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U.S. stock indexes inched higher Monday, as the Standard & Poor’s 500 index steadied following back-to-back losses the last two weeks. On Monday: The S&P 500 rose 2.82 points, or 0.1 percent, to 2,428.37. The Dow Jones industrial average gained 29.24, or 0.1 percent, to 21,703.75. Most Read StoriesLook back at our live coverage of […]

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe said Monday he will most likely submit legislation to remove a statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee from Richmond’s iconic Monument Avenue. He also told reporters he is considering measures to prevent people from having weapons at highly charged public demonstrations. McAuliffe said his administration is […]

Passengers aboard a chartered Boeing 737 operated by Alaska Airlines had a unique view of Monday’s eclipse, getting some grand-scale perspective and a very different experience from those watching on the ground.

BRISTOL, R.I. (AP) — Dozens of people, including members of a Native American tribe and their supporters, have set up an encampment on Brown University land, saying the land was illegally taken from them hundreds of years ago. The Pokanoket Nation (pronounced poh-kah-NOH’-ket) says the long-term encampment, started Sunday, is aimed at reclaiming its ancestral […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — Interest rates on short-term Treasury bills were mixed in Monday’s auction with rates on three-month bills declining while rates on six-month bills were unchanged. The Treasury Department auctioned $39 billion in three-month bills at a discount rate of 1.000 percent, down from 1.015 percent last week. Another $33 billion in six-month bills […]

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Louisiana State University officially has a new live tiger mascot on its campus. The tiger arrived in Baton Rouge last week, coming from a rescue facility in Okeechobee, Florida. The university announced in a statement that the tiger began its “reign” as Mike VII on Monday, the first day of […]

NEWPORT, Ark. (AP) — Albert “Sonny” Burgess, who was an early pioneer of what became known as rockabilly music, has died in his native Arkansas. The Dillinger Funeral Home in Newport says Burgess died Friday in Little Rock. He was 88. Burgess was among a group of singers in the mid-1950s who mixed rhythm and […]

LAS VEGAS (AP) — A federal jury in Las Vegas is deliberating again in the retrial of four men accused of wielding assault weapons against federal agents in a 2014 standoff near the Nevada ranch of anti-government figure Cliven Bundy. Jurors returned to work Monday after spending a little more than two days last week […]

Washington State also ranked in preseason poll, at No. 24.

NEW YORK (AP) — Tina Charles and her New York Liberty teammates have never shied away from speaking out against social injustices. The Liberty players, along with many others across the WNBA, were vocal last summer in support of the Black Lives Matter movement. On Sunday, the Liberty hosted the first “Unity Game” in the […]

Alabama is No. 1 in the preseason Top 25, the first program in 12 years to take the top spot two years in a row. The Crimson Tide will start the season ranked in the top five of The Associated Press preseason media poll for the ninth consecutive time. Coach Nick Saban’s program has become […]

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — It was fitting that Chiefs quarterback Tyler Bray, on his first play after checking into a preseason game against Cincinnati, threw an 18-yard touchdown pass to Seantavius Jones. Pretty much summed up the Chiefs’ quarterback situation. Alex Smith has hardly missed through his first two exhibition games, leading the Chiefs […]

KLAIPEDA, Lithuania (AP) — Lithuania has taken delivery of its first shipment of liquefied natural gas from the United States, a milestone that the Baltic state hopes will further reduce its reliance on Russia. Independence, the U.S.-based tanker, docked Monday in the port of Klaipeda to offload some 150,000 cubic meters (200 cubic yards) of […]

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — House Speaker Paul Ryan will be taking questions from Wisconsin voters in a nationally televised town hall meeting immediately following President Donald Trump’s address on Afghanistan. Ryan had scheduled the event from his congressional district to be broadcast on CNN before Trump announced his speech to start at the same time. […]

A Hoquiam man and his passenger were ejected Sunday when they struck a bear. A second motorcyclist was injured trying to avoid the crash.

WAUKESHA, Wis. (AP) — One of two Wisconsin girls charged with repeatedly stabbing a classmate to impress the fictitious horror character Slender Man pleaded guilty Monday, but she still faces a trial in the case next month focused on her mental health. Anissa Weier, 15, pleaded guilty to attempted second-degree homicide as a party to […]

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Baseball fans in more than a half-dozen cities are heading to ballparks to watch the solar eclipse as teams look to cash in with game-day viewing parties. Minor league teams from Oregon to South Carolina have scheduled games Monday to coincide with the total eclipse as it streaks across the United […]

Across the Pacific Northwest and the U.S., millions are staking out their viewing spots for Monday's solar eclipse.

Now might be just the time to go somewhere else — through a novel set in the past, be it near (1990s Hollywood) or far (1740s New York).

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — One of Cambodia’s two English-language daily newspapers said Monday it will continue to publish in the face of a reported deadline by tax officials to pay more than $6 million in taxes or get shut down. The Ministry of Economy and Finance earlier this month told the newspaper it owed […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — The nation’s leaders “have an obligation” to steer the country past “the passions of the moment,” House Speaker Paul Ryan said Monday in remarks that didn’t explicitly criticize President Donald Trump’s handling of this month’s deadly clash in Charlottesville, Virginia. The written statement by Ryan, R-Wis., came six days after Trump used […]

A person with knowledge of the negotiations tells The Associated Press the NFL is working on a five-year contract extension for Commissioner Roger Goodell. The person spoke on condition of anonymity Monday because the deal is not complete. The extension would run through the 2024 season. Goodell’s contract is up after the 2019 season. The […]

Some factors that influence your financial success are beyond your control. Older people tend to be richer than younger people. White U.S. households, on average, have many times the wealth of black or Hispanic households. Those born into the top or bottom of the economic strata typically stay there. But the decisions you make about […]

NEW YORK (AP) — Walmart is expanding its grocery delivery service with ride-hailing service Uber to two more markets — Dallas and Orlando, Florida. The world’s largest retailer had launched a pilot grocery service with Uber last year in Phoenix and then Tampa, Florida, earlier this year. The move, announced Monday, marks the latest steps […]

NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stock indexes were little changed in midday trading on Monday, holding relatively steady following back-to-back losses for the Standard & Poor’s 500 index over the last two weeks. The S&P 500 is close to its lowest level in six weeks, but this week may be a calmer one for stocks […]