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Macklin Celebrini gets 5-year, $94M extension from the Sharks in the NHL's richest deal ever 07/29/2026 06:28pm • SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — San Jose Sharks superstar Macklin Celebrini signed a five-year, $94 million extension Wednesday that will make him the highest-paid player in the NHL. Celebrini had one year remaining on his three-year, $2.925 million entry-level contract before signing the deal that keeps Return of Ohio State's Jeremiah Smith and Oregon's Dante Moore have Buckeyes and Ducks thinking big 07/29/2026 06:25pm • CHICAGO (AP) — Ohio State wide receiver Jeremiah Smith downplays his chances of winning a Heisman Trophy even though he’s generally regarded as college football’s top returning player regardless of position. “I always felt that was a quarterback award unless you have a crazy season like D Investigators in James Comey seashells case omitted key facts, defense lawyers allege 07/29/2026 06:23pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal officials involved in the prosecution of James Comey misled judges, submitted documents containing false statements and withheld key facts during the course of the investigation, according to new defense filings that seek the dismissal of a case charging the former FBI di 'She killed the kids!' 911 call from Lindsay Clancy's husband brings tears to the courtroom 07/29/2026 06:22pm • PLYMOUTH, Mass. (AP) — Lindsay Clancy sobbed in court Wednesday as jurors listened to the anguished 911 call her then-husband made after returning from an errand to find she’d strangled their three children in their Massachusetts home. On the roughly 7-minute recording, Patrick Clancy can be hea Howard University president says more than 200 students readmitted after mass unenrollment 07/29/2026 06:20pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — The interim president of Howard University said over 200 of the more than 500 first-year incoming students who were unenrolled for the fall semester have been readmitted to the Washington, D.C. school. In an interview with The Associated Press on Wednesday, Wayne A. I. Frederick Historic divinity school is offering the first doctoral degree in ‘AI and Moral Agency’ 07/29/2026 06:20pm • (RNS) — At the end of the Civil War, a Union soldier and Baptist minister founded a school in Raleigh, North Carolina, to provide formerly enslaved people with religious literacy. Now that same school — Shaw University — wants to provide literacy of a new kind: AI literacy. Starting next year, Teekay Tankers: Q2 Earnings Snapshot 07/29/2026 06:19pm • HAMILTON, Bermuda (AP) — HAMILTON, Bermuda (AP) — Teekay Tankers Ltd. (TNK) on Wednesday reported profit of $225.9 million in its second quarter. On a per-share basis, the Hamilton, Bermuda-based company said it had profit of $6.47. Earnings, adjusted for non-recurring gains, were $5.54 per shar Teekay Corporation: Q2 Earnings Snapshot 07/29/2026 06:14pm • HAMILTON, Bermuda (AP) — HAMILTON, Bermuda (AP) — Teekay Corporation Ltd. (TK) on Wednesday reported net income of $69.5 million in its second quarter. The Hamilton, Bermuda-based company said it had net income of 79 cents per share. The oil and gas shipping company posted revenue of $379.1 mill Silicon Motion: Q2 Earnings Snapshot 07/29/2026 06:14pm • HONG KONG (AP) — HONG KONG (AP) — Silicon Motion Technology Corp. (SIMO) on Wednesday reported second-quarter net income of $136.1 million. The Hong Kong-based company said it had profit of $3.99 per share. Earnings, adjusted for non-recurring gains, came to $2.43 per share. The results surpasse Markel Group: Q2 Earnings Snapshot 07/29/2026 06:12pm • GLEN ALLEN, Va. (AP) — GLEN ALLEN, Va. (AP) — Markel Group Inc. (MKL) on Wednesday reported net income of $1.17 billion in its second quarter. On a per-share basis, the Glen Allen, Virginia-based company said it had net income of $92.76. Earnings, adjusted for non-recurring gains, came to $19.51 Starbucks reports strong quarterly sales across customer income levels and times of day 07/29/2026 06:12pm • Starbucks shares soared Wednesday after the coffee giant reported better-than-expected quarterly revenue and profit and raised its financial outlook for the year. The Seattle company said global same-store sales in its fiscal third quarter rose 7.9%, which was well above the 5.7% increase Wall Stree A milestone 25th season begins for the Texans, still chasing a first conference title 07/29/2026 06:12pm • HOUSTON (AP) — The Houston Texans began preparations for their 25th season Wednesday as the only NFL team to have never made a conference championship game and one of just four teams that haven’t reached the Super Bowl. After losing in the divisional round in each of the past three years, the qu Royals put Vinnie Pasquantino on 10-day injured list with a sore right wrist 07/29/2026 06:05pm • MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Kansas City Royals put first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino on the 10-day injured list on Wednesday with a sore right wrist. Pasquantino is hitting .232 with six home runs and 33 RBIs in 79 games this year. He missed a month earlier this season with a broken hamate bone in the s After nearly 50 years, Dale City Music is closing 07/29/2026 06:03pm • After nearly five decades serving musicians, students and families from the same Dale Boulevard location, Dale City Music is preparing to close its doors, ending a 48-year run as a locally owned music store and community resource, according to multiple sources. The store, at 4367 Dale Blvd., is sla Bausch: Q2 Earnings Snapshot 07/29/2026 05:48pm • QUEBEC, Quebec (AP) — QUEBEC, Quebec (AP) — Bausch Health Companies Inc. (BHC) on Wednesday reported second-quarter net income of $258 million. The Quebec, Quebec-based company said it had net income of 68 cents per share. Earnings, adjusted for one-time gains and costs, were $1.26 per share. Th