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In a sweet discovery, astronomers find sugar lurking in the space between stars 07/13/2026 06:33pm • NEW YORK (AP) ��� The space between stars just got a little sweeter. Astronomers have detected a type of sugar in space that's also found in raspberries and self-tanners. The sugar, called erythrulose, lurks in what's called the interstellar medium: thin clouds of gas and dust littered between st The Latest: Trump says US will blockade Iran in Strait of Hormuz and charge ships for safe passage 07/13/2026 06:32pm • U.S. President Donald Trump said Monday that Iranian ships will no longer be able to travel through the Strait of Hormuz and America would charge a 20% toll on other countries' eligible cargo, escalating tensions after weekend of attacks by both nations to assert control of the critical waterway. Th FACT FOCUS: A look at US and Iranian claims of control over the Strait of Hormuz 07/13/2026 06:32pm • A focal point of the Iran war is increasingly about who controls the Strait of Hormuz ��� a narrow, elbow-shaped waterway that for decades was a relatively safe and reliable transit route for Middle East oil and natural gas supplies. By saying that an interim ceasefire gave it the right to establish Crash of a helicopter helping to fight a Colorado wildfire leaves the pilot dead 07/13/2026 06:27pm • GUNNISON, Colo. (AP) ��� A helicopter helping fight a Colorado wildfire has crashed into a reservoir, killing the pilot, authorities said. The aircraft was reported down Sunday in the Silver Jack Reservoir and the pilot's body was recovered by divers. The Gunnison County Sheriff's Office identified The heat is on: The average MLB fastball velocity is up for the 6th straight year to 94.7 mph 07/13/2026 06:27pm • NEW YORK (AP) ��� Chad Tracy notices how much baseball has changed in the 13 years since he took his last big league at-bat. ���You watch a Triple-A game, most everybody that���s coming out of the bullpen left-handed or right-handed is throwing 95-plus,��� the Boston Red Sox manager said. ���Back in Democratic members of US Congress visit Cuba and compare US energy embargo to 'silent Gaza' 07/13/2026 06:25pm • HAVANA (AP) ��� Four Democratic members of U.S. Congress who traveled to Cuba this weekend described the energy embargo imposed on the island by U.S. President Donald Trump as turning the island into a ���silent Gaza.��� The U.S. implemented the energy embargo in January after the capture of Venezue No relief from the heat as many US cities will see record overnight temperatures 07/13/2026 06:23pm • Another week of blistering heat will bring even more health risks in the coming days, as overnight temperatures won't provide much relief. The National Weather Service is predicting that more than 90 temperature records across the U.S. will be tied or broken this week through Wednesday ��� and most Family targeted in mass shooting that left 5 dead in Illinois, police say 07/13/2026 06:17pm • EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. (AP) ��� Five people were killed in a ���targeted mass shooting��� against a family in southwestern Illinois, police said. Two more people were wounded, and two teenagers, ages 15 and 16, were in custody, police said. The shootings occurred primarily Sunday at three locations in Canadian fashion mogul Peter Nygard pleads guilty in Quebec sex assault case 07/13/2026 06:15pm • MONTREAL (AP) ��� Canadian fashion mogul Peter Nygard pleaded guilty Monday to sexual assault and forcible confinement in Quebec, the latest conviction in the downfall of the founder of the once-global Nygard International clothing company. Nygard also faces U.S. racketeering and sex trafficking cha Former Spanish leader is criticized for comments about France's World Cup team 07/13/2026 06:13pm • MADRID (AP) ��� A former Spanish prime minister is facing criticism for saying that France's World Cup team ���does not have any French players," which French and Spanish leaders have called racist. Mariano Rajoy, a member of Spain���s conservative Popular Party, made the comment in a column for Spa Hundreds of economists say 'we must act now' on AI���s economic impact and job displacement risks 07/13/2026 06:10pm • SAN FRANCISCO (AP) ��� Hundreds of economists say in an open letter that institutions ���must act now��� to address how artificial intelligence could transform the economy and could put many people out of work. The statement released Monday was signed by top economists, along with computer scientist US military death toll in Iran war rises to 14 after Navy pilot death this month 07/13/2026 06:08pm • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� The U.S. military���s official tally of deaths in the Iran war has risen to 14 service members, with the death of a Navy pilot in a helicopter crash in early July in the Arabian Sea. The number of wounded troops from the conflict also has grown to more than 400 as of Monday. Capt Judge says Trump IRS lawsuit was filed for 'improper purpose,' refers lawyer for possible discipline 07/13/2026 06:04pm • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� President Donald Trump's lawsuit against the Internal Revenue Service over his leaked tax returns was filed for an ���improper purpose,��� a judge said Monday as she referred one of his lawyers for potential disciplinary action and characterized the $10 billion complaint as an ex Trump reduces the size of 2 national monuments in Utah as Republicans reshape land management 07/13/2026 05:58pm • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� Trump reduces the size of 2 national monuments in Utah as Republicans reshape land management. Montana governor suspends PSC commissioner Brad Molnar 07/13/2026 05:58pm • Gov. Greg Gianforte has suspended Brad Molnar from the state���s utility board following investigations into his workplace conduct. In a letter dated July 9, Gianforted addressed the ���unprecedented��� nature of the suspension, which he described as warranted by Molnar���s ���unprecedented behavior