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The Kentucky Bourbon Trail is maturing like the fine whiskeys it showcases. A new-look Bourbon Trail was unveiled Thursday. It will lead visitors to large and small distilleries alike, linking relative newcomers and age-old brands in a…

TikTok on Thursday disclosed a letter the company sent to the government in April accusing the federal agency that once held the platform’s future in its hands of “political demagoguery.” The internal documents disclosed Thursday provide…

U.S. stock indexes edged back from their records, weighed down by a rare dip for Wall Street darling Nvidia, following a mixed set of reports on the economy. The S&P 500 slipped 0.3% Thursday from its all-time high set before…

California firefighters are continuing to gain ground against large wildfires that erupted statewide during a late-spring bout of very dry winds. The red flag fire weather conditions that spawned the fires have abated, but forecasters warn…

A coroner has identified two teenage girls who died this week after their jet ski crashed into a boat on a northern Illinois lake. The Lake County Coroner's Office says the girls were identified as 16-year-old Sarina Vootkur of Lake Forest,…

Andrés Giménez hit a two-run homer and Will Brennan had a pair of solo shots, lifting the American League Central-leading Cleveland Guardians to a 6-3 victory over the Seattle Mariners. Gimenez’s blast to right-center off Luis Castillo…

Ryne Nelson pitched seven efficient innings, Christian Walker hit his team-high 17th home run in the ninth inning, and the Arizona Diamondbacks beat the Washington Nationals 5-2. Randal Grichuk drove in two runs for the Diamondbacks, who…

Russian authorities have formally dismissed a deputy defense minister jailed on bribery charges and accused by Kremlin critics of living a lavish lifestyle. A court ordered on Thursday that 48-year-old Timur Ivanov's pretrial detention be…

JJ Redick is being hired as the head coach of the Los Angeles Lakers, a person with knowledge of the decision tells The Associated Press. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because the Lakers hadn’t yet publicly announced the…

Witnesses say they heard an Ohio man demand the keys to a Jeep that was being towed behind a Missouri couple’s RV before he brutally stabbed them both and killed the man at an Interstate 80 rest area. Twenty-two-year-old James Thompson Jr.…

Federal authorities have raided a home belonging to Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao as part of an investigation that included a search of at least two other houses. FBI agents early Thursday carried boxes out of 80 Maiden Lane, a four-bedroom home…

Authorities believe a man who apparently entered a restricted area to retrieve his keys at an Ohio theme park was critically injured when he was struck by a steel roller coaster. Kings Island theme park near Cincinnati said the 38-year-old…

Federal authorities have identified a convicted serial rapist from Ohio as the man they believe raped and murdered two women in Virginia's Shenandoah National Park almost three decades ago. Authorities announced Thursday that they recently…

Police say a Republican state lawmaker from northern Michigan was arrested early Thursday in Lansing. Rep. Neil Friske's family operates a popular fruit orchard near Charlevoix. He was arrested in the capital in the middle of the night when…

The imagery from Pyongyang emerged quickly this week and was notable in its variety. It gave glimpses into North Korea in near-real time that showed its leader, Kim Jong Un, grinning and glad-handing with Russian President Vladimir Putin…