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Indiana Fever forward Natasha Howard (6) reacts after her team defeated the Atlanta Dream in Game 3 in the first round of the WNBA basketball playoffs, Thursday, Sept. 18, 2025, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Butch Dill)

Boston has go-ahead basket with 7.4 seconds left as Fever beat Dream 87-85 to reach WNBA semifinals

7:18 PM on Thursday, September 18

Aliyah Boston made the go-ahead basket with 7.4 seconds left, Lexie Hull stole the ensuing inbounds play and the Indiana Fever beat the Atlanta Dream 87-85 to advance to the WNBA semifinals

Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw speaks to the media after announcing his retirement at the end of the season prior to a baseball game against the Philadelphia Phillies Thursday, Sept. 18, 2025, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)

By the numbers: An in-depth look at Clayton Kershaw's remarkable career with the Dodgers

6:56 PM on Thursday, September 18

Clayton Kershaw joined the Los Angeles Dodgers in 2008 as a gawky left-hander with an obvious potential for greatness

FILE - President Donald Trump, left, shakes hands with China's President Xi Jinping during a meeting on the sidelines of the G-20 summit in Osaka, Japan, June 29, 2019. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)

Trump and Xi are set to discuss the TikTok deal and future of US-China relations

6:00 PM on Thursday, September 18

U.S. President Donald Trump is expected to talk with Chinese leader Xi Jinping in a push to finalize a deal to allow the popular social media app TikTok to keep operating in the U.S. The call Friday also may offer clues about whether the two leaders might meet in person to hash out a final agreement to end a trade war and provide clarity on where relations between superpowers may be headed

FILE - Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, and General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam To Lam shake hands after a signing ceremony following their meeting at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, on May 10, 2025, during celebrations of the 80th anniversary of the Soviet Union's victory over Nazi Germany during the World War II. (AP Photo/Pavel Bednyakov, File)

Avoiding sanctions: Takeaways from AP's report on a secret deal between Russia and Vietnam

5:53 PM on Thursday, September 18

Russia is a key supplier of military goods to Vietnam, providing it with fighter jets, tanks and ships

FILE - Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, and Vietnam's President To Lam pose for photos at the Presidential Palace in Hanoi, Vietnam on June 20, 2024. (Nhac Nguyen/Pool Photo via AP, File)

AP Exclusive: Russia, Vietnam using energy profits to avoid possible US sanctions for arms deals

5:49 PM on Thursday, September 18

Russia and Vietnam have developed a mechanism to conceal arms deal payments to avoid American and other Western sanctions, using profits from joint energy-sector ventures to pay for defense contracts, according to internal Vietnamese documents obtained by The Associated Press

This courtroom sketch shows Secret Service agent Robert Fercano identifying the defendant in the trial of Ryan Routh, who is charged with attempting to assassinate Donald Trump last year at a golf course in South Florida, Thursday, Sept. 11, 2025, in Fort Pierce, Fla. (Lothar Speer via AP)

FBI sniper testifies that hiding spot near golf course was ideal place for man to shoot Trump

5:08 PM on Thursday, September 18

An FBI sniper testified about the effectiveness of a hiding spot chosen by a man accused of trying to assassinate President Donald Trump at his Florida golf course last year

FILE - District Attorney Mark Dupree of Wyandotte County, Kan., answers a television reporter's questions following a Kansas House committee hearing, Tuesday, May 16, 2017, at the Statehouse in Topeka, Kan. (AP Photo/John Hanna, File)

Kansas deputy charged with murder in the death of a man in custody

5:06 PM on Thursday, September 18

A Kansas sheriff’s deputy has been charged with murder in the death of an inmate who sustained broken ribs after his back was kneeled on after he was wheeled from the infirmary to his cell

FILE - Robert Mujica, budget director of the State of New York, answers budget questions during a news conference after Gov. Kathy Hochul presented her first executive state budget at the state Capitol, Jan. 18, 2022, in Albany, N.Y. (AP Photo/Hans Pennink, File)

3 members of federal control board in Puerto Rico sue Trump and others for illegal firings

4:26 PM on Thursday, September 18

Three members of a federal control board overseeing Puerto Rico’s finances who were recently fired by the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump have filed a lawsuit in U.S. court alleging their firings were illegal

FILE - Los Angeles Kings center Anze Kopitar, of Slovenia, carries the Stanley Cup after beating the New York Rangers in double in Game 5 of the NHL Stanley Cup Final series, June 13, 2014, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File)

LA Kings captain Anze Kopitar says he will retire after his upcoming 20th season

4:14 PM on Thursday, September 18

Los Angeles Kings captain Anze Kopitar says he will retire from his 20-year NHL career after the upcoming season

New York State Senator Jabari Brisport chants while detained by federal agents after demanding access to inspect the detainment facility at immigration court at the Jacob K. Javits federal building, Thursday, Sept. 18, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)

Elected officials among dozens of protesters arrested at a Manhattan immigration holding facility

3:45 PM on Thursday, September 18

More than a dozen elected officials have been arrested while protesting conditions at a New York City immigration holding facility where a federal judge extended a court order requiring the government to shape up its treatment of detainees

The Ig Nobel Prize for biology is accepted by Tomoki Kojima, Kazato Oishi, Yasushi Matsubara, Yuki Uchiyama, Yoshihiko Fukushima, Naoto Aoki, Say Sato, Tatsuaki Masuda, Junichi Ueda, Hiroyuki Hirooka, and Katsutoshi Kino, for their experiments to learn whether cows painted with zebra- like striping can avoid being bitten by flies, Thursday, Sept. 18, 2025, in Boston. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)

Does painting cows with stripes prevent fly bites? Researchers who studied this wins Ig Nobel prize

3:01 PM on Thursday, September 18

A researcher who studied fingernail growth and a group that explored whether painting zebra-like stripes on cows reduced fly bites are among the winners of this year's Ig Nobels

FILE - Jon Stewart poses in the press room with the award for outstanding talk series for "The Daily Show" during the 76th Primetime Emmy Awards on Sept. 15, 2024, at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File)

Jon Stewart to host 'The Daily Show' in rare mid-week appearance a day after Kimmel suspension

2:12 PM on Thursday, September 18

Jon Stewart plans to host Thursday’s episode of “The Daily Show.”

Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw wipes his face as he speaks to the media after announcing his retirement at the end of the season prior to a baseball game against the Philadelphia Phillies Thursday, Sept. 18, 2025, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)

Clayton Kershaw to retire after 18 years with Dodgers and more than 3,000 strikeouts

1:11 PM on Thursday, September 18

Clayton Kershaw, a three-time Cy Young Award winner, says he's retiring at the end of this season, capping an 18-year career all spent with the Los Angeles Dodgers

FILE - The UN flag flies on a stormy day at the United Nations during the United Nations General Assembly, Sept. 22, 2022. (AP Photo/Ted Shaffrey, File)

US vetoes UN Security Council resolution demanding immediate Gaza ceasefire and hostage release

10:41 AM on Thursday, September 18

The United States once again has vetoed a U.N. Security Council resolution that had demanded an immediate and permanent ceasefire in Gaza and the release of hostages

FILE - Flags fly at the Reynolds Coliseum at North Carolina State University Feb. 19, 2022, in Raleigh, N.C. (AP Photo/Kara Durrette, File)

14 former NC State athletes have filed a lawsuit alleging abuse by ex-head trainer

8:07 AM on Thursday, September 18

Fourteen former N

Committee member Dr. Martin Kulldorf, speaks during a meeting of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices at the CDC on Thursday, Sept. 18, 2025, in Chamblee, Ga. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)

Kennedy's advisory panel recommends new restrictions on MMRV vaccines

4:02 AM on Thursday, September 18

U.S. Health Secretary Robert F

President Donald Trump, left, is greeted by Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer as he visits the prime minister's country residence Chequers, near Aylesbury, England, Thursday, Sept. 18, 2025. (Ian Vogler/Pool Photo via AP)

The Latest: Democrats introduce bill to protect free speech following Kimmel suspension

2:17 AM on Thursday, September 18

Congressional Democrats have unveiled a bill that would bolster free speech protections against government officials

Attendees react during a vigil at Spring Grove Alliance church Thursday, Sept. 18, 2025, in Spring Grove, Pa., after multiple police officers were shot and killed. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)

Prosecutor says stalking suspect ambushed Pennsylvania police officers, killing 3

9:41 PM on Wednesday, September 17

A prosecutor says a suspected stalker armed with a rifle hid inside his ex-girlfriend’s home in Pennsylvania and ambushed police officers who came to arrest him, killing three of them

Police officers stand guard during a demonstration called by major trade unions to oppose budget cuts, in Paris, France, Thursday, Sept. 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Aurelien Morissard)

Strikes and protests roil France, pitting the streets against Macron and his new prime minister

9:34 PM on Wednesday, September 17

Protesters have hit France with transport strikes, demonstrations and blockades that are targeting the Paris Metro and other sectors

Canada's Prime Minister Mark Carney, right, presents Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum with an official World Cup soccer ball before they meet at the Palacio National in Mexico City, Thursday, Sep 18, 2025. (Adrian Wyld/The Canadian Press via AP)

Leaders of Canada and Mexico vow closer economic ties in the face of Trump trade uncertainty

9:08 PM on Wednesday, September 17

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney and President Claudia Sheinbaum have promised to strengthen trade relations in the face of U.S. tariff threats and pushed to keep the most important free trade agreement in the Western Hemisphere alive in the lead-up to negotiations next year

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