol the day before the Jan. 6 attack was simply showing his constituents around and not suspicious. The tour by Loudermilk had drawn scrutiny from the congressional panel investigating the insurrection. (AP Photo/Ron Harris, File)

Jan. 6 panel releases video of Capitol tour before attack

The House committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021 Capitol insurrection released video on Wednesday of a Capitol tour led by a Republican lawmaker the day before the attack, showing at least one … more

By MARY CLARE JALONICK | 6/15/22

Former Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice Michael Gableman, an investigator hired by Republicans to look into former President Donald Trump's 2020 loss in the battleground state, takes the stand and refuses to answer questions from Circuit Court Judge Frank Remington, Friday, June 10, 2022, at the Dane County Courthouse in Madison, Wis. Gableman was found in contempt after he berated the judge and refused to answer any questions on the witness stand. (Amber Arnold/Wisconsin State Journal via AP)

Wisconsin election investigator fined $2K daily for contempt

A Wisconsin judge has ordered the investigator hired by Republicans to look into the 2020 election in Wisconsin be fined $2,000 a day until he complies with court orders related to open records … more

By SCOTT BAUER | 6/15/22

FILE - Grand Rapids Police Officer Christopher Schurr stops to talk with a resident, on Aug. 12, 2015, in Grand Rapids, Mich. Schurr, charged with second-degree murder in the death of Patrick Lyoya, a Black man who was shot in the back of the head in April, has been fired, officials said Wednesday, June 15, 2022. (Emily Rose Bennett/The Grand Rapids Press via AP, File)

Michigan cop charged with murder in Lyoya's death is fired

Officials say a Michigan police officer charged with murder after shooting Patrick Lyoya in the back of the head has been fired. Grand Rapids City Manager Mark Washington said Wednesday that … more

By ED WHITE | 6/15/22

Czech Republic's Prime Minister Petr Fiala holds a speech at the Parliament in Prague, Czech Republic, Wednesday, June 15, 2022. The Russian military aggression against Ukraine and what Europe has to do to cope with the shockwaves it has caused have become the key task for the forthcoming Czech Republic's presidency of the 27-nation bloc. "Europe and the whole world have been undergoing an essential change," Prime Minister Petr Fiala said on Wednesday when he introduced his country's priorities to reporters. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek)

Russia's war on Ukraine will shape the Czech EU presidency

Russia's invasion of Ukraine and what Europe must do to counter the consequences of it have become the key task for the Czech Republic’s upcoming presidency of the 27-nation European Union. The … more

By KAREL JANICEK | 6/15/22

FILE - Miley Cyrus performs at Sunny Hill Festival in Pristina, Kosovo Friday, Aug. 2, 2019. While Albania’s capital Tirana is bristling with preparations for holding an international music festival, its neighboring Kosovo’s counterpart Pristina is swarmed into political confrontations after losing it. The Sunny Hill Festival will be held this year Aug. 4-7 in Tirana instead of Pristina following a political controversy between Kosovo’s leftwing Self Determination Movement!-led government and opposition Democratic League of Kosovo running the capital. (AP Photo/Visar Kryeziu, File)

Festival founded by Dua Lipa's father decamps from Kosovo

An international music festival founded by the father of singer-songwriter Dua Lipa to promote his native Kosovo has led to recriminations for the small European country after it lost the event to … more

By LLAZAR SEMINI | 6/15/22

Robert Habeck, Federal Minister for Economic Affairs and Climate Protection, takes part in the East German Economic Forum (OWF) in Bad Saarow, Germany, Monday, June 13, 2022. From June 12-14, 2022, personalities from Germany and abroad will meet at the forum for the 7th time. Energy supply security in times of crises and climate change, transformation and attracting skilled workers are key topics of the East German Economic Forum. (Patrick Pleul/dpa via AP)

Reduced Russian gas flow is political, German official says

Germany’s vice chancellor says Russia’s announcement that it would reduce natural gas flows through a key European pipeline by roughly 40% appears to be a political move rather than a result of … more

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FILE - The U.S. Supreme Court building on Capitol Hill in Washington, June 9, 2022. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)

High court rules against government on drug reimbursement

The Supreme Court says the federal government improperly lowered drug reimbursement payments to hospitals and clinics that serve low-income communities. The reduction ended up costing those … more

By JESSICA GRESKO | 6/15/22

The former president of the World Football Association (FIFA), Joseph Blatter, speaks as he arrives at the Swiss Federal Criminal Court in Bellinzona, Switzerland, Wednesday, June 8, 2022. Blatter and the former president of the the European Football Association (UEFA), Michel Platini, will stand trial before the Federal Criminal Court from Wednesday, over a suspicious two-million payment. (Alessandro Crinari/Keystone via AP)

Blatter, Platini face 20-month suspended jail sentences

Prosecutors in the fraud trial of former FIFA president Sepp Blatter and vice president Michel Platini have asked for both men to get 20-month suspended prison sentences. Blatter and Platini had … more

By GRAHAM DUNBAR | 6/15/22

Mike Collins, left, and Vernon Jones participate in Georgia's 10th Congressional District republican primary election runoff debates on Monday, June 6, 2022, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)

After Georgia loss, House runoff gives Trump another chance

A U.S. House runoff in Georgia next week pits a former Democratic elected official who's been endorsed by Donald Trump against the son of a onetime Republican congressman. The winner will advance to … more

By JEFF AMY | 6/15/22

European Commissioner for Inter-institutional Relations and Foresight Maros Sefcovic holds up documents as he speaks during a media conference at EU headquarters in Brussels, Wednesday, June 15, 2022. Britain's government on Monday proposed new legislation that would unilaterally rewrite post-Brexit trade rules for Northern Ireland, despite opposition from some U.K. lawmakers and EU officials who say the move violates international law. (AP Photo/Geert Vanden Wijngaert)

EU launches legal action against UK over post-Brexit changes

The European Union is launching legal action against the U.K. in response to unilateral moves to rewrite parts of the Northern Ireland Protocol in the post-Brexit deal between both sides. The … more

By SAMUEL PETREQUIN | 6/15/22

FILE - A Yemeni soldier inspects a site of Saudi-led airstrikes targeting two houses in Sanaa, Yemen, March 26, 2022. A new report says there’s no sign that the Pentagon or State Department has ever investigated whether U.S. military aid was used in Saudi or Emirati strikes alleged to have killed civilians in Yemen. The General Accounting Office released the report Wednesday. (AP Photo/Hani Mohammed, File)

GAO: No sign US tracked if its aid was used in Yemen attacks

A government report says there’s no sign the Pentagon or the State Department investigated whether U.S. military aid was used in Saudi or Emirati strikes alleged to have killed civilians in Yemen. … more

By ELLEN KNICKMEYER | 6/15/22