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Rays Tigers Baseball
Tampa Bay Rays' Shane Baz pitches against the Detroit Tigers during the first inning of a baseball game Monday, July 7, 2025, in Detroit. (AP Photo/Duane Burleson)
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Curveballs are disappearing in MLB as velocity obsession reshapes pitching landscape

ATLANTA (AP) — Curveballs have been thrown a curve by a modern game valuing velocity over variety, disappearing from the major leagues by more than 20,000 annually. The Athletics have thrown curves on just 2.5% of pitches this season. The overall big league figure dropped from 10.7% in 2019 to 8.1% last year, the lowest […]

JULY 14, 2025

Meteor Shower
FILE - Stars and shooting stars are pictured during the annual perseids meteor shower in St. Margrethenberg, Switzerland Monday, Aug. 12, 2024. (Gian Ehrenzeller/Keystone via AP,File)
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How to spot the Perseid meteor shower, a summer light show that promises to dazzle

The Perseid summer light show is back — and viewing conditions are especially promising for the Northern Hemisphere. The meteor shower’s peak Wednesday night into Thursday morning coincides with a total solar eclipse across Spain, Iceland and Greenland and a six-planet parade — though the best time to view the fireballs will come after totality. As many as 50 to 100 […]

AUG. 10, 2026

Bob Thomas
FILE - In this Feb. 18, 2009 file photo, Associated Press Hollywood correspondent Bob Thomas receives a special award of merit in Beverly Hills, Calif. Thomas died of age-related illnesses Friday, March 14, 2014 at his Encino, Calif., home, his daughter Janet Thomas said. He was 92. (AP Photo/Nick Ut, File)
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Bob Thomas, dean of Hollywood reporters, dies

In this Feb. 18, 2009, file photo, Associated Press Hollywood correspondent Bob Thomas receives a special award of merit in Beverly Hills, Calif. Thomas died of age-related illnesses Friday, March 14, 2014 at his Encino, Calif., home, his daughter Janet Thomas said. He was 92. (AP Photo/Nick Ut) In this 1946 file photo, Associated Press […]

MARCH 14, 2014

FILE - A couple awaits the arrival of their first child in Carlsbad, Calif., in November 2005. (AP Photo/Julie Busch, File)
FILE - A couple awaits the arrival of their first child in Carlsbad, Calif., in November 2005. (AP Photo/Julie Busch, File)
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Racial gap widened in deaths among US moms around the time of childbirth

NEW YORK (AP) — Black women in the U.S. died at a rate nearly 3.5 times higher than white women around the time of childbirth in 2023, as maternal mortality fell below prepandemic levels overall but racial gaps widened, according to federal health data released Wednesday. In 2021 and 2022, the maternal death rate for […]

FEB. 5, 2025

Mideast Wars Iran Missiles
This satellite photo from Planet Labs PBC shows a scorched launch pad at Iran's Imam Khomeini Spaceport in Semnan province, Iran, on Wednesday, Sept. 24, 2025. (Planet Labs PBC via AP)
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Iran has likely carried out an undeclared missile test, satellite photos analyzed by the AP show

Iran has likely carried out an undeclared missile test at its Imam Khomeini Spaceport, satellite photos analyzed by The Associated Press showed Thursday, underlining Tehran’s effort to maintain its weapons program despite the 12-day war with Israel in June. Iran has not formally acknowledged last week’s test at a circular pad that has hosted other major launches by […]

SEPT. 26, 2025

Britain Economy
FILE - People are silhouetted as they pass The Bank of England in London, Thursday, April 3, 2025. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth, File)
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US and global economic outlook deteriorates in Trump trade war, IMF says

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. and global economies will likely slow significantly in the wake of President Donald Trump’s tariffs and the uncertainty they have created, the International Monetary Fund said Tuesday. The IMF said that the global economy will grow just 2.8% this year, down from its forecast in January of 3.3%, according to its latest World […]

APRIL 24, 2025

APTOPIX England India Cricket
India's players celebrate their win against England on day five of the fifth cricket test match between England and India at The Kia Oval in London, Monday, Aug. 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)
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India wins test series finale by 6 runs against England in Oval classic

A gloomy, drizzly London morning. The final day of a fifth test. Just 35 runs or four wickets away from victory. Those are not usually temptations for selling a bunch of match tickets. But the Oval was sold out on Monday in goosebump anticipation of a dramatic end to the England-India series, and a buzzing […]

AUG. 4, 2025

Election 2026 Redistricting
Protesters against a Missouri congressional redistricting plan gather outside the Missouri Capitol on Tuesday, May 12, 2026, in Jefferson City, Mo. (AP Photo/David A. Lieb)
Elections

Republicans won the redistricting battle. Now voters will decide whether they win Congress

A no-holds-barred bout of partisan redistricting has been won by Republicans. Now it's up to voters to decide whether it matters for control of Congress.

JUNE 3, 2026

Italy Renaissance Bible
From right, Monsignor Rino Fisichella, Rome's Mayor Roberto Gualtieri and Italian government undersecretary Alfredo Mantovano look at the 15th century Borso D'Este Bible, comprising two illuminated manuscripts, after its unveiling at the Italian Senate as part of the Vatican's Holy Year celebrations in Rome, Thursday, Nov. 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)
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Bible described as the ‘Mona Lisa of illuminated manuscripts’ goes on display in Rome

A 15th-century Bible which is considered one of the most spectacular examples of Renaissance illuminated manuscripts went on display in Rome on Thursday as part of the Vatican’s Holy Year celebrations. The two-volume Borso D’Este Bible, which is known for its opulent miniature paintings in gold and Afghan lapis lazuli, was unveiled in the Italian Senate, […]

NOV. 14, 2025

US MLK Mason Temple
Members of the Church of God in Christ listen to speakers at a news conference announce that a federal grant for improvements has been awarded to the historic Mason Temple, Monday, April 13, 2026, in Memphis, Tenn. (AP Photo/Adrian Sainz)
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The church where MLK gave his final speech is getting a $1.2 million renovation

Standing in the spot where the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his final speech at the Mason Temple in Memphis, Church of God in Christ leaders said Monday that a $1.2 million federal grant will be used to modernize the treasured piece of the Civil Rights Movement. Located near the former Lorraine Motel, where King was […]

APRIL 13, 2026

Eggs sit for sale at a grocery store, Monday, Jan. 27, 2025, in Windham, Maine. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)
Eggs sit for sale at a grocery store, Monday, Jan. 27, 2025, in Windham, Maine. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)
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Egg prices are soaring. Don’t expect that to change anytime soon

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Bird flu is forcing farmers to slaughter millions of chickens a month, pushing U.S. egg prices to more than double their cost in the summer of 2023. And it appears there may be no relief in sight, given the surge in demand as Easter approaches. The average price per dozen nationwide […]

JAN. 28, 2025

Harry Rosenthal
This Oct. 28, 1992 photo shows Associated Press newsman and columnist Harry Rosenthal in Washington. Rosenthal a veteran Associated Press writer who covered America's golden age of space exploration, presidents back to Harry Truman and whatever caught his impish eye in the stuffy halls of power, died Thursday, He was 86. (AP Photo)
AP in the News

Harry Rosenthal, AP reporter, dies at 86

This Oct. 28, 1992 photo shows Associated Press newsman and columnist Harry Rosenthal in Washington. Rosenthal a veteran Associated Press writer who covered America’s golden age of space exploration, presidents back to Harry Truman and whatever caught his impish eye in the stuffy halls of power, died Thursday. He was 86. (AP Photo) He died […]

DEC. 12, 2013

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