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Maryland governor signs budget bill to close $1.4B shortfall without raising taxes 04/08/2026 07:33pm • Maryland Gov. Wes Moore held a bill signing ceremony Wednesday as he signed the state's 2027 budget bill into law. "We said that we were going to invest in things that matter," Moore said, ticking off priorities, such as public safety, education and energy cost relief. "And we said we were going White Sox will pay tribute to loyal fan Pope Leo by giving away pope-themed hats 04/08/2026 07:29pm • CHICAGO (AP) ��� The Chicago White Sox will pay tribute to one of their most famous fans by offering pope-themed hats to some who purchase tickets for their game against the Cincinnati Reds on Aug. 11. A limited number of hats shaped like the Pope's miter, with the team's sock logo in the middle, wi Rafael Devers homers and drives in 4 runs as the Giants blank the Phillies again, 5-0 04/08/2026 07:28pm • SAN FRANCISCO (AP) ��� Rafael Devers homered and drove in four runs as the San Francisco Giants beat Philadelphia 5-0 on Wednesday for their second consecutive shutout against the Phillies. Tyler Mahle and four relievers combined on a four-hitter for the Giants, who blanked Philadelphia 6-0 on four How Trump went from threatening Iran's annihilation to agreeing to a 2-week ceasefire with Tehran 04/08/2026 07:27pm • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� President Donald Trump, over the course of a single day, went from threatening Iran with ���annihilation��� to proclaiming that the battered Islamic Republic's leadership had presented a ���workable��� plan that led him to agree to a 14-day ceasefire that he hopes will pave the w Hundreds march in Senegal's capital over broken government promises and rising costs 04/08/2026 07:20pm • DAKAR, Senegal (AP) ��� Hundreds of workers, union members and opposition supporters marched in Senegal's capital Dakar on Wednesday to protest what they say are broken government promises and a worsening cost-of-living, as the country is plagued by a severe debt crisis. The protest was organized by Astros lose outfielder Jake Meyers, righty Cristian Javier with injuries in short span 04/08/2026 07:18pm • DENVER (AP) ��� The Houston Astros had a pair of players leave the game with injuries in the span of a few minutes during their game Wednesday against Colorado. Mid at-bat in the second inning, center fielder Jake Meyers left with lower back tightness. Mid-warmups in the bottom of the frame, right-h Oregon appellate ruling in PacifiCorp case could jeopardize $1 billion in wildfire victim damages 04/08/2026 07:13pm • PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) ��� An Oregon appeals court sided with PacifiCorp on Wednesday in a ruling that could possibly jeopardize over $1 billion in damages for victims of the state's devastating 2020 wildfires. The Oregon Court of Appeals sent the class-action case back to a lower trial court over conc Jordan Walker homers for third consecutive game as Cardinals beat Nationals 6-1 04/08/2026 07:06pm • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� Jordan Walker homered for the third consecutive game, Michael McGreevy earned his first victory of the season, and the St. Louis Cardinals defeated the Washington Nationals 6-1 on Wednesday. Alec Burleson had three hits and drove in three runs for St. Louis, which won two of t Masters Prediction Market Apps: Get 5 Bonuses for Augusta This Weekend 04/08/2026 07:00pm • This article contains references to products from our advertisers and/or partners, and we may receive compensation when you click on links to products and services Golf fans can download these Masters prediction market apps ahead of Thursday's start time. 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Jeanine Pirro said Wednesday. At a news conference Wednesday afternoon, Pirro said the three employees ��� Nelson Kuma, 37, Richard Hounnou, 45, and N Fired Universities of Wisconsin President Jay Rothman tells AP he was 'blindsided' by his ouster 04/08/2026 06:33pm • MADISON, Wis. (AP) ��� Fired Universities of Wisconsin President Jay Rothman told The Associated Press on Wednesday in his first interview since the ouster that he was ���blindsided��� by the move but has no hard feelings and is unlikely to sue. Rothman was fired on Tuesday night in a unanimous vote Kirk Cousins says best QB should start if Raiders draft Fernando Mendoza 04/08/2026 06:30pm • HENDERSON, Nev. (AP) ��� Kirk Cousins was blindsided when Atlanta drafted Michael Penix Jr. eighth overall in 2024 ��� just a month after he signed a four-year, $180 million deal with the Falcons. He comes to Las Vegas with a firmer sense of his role, and if Fernando Mendoza is selected by the Raide