RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina agencies and state pension plans would be prohibited from using socially and environmentally conscious criteria to make investment decisions or hire employees, under legislation that advanced Wednesday in the state Senate. The proposal, which passed the GOP-controlled House last month with some bipartisan...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Most transplanted hearts are from donors who are brain dead, but new research shows a different approach can be just as successful and boost the number of available organs. It’s called donation after circulatory death, a method long used to recover kidneys and other organs but...

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Republican lawmakers rallied with more than one hundred Bible-toting parents and children at Utah’s Capitol on Wednesday to protest a suburban school district’s decision to remove the Bible from middle and elementary school libraries in the wake of a GOP-backed “sensitive materials” law passed two years ago.

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Two top Republican state officials argued Wednesday over how much it would cost Missouri to restore the right to abortion, with the state attorney general insisting that the figure should account for lost revenue that wouldn’t be collected from people who otherwise would be born.

WASHINGTON (AP) — In fallout from the debt ceiling deal, Speaker Kevin McCarthy is suddenly confronting a new threat to his power as angry hard-right conservatives bring the House chamber to a halt, reviving their displeasure over the compromise struck with President Joe Biden and demanding deeper spending cuts ahead.

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The $100 million deadlock in South Carolina’s $13 billion budget erupted into public view Wednesday as the highest ranking House Democrat accused the Senate’s budget leader of “putting pets over people” for insisting on money for the state’s first veterinary school.

WARSAW, Ind. (AP) — A company operating a northern Indiana printing plant has told state officials it will close, eliminating jobs for about 525 workers in September. LSC Communications said in a notice to the state Tuesday that LSC Print Solutions in Warsaw expects to let the employees go between Sept. 10 and Sept. 24.

WARSAW, Ind. (AP) — A company operating a northern Indiana printing plant has told state officials it will close, eliminating jobs for about 525 workers in September. LSC Communications said in a notice to the state Tuesday that LSC Print Solutions in Warsaw expects to let the employees go between Sept. 10 and Sept. 24. “This plant closing is expected to be permanent; the entire plant will be closed,” LSC Communications said in its Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) Act notice. The Warrenville, Illinois-based company acquired R.R. Donnelley and Sons’ print division in 2016.

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A federal judge signaled Wednesday that he likely won’t stop a northern Wisconsin tribe from blocking roads on its reservation while non-tribal property owners pursue a lawsuit against the band. The Lac du Flambeau Band of Lake Superior Chippewa is locked in an escalating...

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WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — A South Florida jury agreed Wednesday that a former Florida State football player acted in self-defense when he fatally shot one man and injured another several hours after he scuffled with his girlfriend. Travis Rudolph, 27, was found not guilty of one count...

Lionel Messi is set to become part of the next chapter of men’s soccer in North America. With a World Cup on the horizon in 2026, Messi’s announcement Wednesday that he will join Major League Soccer’s Inter Miami is another landmark moment for the league and the sport in the United States. But he’s only the latest big-name international player to bring his talents to the U.S. Here’s a look at others who have come before him: PELE

Secretariat winning the 1973 Belmont Stakes remains arguably the most impressive performance in the history of horse racing a half-century later. His victory came by a record 31 lengths over the second-place finisher and in a record time of 2 minutes, 24 seconds to complete the 1 1/2-mile race and claim the Triple Crown. “He was the type of horse that you’ll never see again,” jockey Ron Turcotte said Wednesday, nearly 50 years to the day since riding Secretariat in the Belmont. “He was doing something that you’ve never seen before and will probably never see again.” Secretariat’s run in the Belmont is so legendary the racetrack has a pole inside the rail — in his signature blue-and-white checkered silks — marking where the next-closest horse was when he crossed the finish line.

NEW YORK (AP) — Major League Baseball, WNBA postpone games due to poor air quality caused by smoke from Canadian wildfires.

NEW YORK (AP) — Celine Song was 12 when she moved from South Korean to Ontario. Her parents gave her the chance to pick a new first name. There are differing theories among her family about how she (then Ha Young) settled on Celine. “My dad insists it’s from...

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — A proposal to allocate $100 million in federal funds to pay for adult mental health programs easily passed the Pennsylvania House of Representatives on Wednesday, a plan built on the recommendations of a state commission charged with issuing suggestions for coordinated care. The bill passed...

NEW YORK (AP) — Richard Snyder, a visionary and imperious executive at Simon & Schuster who in bold-faced style presided over the publisher’s exponential rise during the second half of the 20th century and helped define an era of consolidation and growing corporate power, has died. He was 90.

An actor known for his roles on the comedy television shows “Bob’s Burgers” and “Mr. Show with Bob and David” was arrested Wednesday on charges that he joined a mob of Donald Trump supporters in confronting police officers during the U.S. Capitol riot, court records show.

FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. (AP) — Desmond Ridder’s four-game audition as the Atlanta Falcons’ starting quarterback at the end of the 2022 season was crucial for the confidence of all players entering the 2023 season. Jake Matthews, a 10th-year left tackle, says those four games provided an important transition to the leader of a young core on offense that now also includes rookie running back Bijan Robinson. Matthews said after Wednesday’s organized team activities workout the four-game audition provided a “very” important reason to believe other starters on offense can have confidence in Ridder. “He showed improvement in every game,” Matthews said. “He’s proven he can play. Now we just have to continue to learn and to improve and play and show it.”

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — The owner of a digital marketing agency from Wheeling became the newest member of West Virginia’s GOP supermajority House of Delegates Wednesday. Diana Winzenreid was appointed by Republican Gov. Jim Justice to serve the 4th Delegate District, which is made up of the southeastern corner of Ohio County. She will to complete the term of former GOP Del. Erikka Storch, which expires in 2024.