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Federal Reserve policymakers show support for rate hikes as Warsh reins in guidance 06/17/2026 05:54pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Reserve kept its key rate unchanged Wednesday yet almost half the central bank’s policymakers said they could support a rate hike later this year. The unexpectedly aggressive tilt toward higher rates would disappoint President Trump and suggests heightened concerns Honolulu Building Permits Moving Faster For Homes, Slower For Businesses 06/17/2026 05:54pm • Honolulu’s multimillion-dollar investment in new building permit software may be showing signs of paying off after a stormy start that saw some permitting staff pleading for a return to the old system. Following years of complaints from residents and builders about epic delays that left projects India thumps the Dutch and Australia routs Bangladesh at Women's T20 World Cup 06/17/2026 05:54pm • LEEDS, England (AP) — Shafali Verma answered doubts again about her Twenty20 production and reliability with a milestone 55 runs in a big India win over the Netherlands at the Women's World Cup on Wednesday. In their first ever T20 matchup, India posted its highest T20 World Cup total of 209-5 and Miles Russell is 17 and in his first U.S. Open. It's not his first time against tour pros 06/17/2026 05:50pm • SOUTHAMPTON, N.Y. (AP) — Miles Russell is certainly not the youngest player to compete in the U.S. Open. He's not even the only 17-year-old in the field at Shinnecock Hills — Giuseppe Puebla also made it through a 36-hole qualifier at the same site. They are Nos. 1 and 2 in the American junior r Federal Trade Commission sues leading transgender health group 06/17/2026 05:40pm • The Federal Trade Commission and four states sued the World Professional Association for Transgender Health on Wednesday, in the latest push by President Donald Trump’s administration and others to limit gender-affirming care for transgender minors. The suit alleges the group, known widely as WPAT US in talks with Jamaica to send third-country migrants as rift widens in Caribbean 06/17/2026 05:36pm • KINGSTON, Jamaica (AP) — Jamaica is in discussions with the United States to accept third-country deportees, a move that would add the island nation to a growing number of Caribbean countries working with the Trump administration on its immigration agenda. Jamaica's National Security Minister Dr. NCAA Div I Baseball World Series Glance 06/17/2026 05:35pm • At Charles Schwab Field Omaha, Neb. All Times EDT Double Elimination x-if necessary Friday, June 12 Game 1 - West Virginia 7, Troy 5 Game 2 - North Carolina 6, Mississippi 2 Saturday, June 13 Game 3 - Oklahoma 9, Alabama 0 Game 4 - Georgia 7, Texas 1 Sunday, June 14 Game 5 - Troy 12, Mississi Cristiano Ronaldo and Portugal held to a 1-1 draw by Congo at the World Cup 06/17/2026 05:34pm • HOUSTON (AP) — Cristiano Ronaldo and his Portugal teammates were surprisingly held to a 1-1 draw by Congo on Wednesday in their opening match at the World Cup. Congo, which was playing at the World Cup for the first time in 52 years, became the second African nation to make a strong start in the t Sabrina Carpenter gets 5-year restraining order against man who kept trying to enter her home 06/17/2026 05:29pm • LOS ANGELES (AP) — A man who tried to get into pop star Sabrina Carpenter 's home more than a dozen times was ordered by a judge Wednesday to stay away from her for five years. William Applegate, 31, said at a hearing that he and Carpenter were part of a classified military program that required Wyoming governor sues Board of Equalization, asks court to enforce property tax cap 06/17/2026 05:29pm • Gov. Mark Gordon filed a lawsuit Tuesday to force the State Board of Equalization to certify residential property tax values after the panel concluded last week it could not do so due to disparities created by a 2024 tax cap. “This legal action, if successful, will prevent confusion and disruptio North Carolina 12, West Virginia 7 06/17/2026 05:29pm • North Carolina West Virginia NCAA College World Series Glance 06/17/2026 05:28pm • At Charles Schwab Field Omaha Omaha, Neb. All Times EDT (Double Elimination; x-if necessary) Friday, June 12 Game 1 -- No. 16 West Virginia 7, Troy 5 Game 2 -- No. 5 North Carolina 6, Ole Miss 2 Saturday, June 13 Game 3 -- Oklahoma 9, No. 7 Alabama 0 Game 4 -- No. 3 Georgia 7, No. 6 Texas 1 Sunday, Xcel’s Boulder coal ash cleanup is moving forward. Critics say another source of pollution remains. 06/17/2026 05:28pm • Colorado regulators are reviewing Xcel Energy’s final plan to clean up groundwater contamination caused by decades of coal ash disposal at the Valmont Power Station. The project, which could begin construction as early as late summer, follows years of contamination that migrated beyond the company Tatis and Merrill combine for 4 RBIs as the Padres beat the Cardinals 6-1 06/17/2026 05:28pm • ST. LOUIS (AP) — Fernando Tatis Jr. and Jackson Merrill each drove in two runs and finished with three hits as the San Diego Padres avoided a series sweep with a 6-1 win over the St. Louis Cardinals on Wednesday. Tatis, who also stole a base, is 17 for 48 (.354) with four doubles and a home run in The top photos of the day by AP photojournalists 06/17/2026 05:26pm • the-top-photos-of-the-day-by-ap-photojournalists-17