Stocks posted solid gains in midday trading Wednesday as Chinese shares rebounded and traders wait to hear from the Federal Reserve. Strong results from companies like Gilead Sciences also helped push shares higher.

Video from a University of Cincinnati police officer’s fatal shooting of a motorist during a traffic stop will be released Wednesday, and an attorney for the officer said he expects it’s likely his client will be indicted, “given the political climate” and comments from city officials.

A better economy is helping sell more Marlboros and Camels, even as prices climb. That brought higher profits for their makers in the second quarter.

James Holmes came home on winter break from graduate school looking haggard and making odd facial expressions, but his father didn’t suspect at the time that he was descending into mental illness.

The latest in the sentencing phase of the Colorado theater shooting trial (all times local):

A Coast Guard spokesman said Wednesday the search for two teen boaters who went missing off the coast of Florida is ongoing.

Environmental activists rappelled off Portland’s tallest bridge early Wednesday in an effort to stop a Shell Oil Arctic icebreaker from leaving the city.

America’s top military leader said Wednesday that the recently signed nuclear deal works to keep Iran from having an atomic weapon, but does not address other concerns about Tehran’s malign activities in the region.

Michel Platini has launched his campaign to succeed Sepp Blatter as FIFA president, aiming to give the scandal-hit governing body “the dignity and the position it deserves.”

Dan Saban, who has tried and failed twice to unseat Arpaio, has filed to run again for Maricopa County sheriff in 2016.

It took me just a weekend to get comfortable with Microsoft’s new Windows 10 operating system, something I never did with its predecessor, Windows 8, even after nearly three years.