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Today in History: June 17, O.J. Simpson charged with murder following highway chase 06/17/2026 04:10am • Today is Wednesday, June 17, the 168th day of 2026. There are 197 days left in the year. Today in history: On June 17, 1994, after leading police on a slow-speed chase on Southern California freeways, O.J. Simpson was arrested and charged with murder in the deaths of his ex-wife, Nicole Brown Simp A month-old pony moves to a 4th-floor apartment in Croatia. Neighbors don't mind 06/17/2026 04:02am • ROVINJ, Croatia (AP) — A month-old pony named Mile is the newest resident of an apartment building in the northern Croatian coastal town of Rovinj. Mile has moved in temporarily to his owners' fourth-floor flat because his mother rejected him at birth. He also needs round-the-clock care after unde Orioles aim to stop slide in matchup with the Mariners 06/17/2026 04:00am • Baltimore Orioles (34-40, fourth in the AL East) vs. Seattle Mariners (38-36, first in the AL West) Seattle; Wednesday, 9:40 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Orioles: Kyle Bradish (3-7, 4.30 ERA, 1.57 WHIP, 73 strikeouts); Mariners: George Kirby (5-6, 4.07 ERA, 1.31 WHIP, 74 strikeouts) LINE: M Mets aim to avoid series sweep against the Reds 06/17/2026 04:00am • New York Mets (32-41, fifth in the NL East) vs. Cincinnati Reds (35-37, fifth in the NL Central) Cincinnati; Wednesday, 12:40 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Mets: Nolan McLean (3-4, 4.01 ERA, 1.14 WHIP, 88 strikeouts); Reds: Nick Lodolo (2-1, 5.21 ERA, 1.45 WHIP, 30 strikeouts) LINE: Mets -138, Reds + Cardinals host the Padres on home winning streak 06/17/2026 04:00am • San Diego Padres (37-35, second in the NL West) vs. St. Louis Cardinals (40-31, second in the NL Central) St. Louis; Wednesday, 2:15 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Padres: TBD; Cardinals: Kyle Leahy (5-3, 4.64 ERA, 1.59 WHIP, 52 strikeouts) BOTTOM LINE: The St. Louis Cardinals host the San Diego Padre Cubs and Rockies meet with series tied 1-1 06/17/2026 04:00am • Colorado Rockies (28-46, fifth in the NL West) vs. Chicago Cubs (38-36, third in the NL Central) Chicago; Wednesday, 8:05 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Rockies: Sean Sullivan (0-0, 0.00 ERA, 0.67 WHIP, two strikeouts); Cubs: Javier Assad (4-1, 3.99 ERA, 1.02 WHIP, 24 strikeouts) LINE: Cubs -190, Rock Phillies host the Marlins on 3-game home win streak 06/17/2026 04:00am • Miami Marlins (36-38, fourth in the NL East) vs. Philadelphia Phillies (40-33, second in the NL East) Philadelphia; Wednesday, 1:05 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Marlins: Sandy Alcantara (6-4, 4.25 ERA, 1.22 WHIP, 71 strikeouts); Phillies: Andrew Painter (1-7, 6.43 ERA, 1.57 WHIP, 50 strikeouts) LINE Nationals play the Royals on home winning streak 06/17/2026 04:00am • Kansas City Royals (29-45, fifth in the AL Central) vs. Washington Nationals (39-35, third in the NL East) Washington; Wednesday, 1:05 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Royals: Luinder Avila (1-3, 6.19 ERA, 1.81 WHIP, 28 strikeouts); Nationals: Zack Littell (6-5, 5.32 ERA, 1.35 WHIP, 39 strikeouts) Austria beats Jordan 3-1 for its first World Cup win in 36 years 06/17/2026 03:26am • SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — Austria won a World Cup game for the first time in 36 years with a 3-1 victory Tuesday over a Jordan team on debut at soccer’s premier global event. An own goal from a corner kick that deflected off Jordanian defender Yazan Al Arab gave Austria a 2-1 lead in the 76th Africa's clean energy projects face financing barrier from credit rating rules 06/17/2026 02:55am • NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Billions of dollars have been pledged for Africa’s clean energy transition, yet many renewable energy projects across the continent are still failing to get off the ground as countries struggle with soaring financing costs driven by a financial rule known as the “sovereig Erling Haaland scores twice in World Cup debut as Norway tops Iraq 4-1 06/17/2026 02:54am • FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — Norway will go as far in this World Cup as Erling Haaland takes it. In his tournament debut, he showed he’s more than up for that challenge. Haaland scored two goals, including one off a defensive blunder, on Tuesday to propel Norway to a 4-1 victory over Iraq in Group I Detained by US customs 2 weeks ago, Aymen Hussein scores for Iraq in his World Cup debut 06/17/2026 02:51am • FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — Iraq striker Aymen Hussein was delayed on the way to his first World Cup. He still made the best of his tournament debut. Earlier this month, it wasn't clear whether Hussein would be able to compete in the tournament after he and another member of the team's traveling part See the world in vertical: Top photos by AP photojournalists 06/17/2026 02:50am • see-the-world-in-vertical-top-photos-by-ap-photojournalists-26 The top photos of the day by AP photojournalists 06/17/2026 02:49am • the-top-photos-of-the-day-by-ap-photojournalists-16 Lionel Messi has World Cup hat trick and Kylian Mbappé stars for France, in photos 06/17/2026 02:44am • Lionel Messi had his first World Cup hat trick and tied the tournament's career scoring record while leading defending champion Argentina to a win over Algeria on Tuesday. Day 6 of the World Cup was full of standout performances by star players as France's Kylian Mbappé and Norway's Erling Haaland