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The NHL will implement a playoff salary cap and remove team dress code requirements beginning this season, a person with knowledge of the situation said. The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity Wednesday because…

The NBA says it will investigate if a $28 million endorsement contract between Kawhi Leonard and a California-based sustainability services company allowed the Los Angeles Clippers to circumvent league salary cap rules, following a report…

A federal judge in Boston has ordered the reversal of over $2.6 billion in federal funding cuts to Harvard University. The ruling, issued Wednesday, marks a significant victory for Harvard in its legal battle with the Trump administration.…

POWELLS POINT, N.C. (AP) — A coastal North Carolina legislator announced his bid on Wednesday for a U.S. House seat next year, looking to unseat Democratic incumbent Don Davis in what is now the state's currently only swing congressional…

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — A federal appeals court has approved Illinois' ban on carrying firearms on public transit, reversing a lower court decision that found the prohibition violated the Second Amendment. The 7th Circuit U.S. Court of…

Wall Street steadied itself after Alphabet and other technology stocks rose. The S&P 500 added 0.5% Wednesday and broke the two-day losing skid it’s been on since setting its latest all-time high. The Dow Jones Industrial Average…

A company called Togethxr that was founded by athletes Alex Morgan, Sue Bird, Simone Manuel and Chloe Kim has announced a deal that puts its “Everyone Watches Women’s Sports” saying on the jerseys of the London City Lionesses. London City…

DETROIT (AP) — Kerry Carpenter hit a three-run homer and scored twice to help the Detroit Tigers beat the New York Mets 6-2 on Wednesday. Riley Greene gave Detroit a 3-1 lead with a two-run single in the fifth inning. The AL Central leaders…

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina's law allowing for family leave after the birth of a child should also provide at least six weeks of paid time off when a baby is stillborn, according to an opinion from the state's top lawyers. After…

Portuguese emergency services say an electric streetcar that is one of Lisbon’s big tourist attractions has derailed, killing 15 people and injuring 18 others. Emergency response officials said five of the injured are in serious condition…

ATLANTA (AP) — The elected leaders of Georgia's Fulton County voted Wednesday to delay a vote on whether to approve two previously rejected Republican nominees to the county election board. The delay is the latest development in a saga that…

NEW YORK (AP) — President Donald Trump will soon ask the Supreme Court to throw out a jury’s finding in a civil lawsuit that he sexually abused writer E. Jean Carroll at a Manhattan department store in the mid-1990s and later defamed her,…

Chicago residents are bracing for an influx of military patrols and immigration agents in the coming days. Community leaders have been busy planning protests and advising residents about their rights. Details of the operation were still…

BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — A Montana man suspected of killing four people at a bar then evading capture for a week was charged on Wednesday with additional crimes, including lighting a fire in an attempt to destroy or damage the bar. State…

NEW DELHI (AP) — India will cut taxes on hundreds of consumer goods ranging from air conditioners to small cars to bolster local consumption, its government said Wednesday, as New Delhi moves to cushion its economy from the blow of steep…