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Spain's former PM Zapatero questioned by judge in corruption probe 06/17/2026 09:05am • BARCELONA, Spain (AP) ��� Jos�� Luis Rodr��guez Zapatero, the former prime minister of Spain, appeared before a judge in Madrid on Wednesday in connection with his alleged role in a government airline bailout and links to jewelry discovered in a police raid on his office. It was Zapatero���s first a A look at presidential libraries as the Obama Presidential Center opens to the public this week 06/17/2026 09:04am • NEW YORK (AP) ��� Whenever historian Geoffrey Ward visits the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum to do research, he finds himself caught up in the spirit of FDR himself, the sense of landed contentment and cheerful disarray that helped define his public image. "It feels like you'r As crime surges in some Latin American countries, a far-right backlash is brewing 06/17/2026 09:02am • BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) ��� At the start of this decade, Latin America was hurtling to the left. Progressives, seizing on public outrage over entrenched inequities exacerbated by the pandemic, swept to power in many of the region���s biggest economies, including Brazil, Chile, Colombia and Peru. A pol Spinners Zampa and Davies shine as Australia wins opening T20 vs Bangladesh 06/17/2026 09:01am • CHATTOGRAM, Bangladesh (AP) ��� Slow bowlers Adam Zampa and Joel Davies claimed three wickets apiece to lead Australia to a four-wicket victory over Bangladesh on Wednesday in the opening game of their three-match T20 series. Leg-spinner Nikhil Chaudhary, the first India-born male cricketer to repre Retail sales up a solid 0.9% in May as the weather warmed and gasoline prices cooled 06/17/2026 08:33am • NEW YORK (AP) ��� Retail sales up a solid 0.9% in May as the weather warmed and gasoline prices cooled. Protesters block copper exports to China from Rio Tinto mine in Mongolia 06/17/2026 08:29am • ULAANBAATAR, Mongolia (AP) ��� Protesters blocked copper exports from a huge Rio Tinto mine in Mongolia on Wednesday, partially cutting off the supply of a mineral vital to China���s renewable energy ambitions. The protest group, called the Radical Reform Movement, is pushing for a greater share of DC voters face a new political era without Eleanor Holmes Norton, after her 18 terms in Congress 06/17/2026 08:09am • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� For the first time in a generation, Washingtonians woke up to a general election lineup that doesn't include Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton. Norton, who served 18 terms as the District of Columbia���s nonvoting representative in Congress, chose not to run for reelection after mountin Canada's Carney isn't having a bilateral meeting with Trump at G7 but says it's not a snub 06/17/2026 07:58am • EVIAN-LES-BAINS, France (AP) ��� Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney will leave the G7 summit on Wednesday without a formal meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump as the free-trade agreement between their countries faces an uncertain future. Canadian leaders typically get a bilateral meeting with Iran and Egypt will meet, uncomfortably, in Seattle's World Cup 'Pride Match' 06/17/2026 07:45am • SEATTLE (AP) ��� Egypt and Iran are two of the most repressive places in the world for gays and lesbians. But by sheer coincidence they will square off in a World Cup ���Pride Match��� in Seattle coinciding with the city's annual celebration of the LGBTQ+ community. It has already gotten awkward, wi Jabil: Fiscal Q3 Earnings Snapshot 06/17/2026 07:37am • ST PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) ��� ST PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) ��� Jabil Inc. (JBL) on Wednesday reported fiscal third-quarter profit of $275 million. On a per-share basis, the St Petersburg, Florida-based company said it had profit of $2.59. Earnings, adjusted for stock option expense and amortization costs Turkish state broadcaster drops veteran World Cup commentator over Iran-New Zealand mix-up 06/17/2026 07:29am • ISTANBUL (AP) ��� Turkish state broadcaster TRT has removed a commentator from its World Cup roster after he mixed up Iran and New Zealand teams. TRT said in a statement late on Tuesday that the commentator, identified by Turkish media as Murat Ekrem ��imen, had been withdrawn from the World Cup bro A New York House primary has become an AI industry family feud with millions in corporate spending 06/17/2026 07:21am • NEW YORK (AP) ��� When New York Assemblyman Alex Bores decided to seek a promotion to Congress, the technology industry leapt into his way. Angered by Bores' legislation regulating artificial intelligence, a political group underwritten by investors in OpenAI spent more than $7 million on ads design Kylian Mbapp�� by the numbers: Star striker starts his World Cup by breaking France scoring record 06/17/2026 07:21am • PARIS (AP) ��� Kylian Mbapp�� broke the France scoring record with two goals against Senegal at the World Cup on Tuesday. The 27-year-old Real Madrid striker reached 58 goals, during a 3-1 victory for France, to move one ahead of Olivier Giroud, who has retired from the national team. He will look t Save on gas with these five Edmunds-recommended used plug-in hybrid vehicles 06/17/2026 07:13am • Are you looking to buy a vehicle that will help you avoid today���s high gas prices? A plug-in hybrid electric vehicle might be the answer. These are hybrid vehicles that drive like a regular hybrid but have a rechargeable battery that lets you drive a short distance on all-electric power. Frequentl What to know about alpha-gal syndrome, the life-threatening meat allergy caused by tick bites 06/17/2026 07:09am • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� It's common knowledge that ticks can spread infections that cause serious illnesses, including Lyme disease. Now health officials are trying to raise awareness of a lesser-known problem: a life-threatening allergy to meat triggered by tick bites. The problem, known as alpha-gal s