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Jeep Cherokee vs Subaru Forester: Edmunds sizes up hybrid SUVs 06/24/2026 06:25am • Two new hybrid SUVs have hit the market in the last two years from brands known for their outdoorsy images: the Jeep Cherokee and the Subaru Forester. The Jeep Cherokee has been redesigned for 2026 after a three-year hiatus. Notably, every new Cherokee has a hybrid powertrain that gets more than 30 Premier says China’s tech advancements an 'opportunity' for the world, not a threat 06/24/2026 06:12am • HONG KONG (AP) — China’s Premier Li Qiang on Wednesday defended the country’s technological advancements as an opportunity for the world rather than a threat. Li also said the country’s heavy state subsidies were not the main reason for the rapid rise of its high-tech industries, at a time w England and Ghana play to 0-0 draw at World Cup despite flurry-filled final minutes 06/24/2026 06:06am • FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — England and Ghana coach Carlos Queiroz have met before at the World Cup, with the result being quite a bit different. This time, Queiroz’s team earned a point that could end up being enough for a spot in the round of 32. England dominated possession on Tuesday but came u Duke's Isaiah Evans among top talent still available after sitting through Round 1 of the NBA draft 06/24/2026 06:00am • Isaiah Evans arrived at the NBA draft expecting to become a first-round pick after a two-year stay at Duke. Instead, he sat through a difficult Tuesday night in the green room without hearing his name called by the league commissioner to join him on the stage in New York. That means the floor-spacin How Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, 15, became the great sporting prodigy of this generation 06/24/2026 06:00am • Vaibhav Sooryavanshi shifted his back foot to the side, dipped his broad shoulders, extended out his bat almost horizontally and bludgeoned the white ball out of the field, right into the facade of a packed corporate stand. It was the shot of a veteran baseball slugger, not of a 14-year-old facing h Japan says that China has detained 2 of its citizens suspected of smuggling banned items 06/24/2026 05:50am • TOKYO (AP) — China has detained two Japanese citizens suspected of smuggling items prohibited from import or export, a Japanese official said Wednesday, in a case reportedly linked to rare earths, critical materials that are largely controlled by Beijing. Japans's Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru K North Korea's Kim claims progress on nuclear-armed navy as new warship is placed into service 06/24/2026 04:49am • SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea has commissioned a 5,000-ton destroyer that leader Kim Jong Un touts as a symbol of the country’s growing naval and nuclear capabilities, state media reported Wednesday, as Pyongyang seeks to expand its ability to project military power at sea. North Korea†Raising the steaks: 3 new DC restaurants add a twist on the classic steakhouse 06/24/2026 04:48am • For years, the District has been building a reputation as a steakhouse city, though this has not always been a compliment. The term could conjure images of power lunches, corporate dining rooms and predictable plates of creamed spinach, shrimp cocktails and oversized cuts of beef. But thre Molinari brothers reunited in Europe's backroom team for Ryder Cup defense 06/24/2026 04:33am • VIRGINIA WATER, England (AP) — The Molinari brothers are back in tandem for Europe's defense of the Ryder Cup. Francesco Molinari was named Wednesday as an assistant to European captain Luke Donald for next year's matches at Adare Manor in Ireland, joining older brother Edoardo in the backroom tea Archaeologists find huge Viking textile production site in Denmark 06/24/2026 04:22am • SØFTEN, Denmark (AP) — Archaeologists have discovered a huge Viking Age textile production site in Denmark that dates back more than 1,000 years and underlines the sophistication of Viking society. Experts from the Moesgaard Museum said this week that the sprawling 100,000-square-meter (more than Ukraine says it hit a railway bridge to Crimea, seeking to isolate the Russian-held peninsula 06/24/2026 04:11am • KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine said Tuesday its forces struck a railway bridge, a power plant and other key infrastructure targets in Crimea as Kyiv’s military seeks to isolate the vital Russian-held peninsula in the latest stage of the 4-year-old war. The drone attacks added to the woes on the Bl Montgomery Co. schools students push back on superintendent's response to censorship concerns 06/24/2026 04:10am • Some students in Montgomery County are gearing up to testify at the Board of Education meeting Thursday to address concerns over the superintendent’s response to an open letter concerning censorship of student publications. Earlier this month, over 150 students and staff from all 25 high school Today in History: June 24, Sally Ride completes historic space shuttle mission 06/24/2026 04:10am • Today is Wednesday, June 24, the 175th day of 2026. There are 190 days left in the year. Today in history: On June 24, 1983, the space shuttle Challenger — carrying America’s first woman in space, Sally Ride — coasted to a safe landing at Edwards Air Force Base in California. Also on this d Reds bring home losing streak into matchup against the Brewers 06/24/2026 04:01am • Milwaukee Brewers (48-29, first in the NL Central) vs. Cincinnati Reds (37-41, fifth in the NL Central) Cincinnati; Wednesday, 7:10 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Brewers: Shane Drohan (3-2, 3.40 ERA, 1.18 WHIP, 47 strikeouts); Reds: Rhett Lowder (3-4, 4.82 ERA, 1.45 WHIP, 42 strikeouts) LINE: Brewers St. Louis Cardinals host the Arizona Diamondbacks Wednesday 06/24/2026 04:01am • Arizona Diamondbacks (40-39, third in the NL West) vs. St. Louis Cardinals (42-35, second in the NL Central) St. Louis; Wednesday, 7:45 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Diamondbacks: Mitch Bratt (0-0); Cardinals: Matthew Liberatore (3-4, 5.23 ERA, 1.56 WHIP, 67 strikeouts) LINE: Cardinals -120, Diamondb