US Mint in Philadelphia presses final pennies
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The U.S. Mint on Wednesday ended production of the penny, a change made to save…
Israel’s president says settler violence against Palestinians must end
JERUSALEM (AP) — The president of Israel on Wednesday condemned what he called a “shocking and serious” attack…
Turkish military cargo plane crash in Georgia killed all 20 on board
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — All 20 personnel on board a military cargo plane that crashed in Georgia were…
US Catholic bishops elect new leader, contend with Trump on immigration
BALTIMORE (AP) — U.S. Catholic bishops elected Oklahoma City Archbishop Paul Coakley as their new president on Tuesday,…
Supreme Court to weigh in anew on SNAP food assistance payments
It’s up to the U.S. Supreme Court and Congress to decide when full payments will resume under the…
MLB, sportsbooks cap bets on individual pitches in response to pitch rigging scandal
Major League Baseball said its authorized gaming operators will cap bets on individual pitches at $200 and exclude…
Supreme Court rejects appeal to overturn its same-sex marriage ruling
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Monday rejected a call to overturn its landmark decision that legalized…
New Delhi car blast kills at least 8 people, police say
NEW DELHI (AP) — A car explosion near the historic Red Fort in India’s capital on Monday killed…
Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy is released from prison on appeal
PARIS (AP) — France’s former President Nicolas Sarkozy was freed from prison Monday after a Paris appeals court…
Arctic blast sweeps across parts of the US
CHICAGO (AP) — A blast of the season’s first frigid air was bearing down on much of the…
MLB pitchers Clase and Ortiz charged with taking bribes to rig pitches for bettors
NEW YORK (AP) — Cleveland Guardians pitchers Emmanuel Clase and Luis Ortiz have been indicted on charges they…
In 10 years since Paris climate agreement, progress on warming but not nearly enough
BELEM, Brazil (AP) — The world has changed dramatically in the decade since leaders celebrated a historic climate…