NEW YORK — Amanda Powell flew a thousand miles from Little Rock, Arkansas, to the heart of New York City for just one reason: Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s wedding. She and two friends came “just to celebrate Taylor’s wedding and congratulate her on her big day,” she said.

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — Argentina has the World Cup titles, arguably the best player of all-time in Lionel Messi, the rich history and a roster filled with stars.

HAMDEN, Ohio — Just days after authorities removed 16 children from a squalid home and arrested four adult relatives, the question looms over their southern Ohio village: How could this have happened, for years, unnoticed, right here?

In just their second season of existence, the Pittsburgh Riveters of the USL’s W-League have run through a 10-game regular-season gauntlet with near perfection, winning nine of their 10 games and using extra-time heroics to register a draw and a second consecutive finish at the top of the Great Forest Division.

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As America commemorates its 250th anniversary, we remember what we hold dear about our founders but also what we regret. And no doubt, the latter includes the issue of slavery. It’s the elephant in the living room — or in Independence Hall. The Declaration’s promise of independence certainly didn’t extend to black Americans.

It has become one of the enduring scenes of the U.S. team during this World Cup: jubilant U.S. players joining tens of thousands of fans in singing John Denver’s “Take Me Home, Country Roads” at the end of their matches.

LONDON — Amanda Anisimova served three of her 20 aces in the deciding tiebreaker to hold off Sofia Kenin, 6-2, 4-6, 7-6 (3), and reach the third round at Wimbledon on Thursday as Kate, the Princess of Wales, visited the All England Club.

An attorney representing plaintiffs in a whistleblower complaint against Heritage Valley Health System in Sewickley said Thursday that his firm has heard from at least three people this week who believe they were victimized by the same nurse accused in the lawsuit of stealing pain medications and causing the death of two patients.

Jacqueline Vasquez got a bad feeling Thursday morning when she saw a Facebook post warning people of an Immigration and Customs Enforcement sighting in Harmar.

LONDON — Michael Scurr has been volunteering at Britain’s National Archives for the last 11 years, spending his Thursday mornings painstakingly cataloging documents for the benefit of future researchers.

Nico Ward has been busy this summer.

NEW YORK — Caitlin Clark was voted to start her third straight All-Star Game and will be joined by Indiana Fever teammates Kelsey Mitchell and Aliyah Boston, the WNBA announced Thursday.

SILVIS, Ill. — Zach Johnson is skipping three majors for the John Deere Classic, which feels like a major for the Iowa native. He made the decision pay off Thursday with an eagle-birdie finish for a 7-under-par 64 that left him one shot out of the lead.

LEXINGTON, Ohio — Six-time IndyCar champion Scott Dixon is ending a remarkable run with Chip Ganassi Racing.

TORONTO — Goncalo Ramos headed in the stoppage-time winner as Portugal beat Croatia, 2-1, in a wild finish that also included a Croatian goal disallowed for offside just before the final whistle in a World Cup round of 32 match Thursday night.

TORONTO — Canada moved Thursday to advance a new pipeline from Alberta to the Pacific Coast as Prime Minister Mark Carney seeks to reduce the country’s dependence on the United States as its main oil customer, while trying to ease separatist tensions in the energy-rich province without abandoning environmental protections on British Columbia’s ...

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Thursday declined to intervene after a judge ordered an $800-a-day fine for a former Fox News reporter if she refuses to reveal her confidential source for stories about a Chinese American scientist who was investigated by the FBI but never charged.

NEW YORK — After weeks of complaints from frustrated fans, StubHub is being sued by customers who say the ticket reseller’s inability to fulfill orders crushed their dreams of going to World Cup.

INDIANAPOLIS (Triple A, 35-48) took down Omaha (Royals), 4-2. DH Nick Cimillo (.211) smacked a three-run homer. 2B Enmanuel Valdez (.244) was 1 for 4 with an RBI. LF Ronny Simon (.303) was 2 for 5 with a double and run scored. CF Jhostynxon Garcia (.228) went 2 for 3 with a run scored. RHP Noah Davis (4.55) started and allowed one run on two hits with two ...

The United States has World Cup fever.

MILWAUKEE — Milwaukee Brewers pitcher Jacob Misiorowski said he wants to play in the All-Star Game but understands why that’s unlikely to happen.

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