Asian shares are mixed following a retreat on Wall Street, as the U.S. Treasury Department's plan to expand government debt buybacks appeared to have only limited capacity to calm markets. U.S. futures edged higher. The Treasury Department said Wednesday that it will at least double the size of its planned purchases of longer-term government debt. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent signaled Thursday…
AI chatbots have become the bane of teachers everywhere. But a growing number of U.S. public schools are now encouraging a new strategy: Bringing AI into the classroom, partly so students can see its shortcomings. Over the summer, teachers in different parts of the U.S. traded time off to learn a new subject: AI Literacy. The term has become a buzzword of this back-to-school season. But there is…
LONDON (AP) — The royal family’s long-running American soap opera is returning to Britain. The question is whether it will blossom into a happy reunion or descend into anger, division and chaos. Prince Harry and his wife, Meghan, plan to return to the United Kingdom from California in a matter of weeks. They have already...
Zach Neto was 5-for-6 with his 21st homer and a career-high seven RBIs and the Los Angeles Angels scored their most runs in three years to rout the Houston Astros 18-3 on Thursday night. The Angels had a season-high 18 hits and scored their most runs since a 25-1 victory over Colorado on June 24, 2023. Angels starter Grayson Rodriguez (4-5) gave up just two unearned runs across seven innings while…
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Jacob deGrom struck out 10 and allowed one hit and one walk in six innings while reaching 2,000 career strikeouts in the second-fewest games and innings in major league history as the Texas Rangers beat the Washington Nationals 2-0 on Thursday night. Needing two strikeouts to reach the milestone, deGrom (9-8)...
DALLAS (AP) — Arike Ogunbowale scored a season-high 32 points, Jessica Shepard added a career-best 26 and the Dallas Wings beat Indiana 91-85 on Thursday night, ending the Fever’s five-game winning streak. Caitlin Clark had 10 points and nine assists and Paige Bueckers finished with 13 points and eight assists on a rough shooting night...
BALTIMORE (AP) — Gerrit Cole pitched six sharp innings, Luis García Jr. and Spencer Jones homered and the New York Yankees completed a three-game sweep in Baltimore with a 6-1 victory over the Orioles on Thursday night. Cole (7-6) allowed four hits and a walk with eight strikeouts. A fifth-inning homer by Dylan Beavers produced...
The Athletics' stadium on the Las Vegas Strip is taking shape with the addition of a second steel truss arch. This development marks significant progress for the $2 billion, 33,000-seat domed ballpark. A's President Marc Badain said Thursday the project is on track to be open for the 2028 season. Concerns about a temporary plaza were alleviated, as Bally’s Corp. moves forward with its mixed-use…
ATHENS, Ga. (AP) — The University of Georgia women’s soccer team broke the NCAA attendance record for men or women with a crowd of 25,433 on Thursday night at Sanford Stadium for a 6-0 victory over James Madison. Honoka Hamano scored twice for Georgia in the “Soccer in Sanford” match honoring the 30th anniversary of...
Top draft pick Fernando Mendoza struggled in his second preseason game, throwing an interception that Houston returned for a touchdown before the Las Vegas Raiders rallied late for a 22-20 victory over the Texans. Mendoza played the first half and went 8 of 15 for 86 yards. The performance came after he threw a touchdown pass in his preseason debut last week against Arizona playing behind Kirk…
