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Woman charged with killing 3 young sons appeals court order

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — An Ohio woman accused of suffocating her three young sons over a 13-month period has appealed a court order that she undergo a psychiatric evaluation.

 

Abused gymnast Aly Raisman: 'I've barely worked out'

BOSTON (AP) — Olympic gymnast Aly Raisman says she's barely been able to work out since going public with allegations of sexual abuse at the hands of a former sports doctor.

 

Singapore summit success may prompt defense spending issue

WASHINGTON (AP) — If the Singapore summit put North Korea on a path to eliminating its nuclear weapons, as President Donald Trump says it has, then it also may have poked a hole in the Pentagon's main argument for a…

 

GOP stays focused on Justice Department as election looms

WASHINGTON (AP) — A handful of House Republicans are keeping the chamber's attention on what they say is bias directed at the Department of Justice. That's even as GOP lawmakers are struggling to find resolutions on immigration and other policies.

 

DJ charged in teacher's '92 killing a regular at kid events

LANCASTER, Pa. (AP) — The man charged this week with strangling a young elementary school teacher in 1992 had built a thriving business as a DJ that put him regularly in front of children, and it was at an elementary…

 

Supreme Court has 2 cases left before it begins summer break

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court returns to the bench one last time Wednesday with two cases left to decide and then a summer break from the news — unless, that is, a justice chooses that moment to announce his…

 

Asian markets are mostly lower on lingering trade jitters

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Asian markets were mostly lower on Wednesday as jitters over trade conflicts between the world's major economies lingered. The prices of oil extended gains as the U.S. pushed other countries to but oil imports from…

 

GOP immigration bill faces likely defeat in showdown vote

WASHINGTON (AP) — A far-reaching Republican immigration bill is careening toward likely House rejection, a defeat that would be a telling rebuff of the leaders of a divided GOP. The party's lawmakers are considering Plan B: Passing legislation by week's…

 

Former NAACP president Jealous wins Dem gov nom in Maryland

BALTIMORE (AP) — Former NAACP President Ben Jealous won the Maryland Democratic nomination for governor on Tuesday, giving him a shot at becoming the state's first black governor and setting up a battle between the progressive candidate and a popular…

 

Rain, high water complicate cave search for Thai soccer team

MAE SAI, Thailand (AP) — Rain continued to fall and water levels kept rising Wednesday inside a cave in northern Thailand, frustrating the search for 12 boys and their soccer coach who have been missing in the sprawling underground caverns…

 

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