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Record-setting wildfire in New Mexico declared contained 08/23/2022 06:53pm • ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) ��� More than four grueling months and $300 million later, the federal government has declared the largest wildfire in New Mexico���s recorded history 100% contained, a notable milestone but just another step in what local residents and officials say will be a long journey tow England midfielder Jill Scott retires from soccer 08/23/2022 06:41pm • LONDON (AP) ��� England midfielder Jill Scott announced her retirement from soccer on Tuesday, the second member of the Euro 2022-winning team to do so in two days. The 35-year-old Scott���s decision comes after Ellen White, the team's record scorer, said Monday she was retiring. Both Scott and Whit AP sources: Biden set to announce $10,000 federal student loan cancellation Wednesday for many, extend repayment pause 08/23/2022 06:01pm • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� AP sources: Biden set to announce $10,000 federal student loan cancellation Wednesday for many, extend repayment pause. Drought disaster declared; city restricts outdoor irrigation 08/23/2022 05:34pm • PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) ��� Federal officials have declared a drought-related disaster in Rhode Island while New England���s second-largest city is restricting outdoor water use as the drought in the Northeast worsens. U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack declared Monday all five of Rhode Island Amid housing crises vacation towns limit short-term rentals 08/23/2022 05:08pm • STEAMBOAT SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) ��� In the Colorado ski town of Steamboat Springs, motels line the freeway, once filled with tourists eager to pitch down the slopes or bathe in the local hot springs. Now residents like Marc McDonald, who keep the town humming by working service-level jobs, live in th West Ham signs Italy left back Emerson Palmieri from Chelsea 08/23/2022 04:27pm • LONDON (AP) ��� Italy left back Emerson Palmieri joined West Ham from Chelsea for a reported fee of 15 million pounds ($17.75 million) on Tuesday. The 28-year-old Emerson spent 4 1/2 years at Chelsea but was never a regular and was on loan at French club Lyon last season. He was born in Brazil and m UK shows Ukraine solidarity with sunflower display 08/23/2022 04:01pm • LONDON (AP) ��� Prime Minister Boris Johnson has decided to show Britain���s solidarity with Ukraine by saying it with flowers on Tuesday. The outgoing U.K. leader created an arch of sunflowers ��� Ukraine���s national flower ��� outside his Downing Street office to commemorate the eastern European EXPLAINER: Why is Wall Street back on the roller coaster? 08/23/2022 02:51pm • NEW YORK (AP) ��� And back down goes Wall Street. After getting mauled most of the year, prices for all kinds of investments steadied in the summer and were heading back up. The recovery was so strong that some investors wondered if Wall Street's ���bear market��� was coming to an end. Now, such q World Cup Watch: I��aki Williams gets his chance with Ghana 08/23/2022 10:28am • MADRID (AP) ��� I��aki Williams is enjoying yet another season as a starter for Athletic Bilbao. The only debate about his role in Basque Country is whether he should play more up front as a true striker or out on the wing. Williams��� spot with Spain���s national team was never assured, though, so Guatemala follows money in migrant smuggling investigations 08/23/2022 10:26am • GUATEMALA CITY (AP) ��� When Guatemalan investigators raided the home of the alleged leader of a migrant smuggling ring in mountains near the Mexican border, they found some $51,000 in coins, nearly 100 slot machines and late-model vehicles purchased with cash. They arrested David Coronado P��rez an Bangladesh cuts school, office hours to save electricity 08/23/2022 10:20am • DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) ��� Schools in Bangladesh will close an additional day each week and government offices and banks will shorten their work days by an hour to reduce electricity usage amid concerns over rising fuel prices and the impact of the Ukraine war. The reduced hours take effect Wednesda Millennial Money: How to prepare your finances for a breakup 08/23/2022 07:00am • Breaking up sucks ��� even if it���s necessary and you���re better off without them. Emotions loom large and life changes. Your to-do list fills up with loaded logistics, like figuring out who gets the cat or how the heck you���ll afford to live alone. We don���t know what to tell you about the c AP Top Political News at 11:59 p.m. EDT 08/23/2022 12:00am • Florida Democrats choose Rep. Crist to challenge DeSantis Rep. Carolyn Maloney's 30-year career ends in loss to Nadler Student loan help for millions coming from Biden after delay Primary takeaways: DeSantis' rival, redistricting's impact US to send $3 billion in aid to Ukraine as war hits 6 months Asian shares fall on Fed worries after Wall Street sell-off 08/22/2022 11:50pm • TOKYO (AP) ��� Asian shares were trading lower Tuesday, echoing a broad sell-off on Wall Street amid speculation about another interest rate raise from the U.S. Federal Reserve. Benchmarks in Asia slid across the region in morning trading, including Japan, China, South Korea and Australia. The late Mets' banker-turned-pitcher Fisher cut day after sweet debut 08/22/2022 11:30pm • NEW YORK (AP) ��� Banker-turned-reliever Nate Fisher found out the hard way Monday that baseball really is a numbers game. A day after a sparkling major league debut that brightened the sports world, Fisher was cut by the New York Mets. The NL East leaders made the move heading into the two-game Sub