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Browns trading 2-time AP Defensive Player of the Year Myles Garrett to Rams, AP sources say

By JOE REEDY and GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writers The Cleveland Browns are trading two-time AP NFL Defensive Player of the Year Myles Garrett to the Los Angeles Rams in a blockbuster deal, three people briefed on the move told…

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US strike on an alleged drug boat kills 3 in the eastern Pacific Ocean in fourth attack this week

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. military said it carried out another strike Saturday on a boat accused of smuggling drugs in the eastern Pacific Ocean, killing three men in the fourth attack this week and putting the total death toll…

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Nvidia bets on AI personal computers with new chip powering Windows laptops

CHAN HO-HIM and TAIJING WU Associated Press TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Nvidia unveiled Monday new powerful chips that would bring advanced artificial intelligence functions into laptops and desktop computers, with the new personal computer models from brands including Microsoft and…

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US commander meets with Cuban military officials as Trump pressures island nation

By BEN FINLEY and KONSTANTIN TOROPIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The top U.S. commander in Latin America met with Cuban military leaders Friday in a “brief exchange on operational security matters” near the U.S. Navy base in Guantanamo Bay,…

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US says it struck a commercial ship trying to breach blockade and reach Iran

  By KONSTANTIN TOROPIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. military stopped a merchant vessel trying to break through its blockade of Iranian ports by firing a missile into its engine room, the U.S. Central Command said on Saturday….

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Wall Street hangs near its records as oil prices ease

By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks are hanging near their records Wednesday as oil prices fall and ease the pressure on households and businesses worldwide. The S&P 500 slipped 0.1% below its all-time high…

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9 missing after Washington paper mill tank implosion and officials say there’s no hope of survivors

By CLAIRE RUSH Associated Press LONGVIEW, Wash. (AP) — Crews were set to resume searching Wednesday for nine workers at a Washington paper mill where a tank imploded, releasing a highly destructive chemical mixture called “white liquor” and causing at…

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Knicks fans forget about the bad times and savor a record run to their first NBA Finals since 1999

By BRIAN MAHONEY AP Basketball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The song selection at the New York Knicks’ watch party couldn’t have been more obvious. Minutes after the Knicks finished their four-game sweep of the Cleveland Cavaliers in the Eastern…

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US says ‘slight progress’ in Iran talks amid uncertainty about whether war will resume

By SAMY MAGDY and SAM MEDNICK Associated Press TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Friday there was “slight progress” during talks with Iran amid uncertainty about whether a deal will be reached or war…

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Kyle Busch was more than a villain and the greatest NASCAR driver of his generation

By MARK LONG AP Sports Writer Kyle Busch grew to expect — even appreciate — the boos. The driver nicknamed Wild Thing, Outlaw, Rowdy and KFB over his 26-year NASCAR career was more comfortable than anyone might imagine with a…

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