Sue Bird Barbie: Mattel honors WNBA great with signature doll
EL SEGUNDO, Calif. (AP) — WNBA great Sue Bird has been honored with a signature Barbie doll. Mattel announced Tuesday that it has issued a replica…
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Power restored at overcrowded California prison after outage amid heat wave
VACAVILLE, Calif. (AP) — Power has been restored at an overcrowded California men’s prison that ran on emergency generator power for three days…
Continue Reading An order blocking a rule to help LGBTQ+ kids applies to hundreds of schools. Some want to block more
Associated Press TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A federal judge’s order blocking a Biden administration rule for protecting LGBTQ+ students from…
Continue Reading Appeals court won’t hear arguments on Fani Willis’ role in Georgia Trump case until after election
Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — A Georgia appeals court has set a December hearing for arguments on the appeal of a lower court ruling allowing…
Continue Reading Few residents opt out of $600 million class action settlement in East Palestine, Ohio, derailment
Associated Press Lawyers say few people ultimately opted out of the $600 million class action settlement Norfolk Southern offered to people affected…
Continue Reading ISIS claims responsibility for rare attack on mosque in Oman
By Heather Law and Abbas Al Lawati, CNN (CNN) — The jihadist ISIS group has claimed responsibility for an attack on a Shiite-Muslim mosque in…
Continue Reading Award-winning Oregon chef Naomi Pomeroy drowns in river accident
Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Naomi Pomeroy, an award-winning chef who helped put Portland, Oregon, on the map as a culinary destination,…
Continue Reading Athletics’ temporary Sacramento ballpark will have hydration element because of summer heat
AP Baseball Writer ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — A new artificial turf surface at the Oakland Athletics’ temporary home in Sacramento, California, will…
Continue Reading El Salvador has arrested 3,319 minors and sentenced almost 600 as part of anti-gang crackdown
SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador (AP) — A rights report says the government of El Salvador has arrested 3,319 underage suspects and sentenced 579 during…
Continue Reading Minnesota’s ban on gun carry permits for young adults is unconstitutional, appeals court rules
Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A federal appeals court says Minnesota’s law banning 18 to-20-year-olds from getting permits to carry guns in…
Continue Reading Plain old bad luck? New Jersey sports betting revenue fell 24% in June from a year ago
Associated Press ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey’s robust sports betting industry saw a big decline in June, with revenue down nearly 24%…
Continue Reading Self-exiled Chinese billionaire Guo Wengui convicted of defrauding followers after fleeing to US
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Guo Wengui, a self-exiled Chinese business tycoon whose criticism of the Communist Party won him legions of online…
Continue Reading Torrential rains hit Canada’s largest city, closing a major highway and other roads
TORONTO (AP) — A major highway, several other thoroughfares and a key transit hub in Toronto have been flooded as torrential rains washed over…
Continue Reading Iranian spies tasked Israeli citizen with delivering severed animal head, Shin Bet says
By Pauline Lockwood, Benjamin Brown, Mike Schwartz and Artemis Moshtaghian, CNN Jerusalem (CNN) — An Israeli citizen has been charged with…
Continue Reading North Carolina approves party seeking to put RFK Jr. on the ballot, rejects effort for Cornel West
Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina’s election board has certified a political party that wants to put Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on…
Continue Reading Vermont governor urges residents to report flood damage to the state for FEMA determination
Associated Press Vermont’s governor is urging residents to report any damage from last week’s flooding to the state, even if they plan to do…
Continue Reading A Trump-owned company sells $299 sneakers with an image of his bloodied face after rally shooting
Associated Press MILWAUKEE (AP) — A company is now selling $299 sneakers showing an image of Donald Trump with streaks of blood on his cheek and…
Continue Reading Iran threat prompted more security at Trump rally as officials warn of potential for copycat attacks
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal law enforcement officials are warning of possible copycat attacks or retaliatory violence after the…
Continue Reading Supporters of scaling back Arkansas abortion ban sue state for rejecting ballot measure petitions
Associated Press LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Supporters of a proposal to scale back Arkansas’ abortion ban are suing the state for rejecting the…
Continue Reading Operation Sweetness: Paraguay finds 4 tons of cocaine stashed in sugar in its biggest drug bust yet
Associated Press ASUNCION, Paraguay (AP) — Authorities in Paraguay have announced the largest cocaine seizure in the country’s history as…
Continue Reading What went wrong with security at Trump’s Pennsylvania rally
By Rachel Clarke and Eric Levenson, CNN (CNN) — Security errors, lapses and missed opportunities to stop a gunman led to the first shooting of…
Continue Reading Ex-TV host Carlos Watson convicted in trial over collapse of startup Ozy Media
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Former TV personality Carlos Watson has been convicted in a federal financial conspiracy case about collapsed…
Continue Reading Dozens killed as bus plummets over 650 feet into ravine in Peru
By Abel Alvarado, CNN (CNN) — At least 29 people are dead in Peru after a bus plummeted over 650 feet into a ravine on Tuesday while traveling…
Continue Reading Violence plagued all levels of American politics long before the attempt on Trump’s life
Associated Press BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Long before a would-be assassin wounded former President Donald Trump, the fuse of political violence had…
Continue Reading French federation files complaint after ‘racist and discriminatory remarks’ by Argentina players
PARIS (AP) — The French soccer federation has pledged to file a complaint with FIFA over “racist and discriminatory remarks” by Argentina…
Continue Reading Judge considers bond for off-duty officer awaiting murder trial after South Carolina shooting
MONCKS CORNER, S.C. (AP) — A judge in South Carolina is considering whether to grant bond to a former police officer as he awaits a murder trial…
Continue Reading Donald Trump is the most prominent politician to link immigrants and crime but not the first
Associated Press SAN DIEGO (AP) — Donald Trump may link immigration to violent crime more effectively than any American politician before him, but…
Continue Reading No kidding! King Charles III bestows royal title on rare golden goat breed
LONDON (AP) — King Charles III has bestowed a royal title on a rare golden goat breed. From now on, the breed known for its connection to the…
Continue Reading Southern California school district sues Gov. Newsom over new gender-identity law
Associated Press/Report for America SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A Southern California school district has sued Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom over a…
Continue Reading The president of Florida’s only public historically Black university resigns after donation debacle
Associated Press/Report for America TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — The president of Florida’s only public historically Black university has announced…
Continue Reading Families release photos of five female Israeli soldiers from their first days of captivity in Gaza
By Eugenia Yosef, CNN (CNN) — The families of five female Israeli soldiers kidnapped by Hamas on October 7 have released photographs from their…
Continue Reading Barstool owner rescued by Coast Guard after losing control of boat off Nantucket
Associated Press The owner and founder of the website Barstool Sports lost control of a boat off Nantucket before being rescued by the U.S. Coast…
Continue Reading Risk of Illinois dam breach is under control after once-in-a-century rainfall, officials say
WSIL By Chris Boyette and Sara Tonks, CNN (CNN) — After water overtopped a reservoir dam and forced residents of a small Illinois city to…
Continue Reading Extortion gang linked to soccer violence in Greece
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Police in Greece say suspected members of a gang charged with extortion, bombings, arson attacks and multiple assaults have…
Continue Reading Why Europe looks at Trump’s VP pick with anxiety
By Ivana Kottasová, CNN (CNN) — Many of America’s closest allies were already dreading the prospect of Donald Trump’s return to the White…
Continue Reading Why Europe looks at Trump’s VP pick with anxiety
CNN, POOL, FOX NEWS By Ivana Kottasová, CNN (CNN) — Many of America’s closest allies were already dreading the prospect of Donald Trump’s…
Continue Reading U.S hits Mexican accountants and firms with sanctions for timeshare scams that support drug cartel
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. has imposed sanctions on three Mexican accountants and four firms allegedly linked to a timeshare fraud…
Continue Reading Singer Ingrid Andress says she was drunk during panned MLB anthem performance, will get treatment
AP Music Writer After a widely panned performance of the U.S. national anthem at the MLB Home Run Derby, country singer Ingrid Andress apologized…
Continue Reading Six people found dead in luxury Thai hotel, with police exploring possible poisoning
By Kocha Olarn and Jennifer Hansler, CNN (CNN) — Six people, including two Vietnamese Americans, have been found dead inside a luxury hotel…
Continue Reading Macron accepts French PM’s resignation, with no clear successor in sight
By Joseph Ataman and Christian Edwards, CNN (CNN) — French President Emmanuel Macron has accepted the resignation of Prime Minister Gabriel…
Continue Reading Georgia grapples with driving violations as Smart says players are being fined from NIL payments
AP College Football Writer DALLAS (AP) — Georgia coach Kirby Smart says Bulldogs players who have been arrested or cited for driving violations…
Continue Reading ‘Hellishly hot’ southern Europe bakes under temperatures topping 104 F
Associated Press ROME (AP) — The Italian health ministry has placed 12 cities under the most severe heat warning as a wave of hot air from Africa…
Continue Reading Risk of Illinois dam breach is under control after once-in-a-century rainfall, officials say
By Chris Boyette and Sara Tonks, CNN (CNN) — After water overtopped a reservoir dam and forced residents of a small Illinois city to evacuate…
Continue Reading Andrew Tate banned from leaving Romania after court overturns ruling
By Louis Mian and Maeva Labbe-Maalouf, CNN (CNN) — Andrew Tate, a self-proclaimed misogynist influencer, has been banned from leaving Romania…
Continue Reading Summer pause: Small business sales growth tapers in June as consumers take a breather on spending
AP Business News Small business sales growth slowed in June as consumers took a pause on spending. That’s according to new data from financial…
Continue Reading MSNBC’s ‘Morning Joe’ host says he was surprised and disappointed the show was pulled from the air
AP Media Writer MSNBC “Morning Joe” host Joe Scarborough said Tuesday he was “surprised and disappointed” the news show was pulled off the…
Continue Reading Educators wonder how to teach the writings of Alice Munro in wake of daughter’s revelations
AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — For decades, Robert Lecker has read, taught and written about Alice Munro, the Nobel laureate from Canada…
Continue Reading More Kenyan police arrive in Haiti with UN-backed mission to fight violent gangs
Associated Press PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Another 200 police officers from Kenya have arrived in Haiti for a U.N.-backed mission led by the…
Continue Reading Chinese swimmers will be under scrutiny at the Paris Olympics after positive doping tests revealed
AP National Writer Few athletes will be under as much scrutiny at the Paris Olympics as the swimmers from China. Belated revelations that nearly two…
Continue Reading A cruise liner-size asteroid will come closer to Earth than some satellites. A new mission may be racing to meet it
The space rock Apophis, measuring 1,230 feet across, will come closer to our planet than satellites in its orbit and 10 times nearer than the moon.…
Continue Reading Judge refuses to extend timeframe for Georgia’s new Medicaid plan, only one with work requirement
Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — A federal judge has ruled that the Biden administration complied with the law when it declined to grant an…
Continue Reading Man bitten by shark while spearfishing in the Florida Keys
By Shawn Nottingham, CNN (CNN) — A man was recovering Monday after being bitten by a shark off Key West in Florida, the Monroe County…
Continue Reading Romanian court reimposes travel ban on influencer Andrew Tate and his brother as they await trial
BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — The internet influencer Andrew Tate and his brother Tristan will no longer be allowed to leave Romania as they await…
Continue Reading EU-backed court convicts former Kosovo Liberation Army fighter of murder and abuse during 1999 war
Associated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Judges at a European Union-backed court have convicted a former Kosovo Liberation Army fighter with…
Continue Reading Detroit-area county to pay $7 million to family of man killed while jailed for drunken driving
DETROIT (AP) — A Detroit-area county has agreed to pay $7 million to the family of a man who was severely beaten by another man while in jail for…
Continue Reading Israel’s military will begin drafting ultra-Orthodox men on Sunday. It could rattle the government
Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — The Israeli military on Tuesday said it would begin sending draft notices to Jewish ultra-Orthodox men on Sunday…
Continue Reading Baltic countries notify Russia and Belarus they will exit the Moscow-controlled electricity grid
Associated Press VILNIUS, Lithuania (AP) — The electricity grid operators of the three Baltic countries on Tuesday officially notified Russia and…
Continue Reading 6 Vietnamese and American guests found dead in a hotel room in Bangkok, with poisoning a possibility
Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — The bodies of six people were found Tuesday in a luxury hotel in downtown Bangkok and their deaths may have been…
Continue Reading Nobel laureates call on Belarus’ leader to release all political prisoners
TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Dozens of Nobel Prize laureates are calling in an open letter on Belarus’ authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko to…
Continue Reading ‘Time Bandits’ show reinvigorates Monty Python film with Lisa Kudrow-led ensemble
Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Lisa Kudrow stars in “Time Bandits,” an upcoming Apple TV+ series based on the 1981 movie written by Monty…
Continue Reading At least 72 people are killed in a militia attack near Congo’s capital in a conflict over land
KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — At least 72 people, including nine soldiers and a soldier’s wife, were killed when armed men attacked a village in…
Continue Reading Global music streams are up in 2024. Latin music dominates and multiple releases of same album sell
AP Music Writer Halfway through the year and a few music trends have become very apparent. Global music streams are up, Latin music has become the…
Continue Reading Microsoft faces UK competition investigation over hiring of AI startup’s founder and key staff
AP Business Writer LONDON (AP) — British regulators have opened a preliminary investigation into Microsoft’s hiring of an AI startup’s key…
Continue Reading Jack Black ends Tenacious D tour after bandmate’s Trump shooting comment
AP Music Writer The comedy rock duo Tenacious D — made up of Jack Black and Kyle Gass — has canceled the rest of their tour after Gass’…
Continue Reading Father and daughter found dead at Canyonlands National Park after getting lost, running out of water in triple-digit heat
By Alisha Ebrahimji and Amanda Musa, CNN (CNN) — A Wisconsin man and his daughter were found dead in Canyonlands National Park in Utah on…
Continue Reading Thousands of Philadelphia city workers are back in the office full time after judge rejects lawsuit
Associated Press Thousands of Philadelphia city employees are back in their offices full time after a judge rejected a union’s request to block…
Continue Reading Body found on Tenerife is identified as British teen missing for nearly a month
LONDON (AP) — A Spanish court says a body found on the island of Tenerife was a British teen who went missing nearly a month ago. The Canary…
Continue Reading Kenya police to detain for 30 days a man arrested after discovery of dismembered bodies of women
Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — A court in Kenya has allowed police to detain for 30 days a man suspected of killing and dismembering women…
Continue Reading French president accepts prime minister’s resignation but keeps him as head of caretaker government
Associated Press PARIS (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron has accepted the prime minister’s resignation but kept him on as head of a…
Continue Reading IMF’s economic view: Brighter outlook for China and India but tepid global growth
AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The International Monetary Fund has upgraded its economic outlook this year for China, India and Europe while…
Continue Reading Body found on Spanish island is missing British teenager Jay Slater, court says
By Leah Collins, Jack Guy and Maeva Labbe-Maalouf, CNN (CNN) — The body found on the Spanish island of Tenerife on Monday has officially been…
Continue Reading Soros’ Open Society Foundations say their restructuring is complete and pledge $400M for green jobs
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Open Society Foundations revealed Tuesday its first new commitment after a years-long internal reorganization,…
Continue Reading French rugby head says ‘chain of events is dramatic’ after national team assault, racism claims
MARCOUSSIS, FRANCE (AP) — French Rugby Federation President Florian Grill has addressed allegations of sexual assault and racism against members of…
Continue Reading Trump ready to be ‘peace broker’ on Ukraine, Orban tells skeptical European leaders
By Niamh Kennedy and Jennifer Hansler, CNN (CNN) — Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orban has told European leaders that Donald Trump is…
Continue Reading Retail sales unchanged in June from May, underscoring shoppers’ resilience
AP Retail Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Shoppers paused their spending in June from May, defying economic forecasts for a pullback and proving their…
Continue Reading The wave ‘at the end of the road’: A look at the unique features of the Olympic Games surf spot
Associated Press This month some of the world’s best surfers will travel to Tahiti, French Polynesia, to compete for Olympic gold on what is known…
Continue Reading Police in Kenya use tear gas to break up new protests calling for the president to resign
Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Police in Kenya have hurled tear gas canisters to break up protests in Nairobi and several other towns and…
Continue Reading Kennedy and West third-party ballot drives are pushed by secretive groups and Republican donors
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — With early voting for the November presidential election set to begin in September in some states, there are…
Continue Reading Man who stabbed a French soldier patrolling Paris ahead of Olympics is taken to psychiatric hospital
PARIS (AP) — French prosecutors say the man who stabbed a French soldier on foot patrol outside a big train station in Paris has been taken to a…
Continue Reading Kennedy and West third-party ballot drives are pushed by secretive groups and Republican donors
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — With early voting for the November presidential election set to begin in September in some states, there are…
Continue Reading Welsh leader Vaughan Gething resigns after allies desert him over campaign donation scandal
Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The leader of the Welsh government says he will resign amid a campaign donation scandal. First Minister Vaughan…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for July 16: Republican convention, Classified documents, Gender identity, Bird flu, Cybersecurity
By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — In the age of social media, viral conspiracy theories often run rampant online and threaten the public’s…
Continue Reading An Australian computer scientist who claimed to invent bitcoin referred to prosecutors for perjury
Associated Press LONDON (AP) — A London judge who found that an Australian computer scientist falsely claimed to be the mysterious creator of the…
Continue Reading Hungary faces more criticism and boycotted meetings over Orbán’s visits to Russia and China
Associated Press BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Some European Union leaders are protesting what they see as Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s…
Continue Reading Walmart retools its young adult clothing line in pursuit of fashion credibility
AP Retail Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Walmart has spent three years overhauling its mix of adult apparel to make it stylish as well as sensible for…
Continue Reading Israeli strikes in southern, central Gaza kill more than 60 Palestinians, including in ‘safe zone’
Associated Press DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israeli airstrikes have killed more than 60 Palestinians in southern and central Gaza, including…
Continue Reading The Democratic National Committee says it’s investing $15 million in 7 swing state parties
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats are trying to offer political counterprograming to the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee,…
Continue Reading Ex-NATO chief George Robertson to lead a UK defense review, says China among ‘deadly’ challenges
Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Former NATO leader George Robertson will lead a review of Britain’s military strategy. He says it is needed to…
Continue Reading Iran’s Shiite Muslims commemorate the mourning day of Ashoura with processions
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iranian Shiite Muslims are commemorating Ashoura, a remembrance of the 7th century martyrdom of the Prophet Muhammad’s…
Continue Reading Residents cleared to return home after crews contain wind-swept wildfire on Hawaii’s Kauai island
KAUMAKANI, Hawaii (AP) — Officials have lifted an evacuation notice for about 200 homes in a small, rural community on the Hawaiian island of Kauai…
Continue Reading 25 people hospitalized after a dramatic bus accident in a Spanish highway tunnel
BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Emergency services in northeastern Spain say 25 people have been hospitalized, three of them in critical condition, after a…
Continue Reading Biden says cooling political rhetoric doesn’t mean he’ll ‘stop telling the truth’ about Trump
Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — President Joe Biden returned to the campaign trail on Tuesday for the first time since the attempted…
Continue Reading Pakistani troops kill 10 militants responsible for attack on military base that left 8 soldiers dead
Associated Press DERA ISMAIL KHAN, Pakistan (AP) — Officials in Pakistan say security forces have killed all ten militants who attacked a military…
Continue Reading US journalist Gershkovich scheduled to appear in Russian court for the second hearing of spy charges
MOSCOW (AP) — Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich is scheduled to appear in court in Russia on Thursday for the second hearing in his…
Continue Reading Gazans endure deadly weekend of Israeli strikes as UN chief laments ‘incomprehensible and inexcusable’ destruction
By Abeer Salman, Kareem Khadder and Helen Regan, CNN (CNN) — Palestinians in Gaza are reeling from a series of devastating Israeli attacks…
Continue Reading At least 40 die after heavy rains pound eastern Afghanistan, destroying houses and cutting power
Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — Taliban officials say heavy rains in eastern Afghanistan have killed at least 40 people and injured nearly 350…
Continue Reading New deal establishes a hotline Chinese and Philippine presidents can use to stop clashes at sea
Associated Press MANILA, Philippines (AP) — A recently signed agreement will open a direct line of communication between the presidential offices…
Continue Reading Germany’s top security official bans a far-right magazine, accusing it of spreading hatred
BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s top security official has banned a far-right magazine that she accused of stirring up hatred against Jews, people with…
Continue Reading Stock market today: Asian stocks slip, while Australian index tracks Wall St rally to hit record
Asian stocks were mostly lower Wednesday even as investors wagered that the Federal Reserve will come ahead with a cut to interest rates, while…
Continue Reading 4 Indian soldiers are killed in a gunfight with suspected rebels in disputed Kashmir
NEW DELHI (AP) — The Indian military says four of its soldiers were killed in a gunfight with suspected rebels fighting against Indian rule in…
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