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Rory McIlroy watched Novak Djokovic handle boisterous spectators during a win at the U.S. Open and is ready to follow the tennis star’s lead at the Ryder Cup held in the United States this month. A hostile and partisan crowd is set to greet…

It turns out Mars has a solid core just like Earth. A Chinese-led research team reported Wednesday that the heart of Mars, while small, is indeed solid. The scientists based their findings on seismic readings from NASA's InSight lander on…

Long-suffering fans in cities like Buffalo,Detroit and Cincinnati hope this is the year when the NFL once again crowns a first-time Super Bowl champion. The league hasn't had a team win its first Super Bowl since the 2017 season when…

An 18-game NFL season that once seemed inevitable is no longer a certainty. David White, the interim executive director of the NFL Players Association, told The Associated Press he hasn’t had any conversations with the league about…

Mexico and the United States have agreed to continue collaborating on cross-border security issues like fighting the trafficking of drugs, guns and fuel. This announcement came during U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio's visit Wednesday.…

A New York judge has allowed DNA evidence obtained through advanced techniques into the forthcoming murder trial of the man accused of being Long Island’s Gilgo Beach serial killer. A New York State Supreme Court justice handed down his…

FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — The head of the European Parliament's trade committee said Wednesday he has “doubts” about aspects of the EU's trade deal with the Trump administration and predicted the deal could be amended during the legislative…

NEW YORK (AP) — WhatsApp has patched a security vulnerability that allowed sophisticated attacks against the Apple devices of "specific targeted users." The messaging app, owned by Meta Platforms, said in a blog post that its vulnerability,…

The Powerball jackpot has jumped to an eye-popping $1.7 billion after yet another drawing passed without a big winner. The numbers selected Wednesday were: 3, 16, 29, 61 and 69, with the Powerball number being 22. Since May 31, there have…

A bitcoin treasury and mining company linked to the Trump family saw its stock rise more than 16% on its first day of trading on the Nasdaq stock exchange. American Bitcoin's listing follows a merger with Gryphon Digital Mining. The company…

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. employers posted 7.2 million job vacancies in July as the American labor market continues to cool. The Labor Department reported Wednesday that job openings fell from 7.4 million in June and came in modestly below…

Weighted vests are increasingly showing up in fitness classes and on jogging tracks. Social media influencers tout them as a way to keep bones healthy, increase performance and even accelerate weight loss. The vests add resistance to the…

Novak Djokovic is 38 and trying to conquer a much younger man’s game as he heads into the U.S. Open semifinals. It’s been two years since his most recent Grand Slam title, which — to him — must feel like an eternity. Last season was his…

New Jersey Sen. Cory Booker has announced his engagement to girlfriend Alexis Lewis. Booker shared the news on Instagram with photos of the couple on a beach. He expressed excitement about their future together. Booker has never been…

NEW YORK (AP) — In one new corner of the internet, users are invited to “paint the world.” And paint they have. Welcome to wplace — an ever-evolving, gamified global map overflowing with drawings made on a more than 4-trillion-pixel canvas.…