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SARASOTA, Fla. (AP) — A man has been charged with murder in a shooting in Florida that killed the brother of Auburn running back Brian Battie and left Battie and three other men injured. The Sarasota County Sheriff’s Office arrested Darryl Bernard Brookins of Sarasota on Wednesday as a suspect in the weekend shooting. Tommy

By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stock indexes retreated from their records Wednesday as concerns about high interest rates weighed on the market. The S&P 500 fell 14.40 points, or 0.3%, to 5,307.01, a day after setting its latest all-time high. The Dow Jones Industrial Average sank 201.95, or 0.5%,

By MEAD GRUVER Associated Press A grizzly that bit into a can of bear repellent while attacking a hiker in Grand Teton National Park was likely defending a cub at the time and won’t be captured or killed by authorities. Signal Mountain in western Wyoming where the attack occurred is still closed to visitors three

By JILL LAWLESS and BRIAN MELLEY Associated Press LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on Wednesday set July 4 as the date for a national election that will determine who governs the U.K., as his divided and demoralized Conservative Party looks likely to lose power after 14 years. “Now is the moment for

By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Each of the Big Ten Conference’s new West Coast schools will make at least one appearance this coming season on Fox Sports’ “College Football Friday” package. The 12-game schedule includes nine Big Ten matchups. Oregon, Southern California, UCLA and Washington will have at least one

By GABE STERN Associated Press/Report for America RENO, Nev. (AP) — Nevada election officials can start tabulating in-person Election Day votes as they come in, rather than waiting for polls to close in an effort to get results out quicker, Democratic Secretary of State Cisco Aguilar said Wednesday. Aguilar cited state law in making the

By ALEX DANIELS of The Chronicle of Philanthropy Chronicle of Philanthropy The MacArthur Foundation will let loose another $100 million to a single project in the third installation of its global 100&Change competition, which for the first time requires applicants to address diversity, equity, and inclusion issues, the foundation announced Wednesday. The new requirement that 100&Change participants

By TIM BOOTH AP Sports Writer SEATTLE (AP) — Caitlin Clark intends to play Wednesday night despite a stiff and sore left ankle when the Indiana Fever open a road trip in Seattle against the Storm. Clark rolled her ankle in the first half of Monday’s loss to Connecticut, but returned in the second half.