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Grains mostly lower, livestock mixed 07/14/2026 04:30pm • CHICAGO (AP) _ Grain futures were mostly lower Tuesday on the Chicago Board of Trade. Sept. corn was off 2.25 cents at $4.38 a bushel. Sept. wheat rose by 8 cents at $6.44 a bushel. Sept. oats was down 4.5 cents at $3.50 a bushel. Aug. soybeans was down 4 cents at $11.91 a bushel. Beef was lower and Equity Bancshares: Q2 Earnings Snapshot 07/14/2026 04:23pm • WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — Equity Bancshares Inc. (EQBK) on Tuesday reported second-quarter net income of $26.4 million. The Wichita, Kansas-based bank said it had earnings of $1.27 per share. Earnings, adjusted for non-recurring costs, came to $1.41 per share. The results exceede E. Jean Carroll is paid $5.6 million in Trump sex abuse and defamation case 07/14/2026 04:20pm • NEW YORK (AP) — The writer E. Jean Carroll has collected over $5.6 million that a jury awarded in her sexual abuse and defamation lawsuit against President Donald Trump, court records and her lawyers said. The payment — representing the $5 million jury award, plus interest — was made Monday f Phoenix Education: Fiscal Q3 Earnings Snapshot 07/14/2026 04:18pm • PHOENIX (AP) — PHOENIX (AP) — Phoenix Education Partners, Inc. (PXED) on Tuesday reported fiscal third-quarter net income of $39.2 million. The Phoenix-based company said it had profit of $1.01 per share. Earnings, adjusted for one-time gains and costs, came to $1.43 per share. The results beat How major US stock indexes fared Tuesday 7/14/2026 07/14/2026 04:18pm • Stocks rose after a report showed U.S. inflation was not as bad last month as economists expected. Tuesday’s gains came even though oil prices continue to climb on worries that the United States and Iran may return to all-out war. The S&P 500 rose 0.4%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average edged Bipartisan group of senators introduces legislation to avert looming Social Security shortfall 07/14/2026 04:16pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — With Social Security's looming insolvency date roughly six years away, a bipartisan group of lawmakers introduced a proposal Tuesday to grapple with one of the most consequential financial challenges facing the federal government. The Protecting Retirement Opportunities and Maint British lawmakers approve Hillsborough Law to stop official cover-ups after tragedies 07/14/2026 04:15pm • LONDON (AP) — A law intended to prevent police and other officials from covering up errors and wrongdoing was unanimously approved by British lawmakers on Tuesday, 37 years after the country’s deadliest sports tragedy sparked a campaign for justice. The Public Office (Accountability) Bill — or Senate Democrats block $1 trillion defense bill in protest over Iran war 07/14/2026 04:14pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Democrats blocked a $1 trillion annual defense bill Tuesday, refusing to advance the bipartisan package that would substantially increase Pentagon spending, including a pay raise for the troops, in protest of President Donald Trump's war against Iran. Senate Democratic Lea Rocky Mountain Chocolate: Fiscal Q1 Earnings Snapshot 07/14/2026 04:11pm • DURANGO, Colo. (AP) — DURANGO, Colo. (AP) — Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory Inc. (RMCF) on Tuesday reported a loss of $1.2 million in its fiscal first quarter. The Durango, Colorado-based company said it had a loss of 12 cents per share. The confectionery producer and retailer posted revenue of US military says it's reimposed blockade of Iranian ports in response to Iran’s attacks on ships in the Strait of Hormuz 07/14/2026 04:08pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — US military says it's reimposed blockade of Iranian ports in response to Iran’s attacks on ships in the Strait of Hormuz. Fairfax soccer coach scammed parents out of $70,000, police say 07/14/2026 04:06pm • A soccer coach in Fairfax County, Virginia, is being accused of scamming multiple parents out of an estimated $70,000, authorities said. Ahmed Mohamed, 31, was charged with 13 counts of embezzlement and 13 counts of computer fraud. More charges could be coming, as Fairfax County police told W Gulf States Sportswatch Daily Listings 07/14/2026 04:01pm • New Orleans at Cleveland — Prime Video The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive TV listings provided by LiveSportsOnTV. New York won't build big data centers for a year as it weighs energy and climate risks 07/14/2026 03:56pm • NEW YORK (AP) — No large data centers can be built in New York for up to a year as the state creates rules to protect the environment and its energy grid from the power-hungry facilities fueling artificial intelligence. Gov. Kathy Hochul signed an executive order Tuesday imposing the country's fir World Cup fans flood stadiums and fan zones with dazzling costumes, facepaint and flags — in photos 07/14/2026 03:52pm • World Cup supporters have turned stadiums and fan zones into colorful celebrations of national pride, expressing their passion for the game through creative costumes, facepaint and flags from around the globe. __ This is a photo gallery curated by AP photo editors. Darline Graham, sister of late Sen. Lindsey Graham, has been sworn in to finish his term 07/14/2026 03:45pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — Darline Graham, the sister of the late South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham, was sworn in to the Senate on Tuesday afternoon — filling the seat just three days after her brother’s death. Graham was appointed by South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster on Monday to fill the remaini