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Bahrain sounds missile alert sirens again as Iran retaliates over US airstrikes targeting it 07/08/2026 09:48pm • DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Bahrain sounds missile alert sirens again as Iran retaliates over US airstrikes targeting it. Sun guard Saniya Rivers sprains her left ankle vs. the Lynx and leaves the court in a wheelchair 07/08/2026 09:47pm • UNCASVILLE, Conn. (AP) — Connecticut Sun guard Saniya Rivers sprained her left ankle in the game against the Minnesota Lynx on Wednesday night, leaving the court in a wheelchair in the second quarter. Rivers drove to the basket and had her shot blocked by Lynx forward Nia Coffey, before landing aw Valkyries beat the expansion Tempo 83-75 for 6th straight victory 07/08/2026 09:43pm • TORONTO (AP) — Janelle Salaun scored 26 points and the Golden State Valkyries held off the expansion Toronto Tempo 83-75 on Wednesday night for their sixth straight victory. Fellow reserve Kaitlyn Chen added 16 points for Golden State (16-7). Kayla Thornton had 15 points and nine rebounds. Isabell Photos show protestors and ICE agents clashing outside a New Jersey detention center 07/08/2026 09:37pm • NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Protesters and ICE agents clashed this week outside a New Jersey detention center as demonstrators gathered near the entrance gates to protest the transfer of detainees. ____ This is a photo gallery curated by AP photo editors. Jake Rogers, Spencer Torkelson homer as Tigers keep winning, beating Athletics 6-1 07/08/2026 09:36pm • DETROIT (AP) — Jake Rogers and Spencer Torkelson homered and the Detroit Tigers won their fourth straight game, beating the Athletics 6-1 on Wednesday night. Troy Melton (5-1) allowed one unearned run on four hits and a walk in 5 1/3 innings. He struck out nine as the Tigers won for the seventh ti The top photos of the day by AP photojournalists 07/08/2026 09:36pm • From front-page news to powerful moments you may have missed, this gallery showcases today's top photos chosen by Associated Press photo editors. ‘War scene’: Bus crash, other collisions leave at least 33 injured in Pikesville, Md. 07/08/2026 09:28pm • More than 30 people were injured, at least one critically, when an MTA bus went careening through a main street in Pikesville Wednesday evening, slamming into a store and leaving cars strewn across the road. Baltimore County Fire Chief Joseph W. Dixon said officials were investigating what set off Stowers homers, López has 40th multi-hit game as Marlins beat Mariners 2-0 for 5th straight win 07/08/2026 09:24pm • MIAMI (AP) — Kyle Stowers homered, major league batting leader Otto López had his 40th multi-hit game and the Miami Marlins beat the Seattle Mariners 2-0 on Wednesday night. Tyler Phillips (2-3) pitched five sharp innings, allowing four hits on 71 pitches, before three relievers finished off Miam Family demands an independent probe after ICE officer fatally shoots a man in Houston 07/08/2026 09:20pm • HOUSTON (AP) — A Mexican national fatally shot by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer in Houston had no criminal convictions during his decades living in the U.S. and was driving a crew to a homebuilding site when he was killed, his family and a Texas congresswoman said Wednesday. Loren Rays beat the Yankees 3-0 to extend AL East lead to 5 games 07/08/2026 09:19pm • ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Jonathan Aranda drove in three runs, Shane McClanahan pitched 6 1/3 innings and the Tampa Bay Rays beat the New York Yankees 3-0 on Wednesday night to extend their AL East lead to five games. McClanahan (8-5) scattered four hits and struck out five without a walk on 85 Brewers find a new injury to Brandon Woodruff's troublesome shoulder and plan a second opinion 07/08/2026 09:18pm • ST. LOUIS (AP) — Milwaukee Brewers starting pitcher Brandon Woodruff was diagnosed on Wednesday with a new injury to his troublesome right shoulder after exiting early from his most recent start and returning to the injured list. The team said an MRI exam revealed a new injury to his anterior caps Bart's 2-run homer helps Atlanta to 3-0 win after Braves end Pirates' combined perfect-game bid 07/08/2026 09:09pm • PITTSBURGH (AP) — Joey Bart hit a two-run home run with two outs in the eighth inning, lifting the NL East-leading Atlanta Braves to a 3-0 win over his former team on Wednesday after Pittsburgh Pirates starter Jared Jones pitched six perfect innings before being lifted. Bart, traded to the Braves France-Morocco rematch could be the most intriguing World Cup quarterfinal 07/08/2026 09:04pm • FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — France coach Didier Deschamps spent most of his World Cup news conference on Wednesday fielding questions about a multitude of off-field issues, from racist remarks aimed at French star Kylian Mbappé, to officiating concerns, to his own future. Meantime, authorities in Fr China allocates millions in new disaster relief after deadly storms and a landslide 07/08/2026 09:00pm • BEIJING (AP) — China allocated millions of dollars in additional relief funding for disaster-hit areas Wednesday after severe storms destroyed homes and displaced thousands of people and a landslide killed 21 forestry workers. The central government allocated 50 million yuan ($7.4 million) to rest On La Guaira’s beaches, Venezuela quake survivors improvise showers and toilets amid water shortages 07/08/2026 08:54pm • MAIQUETIA, Venezuela (AP) — Thousands of people affected by the devastating earthquakes in Venezuela last month are increasingly facing challenges accessing clean water as well as sanitation and hygiene services. Families in the hardest-hit state, La Guaira, have taken to the beach to shower and r