HOLIDAYS WEEKENDS

For one night, big leaguers will play baseball at the Iowa farm that was made famous in the beloved film Field of Dreams.

The gun used in Dayton has the same core component as an AR-15-style rifle. It also has a 100-bullet magazine. But it’s legally considered a pistol.

The former No. 2 leader of the FBI argues that his dismissal last year was groundless and that he was defamed by people in the Trump administration. He may still face criminal charges.

Indian-administered Kashmir is now in its fourth day of a communications blackout, following the government’s decision to revoke its special status. Pakistan has downgraded diplomatic ties.

Andrew Yang crossed the threshold Thursday, and two other candidates are on the cusp of qualifying. That means there could again be two debate nights next month instead of just one.

Veterans are warning that the Department of Veterans Affairs has not resolved serious flaws in the way the program is administered.

Pittsburgh International Airport has opened a 1,500-square-foot “sensory space” to help people on the autism spectrum decompress during travel. Soothing colors and private, soundproof rooms are a hit.

Over the past two weeks alone, seven House Republicans have announced they won’t run again, including two of just 13 GOP women in the House and the chamber’s lone African American Republican.

The snakebite antivenin CroFab, on the U.S. market since 2000, now faces competition from a drug called Anavip. But both are expensive. “Perverse incentives” keep prices high, says one legal scholar.

Will the latest U.S. victory in the Women’s World Cup lead to a surge of popularity in other women’s pro sports leagues? Executives and players hope so.

The way we produce food and manage land must change radically if humans hope to avoid catastrophic global temperature rise, according to a new report by the United Nations panel on climate change.

Security forces were initially met with a hail of bullets from former President Almazbek Atambayev’s residence, as political supporters barricaded themselves inside. At least one soldier was killed.

The master lyricist and poet leaves behind a catalog of oblique indie rock that inspired a cult following.

The flightless bird weighed 15 pounds, was about 3 feet tall and probably feasted on other parrots. Study lead Trevor Worthy made the discovery after examining two 19 million-year-old leg bones.

An engineer has invented a new way to test for the presence of cholera bacterium in water. The test could be useful in remote areas, because it’s lightweight and self-contained.

Vázquez assumed the governor’s chair after previously saying she wasn’t interested. Now she says the island deserves “certainty and stability.”

The bomb attack outside a police center came as talks continue between the U.S. and the Taliban, and sparked fresh security concerns in the lead-up to Afghanistan’s presidential elections next month.

Tennessee’s innovative Medicaid program is offering bonuses to mental health providers who help make sure their Medicaid patients get preventive help and treatment for physical ailments too.

In the West African nation of Gambia, people are tuning in — on TV, radios and cellphones — to testimony about alleged abuses by former president Yahya Jammeh.

Brown, 31, was released from a Tennessee prison after serving 15 years of a life sentence for killing a man when she was a teenager. She was granted clemency in January.

Stocks slid early on, amid escalating fears that the U.S.-China trade war will further damage a worldwide economy that’s already slowing. But the market recovered by day’s end.

A lawsuit filed in Pennsylvania this week could be the first in a wave of new sexual assault allegations against the Boy Scouts of America.

As tensions deepen, the flow of tourists, students, researchers and entrepreneurs has slowed between the U.S. and China.

Americans have a torturous relationship with fast food. We vilify it but also view it with a nostalgic lens. A new book explores this complicated yet seemingly unshakable bond.

Earlier this week, Japan alerted its citizens in the U.S. to beware of “gunfire incidents,” while Uruguay issued a travel warning citing the “indiscriminate possession of firearms” in America.

The president’s divisive rhetoric has drawn criticism from the same places he is heading to serve as “consoler-in-chief” after two mass shootings.

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell isn’t budging on his opposition to a bill expanding background checks. But other GOP lawmakers who opposed earlier restrictions are now saying it’s time to act.

After the excitement and thrill of the U.S. victory in the Women’s World Cup, attention shifts back to the NWSL — the 7-year-old pro league in the U.S. Will the enthusiasm lead to sustained interest?

David Crosby, Becca Stevens, Michelle Willis and Michael League are The Lighthouse Band, and together they harmonized the heck out of the Tiny Desk.

Prime Minister Imran Khan said India’s revoking the Muslim-majority territory’s semi-autonomy will increase cross-border tensions and could lead to “ethnic cleansing” of Muslim Kashmiris.

At least 22 people died, including citizens of the U.S., Mexico and Germany.

A federal judge says the government must prioritize the release of documents requested under the Freedom of Information Act about the killing of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi.

Guards said they saw a woman acting nervous as she neared the exit Saturday. They discovered she was a man, a drug trafficker facing decades in prison. Now authorities say he took his own life.