Associated Press

The NFL has denied advertising space in the Super Bowl program for a veterans group that declined to alter language about standing for the national anthem.

Holiday blues, Export sales were delayed and a number of cancellations. Congressional leaders trying to reach a budget deal before the deadline next Friday.

Oklahoma's Baker Mayfield, Louisville's Lamar Jackson and Stanford's Bryce Love are the finalists for the Heisman Trophy being presented Saturday in New York.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Brandon Moss hit two home runs and Lorenzo Cain drove in the go-ahead run in the seventh inning as the Kansas City Royals beat the Seattle Mariners 6-4 on Thursday night. The Royals rallied from deficits of 2-0 and 3-2 for their 32nd comeback victory...

**Retail prices for generic, white eggs are reaching the lowest levels we’ve seen in a long time because of overproduction. The volatile egg market stems from the Bird Flu outbreak in 2015 that killed nearly 50 million hens and turkeys in the Midwest...

**Explaining a new focus for U.S. energy policy, Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke says he and President Trump are going beyond “energy independence” to pursue “energy dominance,” and fossil fuels and coal will certainly be part of the mix...

**A growing concern among U.S. lawmakers and food manufacturers that they’ll see the price of sugar go up if the sugar refining industry gets what it’s demanding from Mexico. A group of 51 House members has signed onto a letter to Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross not to go through with some proposals like raising the floor price for raw and refined sugar and funneling some raw sugar imports directly

SEATTLE (AP) — Mariners pitcher James Paxton faces the Los Angeles Angels on Tuesday. His 1.39 ERA in five April starts was the third-lowest in franchise history. Seattle played the final game of an 11-game road trip on Sunday, losing to Cleveland, 12-4...

**It took newly sworn Ag Secretary Sonny Perdue only a few days to take his show on the road. Perdue’s first official visit as Secretary was to Kansas City last week where he met with the Department of Agriculture’s Beacon Facility, where he said he puts trade at the top of his agenda...

**Grocery prices declined to a 50-year low last year. The USDA says retail food prices dropped 1.3 percent, the first ANNUAL decline since 1967. Increased production of many commodities, lower transportation costs and a strong dollar were some of the reasons for the declines...

**Farmers and ranchers participating in the National Farmers Union Anniversary Convention endorsed several farm bill provisions designed to shore up farm income while “vehemently” opposing any spending cuts and recommending additional spending to shore up the farm safety net...

All-Star catcher Salvador Perez homered, doubled and drove in four runs for Kansas City in a rain-shortened game. Eric Hosmer hit an RBI double and scored twice, and Royals newcomer Brandon Moss had two hits and an RBI. Jean Segura, acquired by Seattle in a trade with Arizona, hit a two-run homer, double and single...