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The Nasdaq composite index ticked higher to another record Tuesday, but a drop in energy stocks held other indexes back. It was the third straight day that the Nasdaq notched an all-time high, but each of those has been by only a marginal amount. Stocks have been stuck in a largely listless trading pattern in

PARIS — The niece of defeated far-right French presidential candidate Marine Le Pen announced Tuesday that she’s leaving political life, at least temporarily, citing “personal and political reasons.” Marion Marechal-Le Pen had been seen as a rising star of the nationalist and anti-immigration National Front party. She is one of two lawmakers in the outgoing

MANAMA, Bahrain — FIFA says it has requested information from Manchester United as part of an examination of Paul Pogba’s world-record transfer from Juventus. The midfielder signed for Jose Mourinho’s United last August for 105 million euros (then $116 million). FIFA says it has “requested information from Manchester United on the transfer.” That would be

BURNETTSVILLE, Ind. — Indiana State Police are investigating the death of a man whose body was found on a burn pile in northern Indiana. Sgt. Kim Riley says White County sheriff’s deputies found the body Monday night behind a rural home near the town of Burnettsville, about 70 miles northwest of Indianapolis. Riley says it’s

NEW YORK — Stocks that moved substantially or traded heavily Tuesday: Marriott International Inc., up $6.13 to $102.50 The hotel chain raised its annual estimates following a strong first-quarter report. Hertz Global Holdings Inc., down $2.11 to $12.80 The rental car company missed Wall Street forecasts as prices fell and its cars lost value. Tegna

TURIN, Italy — Dani Alves inspired Juventus to a 2-1 win over Monaco on Tuesday to send the Italian club to its second Champions League final in three years. Alves set up Mario Mandzukic’s opener in the 33rd minute and got on the scoresheet himself on the stroke of halftime with a fantastic volley as

BURBANK, Calif. — The Walt Disney Co. (DIS) on Tuesday reported fiscal second-quarter net income of $2.39 billion. On a per-share basis, the Burbank, California-based company said it had profit of $1.50. The results topped Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of nine analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of $1.45 per

WORCESTER, Mass. — A former Massachusetts doctor has been acquitted of charges he sexually assaulted two patients during medical examinations. The Telegram & Gazette reports (http://bit.ly/2q1drEs ) a jury found Dr. Ho Yin “Aaron” Shiu not guilty Tuesday in Worcester of rape and four counts of indecent assault and battery stemming from two assaults alleged

RICHMOND, Va. — A Virginia inmate convicted of killing two people during an escape in 2006 is scheduled to be executed July 6. A circuit court in Virginia’s Montgomery County on Tuesday granted the state’s request for that execution date for 35-year-old William Morva. Morva was in jail, awaiting trial, when he overpowered a deputy

ATHENS, Ga. — Former Georgia gymnastics standout Courtney Kupets Carter has been named the team’s coach. Kupets Carter helped Georgia win four national championships and was inducted into the USA Gymnastics Hall of Fame in 2014. At Georgia, in 2009 she won the Honda Broderick Cup as the nation’s top female student-athlete in all sports.

NEW YORK — Facebook says its researchers have found a new way to use artificial intelligence to translate material on its social network faster and more accurately. This could mean Facebook users eventually seeing everything translated immediately into their preferred language, not just post but videos too. Facebook already translates posts in more than 45

HELENA, Mont. — Four states are suing over the Trump administration’s decision to restart the sale of coal leases on federal lands. The attorneys general of California, New Mexico, New York and Washington filed their lawsuit Tuesday in U.S. District Court in Montana. They say that the U.S. Interior Department’s reversal of the Obama administration’s

PHILADELPHIA — Federal authorities have expanded a bribery case against the city’s top prosecutor but say they don’t plan to delay his scheduled May 31 trial. District Attorney Seth Williams remains in the $175,000-a-year job but has a deputy oversee legal matters because his law license is suspended. Williams, a two-term Democrat, has denied charges

FARMINGTON, Conn. — Authorities say they have arrested a suspected burglar at rapper 50 Cent’s mansion in Connecticut. Farmington police say the suspect set off an entry alarm Tuesday at the 50,000-square-foot home that alerted private security. Police responded and found the man on the 18-acre estate about 10 miles west of Hartford. 50 Cent,

PANAMA CITY — A judge on Tuesday extended the house arrest conditions for former Panamanian strongman Manuel Noriega to one year following his surgery to remove a benign brain tumor. However, Judge Katherine Pitti, who made the ruling in a western province, denied a request to allow the 83-year-old Noriega to finish his sentence under

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — A teacher charged with kidnapping a 15-year-old student and taking her to California is back home in Tennessee, facing charges that could leave him in prison for life. Tad Cummins appeared in a federal courtroom in Nashville on Tuesday to face an additional charge of bringing a minor across state lines for

ABUJA, Nigeria — One of the Chibok schoolgirls kidnapped by Boko Haram in 2014 and who had the opportunity to be released on Saturday chose to stay with her husband, the spokesman for Nigeria’s president said Tuesday. Presidential spokesman Garba Shehu said officials originally had been negotiating for the release of 83 girls, but one

SAO PAULO — A federal judge refused a request Tuesday by lawyers for ex-former Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva to delay his hearing on the benefits he allegedly received from the huge kickback scheme at state-owned oil company Petrobras. Silva’s lawyers argued that they needed more time to analyze evidence and documents before

FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. — The Atlanta Falcons have signed two of this year’s draft picks, offensive guard Sean Harlow and safety Damontae Kazee. Harlow was a fourth-round pick from Oregon State. Kazee was a fifth-round pick from San Diego State. Harlow will have a chance to compete for the starting job at right guard left

PHILADELPHIA — Good Samaritans banded together to lift an SUV off a 9-year-old girl after a crash in Philadelphia. The girl and her 10-year-old sister were struck Sunday night while crossing a street. Surveillance video shows people gathering almost immediately around the SUV and moving the rear end to free the girl, who was pinned

NEW ORLEANS — A coastal Louisiana parish announced a $45 million settlement Tuesday with BP over damages from the 2010 Gulf of Mexico Oil spill. Plaquemines Parish president Amos Cormier set a Wednesday news conference to discuss the settlement, how it was achieved and how the money will be used. Plaquemines Parish juts out into

NEW ORLEANS — A coastal Louisiana parish has announced a $45 million settlement with BP over damages from the 2010 Gulf of Mexico Oil spill. Plaquemines (PLAK’-uh-minz) Parish president Amos Cormier announced the settlement in a news release Tuesday. He set a Wednesday news conference to discuss details. Plaquemines Parish juts out into the Gulf

WASHINGTON — Dr. Scott Gottlieb is on track to win Senate confirmation to head the Food and Drug Administration despite Democratic questions about his financial ties to medical companies the agency regulates. Senators are slated to vote Tuesday on the nomination of Gottlieb, a physician-turned-health consultant who has criticized many FDA regulations as unnecessary and

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Grammy-winning country singer Sturgill Simpson leads the Americana Honors and Awards nominees with three nominations, including album, artist and song of the year. The Americana Music Association announced the nominees Tuesday in Nashville, Tennessee. The 16th annual awards show will be held Sept. 13 at the Ryman Auditorium. Also sharing nominations in

NEW YORK — The legal definition of insider trading is being scrutinized by a federal appeals panel considering whether an Ivy League-educated ex-portfolio manager was wrongly convicted. Attorney Paul Clement asked a New York City appeals court Tuesday to reverse the 2014 conviction of Mathew Martoma. Martoma is serving a nine-year prison sentence. He formerly