Black ex-Tesla worker who claimed racial abuse awarded $137M
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A jury in San Francisco says Tesla must pay nearly $137 million to a Black former worker who said he suffered racial abuse at…
Continue ReadingSAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A jury in San Francisco says Tesla must pay nearly $137 million to a Black former worker who said he suffered racial abuse at…
Continue ReadingMANAGUA, Nicaragua (AP) — Nicaragua’s increasingly isolated President Daniel Ortega has called Roman Catholic bishops “terrorists” and says…
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Continue ReadingBy MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s new Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has held his first talks since taking office with…
Continue ReadingLOS ANGELES (AP) — A federal jury in Los Angeles has awarded $6.3 million to actor Shannen Doherty in a lawsuit alleging that State Farm failed to…
Continue ReadingLOS ANGELES (AP) — Britney Spears is thanking fans who have called for years to #FreeBritney after major changes in the conservatorship that has…
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Continue ReadingBy GARY FIELDS Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Attorney General Merrick Garland is directing the FBI and U.S. attorneys to meet with federal,…
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Continue ReadingLOS ANGELES (AP) — An aspiring actor has pleaded guilty to running a massive Ponzi scheme that raised at least $650 million from investors in phony…
Continue ReadingBy JENNIFER PELTZ Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Haiti’s top diplomat is imploring the United Nations Security Council for help tackling gang…
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Continue ReadingBy CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — An independent investigator will look into whether Federal Reserve officials broke the…
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Continue ReadingDALLAS (AP) — Southwest Airlines has become the latest U.S. airline to say that it will require its employees to be vaccinated against COVID-19.…
Continue ReadingBy MARTIN CRUTSINGER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The International Monetary Fund says its board of directors has been briefed by…
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Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — A judge has ruled a Rudy Giuliani associate facing trial next week in New York City for allegedly making illegal campaign…
Continue ReadingBy JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Fifteen years and five films later, Daniel Craig’s tenure as 007 is coming to a close. “No Time to…
Continue ReadingBy JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Fifteen years and five films later, Daniel Craig’s tenure as 007 is coming to a close. “No Time to…
Continue ReadingBy JULIE WATSON Associated Press SAN DIEGO (AP) — Refugee admissions to the United States fell to a record low during the 2021 budget year despite…
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Continue ReadingNew Defense Department guidance says all civilian workers must be fully vaccinated for COVID-19 by Nov.…
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Continue ReadingBy BARBARA ORTUTAY AP Technology Writer Facebook is asking a federal court to dismiss a revised complaint against it by the Federal Trade Commission.…
Continue ReadingBy BEN FOX Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Afghan refugees will soon be arriving in the U.S. after a massive campaign to vaccinate them against…
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Continue ReadingBy CHRISTINA LARSON AP Science Writer The weekend oil leak along the Southern California coast happened not far from the site of the catastrophe more…
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Continue ReadingThe Associated Press A global investigation has revealed how the rich and powerful have being hiding their investments in mansions, exclusive…
Continue ReadingAssociated Press DAVENPORT, Fla. (AP) — An electrician accused of killing three co-workers on assignment in central Florida told detectives he…
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Continue ReadingBy MICHAEL HILL Associated Press Rochester Mayor Lovely Warren has agreed to resign shortly before her term ends as part of a deal to settle charges…
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Continue ReadingBy TERRY TANG and MICHELLE A. MONROE Associated Press Authorities say a Drug Enforcement Administration special agent was killed when a passenger…
Continue ReadingSANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — Chilean police say they’ve detained an international group of migrant traffickers who have sent more than 1,000…
Continue ReadingBy MEG KINNARD Associated Press Dylann Roof wants the entire appellate court that recused itself from hearing his case to reconsider that decision.…
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Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — Police say a person was shot in the leg Monday near New York City’s Times Square. It was the third shooting this year in an area…
Continue ReadingBy ALANNA DURKIN RICHER Associated Press A Texas man who joined the mob that stormed the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6 has been sentenced to 45 days behind…
Continue ReadingBy ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The son of an Iranian-American man who has been detained in Iran for more than five years is…
Continue ReadingLONDON (AP) — Nineteen-year-old pop singer Billie Eilish has broken numerous records in her short career. Now she will become the Glastonbury…
Continue ReadingBy JENNIFER PELTZ Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A court has set a Dec. 23 deadline for former President Donald Trump to undergo questioning in a…
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Continue ReadingBy MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — At the Tony Awards, John Legend played live with cast members from the Broadway musical…
Continue ReadingBy THOMAS ADAMSON AP Fashion Writer PARIS (AP) — Stella McCartney’s virus-conscious show was shown to a fraction of the normal Paris audience.…
Continue ReadingMANCHESTER, England (AP) — The British government says all the country’s electricity will come from renewable sources by 2035, a move that…
Continue ReadingBy DAVID EGGERT Associated Press LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has vetoed several Republican-sponsored election…
Continue ReadingBy FRANK BAJAK and BARBARA ORTUTAY Associated Press Facebook and its Instagram and WhatsApp platforms are back online after a massive global outage…
Continue ReadingATHENS, Ga. (AP) — Police in Georgia say former NASCAR driver John Wes Townley was shot to death in a dispute that involved a hatchet after showing…
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Continue ReadingBy JIM SALTER Associated Press Missouri Gov. Mike Parson has declined to grant clemency to death row inmate Ernest Johnson, despite requests for…
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Continue ReadingBy ROB HARRIS AP Global Soccer Writer LONDON (AP) — FIFA is in talks with Qatari authorities about scrapping the mandatory vaccination requirements…
Continue ReadingWINDSOR, Ontario (AP) — The busiest border crossing between Canada and the U.S. has fully reopened following a police investigation into possible…
Continue ReadingRUSTAVI, Georgia (AP) — Hundreds of demonstrators have rallied outside a prison where former Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili has been held…
Continue ReadingBy JOSH BOAK and KEVIN FREKING Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is urging Republican senators to “get out of the way” and…
Continue ReadingBy MICHAEL CASEY Associated Press The Treasury Department has announced plans to start reallocating rental assistance money in a bid to get more cash…
Continue ReadingISTANBUL (AP) — The Turkish Defense Ministry says its troops have captured a major base belonging to Kurdish militants in northern Iraq. Twelve…
Continue ReadingPHILADELPHIA (AP) — A powerful Philadelphia labor leader has gone on trial two years after a lengthy indictment put him at the center of a sweeping…
Continue ReadingBy TERRY SPENCER Associated Press FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — The trial of the suspect in the 2018 Florida high school massacre for fighting a…
Continue ReadingNEWPORT, R.I. (AP) — Michael Renzi has died after a career in which he served as musical director of “Sesame Street” and worked with the likes…
Continue ReadingBy MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — A 6-year-old is the lively, thoughtful heroine of “Alma’s Way,” a new animated PBS…
Continue ReadingBy HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH Associated Press Front-line medical workers are growing weary of COVID-19 denial and misinformation in treating unvaccinated…
Continue ReadingBy JUAN ZAMORANO Associated Press AGUA FRIA, Panama (AP) — In an isolated cemetery in Panama’s Darien province, migrants who die on the most…
Continue ReadingAMSTERDAM (AP) — The European Union’s drug regulator has given its backing to booster shots of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine for people 18…
Continue ReadingBy MICHAEL KUNZELMAN Associated Press COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) — The estate of Henrietta Lacks sued a biotechnology company on Monday, saying…
Continue ReadingWASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court has affirmed a lower court ruling that said District of Columbia residents are not entitled to voting…
Continue ReadingBy LORNE COOK Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — Twenty years ago, North Macedonia had narrowly averted a civil war and NATO was collecting rebel…
Continue ReadingWASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court says it will not get involved in a lawsuit over a disputed Pentagon cloud computing contract, a decision that…
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Continue ReadingDES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — After 40 drawings without a big Powerball winner, a single ticket sold in California matched all six numbers and was the…
Continue ReadingBy DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer NEW YORK (AP) — With an expansion and relaunch Monday, the Scripps Networks service Newsy is betting that consumers…
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Continue ReadingNEW DELHI (AP) — An Indian court has denied bail to Bollywood megastar Shah Rukh Khan’s son, ordering him to remain in the custody of the…
Continue ReadingBy HUIZHONG WU Associated Press TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — China has sent 56 fighter planes toward Taiwan in the largest show of force on record,…
Continue ReadingROME (AP) — Heavy rain has battered a northwest region of Italy bordering France and caused flooding and mudslides. No casualties were reported.…
Continue ReadingBy JILL LAWLESS Associated Press MANCHESTER, England (AP) — British Treasury chief Rishi Sunak is promoising to deliver an economy based on “good…
Continue ReadingBy TALI ARBEL AP Technology Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Carlos Watson, the CEO of Ozy Media, says it was “premature” to shut down and that he wants…
Continue ReadingBy CHINEDU ASADU Associated Press LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — Doctors in Nigeria’s government hospitals have suspended a two-month strike for payment…
Continue ReadingBy DAVID RISING Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — Malaysia’s main opposition leader is calling for information found in the Pandora Papers data…
Continue ReadingBy MIKE CORDER Associated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — A coalition of more than 20 environmental and climate activist groups has launched a…
Continue ReadingATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece’s conservative government has revised its growth estimate upward for the second time in less than a month following…
Continue ReadingBy LIZ WESTON of NerdWallet Gratitude can increase feelings of joy, hope and connectedness, leading to better physic al and mental health. Focusing…
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — Seth Meyers has dreams beyond hosting his own talk show — like writing a story about a bear. Penguin Random House announced that…
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