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Grains mostly lower, livestock mixed 06/18/2026 04:30pm • CHICAGO (AP) _ Grain futures were mostly lower Thursday on the Chicago Board of Trade. Jul. corn was down 2.25 cents at $4.17 a bushel. Jul. wheat was down 8.25 cents at $6.05 a bushel. Jul. oats rose by 6 cents at $3.14 a bushel. Jul. soybeans fell by 10 cents at $11.22 a bushel. Beef was mixed and After a misplayed foul pop, Valenzuela hits go-ahead double in Blue Jays' 4-3 win over Red Sox 06/18/2026 04:26pm • BOSTON (AP) ��� Brandon Valenzuela hit a go-ahead RBI double off Aroldis Chapman with two outs in the ninth inning and the Toronto Blue Jays completed a three-game sweep of the Boston Red Sox with a 4-3 win Thursday. Valenzuela���s tiebreaking hit clanked off the Green Monster and came after Red Sox How major US stock indexes fared Thursday 6/18/2026 06/18/2026 04:26pm • Stocks closed higher on Wall Street, taking back most of their losses from a day earlier. The S&P 500 rose 1.1% Thursday. The Dow Jones Industrial Average added 0.1%, and the Nasdaq composite jumped 1.9%. Crude oil prices wavered after the United States and Iran signed an agreement to end thei Tottenham signs Netherlands center back Jan Paul van Hecke from Brighton 06/18/2026 04:24pm • LONDON (AP) ��� Tottenham confirmed the signing of Netherlands international Jan Paul van Hecke on Thursday from Brighton for a reported fee of 52 million pounds ($68 million). The 26-year-old Van Hecke, who is playing at the World Cup, will be reunited with coach Roberto De Zerbi, having played for Vikings eager to develop versatile rookie linebacker Jake Golday 06/18/2026 04:15pm • EAGAN, Minn. (AP) ��� Jake Golday will likely spend most of his rookie season with the Minnesota Vikings on special teams while serving as the top backup to veteran inside linebackers Blake Cashman and Eric Wilson, a natural way for a late-blooming second-round draft pick to debut in the NFL. The p Bus in deadly Stafford Co. crash traveled nearly half a mile after initial impact, report finds 06/18/2026 04:13pm • The charter bus that rammed into cars on Interstate 95 in Virginia, leading to a multivehicle crash in late May that killed five people and injured dozens, traveled almost half a mile after initially striking vehicles that were backed up in traffic before coming to rest, according to a new report. FDA panel backs first-of-its-kind flu vaccine using mRNA technology 06/18/2026 04:11pm • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� A new kind of flu vaccine moved a step closer to the U.S. market Thursday as federal health advisers recommended approval of the first made with the same mRNA technology that was key to ending the COVID-19 pandemic. The Food and Drug Administration is evaluating Moderna's new sho E-bike crash victim in Southeast DC identified, police say 06/18/2026 04:02pm • New details have emerged related to an e-bike crash in Southeast D.C. that left a man dead Wednesday afternoon. D.C. police identified the victim as 22-year-old Jayquan Alexander Sweat of Riverdale, Maryland. Police said Sweat was riding an electric bicycle northbound on the west sidewalk One Extraordinary Photo: Fans at English pub in California celebrate Harry Kane goal 06/18/2026 04:01pm • SANTA MONICA, Calif. (AP) ��� Jae C. Hong is a Los Angeles-based staff photojournalist for The Associated Press. Hong has spent 20 years covering local and international news, including the Olympic Games, presidential elections, the Russia-Ukraine war, and stories across Asia. Why this photo? I want Democrats say money from Trump's tax cuts bill is paying for White House ballroom project 06/18/2026 04:00pm • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� More than $350 million from President Donald Trump���s ��� big, beautiful bill ��� has been quietly directed to White House security, an allotment that Democrats warn appears to be helping fund his new ballroom project ��� despite the president���s insistence that no taxpayer dol Janeese Lewis George wins the Democratic primary for mayor of Washington, DC 06/18/2026 03:59pm • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� Janeese Lewis George, who pledged to aggressively stand up to federal intervention into Washington, D.C.'s affairs, won Tuesday's Democratic primary for mayor, setting up a potential showdown with the Trump administration over its moves to challenge the city���s limited autonomy. Mike Fox's ties to Tar Heels strong as ever in retirement. CWS title would fulfill a lifelong dream 06/18/2026 03:49pm • OMAHA, Neb. (AP) ��� Mike Fox was part of almost every major milestone North Carolina has achieved in baseball, either as a player or coach. A national championship was all that eluded him. He retired six years ago as the program's all-time wins leader, but his attachment to the Tar Heels remains st College sports bill clears a key Senate hurdle despite SEC, Big Ten opposition 06/18/2026 03:45pm • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� A bill that top lawmakers and athletic leaders have described as the best chance to stabilize college sports cleared a key vote in the Senate on Thursday with bipartisan support after weeks of input from schools, conferences and athletes. The bipartisan Protect College Sports Ac Ivory Coast says striker Elye Wahi will be allowed into Canada for the team's next World Cup match 06/18/2026 03:45pm • Ivory Coast striker Elye Wahi, under investigation for alleged betting-related offenses, has received authorization to enter Canada for his nation's World Cup match against Germany, the Ivorian soccer federation said Thursday. The federation earlier said the 23-year-old Wahi was not going to be able Iran will invite IAEA to inspect nuclear sites after deal, Trump envoy Witkoff tells US lawmakers, AP sources say 06/18/2026 03:41pm • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� Iran will invite IAEA to inspect nuclear sites after deal, Trump envoy Witkoff tells US lawmakers, AP sources say.