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Most US stocks rise, but drops for tech pull Wall Street lower 07/01/2026 05:11pm • NEW YORK (AP) — Most of Wall Street rose Wednesday, but drops for some influential technology stocks pulled the market lower. The S&P 500 slipped 0.2% for its eighth loss in 11 days. The Dow Jones Industrial Average dipped 13 points, or less than 0.1%, and the Nasdaq composite fell 0.7%. Gen Three people run onto field and stop play during the World Cup match between Belgium and Senegal 07/01/2026 05:00pm • SEATTLE (AP) — Three people ran onto the field during Wednesday’s World Cup match between Belgium and Senegal in the round of 32, causing a stoppage of play. The people disrupted the game in the 32nd minute. Roughly a dozen security guards were deployed to get them off the field. Belgium defende Krejcikova beats French Open winner Andreeva in Wimbledon upset. Gauff overcomes Sierra 07/01/2026 04:56pm • LONDON (AP) — Having seen six match points slip away, Barbora Krejcikova finally got the ball to bounce her way on the seventh. Krejcikova earned her biggest victory on Centre Court since winning the 2024 Wimbledon title by knocking out French Open champion Mirra Andreeva 4-6, 7-5, 6-4 in the seco Yankees' losing streak stretches to 7, longest since 2023, with 6-2, 11-inning defeat to Tigers 07/01/2026 04:55pm • NEW YORK (AP) — The New York Yankees’ losing streak stretched to seven, their longest in three years, as Camilo Doval forced in the go-ahead run with a bases-loaded walk to Spencer Torkelson in a four-run 11th inning that gave the Detroit Tigers a 6-2 victory Wednesday. New York rallied with two NYC police are bracing for July 4, World Cup action, searing heat and a pop star's wedding 07/01/2026 04:51pm • NEW YORK (AP) — The New York Police Department will deploy thousands of officers to handle security for a slew of huge Independence Day celebrations and a World Cup match that will make the July 4 weekend especially challenging, even for one of the world's largest police forces. Police Commissione Dangerous heat bears down on DC area to open July 07/01/2026 04:50pm • Mother Nature is cranking up the heat in the D.C. area and across the nation ahead of Independence Day. Temperatures hit the upper 90s in the D.C. region Wednesday, with feels-like temperatures well above 100 in some places, 7News First Alert Meteorologist Mark Peña reported. The intense heat Congo goalkeeper Lionel Mpasi nearly leads his team to a shocking upset of England at the World Cup 07/01/2026 04:50pm • ATLANTA (AP) — Lionel Mpasi blocked shots with his right hand, his left hand, even took one a bit below the belt. At one point, England midfielder Jude Bellingham gave him a hug of respect with Mpasi sprawled on the World Cup turf, the ball safely in his grasp. In the end, though, the Congo goalke James Wood hits a 3-run homer as the Nationals beat the Red Sox 10-2 to take the series 07/01/2026 04:49pm • BOSTON (AP) — James Wood belted a three-run homer for his 22nd of the season, Andrés Chaparro and Nasim Nuñez each hit their first and the Washington Nationals beat the Boston Red Sox 10-2 on Wednesday afternoon at steamy Fenway Park to take the series. Chaparro’s was a two-run shot, and Lu Wholesale Cash Prices 07/01/2026 04:45pm • NEW YORK (AP) — Wholesale cash prices Wednesday Tue Wed Foods Broilers Harvard professor with polarizing alien theories is picked to lead Trump administration UFO council 07/01/2026 04:45pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — A polarizing Harvard astronomer known for splashy theories about alien visits has been tapped by the Trump administration to lead a team of outside scientists to study the national security risks posed by UFOs. Avi Loeb, a cosmologist who studied black holes and served as head of Bayern Munich signs Morocco star Ismael Saibari from PSV Eindhoven for reported $63 million 07/01/2026 04:41pm • MUNICH (AP) — Bayern Munich has signed Morocco’s World Cup standout Ismael Saibari from Dutch champion PSV Eindhoven for a reported fee of around 55 million euros ($63 million). The 25-year-old Saibari signed a contract through June 2031 and will wear the No. 34 jersey at Bayern, the Bavarian po Wimbledon Results 07/01/2026 04:36pm • Wednesday At All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club London Purse: £30,060,000 Surface: Grass LONDON (AP) _ Results Wednesday from the Championships at All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club (seedings in parentheses): Men's Singles Second Round Jenson Brooksby, United States, def. Ignacio Buse ( Harry Kane sends England into the round of 16 of the World Cup after 2-1 win against Congo 07/01/2026 04:35pm • ATLANTA (AP) — England handled the pressure and is now headed to Mexico City. Harry Kane ensured England avoided an early exit from the inaugural 48-team World Cup by scoring two second-half goals in a come-from-behind 2-1 win over Congo in the round of 32 on Wednesday. The late victory, England's Centre Court crowd at Wimbledon keeps one eye on England's World Cup match 07/01/2026 04:30pm • LONDON (AP) — There are no World Cup games shown at Wimbledon — even when England is playing — but the Centre Court crowd was clearly finding ways of following some of the footy anyway. Loud cheers that had nothing to do with tennis broke out three times during the third set of Barbora Krejcik Grains higher, livestock lower 07/01/2026 04:30pm • CHICAGO (AP) _ Grain futures were higher Wednesday on the Chicago Board of Trade. Jul. corn rose by 8.5 cents at $4.22 a bushel. Jul. wheat gained 15.5 cents at $5.93 a bushel. Jul. oats gained 0.75 cent at $2.69 a bushel. Jul. soybeans was up 11.5 cents at $11.27 a bushel. Beef was lower and pork w