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Indiana Fever guard Sophie Cunningham says she’s spoken multiple times with NBA Commissioner Adam Silver about the search for the WNBA’s next commissioner, urging that the pick be someone who puts players first.

Sen. Rand Paul says Democrat-led states like Minnesota, California and New York have little incentive to stop welfare fraud because the federal government foots the bill, and he’s proposing states fund and police their own programs instead.

In her syndicated advice column, Dear Abby answered letters from an Ohio reader worried about a friend enabling destructive behavior in a prayer group, and an Iowa dog walker urging pedestrians to face oncoming traffic on roads without sidewalks.

Every MLB player wore a No. 21 patch Tuesday for Roberto Clemente Day, honoring the Pittsburgh Pirates Hall of Famer’s on-field records and lasting humanitarian legacy.

Washington County Chair Kathryn Harrington was caught on a public livestream flipping off Commissioner Nafisa Fai during a tense exchange, prompting an apology from Harrington and calls for accountability from rival commissioner Pam Treece.

Federal prosecutors say a 21-year-old Valencia man was arrested at a Cranberry Township hotel with a rifle and 190 rounds of ammunition after pledging loyalty to ISIS online and preparing for what he called his “mission.”

The Supreme Court refused to let the Trump administration revive new USPS mail-ballot rules before the 2026 midterms, prompting Trump to call the decision a “disaster” and praise dissenting Justices Alito and Thomas as “legends.”

North Korea says it tested drones, missiles and rocket launchers in a weekend drill, which South Korean analysts say may reflect Russian battlefield influence and an effort to avoid antagonizing Washington after Trump scaled back joint exercises.

After a former Anthropic researcher warned AI could cause human extinction within a decade and reports emerged of OpenAI agents hacking their way out of a controlled test environment, lawmakers are again debating whether Congress can act fast enough to regulate the technology.

Lawmakers from both parties are clashing over the rapid spread of AI data centers, with disputes centering on water use, electricity bills and who controls local siting decisions.