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McIlroy questions value Rahm, DeChambeau bring to LIV

(AP) — Scottie Scheffler is not opposed to the return of LIV Golf players who chased after Saudi money, but with some form of a penalty. Rory McIlroy could see unification at some point, though he paused when asked Wednesday about the value they would bring to the PGA Tour. "I mean, I'd ...

Ogwumike to retire from WNBA after 2026 season

(AP) — Nneka Ogwumike has been a vital part of the WNBA's growth on and off the court the past 15 seasons, from her decorated playing career to her tenure as president of the players' union. The 36-year-old eight-time All-WNBA forward announced Wednesday in an interview with Boardroom ...

Scheffler on cusp of breaking PGA Tour record

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Scottie Scheffler is on the cusp of a PGA Tour record Tiger Woods has held for more than 26 years, one that means next to nothing to the world's No. 1 player because of so many factors in play. Scheffler is coming off his 21st career PGA Tour victory, all in the last five ...

Psychologist testifies Lindsay Clancy was not criminally responsible in killing of her 3 children

PLYMOUTH, Mass. (AP) — Lindsay Clancy didn't appreciate the "wrongfulness" of killing her three children because of her mental health issues, a psychologist testifying for the defense said at her murder trial Wednesday. The testimony of Paul Zeizel is the strongest evidence yet to support the defense contentions that Clancy should not be held legally responsible for murder because she has bipolar disorder and was in the grip of a rare mental illness called postpartum psychosis when she killed her three children before trying to kill herself. Zeizel began seeing Clancy as a patient at ...

Prosecutors: ‘No serious dispute’ that Comey’s seashell post could be read as a Trump threat

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Department of Justice is defending its prosecution of former FBI Director James Comey, saying "there is no serious dispute" that a social media post of seashells he made last year could be understood as a threat against President Donald Trump. Prosecutors also called into question Comey's account that he had found the seashells in the numerical arrangement of "86 47" while walking on a beach in North Carolina and suggested that his May 2025 post on Instagram was an effort to generate attention for a forthcoming novel about a social media personality whose words ...

The US national debt now stands at $40 trillion

WASHINGTON (AP) — The national debt surpassed a record $40 trillion on Wednesday, a staggering milestone as defense costs, social programs like Social Security and Medicare and interest on the burgeoning deficit make up an enormous share of federal spending. The milestone figure was recorded just five months after the U.S. hit a record $39 trillion debt in March. It reached $38 trillion five months before that, in October. The unprecedented $40 trillion figure highlights competing administration priorities, from boosting defense spending that the U.S. relies on to carry out President ...