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A's Brent Rooker exits game vs. Yankees in 1st inning with back pain 04/09/2026 05:06pm • NEW YORK (AP) — Athletics right fielder Brent Rooker exited Thursday’s game against the Yankees with back pain after a swing in the first inning. With Nick Kurtz on first base, Rooker fouled off an 84.2 mph changeup from Ryan Weathers, took a step toward home plate and winced after feeling disco Things to do in the DC area: Upcoming collaboration dinners, film festivals … and more! 04/09/2026 05:05pm • April is shaping up to be a month of high-profile chef collaborations across the D.C. area, with one-night-only dinners and special menus bringing together some of the region’s biggest culinary names. If your ideal night out involves a packed table and a once-in-a-lifetime menu, check out a few Spanberger vetoes plan that would have allowed Fairfax County casino 04/09/2026 04:56pm • Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger has vetoed a plan that would have allowed for a casino to be built in Fairfax County, citing the lack of support from the Northern Virginia suburb's elected officials. The proposal, which passed through the state's General Assembly, would have paved the way for Fa Beam Global: Q4 Earnings Snapshot 04/09/2026 04:51pm • SAN DIEGO (AP) — SAN DIEGO (AP) — Beam Global (BEEM) on Thursday reported a loss of $2.3 million in its fourth quarter. The San Diego-based company said it had a loss of 7 cents per share. The company posted revenue of $9 million in the period. For the year, the company reported that its loss wi Democratic presidential prospects flock to New York to court activists at Al Sharpton's conference 04/09/2026 04:47pm • NEW YORK (AP) — On the road to 2028, the Democratic Party's leading presidential prospects are warning African Americans that President Donald Trump is actively working to undermine their right to vote in 2026. That was a central message Thursday as some of the nation's most ambitious Democratic p Inside the NBA's MVP race: Gilgeous-Alexander favored to win again, but there may be some intrigue 04/09/2026 04:46pm • For the first time in about 20 years, the NBA's MVP race might actually be, well, a race. At least, it feels like there's at least some intrigue regarding who'll wind up winning the Michael Jordan Trophy later this spring. Oklahoma City's Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is the clear favorite to win the MVP Wholesale Cash Prices 04/09/2026 04:45pm • NEW YORK (AP) — Wholesale cash prices Thursday Wed Thu Foods Broilers The top photos of the week by AP photojournalists 04/09/2026 04:45pm • April 3 - 9, 2026 This photo gallery, curated by photo editor Anne Marie Belgrave, highlights some of the most compelling images worldwide published by The Associated Press in the past week. See last week's top photos of the week ___ Follow AP visual journalism: AP ph Plaintiffs settle with Trump administration, halting cuts to agency that funds US libraries 04/09/2026 04:42pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — Plaintiffs challenging the Trump administration's cost-cutting measures against an agency that funds and promotes libraries across the U.S. said Thursday they settled the case with the Justice Department in a deal that would reverse some of the steps taken. The American Library A Twins finish a 4-game sweep of the Tigers on a 2-run single in the 8th by Brooks Lee for a 3-1 win 04/09/2026 04:40pm • MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Brooks Lee hit a tiebreaking two-run single in the eighth inning for the Minnesota Twins in a 3-1 victory to complete a four-game sweep of the Detroit Tigers on Thursday. Mick Abel pitched six scoreless innings and Josh Bell went 3 for 4 with a home run for the Twins, who posted Gary Player says Tiger Woods' pain medication is understandable but he shouldn't be driving 04/09/2026 04:39pm • AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — Gary Player does not begrudge Tiger Woods for using medications to manage the pain from numerous surgeries over the years, but his fellow Masters champion does believe that the 15-time major winner should not be behind the wheel of a car. Woods was arrested March 27 on suspicio Conservative Activists Take Aim At Native Hawaiian Health Scholarship 04/09/2026 04:31pm • A decades-old federal program designed to put Native Hawaiian doctors and nurses to work in some of HawaiÊ»i’s most underserved communities has become the target of national conservative activists whose stated mission is to “expose political bias and discrimination in healthcare and medical educ Coal's fortunes shift as Trump uses orders and taxpayer money to keep plants operating 04/09/2026 04:30pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — Before Donald Trump returned to the White House, the Biden administration and many electric utilities were building a future dominated by renewable energy. They aimed to replace coal, slashing greenhouse gases and reducing air pollution that kills more than a thousand people annu Grains mixed, livestock higher 04/09/2026 04:30pm • CHICAGO (AP) _ Grain futures were mixed Thursday on the Chicago Board of Trade. May. corn lost 2.75 cents at $4.45 a bushel. May. wheat was off 6.5 cents at $5.74 a bushel. May. oats was up 0.5 cent at $3.33 a bushel. May. soybeans was up 2.25 cents at $11.64 a bushel. Beef was higher and pork was h Photos from Iran's roadside, from Tehran to the Turkish border 04/09/2026 04:26pm • TABRIZ, Iran (AP) — After five days on assignment in Tehran, the AP team set out by road toward the Turkish border. For nearly 12 hours, scenes unfolded through the car window, everyday moments shaped by distance and movement. Each image follows the route by its road number, beginning on Road 2 ou