After placing veteran quarterback Carson Wentz on injured reserve earlier this week, the Vikings have added another player with experience at the position. In search of a quick study at the position, the Vikings signed veteran quarterback John Wolford to … Continued
SANTIAGO DE CUBA, Cuba (AP) — Hurricane Melissa was grinding across Cuba on Wednesday as a Category 3 storm after pummeling Jamaica as one of the strongest Atlantic hurricanes on record, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said. A man walks … Continued
By WAFAA SHURAFA and JOSH BOAK, Associated Press DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israel’s military said Wednesday that the ceasefire was back on in Gaza after it carried out heavy airstrikes overnight across the Palestinian territory that killed 104 … Continued
By JOHN O’CONNOR, Associated Press PEORIA, Ill. (AP) — An Illinois jury is set to continue deliberations Wednesday in the first-degree murder trial of a sheriff’s deputy who shot Sonya Massey, a Black woman who had called 911 for help … Continued
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER, Associated Press Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Reserve is expected to cut its short-term rate Wednesday for the second time this year despite an increasingly cloudy view of the economy it is trying to influence. … Continued
By GARANCE BURKE, DAKE KANG and BYRON TAU, Associated Press U.S. lawmakers have tried four times since September last year to close what they called a glaring loophole: China is getting around export bans on the sale of powerful American … Continued