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West Texas organization sues Trump administration to stop border wall in Big Bend 06/18/2026 05:08pm • An economic development organization for the city of Presidio and Presidio County filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration on Wednesday, saying the federal government’s plans to install border barriers and other technology along the Rio Grande will cause communities to flood in the Big Ben Switzerland 4, Bosnia and Herzegovina 1 06/18/2026 05:03pm • Bosnia and Herzegovina 0 1 — 1 Switzerland 0 4 — An Uber carrying Argentina soccer fans was hit in shootings in Kansas City that left 1 man dead 06/18/2026 05:02pm • An Uber driver taking fans of Argentina’s soccer team to a World Cup match was among four people injured in a series of shootings in Kansas City, Missouri, that also left one man dead, police said. A 22-year-old male suspect, described as armed and dangerous, remained at large Thursday. The five Federal regulators order grid operators to speed power to energy-hungry AI data centers 06/18/2026 04:59pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal regulators on Thursday ordered regional grid operators to help large energy users connect more quickly to the nation’s inefficient and aging electric transmission system, a step they said is needed to accommodate surging demand from power-hungry artificial intelligence Stocks rise on Wall Street, erasing much of their loss from a day earlier 06/18/2026 04:58pm • NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks rose on Wall Street Thursday and erased most of their losses from a day earlier to notch weekly gains. The market's reversal was powered by sharp gains for big technology companies. The decline on Wednesday was driven by anticipation that the Federal Reserve will likely rais What to know about Cuba's economic measures aimed at opening up the island's economy 06/18/2026 04:56pm • HAVANA (AP) — Cuba’s Communist Party has approved an emergency economic package featuring unprecedented free-market measures aimed at opening up the struggling island’s economy following heightened pressure from the United States. While the full document has not been released, here are some of Brazil's police targets a close ally of President Lula in sprawling fraud probe 06/18/2026 04:53pm • RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Brazil’s federal police executed search and seizure warrants targeting a high-ranking senator and friend of President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva on Thursday as part of a fraud and graft probe that has ensnared several politicians ahead of October’s general election. Polic Supreme Court sides with a Texas man who says it’s not a crime for marijuana users to have guns 06/18/2026 04:50pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court ruled Thursday against a broad federal ban on gun ownership by marijuana users, the latest in a line of firearm cases from a court that has expanded gun rights. The justices decided unanimously in favor of Ali Danial Hemani, a Texas man who argued that a law ba Obama Center opens in Chicago with a call to defend democracy and a celebrity crowd 06/18/2026 04:48pm • Former President Barack Obama formally opened his presidential center in Chicago on Thursday with a call to defend democracy as three former presidents joined him on stage in an extraordinary event featuring politicians, A-list celebrities, athletes and other internationally known figures. “I hope The Trump administration says it is cutting student loan interest. Here are some facts and context 06/18/2026 04:47pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — The Education Department on Thursday announced a reduction in interest rates for federal student loans, describing it as part of a plan to make higher education more affordable. With growing numbers of borrowers in default, the Trump administration pitched the temporary, 1% redu Well done, young man: 17-year-old Russell's US Open debut impresses 54-year-old partner Harrington 06/18/2026 04:47pm • SOUTHAMPTON, N.Y. (AP) — As Miles Russell's putt neared the hole on the ninth green, Padraig Harrington crouched down for a closer look at the way the ball broke. Even one of golf's elder statesmen and a three-time major champion could learn something from the way the 17-year-old played Thursday i Wholesale Cash Prices 06/18/2026 04:45pm • NEW YORK (AP) — Wholesale cash prices Thursday Wed Thu Foods Broilers Should Animals Have Human Rights? Hawai‘i Court To Decide 06/18/2026 04:35pm • Big Island residents Kelden and Kalehua Lee were strolling by the Honolulu Zoo’s elephant exhibit with their young daughter on Monday when they learned about the elephants’ upcoming HawaiÊ»i Supreme Court case. The legal battle will determine whether elephants Mari and Vaigai, who have called t Vance, skeptical of foreign wars, becomes the face of Trump's Iran war deal 06/18/2026 04:31pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — JD Vance was supposed to be spending the week promoting his new book, the kind of event a potential presidential candidate like the vice president typically uses to speak to a wide audience about his life and values ahead of a campaign. Instead, the rollout of Vance’s second bo Capitals sign coach Spencer Carbery to a multiyear contract extension 06/18/2026 04:30pm • ARLINGTON, Va. (AP) — The Washington Capitals have signed coach Spencer Carbery to a multiyear contract extension. The team announced the move Thursday and did not provide any additional details on the length or terms of the deal. Washington missed the playoffs this past season for the first