The Washington Capitals placed playoff hero Devante Smith-Pelly on waivers Wednesday ahead of next week's NHL trade deadline.
Coach Todd Reirden told reporters in Toronto the plan was to waive winger Dmitrij Jaskin, who did not practice, but the team...Read more
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Neptune's newest and tiniest moon is probably an ancient piece of a much larger moon orbiting unusually close.
In the journal Nature on Wednesday, California astronomers shine a light on the 21-mile-diameter (34-kilometer-...Read more
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Caesars Entertainment said Wednesday that it has talked with billionaire investor Carl Icahn, who began pushing for fundamental changes this week after revealing a 10 percent stake in the casino operator.
Caesars said it is evaluating...Read more
LONDON (AP) — British regulators say the proposed supermarkets merger between Sainsbury's and Walmart's Asda unit would push up prices and reduce quality for shoppers, casting doubt on a deal that would create the country's biggest grocery chain.
It...Read more
VATICAN CITY (AP) — The Latest on the Vatican summit on dealing with sex abuse of minors (all times local):
7:00 p.m.
The lead organizer of the Vatican's sex abuse summit has met with an Irish activist who is working to draw...Read more
WASHINGTON (AP) — The remains of more American soldiers killed decades ago in the Korean War are likely to be identified shortly from 55 boxes provided last summer by the North Korean army, the lead scientist working on the identifications said Wednesday....Read more
NEW YORK (AP) — A sprawling storm closed schools, snarled travel and threatened homeless populations Wednesday with snow and cold stretching from the Midwest to the East Coast and with heavy rain in the South.
Snow fell in New York City, and schools in...Read more
DETROIT (AP) — Nearly four years ago, the U.S. government's highway safety agency began investigating air bag inflators made by ARC Automotive of Tennessee when two people were hit by flying shrapnel after crashes.
The National Highway Traffic Safety...Read more
U.S. stock indexes wavered between small gains and losses in afternoon trading Wednesday as investors reviewed the latest batch of company earnings reports and awaited the release of the minutes from the Federal Reserve's last meeting of policymakers.
...Read more
BERLIN (AP) — The Latest on Brexit, Britain's impending departure from the European Union (all times local):
7:10 p.m.
Fresh from a political setback at home, British Prime Minister Theresa May has arrived at European Union...Read more
