MEXICO CITY — Mexico's massive, debt-fueled passenger rail building program is not going to end with the administration of outgoing President Andrés Manuel López Obrador, but will instead double, he said Wednesday. López Obrador said his successor, president-elect Claudia Sheinbaum, is planning to build three passenger train lines running from...
House Passes GOP Bill Requiring Proof of Citizenship to Vote, Boosting Election-Year Talking Point
WASHINGTON — The U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday passed a proof-of-citizenship requirement for voter registration, a proposal Republicans have prioritized as an election-year talking point even as research shows noncitizens illegally registering and casting ballots in federal elections is exceptionally rare. The legislation, approved largely along partisan lines but...
AP Source: Gregg Berhalter Fired as US Men’s Soccer Coach Post Copa America Early Exit
NEW YORK — Gregg Berhalter was fired as U.S. men's soccer coach on Wednesday after his team's first-round exit from the Copa America flamed doubts he was the right person to remain in charge for the 2026 World Cup, a person familiar with the decision told The Associated Press. Anonymous Source...
His Brother Was Found Dead, His Mother Was Arrested Before This Baby Was Found Crawling by a Highway
NEW ORLEANS — A Louisiana sheriff says a 1-year-old "miracle baby" survived two days of sometimes stormy weather before a truck driver spotted him crawling along a roadside the day after his 4-year-old brother was found dead and his mother was arrested in Mississippi. Calcasieu Parish Sheriff Gary "Stitch" Guillory...
England Beats Netherlands and Advances to the European Championship
DORTMUND, Germany — England reached a second straight European Championship final by beating the Netherlands 2-1 thanks to substitute Ollie Watkins' stoppage-time winner on Wednesday. Watkins Scores in First Minute of Added-On Time Watkins, who came on for captain Harry Kane in a bold call by coach Gareth Southgate, turned...
Actor George Clooney, a High-Profile Biden Supporter and Fundraiser, Asks President to Leave Race
Movie star and lifelong Democrat George Clooney added his voice to calls for Joe Biden to leave the presidential race on Wednesday, just weeks after headlining a fundraiser that brought in a record single-night haul for the president's reelection campaign. Clooney said in a New York Times opinion piece that...
Ukraine Is on an ‘Irreversible’ Path to NATO, US and Europe Say. But Only After War With Russia Ends
WASHINGTON — Ukraine is on an "irreversible" path to NATO membership, U.S. and European officials said Wednesday, advancing assurances from allies that it will be allowed to join the Western military coalition after its war with Russia ends. Boost for Ukraine In another boost for Ukraine, the U.S., the Netherlands...
Bob Dylan Is Giving Fans a Chance to Relive His 1974 Tour With the Band on a Staggering 27-Disc Set
NEW YORK — Bob Dylan fans who want to relive his 1974 concert tour with The Band will soon have opportunity to do that — ample opportunity. He is releasing a staggering 27-disc box set that includes full recordings of 27 of the 40 shows of that tour, Dylan's theatrical...
Booted out of NBA, Former Player Jontay Porter Due in Court in Betting Case
NEW YORK — Former NBA player Jontay Porter is due in court Wednesday to face a federal criminal case tied to the betting scandal that got him banned from the league earlier this year. Court records show the former Toronto Raptors center is scheduled for an arraignment and “plea agreement...
Prosecutor Says Alec Baldwin ‘Violated the Cardinal Rules of Firearm Safety’ in Openings at Trial
SANTA FE, N.M. — A prosecutor told jurors that Alec Baldwin "violated the cardinal rules of firearm safety" in opening statements Wednesday at his trial for involuntary manslaughter. "The evidence will show that someone who played make believe with a real gun and violated the cardinal rules of firearm safety...