Top FDA official seeks to hire friend pushing new antidepressants warning
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Food and Drug Administration’s top drug regulator, Dr. Tracy Beth Hoeg, is working to…
Kevin Durant says he wants to play for US men’s basketball team at 2028 Olympics in LA
HOUSTON (AP) — Rockets forward Kevin Durant will be less than two months shy of his 40th birthday…
Small businesses feel the pain from new taxes meant to boost Russia’s wartime economy
Denis Maksimov’s bakery in suburban Moscow became famous overnight after he appeared on President Vladimir Putin’s annual call-in…
US trade deficit declined in 2025, but gap for goods hits a record despite Trump tariffs
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. trade deficit slipped modestly in 2025, a year in which President Donald Trump…
The ‘6-7’ craze is going strong at NBA and college basketball games
NORMAN, Okla. (AP) — LaMelo Ball has never been more popular, and it’s not because Charlotte’s 6-foot-7 star…
EPA revokes a key legal underpinning in fighting climate change
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration on Thursday revoked a scientific finding that long has been the central…
LeBron James returns for his record 21st All-Star Game, still in the NBA’s midseason spotlight at 41
INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — For two solid decades, LeBron James was a main attraction at every NBA All-Star…
Trump to gut US climate change policy and environmental regulations
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration is expected this week to revoke a scientific finding that long has…
Celtics All-Star Jayson Tatum will practice with G-League team on path to return
BOSTON (AP) — Boston All-Star Jayson Tatum took a big step toward returning from his torn Achilles tendon…
A new experiment tests whether apes have an imagination
NEW YORK (AP) — By age 2, most kids know how to play pretend. They turn their bedrooms…
European leaders learn to say ‘no’ to Donald Trump
LONDON (AP) — No more fawning praise. No more polite workarounds and old-style diplomacy. And no one is…
Anthony Edwards, the 3rd-youngest player in NBA history to reach 10,000 career points: ‘It’s cool.’
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Anthony Edwards became the third-youngest player in NBA history to reach 10,000 career points, when…