BASEBALL Major League Baseball American League BALTIMORE ORIOLES — Agreed to terms with INF/OF Ryan O’Hearn on a one-year contract. Acquired OF Peyton Burdick from Miami in exchange for cash considerations. Placed RHP Felix Bautista on the 60-day IL. CHICAGO WHITE SOX — Agreed to terms with INF Mike Moustakas on minor-league deal. OAKLAND ATHLETICS — Agreed to terms with …

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Lawmakers in at least six states are considering longer prison sentences or bigger fines for harming or killing police dogs, and the idea has bipartisan support despite questions about how the animals are used and a fraught history. In Kansas on Wednesday, the Republican-controlled House voted 107-4 to pass a bill sponsored by its top leader …

ROCHESTER, N.Y. (AP) — A man convicted for a 2015 killing in western New York has been freed and his indictment has been dismissed solely because he was held at the wrong prison according to an interstate law on detainees, a state judge has ruled. Terrence Lewis was released earlier this month from a maximum-security prison in Seneca County, where …

RAJKOT, India (AP) — After a tense 48 hours waiting to secure a visa, Rehan Ahmed was selected by England for the third cricket test against India starting Thursday. The 19-year-old legspinner was initially denied entry to India when England’s squad returned on Monday from a mid-series break in the United Arab Emirates. He only held a single-entrance electronic visa, …

SCOTTSDALE, Arizona, EE.UU. (AP) — El venezolano Luis Arraéz, dos veces campeón de bateo, perdió el miércoles su arbitraje salarial con los Marlins de Miami y vio frustrado el intento de ganar en dos años consecutivos. Arráez recibirá los 10,6 millones de dólares que ofreció Miami en lugar de los 12 millone que pidió. Keith Greenberg, Stephen Raymond y Richard …

New York City, its schools and public hospital system announced a lawsuit Wednesday against the tech giants that run Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, Snapchat and YouTube, blaming their “addictive and dangerous” social media platforms for fueling a childhood mental health crisis that is disrupting learning and draining resources. Children and adolescents are especially susceptible to harm because their brains are not …

DATE OF ELECTION November/December TYPE OF ELECTION Presidential  WHO’S RUNNING Romania’s incumbent pro-Western President Klaus Iohannis is wrapping up his second term and is not eligible to run again in the EU country. The final presidential candidates have not yet been announced, but there have been rumors that Social Democrat member and NATO Deputy-General Secretary Mircea Geona could run, as …

PARIS (AP) — Ukraine will need nearly $9 billion over the next decade to rebuild its cultural sites and tourism industry following Russia’s invasion and war, the United Nations’ cultural agency said Tuesday. UNESCO estimated that the country’s interlinked culture and tourism sector have lost over $19 billion in revenue during the war that started two years ago this month. …

Florida Panthers (33-15-4, second in the Atlantic Division) vs. Pittsburgh Penguins (23-19-7, seventh in the Metropolitan Division) Pittsburgh; Wednesday, 7:30 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: The Florida Panthers hit the road against the Pittsburgh Penguins aiming to extend an eight-game road winning streak. Pittsburgh is 13-8-3 in home games and 23-19-7 overall. The Penguins have gone 21-3-3 when scoring three or …

NEW YORK (AP) — David Bouley, the award-winning and frenetic chef whose idiosyncratic haute cuisine and crusty breads pleased critics and the public during a career chasing sleek deliciousness, has died. He was 70. Bouley died of a heart attack Monday at his home in Kent, Connecticut, according to Lisa Queen, his literary agent. Along with Daniel Boulud, Alain Ducasse …