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The NBA is close to finalizing another new format for this season’s All-Star Game that would include two eight-man teams from the U.S. and one eight-man team composed of international players squaring off in a round-robin tournament. A…

NEW YORK (AP) — The publisher of a posthumous memoir by Jeffrey Epstein accuser Virginia Giuffre says it has agreed on a final draft with family members after they publicly raised questions about the book's release. Surviving relatives of…

Jackson Holliday hit a leadoff homer and Colton Cowser, Coby Mayo and Alex Jackson hit consecutive shots in the third inning — all off Nestor Cortes — and the Baltimore Orioles beat struggling San Diego 7-5 on Wednesday for their first…

PHOENIX (AP) — Zac Gallen pitched six scoreless innings in his latest quality start and the Arizona Diamondbacks beat the Texas Rangers 2-0 on Wednesday. Gallen (11-13) allowed four hits and struck out five with no walks. The Diamondbacks…

NEW YORK (AP) — New York City Mayor Eric Adams insisted Wednesday that he isn’t dropping his reelection campaign after reports he had been approached about potentially taking a job with the federal government. Trump administration…

ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — A boat accident on a river in north-central Nigeria killed at least 31 people, authorities said Wednesday. The overloaded boat hit a tree trunk in the Borgu area of Niger state while it carried 90 people, according to…

LIMA, Peru (AP) — Former Peruvian President Alejandro Toledo was sentenced to prison Wednesday for the second time in a case involving Brazilian construction giant Odebrecht. Toledo received a sentence of 13 years and four months for money…

MAR DEL PLATA, Argentina (AP) — An Argentine federal court announced Wednesday that authorities had recovered the long-lost “Portrait of a Lady,” an 18th-century work by the Italian painter Giuseppe Ghislandi that was looted by the Nazis in…

WASHINGTON (AP) — The invitation arrived in the final days of the summer recess, President Donald Trump’s political team summoning House Republican staff to an early morning meeting about the One Big Beautiful Bill Act and the coming…

WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican senators say they are prepared to change the chamber’s rules to get around the Democratic blockade of President Donald Trump’s nominees and are discussing a proposal to make it easier to confirm multiple…

A former Kentucky sheriff charged with killing a county judge remained in an “active state of psychosis” days after the shooting and battled with jail staff, who had to use pepper spray on him, according to recently filed court documents.…

UC San Diego is joining the West Coast Conference in 2027, giving the league 10 members for the 2027-28 school year in the latest round of conference realignment. The Tritons will compete in 14 of the WCC’s 16 sponsored events, including…

NEW YORK (AP) — Amanda Anisimova upset Iga Swiatek 6-4, 6-3 in the U.S. Open quarterfinals Wednesday, less than two months after losing to the six-time Grand Slam champion in the Wimbledon final by a 6-0, 6-0 score. The No. 8-seeded…

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — A federal judge on Wednesday denied two teams — one owned by NBA Hall of Famer Michael Jordan — a preliminary injunction in their antitrust suit against NASCAR to be recognized as chartered teams for the remainder of…

The derailment of a popular streetcar in Portugal's capital has killed 16 people and injured 21 others. Officials are calling the crash one of Lisbon’s worst tragedies in recent memory. Official details about the crash were still scant…