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Rangers add veteran reliever Kirby Yates to bolster bullpen for World Series champs 12/06/2023 08:17pm • NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The Texas Rangers signed veteran reliever Kirby Yates to a $4.5 million, one-year contract Wednesday to bolster the bullpen of the World Series champs. Yates, who will be 37 on opening day, was 7-2 with five saves and a 3.28 ERA last season in helping the Atlanta Braves to 2 bodies found in creeks as atmospheric river drops record-breaking rain in Pacific Northwest 12/06/2023 08:11pm • PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Authorities rescued people from raging rivers and roads submerged by high waters in the Pacific Northwest and continued to investigate the deaths of two people whose bodies were found in Oregon creeks this week as an atmospheric river brought heavy rain, flooding and unseason Jonathan Majors' ex describes 'substantial' pain caused by actor as defense questions her drinking 12/06/2023 07:31pm • NEW YORK (AP) — Jonathan Majors’ former girlfriend testified Wednesday about the “substantial” pain she suffered after he allegedly assaulted her in the backseat of a cab this spring, as photos of the woman’s injuries were shared with a Manhattan jury for the first time. In her second day Kevin McCarthy was booted as House speaker two months ago. Now he's leaving Congress by year's end 12/06/2023 07:03pm • LOS ANGELES (AP) — Two months after his historic ouster as U.S. House speaker, Republican Rep. Kevin McCarthy said Wednesday that he is resigning and will leave Congress by the end of the year. His announcement capped a stunning end to a House career for the onetime deli counter owner from Bakers 9 of the Best Cheap Stocks to Buy Under $5 12/06/2023 07:00pm • The stock market enjoyed a strong rally in November. As inflation appears to be coming down, investors are starting to bet that the Federal Reserve will pivot to interest rate cuts in 2024. If interest rates do indeed start to fall, that could set off a large rally in financial assets. Many stocks h Ex-Nashville mayor to run for GOP-held US House seat, seeking a political return years after scandal 12/06/2023 06:54pm • NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Former Nashville Mayor Megan Barry on Wednesday announced a Democratic run for the U.S. House seat held by Republican Rep. Mark Green, seeking a political comeback more than five years after the fallout from an extramarital affair cut her tenure short. In an announcement vi Zach Wilson to start at quarterback for the Jets on Sunday against the Texans 12/06/2023 06:44pm • FLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) — Zach Wilson is back in as the New York Jets’ starting quarterback. And he hopes to finish the season in that position. Wilson, benched for two games after struggling in place of the injured Aaron Rodgers, will be under center for the Jets’ home game Sunday against the Proposal to create new tier for big-money college sports is just a start, NCAA president says 12/06/2023 06:24pm • LAS VEGAS (AP) — A day after NCAA President Charlie Baker made an aggressive and potentially groundbreaking pitch to allow some schools to pay their athletes, his proposal was met with praise, caution and questions from around college sports. “I think Charlie has indicated his intent for that to Washington's center of gravity on immigration has shifted to the right. Can the parties make a deal? 12/06/2023 05:54pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — It was a decade ago that Capitol Hill was consumed by an urgency to overhaul the nation’s immigration system, fueled in no small part by Republicans who felt a political imperative to make inroads with minority voters by embracing more generous policies. But nothing ever became It Used to Be Hers: Sara Bareilles dons her apron once more with ‘Waitress’ live-capture film 12/06/2023 05:14pm • NEW YORK (AP) — She was an admired pop star with a voice like butter. But writing a musical about a woman who bakes pies? When Sara Bareilles was approached more than a decade ago about penning the score for “Waitress” on Broadway, she literally pictured a mountain in front of her, impossible A young nurse suffered cardiac arrest while training on the condition. Fellow nurses saved her life 12/06/2023 04:52pm • CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — Andy Hoang eagerly began her first nursing job this year in New Hampshire, with a desire to specialize in cardiac care. She was excited about attending a November practice session on how to respond to someone in cardiac arrest. But as things were getting under way at Dartmouth Virginia Daybook 12/06/2023 04:33pm • Associated Press Virginia Daybook for Wednesday, Dec. 06. The daybook is for planning purposes only and is not intended for publication or broadcast. You should verify any event you plan to cover. Please keep the AP in mind when news develops. To see your Daybooks and events for Virginia and other S Europe was set to lead the world on AI regulation. But can leaders reach a deal? 12/06/2023 03:47pm • LONDON (AP) — The generative AI boom has sent governments worldwide scrambling to regulate the emerging technology, but it also has raised the risk of upending a European Union push to approve the world’s first comprehensive artificial intelligence rules. The 27-nation bloc’s Artificial Intell Michigan high court declines to immediately hear appeal of ruling allowing Trump on primary ballot 12/06/2023 03:32pm • LANSING, Mich. (AP) — The Michigan Supreme Court refused Wednesday to immediately hear an appeal of a lower court’s ruling that would allow former President Donald Trump’s name to be on the state’s presidential primary ballot. The state Supreme Court said the case should remain before the st How to watch the fourth Republican presidential debate and what to look for 12/06/2023 02:47pm • COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The number of candidates on stage is shrinking, but the fundamentals of Wednesday’s Republican presidential debate may be familiar to anyone who has watched the previous three meetings. No one has yet emerged as the clear Republican alternative to former President Donald Tr