Stocks bounce after Trump says it's 'unlikely' he'll fire Fed chair

NEW YORK (AP) - President Donald Trump sent the U.S. stock market on a jagged round trip after saying he had "talked about the concept of firing" the head of the Federal Reserve. The S&P 500 added 0.3% Wednesday. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.5%, and the Nasdaq composite gained 0.3%.

Remco Evenepoel of Belgium becomes the first to sweep the Olympic road race and time trial

PARIS (AP) - Remco Evenepoel became the first rider to sweep the Olympic road race and time trial on Saturday, relentlessly attacking over three climbs of Montmartre and building such a lead on the run-in to the finish at the Pont d'Iéna that the Belgian rider was able to overcome a mechanical problem in the final kilometers.

Republicans caution Trump against firing Powell

WASHINGTON (AP) – Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell is gaining some key backing on Capitol Hill from GOP senators who fear the repercussions if President Donald Trump follows through with threats to try and remove the politically independent central banker.

Belgian authorities detain 7 terror suspects in a series of raids across the country

BRUSSELS (AP) - Authorities in Belgium carried out 14 raids across the country on Thursday and detained seven people for questioning over suspected terrorist activities. The raids came a day before the opening of the Olympic Games in neighboring France.

Trump, Patel, Bongino and Bondi on Epstein

PHOENIX (AP) – When Jeffrey Epstein died in prison, then-President Donald Trump speculated that authorities might be wrong in ruling it a suicide. Many of his allies in the pro-Trump media went further, casting Epstein’s death as a murder meant to continue a decades-long coverup of pedophilia by elites.

Belgium advances to last 16 at Euro 2024 after 0-0 draw, Ukraine eliminated

STUTTGART, Germany (AP) - Belgium advanced to the last 16 of the European Championship after a 0-0 draw with Ukraine on Wednesday, and the Ukrainians became the first team with four points in a group to be eliminated.

Editorials from Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, The Guardian, and others

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Belgium stunned by Slovakia 1-0 with VAR denying Lukaku twice at Euro 2024

FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) - Two Romelu Lukaku goals were ruled out by video review and Belgium fell to a stunning 1-0 loss to Slovakia in wild Group D at the European Championship on Monday.