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This Week: Consumer confidence, inflation data, GDP update 06/24/2024 03:10am • Confidence check The Conference Board on Tuesday issues its consumer confidence index for June. Economists expect that consumer confidence held steady as Americans continued to deal with elevated prices and high interest rates. Confidence rose in May. The measure is closely watched by Wall Street, a England secures spot in T20 World Cup semis, South Africa beats West Indies by 3 wickets 06/24/2024 03:03am • BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (AP) — Fast bowler Chris Jordan got a hat trick and the American cricket team lost five wickets in six balls as England secured its spot in the semifinals of the Twenty20 World Cup on Sunday. Defending champion England crushed the United States by 10 wickets with 62 balls rema Severino throws 6 shutout innings and Mets top Cubs 5-2 after Díaz ejected before throwing a pitch 06/24/2024 12:00am • CHICAGO (AP) — Luis Severino tossed six shutout innings, Francisco Lindor and Brandon Nimmo hit back-to-back homers and the New York Mets topped the Chicago Cubs 5-2 on Sunday night after closer Edwin Díaz was ejected in the ninth before throwing a pitch. Díaz came on to try to seal the victory, Triple-shooting suspect captured after intensive search across Colorado farmland 06/23/2024 11:02pm • ALAMOSA, Colorado (AP) — The suspect in a shooting that left one person dead and two others with critical injuries was captured Sunday following an intensive search across a huge area of southern Colorado. Officers went door to door as aircraft searched overhead for Henry Corral, 44, who authoriti Reese, Clark deliver with stars on hand for latest matchup between Sky, Fever 06/23/2024 08:29pm • CHICAGO (AP) — Angel Reese had just pulled off the best performance of her young career to help the Chicago Sky rally past the Indiana Fever and old college rival Caitlin Clark on Sunday. There was one more thing to do before leaving the court. She shared an embrace with Naismith Hall of Famer She 3 caught in Florida Panhandle rip current die a day after couple drowns off state's Atlantic coast 06/23/2024 05:24pm • PANAMA CITY BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Three Alabama men who went for an evening swim shortly after arriving at a Florida Panhandle beach were caught in a rip current and died, authorities say. It was the latest in a rash of recent deaths in Florida waters after a Pennsylvania couple drowned off the state Abortion access has won when it's been on the ballot. That’s not an option for half the states 06/23/2024 12:13am • CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Tucked inside the West Virginia Statehouse is a copy of a petition to lawmakers with a simple request: Let the voters decide whether to reinstate legal access to abortion. The request has been ignored by the Republican lawmakers who have supermajority control in the Legisl 'You were everything': Kind words, rubber ducks serve as tributes to Md. parole officer killed in line of duty 06/22/2024 08:40pm • A funeral service was held Saturday for Maryland parole officer Davis Martinez, who was killed while conducting a routine resident check in Chevy Chase in May. Following an opening prayer at the service held at the International Christian Church in Silver Spring, Martinez's girlfriend, Gypsy 'Some of the hottest conditions in years': Record-breaking highs enter parts of DC area 06/22/2024 08:05pm • Listen live to WTOP for traffic and weather updates on the 8s. Maryland, Virginia and Washington, D.C. saw quite a few triple-digit temperatures Saturday as a heat wave rages throughout the Northeast this weekend. Here’s what you need to know. The National Weather Service has noted two recor Jared Jones strikes out 8, Oneil Cruz hits the ball into the Allegheny as Pirates edge Rays 4-3 06/22/2024 07:38pm • PITTSBURGH (AP) — Jared Jones struck out eight, Oneil Cruz homered into the Allegheny River and the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Tampa Bay Rays 4-3 on Saturday. Jones (5-6) overcame some early control issues to allow two runs over seven solid innings to bounce back from a pair of recent shaky start Tatis, Profar and Campusano are all out of the Padres' lineup due to injuries 06/22/2024 07:18pm • SAN DIEGO (AP) — The San Diego Padres were without star right fielder Fernando Tatis Jr., left fielder Jurickson Profar and catcher Luis Campusano for their game Saturday against the NL Central-leading Milwaukee Brewers. Shortly before first pitch, Campusano was placed on the 10-day injured list, Iconic designer Dries Van Noten stages his swan song show in Paris, retiring from fashion 06/22/2024 06:32pm • PARIS (AP) — The curtain fell and the disco ball was raised celebrating 38 years and 150 collections of Dries Van Noten, who staged his final fashion show Saturday at Paris Fashion Week. The Belgian fashion maestro, a member of the influential “Antwerp Six” known for his innovative and unexpec Taillon pitches 7 sharp innings as the Cubs beat the Mets 8-1 06/22/2024 05:57pm • CHICAGO (AP) — Jameson Taillon pitched seven crisp innings, Christopher Morel homered and the Chicago Cubs cooled off the New York Mets with an 8-1 victory on Saturday. Taillon struck out a season-high 10 in his first win since May 4. The right-hander allowed one run and six hits. “It's a day wh Looking for the Fountain of Youth? Try the gym and weight-resistance training 06/22/2024 04:31pm • TOKYO (AP) — Here's the message from Dr. Marcas Bamman, a physiologist with decades of research into aging who preaches the benefits of weight-resistance training for those who are getting up there. We're talking 60-plus — women and men. And we're talking about hitting the gym and weight trainin LGBTQ+ librarians grapple with attacks on books - and on themselves 06/22/2024 09:05am • Idaho librarian June Meissner was closing up for the day at the downtown Boise Public Library when a man approached her asking for help. As an information services librarian, answering patrons' questions is part of Meissner’s day-to-day work, and serving the community is one of her favorite parts