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Goal of higher voter turnout remains elusive in California as changes have extended ballot counting 07/02/2026 01:46pm • LOS ANGELES (AP) ��� California is finally nearing the end of the ballot counting from its June 2 primary, a tediously slow process that is largely the result of multiple changes over the years intended to boost turnout by making voting easier and more accessible. State data and experts who study vo Average 30-year US mortgage rate falls to 6.43%, its lowest level in seven weeks 07/02/2026 01:40pm • The average long-term U.S. mortgage rate fell this week to its lowest level since mid-May, easing borrowing costs for prospective homebuyers. The benchmark 30-year fixed rate mortgage rate fell to 6.43% from 6.49% last week, mortgage buyer Freddie Mac said Thursday. One year ago, the average rate w Tesla sales jumped last quarter in a possible sign the worst of the Musk backlash is behind it 07/02/2026 01:40pm • NEW YORK (AP) ��� Tesla car sales surged in the past three months in a possible sign damage from a customer revolt over Elon Musk and boycotts are mostly behind it. The electric vehicle maker run by Musk reported Thursday that it delivered 480,126 cars to customers, a jump of 25% over the 384,122 fi What polling shows about Americans��� interest in the World Cup and USMNT 07/02/2026 01:37pm • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� This World Cup has given U.S. soccer fans plenty to cheer about ��� even if a new survey shows most Americans are still on the sidelines. New polling from Ipsos Sports, provided exclusively to The Associated Press, shows that the World Cup has excited soccer fans and piqued many Puyallup Tribe and First Nations in Canada hope World Cup partnerships raise cultural awareness 07/02/2026 01:31pm • TACOMA, Wash. (AP) ��� Yangbin Wu shook his fists in rhythm with the thunderous drumming and singing, his face furrowed in concentration, as he held two ���bones��� in his hands. His opponents in an Indigenous game of guessing, strategy and spirituality pointed to the left. Wrong guess. Wu opened hi Premier League club Nottingham Forest confirms departure of coach Vitor Pereira 07/02/2026 01:29pm • NOTTINGHAM, England (AP) ��� Nottingham Forest confirmed Thursday that coach Vitor Pereira has left the club, with Oliver Glasner reportedly expected to replace him. Forest said it had decided to exercise a break clause in Pereira's contract, despite the coach guiding the club to the Europa League NBA Summer League games will use '1 free throw' rule in an effort to speed up play 07/02/2026 01:27pm • Summer League games might end a few minutes earlier than usual this year. The NBA announced Thursday that the ���one free throw rule��� will be used at the summer leagues happening this month in Salt Lake City, Northern California and Las Vegas. The rule ��� designed to speed up play ��� means any f Fire shelters are a key defense for firefighters. But they don't guarantee survival 07/02/2026 01:23pm • Five firefighters battling a fast-moving wildfire in Colorado were forced to deploy their fire shelters when they couldn't escape the flames. Three of them were overcome and died, while two were injured and hospitalized. Fire shelters are mandatory equipment for crews who work across rugged terrain Polymarket Promo Code WTOP: Claim $50 Trade Bonus for Spain-Austria World Cup 07/02/2026 01:23pm • This article contains references to products from our advertisers and/or partners, and we may receive compensation when you click on links to products and services With a highly anticipated World Cup matchup between Spain and Austria today, now is a great time to sign up using the Polymarket Great wait is over: Alex Ovechkin returns for another season with Washington Capitals 07/02/2026 01:23pm • The Great Wait is over. Alex Ovechkin has made his decision and is putting off retirement for at least one more season. The Capitals announced Thursday the greatest goal scorer in NHL history will return for a 22nd NHL campaign. ���I���m back!��� Ovechkin said in a news release regarding his r A grim job outlook meets a scrappy workforce as administrative assistants harness AI 07/02/2026 01:21pm • With their numbers already in decline, secretaries and administrative assistants face another growing threat: artificial intelligence tools like ChatGPT and Claude that can accomplish aspects of their workload with a tap. Employment projection data offers a grim outlook for the women-dominated profe Tiger Woods��� hospital records will be handed over to prosecutors in Florida DUI case, judge rules 07/02/2026 01:19pm • STUART, Fla. (AP) ��� Prosecutors are allowed to review medical records related to Tiger Woods ' March vehicle crash and subsequent arrest in Florida on suspicion of driving under the influence, a judge has ruled. Judge Darren Steele approved an agreement last week between Woods' defense attorney an Clashes linked to a land dispute kill 18 in north-central Nigeria, police say 07/02/2026 01:16pm • ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) ��� At least 18 people have been killed in protracted clashes related to a land dispute this week in the north-central region of Nigeria, police said Thursday. The killings occurred in the Rafi area of Niger State between Monday and Wednesday and involved gun attacks and arson, p Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce's wedding in New York: Here's what we know 07/02/2026 01:13pm • More details are coming out surrounding Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce's wedding, which is really taking place this weekend at Madison Square Garden. The wedding is slated to begin at 5 p.m. Friday at MSG and could last until 4 a.m. the next morning, according to a copy of a city permit obtained by T The Knicks. The World Cup. Taylor Swift's likely wedding. It's the Summer of New York 07/02/2026 01:12pm • NEW YORK (AP) ��� It is a city bathed in the orange-and-blue afterglow of a Knicks championship, gushing with the joy of World Cup fans jamming its bars and its streets, enjoying a singular confetti-raining, fireworks-bursting, parade-rolling, smile-inducing moment that seems to make this place feel