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A bitterly divided Iran grapples with Khamenei's legacy as he is laid to rest 07/09/2026 08:51pm • CAIRO (AP) — He is the grandson of an influential Shiite cleric, born in Qom — the heart of religious studies in Iran — and raised in a traditional family that embraced the theocracy. But by his late 20s, he had stopped praying and given up on clerical rule. Now, he can barely discuss politics Kids and screens: How to reset your family's digital habits this summer 07/09/2026 08:18pm • Between the heat and the frequent storms, D.C.-area kids may have found themselves spending more time inside this summer — and more time glued to screens. "It's not easy when it's either really hot or it's really rainy, or anything in between, to get kids outdoors, getting them excited about do Kylian Mbappé has a goal and an assist as France beats Morocco 2-0 in the World Cup quarterfinals 07/09/2026 08:17pm • FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — Kylian Mbappé spread his arms out wide and spun around after scoring his eighth goal of this year’s World Cup. He later gave the jubilant France fans dotted around the stadium a wave when he left the game because of an injury scare. Les Bleus, with a star striker who 2-time champ Jerry Kelly takes 1st-round lead in Firestone finale 07/09/2026 08:16pm • AKRON, Ohio (AP) — Two-time champion Jerry Kelly shot a 5-under 65 on Thursday at Firestone Country Club to take the first-round lead in the Kaulig Companies Championship, a stroke ahead of Darren Clarke and Mike Weir. The 59-year-old Kelly has 13 victories on the PGA Tour Champions, winning the m What's a Nursing Student to Do? Answering Your Questions While the Professional Degree Mess Gets Sorted Out 07/09/2026 08:00pm • Students hoping to borrow more for graduate degrees in nursing and other fields were handed at least a short-term victory in late June, when a judge's order prompted the Education Department to temporarily expand its list of "professional" degrees that qualify for higher federal loan limits. But the Chase Sapphire Preferred Card Offers Highest Sign-Up Bonus 07/09/2026 08:00pm • The Chase Sapphire Preferred® Card is offering its highest sign-up bonus, making now the perfect time to apply for the card. For a limited time, the Chase Sapphire Preferred® Card is offering a 100,000-point sign-up bonus after you spend $5,000 on purchases in the first 3 months from account openi Trump Refuses to Sign Bipartisan Housing Bill: Here's What Could Happen Next 07/09/2026 08:00pm • The 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act is a far-reaching statute with big implications for the future of housing in America. The bill has a level of bipartisan support rarely seen in modern Congress, passing through both the House of Representatives and the Senate by wide margins. And while Trump prev What Is 'Lifestyle Creep' and Should You Try to Avoid It? 07/09/2026 08:00pm • It's human nature to always want more than we have. "It's called the hedonic treadmill, and it is the idea that humans always revert back to a baseline level of happiness and are never truly satisfied. We always want more, more, more," Yanely Espinal, director of educational outreach for Next Gen Pe Olympic gold medalist backstroker McKeown is out of Commonwealth Games with glandular fever 07/09/2026 07:55pm • SYDNEY (AP) — Five-time Olympic swimming gold medalist Kaylee McKeown is out of the Commonwealth Games and the Pan Pacific Championships which follow due to glandular fever. The star backstroker won both the 100- and 200-meter distances at the Tokyo Olympics and repeated the feat at the Paris Game Trump's plan for a triumphal arch in DC wins early approval from a key federal agency 07/09/2026 07:39pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump's plans to build a skyline-altering arch in the nation's capital won initial approval Thursday from a key federal commission, but its members put off a decision on whether a federal law that limits building heights should be applied to this project. Desp Va. and Md. senators press Trump administration for 'basic' DC golf course plans 07/09/2026 07:32pm • President Donald Trump's administration has yet to provide "basic details" about its plans to redevelop the golf course in D.C.'s East Potomac Park, senators from Maryland and Virginia said in a new letter seeking answers from the Interior Department and the National Park Service. The letter People camp outside court to get scarce public seats in hearing on Charlie Kirk's killing 07/09/2026 07:32pm • PROVO, Utah (AP) — Folding chairs, sleeping pads and blankets litter the entrance to the Utah courthouse each day before a preliminary hearing for the man charged with killing conservative activist Charlie Kirk. People have been lining up early — sometimes sleeping there overnight — in hopes o The Latest: Trump spoke with Netanyahu about US ‘moves’ in the Persian Gulf 07/09/2026 07:30pm • President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke Thursday about Turkey as well as U.S. moves in the Persian Gulf, according to the prime minister’s office. Turkey and Israel have acrimonious relations. Netanyahu has urged Trump not to sell jets to Turkey, saying it would Lucas Glover birdies final 2 holes for a 63 and a share of the ISCO Championship lead 07/09/2026 07:29pm • LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Lucas Glover birdied the final two holes for a 7-under 63 and a share of the first-round lead Thursday in the ISCO Championship. Steven Fisk, Stephan Jaeger and Troy Merritt joined Glover atop the leaderboard at Hurstbourne Country Club. Played opposite the Scottish Open, th ISCO Championship Par Scores 07/09/2026 07:14pm • Thursday At Championship Course Louisville, Ky. Purse: $4 million Yardage: 7,056; Par: 70 First Round Steven Fisk, United States 31-32—63 -7