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Woman seeks compensation from South Korea over her forced adoption to France in 1984 08/27/2025 06:33pm • SEOUL, South Korea (AP) ��� A 52-year-old woman who was adopted to a French family in 1984 without her biological parents��� consent has filed for compensation from South Korea���s government, citing how authorities at the time fraudulently documented her as an orphan although she had a family. The BetMGM Bonus Code WTOP150: Get $150 Bonus for MLB, College Football, US Open 08/27/2025 06:30pm • This article contains references to products from our advertisers and/or partners, and we may receive compensation when you click on links to products and services Gear up for a busy week in sports with BetMGM bonus code WTOP150. The MLB season is heating up and college football Week 1 starts on Th Wall Street edges higher and pushes S&P 500 to another record 08/27/2025 06:20pm • Modest gains on Wall Street lifted the stock market to an all-time high Wednesday ahead of a highly anticipated earnings update from computer chip giant Nvidia. The S&P 500 rose 0.2%, good enough to nudge the benchmark index past the record high it set two weeks ago. The Dow Jones Industrial Av Florida CFO subpoenas county workers for not cooperating with state DOGE efforts 08/27/2025 06:15pm • ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) ��� Florida's chief financial officer said Wednesday that his office had issued subpoenas to county workers in the Orlando area after they didn't fully cooperate with the state's version of DOGE, which has been examining local governments for wasteful spending. The subpoenas for O FACT FOCUS: Rural hospitals are expected to lose money from Trump's bill, despite RFK Jr.'s promise 08/27/2025 06:12pm • Rural hospitals are preparing to lose billions of dollars from President Donald Trump���s signature tax and spending cut bill signed into law this summer. Dozens, already on the brink, have warned they face the prospect of closure or reduced services because of the bill���s cuts to Medicaid, which i Baby likely died from abuse before parents reported him missing, prosecutor says 08/27/2025 05:53pm • A 7-month-old baby likely died from abuse by his parents before they made a false report that he was abducted, authorities said Wednesday. Southern California prosecutors and sheriff's authorities said they believe Emmanuel Haro was abused by his father Jake Haro, 32; and mother, Rebecca Haro, 41, w The Colorado River is in trouble. Some groups want the government to step up 08/27/2025 05:47pm • LOS ANGELES (AP) ��� Earlier this year, several environmental groups sent a petition to the federal government with a seemingly simple message: Ensure that water from the imperiled Colorado River is not wasted and only being delivered for ���reasonable��� and ���beneficial��� uses. The organizations Browns lacking depth, experience at running back as they await arrival of rookie Quinshon Judkins 08/27/2025 05:32pm • BEREA, Ohio (AP) ��� For the moment, and history has shown it's fleeting in Cleveland, the Browns' ever-changing quarterback situation is settled. Now they've got to address their condition at running back. It's fluid and murky. With rookie Quinshon Judkins still unsigned and awaiting possible NFL Ravens make Kyle Hamilton the NFL's highest-paid safety with a 4-year, $100.4 million extension 08/27/2025 05:28pm • Add Kyle Hamilton to the list of Baltimore Ravens players to receive a big new contract this offseason. The Ravens agreed to a four-year, $100.4 million extension with the star safety. The deal includes $82 million guaranteed, according to a person with knowledge of the contract, speaking to The Ass Postal services that suspended US shipments need time to prepare for new tariffs, UN agency says 08/27/2025 05:06pm • The United Nations agency that coordinates international mail deliveries says it is working to get small parcels dispatched to the United States again by resolving confusion over the pending elimination of a U.S. tariff exemption for low-cost imports. The Universal Postal Union said it sent a lette Indiana legislative leaders met privately with Trump to discuss redistricting 08/27/2025 04:56pm • Indiana's Republican legislative leaders met privately with President Donald Trump in the Oval Office to discuss redistricting, an Indiana House spokesperson confirmed, although it remains unclear if they'll join other states in trying to change congressional maps mid-cycle ahead of next year's midt Pro-DEI organizers fired up to maintain Target boycott as promises go unfulfilled 08/27/2025 04:53pm • Organizers of a Target boycott that began in January are pointing to their tactics as a hopeful sign that actions against corporate retailers can still make a deep impact. When Target announced its current chief executive officer will be stepping down in February 2026 and an insider was taking the CDC dramatically scales back program that tracks food poisoning infections 08/27/2025 04:46pm • Federal health officials have dramatically scaled back a program that has tracked food poisoning infections in the U.S. for three decades. The Foodborne Diseases Active Surveillance Network, known as FoodNet, has cut required monitoring to just two pathogens that cause infections, according to the U How major US stock indexes fared Wednesday, 8/27/2025 08/27/2025 04:34pm • Stocks edged higher on Wall Street, sending the S&P 500 to another all-time high. The S&P 500 rose 0.2% Wednesday, beating the record it set two weeks ago. The Nasdaq composite rose 0.2%. The Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 0.3%. The trading came ahead of Nvidia���s quarterly report, w Vikings bring back veteran Adam Thielen for WR depth in trade with the Panthers 08/27/2025 04:32pm • MINNEAPOLIS (AP) ��� The Minnesota Vikings acquired 13-year veteran wide receiver Adam Thielen, who has the third-most catches in franchise history, in a trade with the Carolina Panthers on Wednesday. The Vikings sent a 2026 fifth-round draft pick and a 2027 fourth-round pick to the Panthers for Thi