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By KEVIN FREKING WASHINGTON (AP) — House and Senate Republicans are taking slightly different approaches when it comes to the tax cuts that lawmakers are looking to include in their massive tax and spending cuts bill. Republicans in the two chambers don’t agree on the size of a deduction for state and local taxes. And they are at odds on such things as allowing people to use their health savings accounts to help pay for their gym membership, or whether electric vehicle and hybrid owners should have to pay an annual fee. The House passed its version shortly before Memorial…
By TOM MURPHY, AP Health Writer The nation’s major health insurers are promising to scale back and improve a widely despised practice that leads to care delays and complications. UnitedHealthcare, CVS Health’s Aetna and dozens of other insurers say they plan to reduce the scope of health care claims subject to prior authorization, standardize parts of the process and expand responses done in real time. Prior authorization means insurers require approval before they’ll cover medical care, a prescription or a service like an imaging exam. Insurers say they do this to guard against care overuse and to make sure patients…
By CHRISTINE FERNANDO CHICAGO (AP) — Many of the protesters who flooded the streets of Los Angeles to oppose President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown wore masks or other face coverings, drawing scorn from him. “MASKS WILL NOT BE ALLOWED to be worn at protests,” Trump posted on his social media platform, adding that mask-wearing protesters should be arrested. Protesters and their supporters argue Trump’s comments and repeated calls by the Republican president’s allies to ban masks at protests are an attempt to stifle popular dissent. They also note a double standard at play: In Los Angeles and elsewhere, protesters were…
LSU first baseman Jared Jones high-fives fans while carrying the championship trophy around the field following LSU’s 5-3 win over Coastal Carolina in Game 2 of the NCAA College World Series baseball finals in Omaha, Neb., Sunday, June 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Rebecca S. Gratz) LSU LSUhead coach Jay Johnson hoists the championship trophy with his team following their 5-3 win over Coastal Carolina in Game 2 of the NCAA College World Series baseball finals in Omaha, Neb., Sunday, June 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Rebecca S. Gratz) LSU closing pitcher Chase Shores scoops up dirt from the mound following his team’s 5-3…
Angels pitcher Kyle Hendricks delivers a pitch during the first inning of a baseball game against the Houston Astros, Sunday, June 22, 2025, in Anaheim, Calif. (AP Photo/William Liang) Houston Astros pitcher Josh Hader delivers a pitch during the ninth inning of a baseball game against the Angels, Sunday, June 22, 2025, in Anaheim, Calif. (AP Photo/William Liang) Angels’ Nolan Schanuel reacts after hitting a three-run home run during the fifth inning of a baseball game against the Houston Astros, Sunday, June 22, 2025, in Anaheim, Calif. (AP Photo/William Liang) Angels’ Mike Trout reacts after hitting a fly ball to…
LOS ANGELES JIM’s CEO and star player, John Duff, stood at the three-point line, hands raised, frustration etched across his face. Down one with just over two minutes left, he waited for a pass that never came. A missed shot sent his team scrambling back on defense. He waited on offense instead. Ten seconds later, the ball did find his corner. He immediately let it fly. Duff was heading back the other direction, celebrating before it even went in. Considering that shot became his fourth three-point make in the last five minutes, the earlier frustration might have been warranted. A…
OKLAHOMA CITY — Shai Gilgeous-Alexander finished off his MVP season with 29 points and 12 assists, and the Oklahoma City Thunder won the NBA championship, pulling away in the second half to beat the Indiana Pacers 103-91 on Sunday night. Jalen Williams scored 20 and Chet Holmgren had 18 for the Thunder, who were pushed to a Game 7 brink in the NBA Finals — but finished off a season for the ages. Oklahoma City won 84 games between the regular season and the playoffs, tying the 1996-97 Chicago Bulls for third-most in any season. Only Golden State (88 in…
LOS ANGELES — For the Dodger fans who couldn’t believe their eyes the first time, we had a second unicorn sighting at the ballpark Sunday afternoon. I witnessed it before the Dodgers’ woke-up-with-a-jolt 13-7 victory over the Washington Nationals, hundreds of fans coaxing the mythical two-way ballplayer back into action with their cell phones, on and recording from the stands near the left-field bullpen. “It’s a crazy thing that he’s playing for the team I support,” said Maximus Aldaz, a 24-year-old fan who drove down from Clovis to catch Shohei Ohtani’s second start – and second inning of work –…
United States head coach Mauricio Pochettino, right, looks towards the field before a CONCACAF Gold Cup soccer match against Haiti, Sunday, June 22, 2025, in Arlington, Texas. (AP Photo/Jessica Tobias) United States , left, and Haiti players line up for opening ceremonies before a CONCACAF Gold Cup soccer match Sunday, June 22, 2025, in Arlington, Texas. (AP Photo/Jessica Tobias) United States starting 11 lineup before a CONCACAF Gold Cup soccer match against Haiti Sunday, June 22, 2025, in Arlington, Texas. (AP Photo/Jessica Tobias) Haiti’s Leverton Pierre controls the ball during a CONCACAF Gold Cup soccer match against the United States,…
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Hall of Fame horse racing trainer D. Wayne Lukas has been hospitalized and will not return to training, his family and Churchill Downs announced Sunday. Lukas’ family said the 89-year-old has battled a severe MRSA blood infection that has caused significant damage to his heart and digestive system and worsened preexisting chronic conditions. The family said Lukas declined an aggressive treatment plan that doctors proposed involving multiple surgeries over the coming months and 24/7 assistance, instead deciding to return home. His horses have been transferred to assistant trainer Sebastian “Bas” Nicholl, who has been part of Lukas’…