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Chicago White Sox's Munetaka Murakami of Japan, watches teammates from the dugout during the first inning of a baseball game against the Kansas City Royals in Chicago, Sunday, June 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)

Murakami set for White Sox return Friday after being sidelined by hamstring injury

3:11 PM on Thursday, July 9

Munetaka Murakami is expected to return to the slumping Chicago White Sox on Friday night after being sidelined by a strained right hamstring

This image contained in a court filing by the Department of Justice on Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2025, shows the defendant, Rahmanullah Lakanwal, top right, bending down next to Specialist Sarah Beckstrom and Staff Sgt. Andrew Wolfe after shooting them, according to police. (Department of Justice via AP)

Man charged with killing National Guard member is hospitalized after refusing food, prosecutors say

3:06 PM on Thursday, July 9

Federal prosecutors say a man accused of shooting two National Guard troops near the White House, killing one of them, has been taken to a hospital for treatment of a potentially life-threatening medical condition after he refused to eat food in jail

FILE - Wally Funk, right, describes her flight experience as Mark Bezos, left, and Jeff Bezos, left, center, applaud in the spaceport near Van Horn, Texas, July 20, 2021. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez, File)

Wally Funk, aviation pioneer who was the oldest woman to travel into space, dies at 87

1:55 PM on Thursday, July 9

Wally Funk, an aviation pioneer who was the oldest woman to launch into space, has died

Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh speaks during a news conference following the Federal Open Market Committee meeting, Wednesday, June 17, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Rod Lamkey, Jr.)

Andreessen, Chetty among leaders of Fed's new task forces evaluating operations

12:59 PM on Thursday, July 9

Venture capitalist Marc Andreessen, economist Raj Chetty and former Bank of England governor Mervyn King are among a slate of names released by the Federal Reserve Thursday that will help develop recommended changes to the central bank’s operations

FILE - This photo taken with a fisheye lens shows the NCAA logo displayed at mid-court before Albany's practice for a second-round game of the NCAA college basketball tournament March 21, 2013, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum, File)

Ohio judge grants preliminary injunction for men’s, women’s hoops players suing NCAA for eligibility

12:46 PM on Thursday, July 9

An Ohio judge has granted a preliminary injunction for 24 men’s and women’s college basketball players suing the NCAA to be eligible, claiming the new age-based model unfairly shuts them out of further competition

Fans exit a Metro shuttle after a World Cup match between Spain and Austria on Thursday, July 2, 2026, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Jaimie Ding)

LA uses World Cup to show off upgraded public transit and test plans to hold car-free Olympics

12:40 PM on Thursday, July 9

Los Angeles officials have urged fans to chose public transit over driving during the 2026 FIFA World Cup

Kyle Lowry, right, speaks with Kawhi Leonard after a press conference in which Lowry signed a one-day contract to retire as a Toronto Raptor, in Toronto, on Tuesday, July 7, 2026. (Chris Young/The Canadian Press via AP)

Raptors and Clippers put trade for Kawhi Leonard on hold, pending end of NBA investigation

12:16 PM on Thursday, July 9

Kawhi Leonard's trade to the Toronto Raptors is on hold because of an NBA investigation into the Los Angeles Clippers

FILE - This 2024 photo provided by the Metropolitan Police shows damage to a warehouse in east London that was storing goods for Ukraine, after a fire that prosecutors said was organized on behalf of Russia's intelligence services. (London Metropolitan Police via AP, File)

Technology is driving an increase in attacks and threats to the UK, senior officials say

12:09 PM on Thursday, July 9

Senior British policing officials say technology and online platforms are increasingly being exploited for threats to the United Kingdom

England's Jarell Quansah (26) leaves the field after receiving a red card during the World Cup round of 16 soccer match between Mexico and England in Mexico City, Sunday, July 5, 2026. (AP Photo/Ricardo Mazalan)

England player Jarell Quansah suspended for two games at the World Cup

10:07 AM on Thursday, July 9

England defender Jarell Quansah has been given a two-match suspension for his red card offense against Mexico in the World Cup round of 16

FILE - Anaheim Ducks center Leo Carlsson celebrates his empty net goal during the third period of Game 6 in the first round of the NHL hockey Stanley Cup playoffs series against the Edmonton Oilers, April 30, 2026, in Anaheim, Calif. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill, File)

Anaheim Ducks keep Leo Carlsson, matching Flyers' $90 million offer sheet for young center

9:36 AM on Thursday, July 9

The Anaheim Ducks have matched the Philadelphia Flyers’ offer sheet for center Leo Carlsson, keeping their rising star at an extraordinary cost

In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency, firefighters at the scene of a footwear factory fire in Jiangtou village, Chendai township of Jinjiang city, southeastern China's Fujian province, Thursday, July 9, 2026. (Zheng Liang/Xinhua via AP)

Fire at a shoe factory kills 28 in one of China's deadliest blazes in recent years

8:26 AM on Thursday, July 9

A fire has broken out at a shoe factory in China's Fujian province, killing 28 people

Coco Gauff of the United States reacts after losing a point against Karolina Muchova of the Czech Republic in their semifinal women's singles match at the Wimbledon Tennis Championships in London, Thursday, July 9, 2026. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)

Coco Gauff 'panicked' on match-point miss in drama-filled Wimbledon semifinal loss

8:17 AM on Thursday, July 9

Karolina Muchova ended Coco Gauff’s run at Wimbledon in a drama-filled tiebreaker to reach the final

This image released by Universal Pictures shows Matt Damon as Odysseus, center, in a scene from "The Odyssey." (Melinda Sue Gordon/Universal Pictures via AP)

Behind Christopher Nolan’s 6-country epic undertaking to bring ‘The Odyssey’ to the big screen

8:02 AM on Thursday, July 9

Christopher Nolan has taken on the epic challenge of adapting “The Odyssey” into a large-scale Hollywood film

Former Olympic canoeist David Hearn, left, listens as his attorney Norman Eisen, right, speaks after he pleaded not guilty to allegedly damaging the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, Thursday, July 9, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Rod Lamkey, Jr.)

Former Olympian pleads not guilty in Reflecting Pool damage case after Trump alleged vandalism

6:35 AM on Thursday, July 9

A former Olympic canoe racer has pleaded not guilty to deliberately damaging the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool

President Donald Trump arrives on Air Force One, Thursday, July 9, 2026, at Joint Base Andrews, Md. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

The Latest: Trump spoke with Netanyahu about US ‘moves’ in the Persian Gulf

5:22 AM on Thursday, July 9

President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu have spoken about Turkey as well as U.S. moves in the Persian Gulf

Traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange in New York, Monday, July 6, 2026. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

Stocks recover losses, and oil prices ease as calm returns to financial markets worldwide

9:42 PM on Wednesday, July 8

Stocks rose, and oil prices eased as financial markets calmed a day after President Donald Trump raised doubts about the temporary truce in the war with Iran

Visitors walk at the Great American State Fair with the triumphal arch model and the U.S. Capitol, in the background, Wednesday, July 8, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib)

Trump's plan for a triumphal arch in DC wins early approval from a key federal agency

9:06 PM on Wednesday, July 8

President Donald Trump's plan to build a triumphal arch that would alter the Washington, D.C., skyline has won initial approval from a key federal agency

Outbreak of diarrhea-causing parasite grows to more than 1,000 cases

12:21 PM on Wednesday, July 8

Michigan is experiencing its largest outbreak of a parasitic infection that causes severe diarrhea

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