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A currency trader stretches near a screen showing the Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI), left, and the foreign exchange rate between U.S. dollar and South Korean won, center, at the foreign exchange dealing room of the Hana Bank headquarters in Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, July 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)

Asian shares mostly climb after US stocks remained near record levels following the Fed's rate cut

11:43 PM on Wednesday, September 17

Asian shares, led by tech stocks, are mostly higher after Wall Street indexes a day earlier churned between gains and losses but ultimately remained near record levels following the Federal Reserve’s decision to cut its main interest rate

Firefighters attach an American flag to a firetruck before a procession after multiple police officers were shot and killed Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2025, in Spring Grove, Pa. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)

Shooting kills 3 officers and wounds 2 more in rural Pennsylvania. Police say the shooter is dead

11:41 PM on Wednesday, September 17

Authorities have been investigating a shooting that killed three officers and wounded two more in rural southern Pennsylvania

Newly named Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu, left, smiles after a handover ceremony at the Prime Minister residence, in Paris, France, Wednesday, Sept. 10, 2025. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)

Day of strikes in France challenges new prime minister's budget plans

11:34 PM on Wednesday, September 17

Strikes and demonstrations across France are expected Thursday in a protest called by major trade unions to oppose budget cuts

This image released by Opera Philadelphia shows Anthony Roth Costanzo, general director and president of Opera Philadelphia, left, singing an aria by Handel, left, as Elizabeth Braden conducts the orchestra and pipe organ, during an event on Sept. 7, 2025 in Philadelphia, to preview the company’s new season. (Ray Bailey/Opera Philadelphia via AP)

Anthony Roth Costanzo, who introduced $11 tickets, brings opera with a difference to Philadelphia

11:24 PM on Wednesday, September 17

Anthony Roth Costanzo, who introduced $11 tickets to Opera Philadelphia, aims to surprise audiences again with the company’s new season as it celebrates its 50th anniversary

President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump attend their visit to St George's Chapel at Windsor Castle, in Windsor, England, Wednesday Sept. 17, 2025. (Aaron Chown/Pool Photo via AP)

After the royal pomp, Trump's state visit turns to politics and a meeting with Starmer

11:14 PM on Wednesday, September 17

President Donald Trump meets Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Thursday for the second ay of his state visit to Britain

Prime Minister Mark Carney delivers opening remarks at the Liberal caucus in Edmonton on Wednesday Sept. 10, 2025. (Amber Bracken/The Canadian Press via AP)

Canada's Carney heads to Mexico to discuss trade before a review of their US trade deal

11:08 PM on Wednesday, September 17

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney heads to Mexico on Thursday in an effort to diversify trade and as America’s neighbors prepare for a review of the free trade deal with United States

FILE - Immigration activists rally outside the Supreme Court as the justices hear arguments over the Trump administration's plan to ask about citizenship on the 2020 census, in Washington, April 23, 2019. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Experts independently resurrect Census Bureau advisory committee axed by Trump administration

11:02 PM on Wednesday, September 17

A U.S. Census Bureau advisory committee disbanded by the Trump administration has reconstituted itself

When self-doubt creeps in at work, pause and reframe your negative thoughts. Here's how

11:00 PM on Wednesday, September 17

When we make mistakes at work, it can lead to a cycle of negative thinking

FILE - In this Monday, March 30, 2015 file photo provided by the Saudi Press Agency (SPA), Royal Saudi Land Forces and units of Special Forces of the Pakistani army take part in a joint military exercise called "Al-Samsam 5" in Shamrakh field, north of Baha region, southwest Saudi Arabia. (AP Photo/SPA, File)

Saudi Arabia signs mutual defense pact with nuclear-armed Pakistan after Israel attacks Qatar

10:27 PM on Wednesday, September 17

Saudi Arabia has signed a defense pact with nuclear-armed Pakistan, pledging that any attack on either nation would be considered an attack on both

FILE - Robert Caro poses for a portrait, Sept. 11, 2024, in New York. (Photo by Andy Kropa/Invision/AP, File)

Robert Caro reflects on childhood as he receives New York Historical's Historians' Laureate Medal

10:15 PM on Wednesday, September 17

Robert Caro has received the first-ever Historians' Laureate Medal from The New York Historical

FILE - Vice President Kamala Harris, right, next to Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg, speaks during a plenary session of the US-ASEAN Summit, May 13, 2022, at the State Department in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)

Harris says Buttigieg was her 'first choice' for 2024 running mate but the pairing was too risky

10:02 PM on Wednesday, September 17

In an excerpt of former Vice President Kamala Harris's new book, she says she would have picked Pete Buttigieg as her running mate last year but America wasn’t ready for the pairing

Phoenix Mercury guard Kahleah Copper (2), defended by New York Liberty guard Natasha Cloud (9), heads toward the basket during Game 2 in the first round of the WNBA basketball playoffs, Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Angelina Katsanis)

Sabally, Thomas help Phoenix beat New York 86-60 to even best-of-3 WNBA playoff series

9:06 PM on Wednesday, September 17

Satou Sabally and Alyssa Thomas each scored 15 points to help the Phoenix Mercury beat the New York Liberty 86-60 in Game 2 on Wednesday night

Dreamy Cheung feeds her domesticated yellow-crested cockatoo at a park in Hong Kong, on Aug. 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Chan Long Hei)

Nest boxes help endangered cockatoos find homes in urban Hong Kong

8:40 PM on Wednesday, September 17

Yellow-crested cockatoos have found a sanctuary in Hong Kong's urban parks, but they face housing troubles similar to their human neighbors

Graffiti is seen outside the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement building in Portland, Ore., on Tuesday, Sept. 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane)

Portland to issue land use violation notice to ICE building for allegedly breaching detention limits

7:28 PM on Wednesday, September 17

Portland, Oregon, says it will issue a land use violation notice to the city's U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement building

FILE - Fred Kerley, of the United States, celebrates after his third place finish in the men's 100-meter final at the 2024 Summer Olympics, on Aug. 4, 2024, in Saint-Denis, France. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue, File)

Former world champion sprinter Fred Kerley set to join no-testing Enhanced Games

7:24 PM on Wednesday, September 17

Former world sprint champion Fred Kerley has become the first track athlete to join the no-drug-testing Enhanced Games

Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., speaks during a news conference in Minneapolis City Hall, Thursday, Aug. 28, 2025, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Abbie Parr)

House turns back effort to censure Rep. Ilhan Omar over remarks about Charlie Kirk

6:05 PM on Wednesday, September 17

The House declined late Wednesday to punish one of its own over commentary in the aftermath of Charlie Kirk’s assassination

Jimmy Kimmel poses in the press room with the award for host for a game show for "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire" during night two of the Creative Arts Emmy Awards on Sunday, Sept. 7, 2025, at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles. (Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP)

ABC suspends Jimmy Kimmel's late-night show indefinitely over his remarks about Charlie Kirk’s death

6:02 PM on Wednesday, September 17

ABC has suspended Jimmy Kimmel’s late-night show indefinitely following comments he made about Charlie Kirk’s killing

FILE - A development of new homes in Eagleville, Pa., is shown on April 28, 2023. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)

Will mortgage rates drop further after the Fed's rate cut? Not necessarily

5:28 PM on Wednesday, September 17

The Federal Reserve just cut its benchmark rate for the first time since last year, but that doesn't guarantee mortgage rates will keep dropping

People salute as an ambulance drives past during a procession Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2025, in Spring Grove, Pa., after multiple police officers were shot and killed. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)

3 police officers killed and 2 injured in rural Pennsylvania shooting

3:24 PM on Wednesday, September 17

Authorities say three police officers were fatally shot and two wounded in southern Pennsylvania, and the shooter was killed by police

New York Liberty forward Breanna Stewart (30) looks for an opening for a pass during Game 2 in the first round of the WNBA basketball playoffs against the Phoenix Mercury, Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Angelina Katsanis)

Liberty's Breanna Stewart struggles in Game 2 loss with knee injury

10:18 AM on Wednesday, September 17

After much speculation about her condition, Breanna Stewart was on the court Wednesday night for the Liberty’s lopsided 86-60 loss to the Phoenix Mercury in Game 2 of their first round series

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