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’…
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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…
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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…
Continue Reading Hong Kong is testing out its own ChatGPT-style tool as OpenAI planned extra steps to block access
Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong’s innovation minister says the government is testing its own ChatGPT-style tool for its employees,…
Continue Reading Nepal authorities say 65 people were on board the buses missing in a river since Friday
Associated Press KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — Authorities in Nepal say there were 65 people on board the two buses that were pushed into a swollen river…
Continue Reading Sen. Bob Menendez guilty of taking bribes in cash and gold and acting as Egypt’s foreign agent
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez was convicted of all charges Tuesday in a sweeping corruption trial in which he was accused…
Continue Reading Supreme Court grants Texas man a stay of execution just before his scheduled lethal injection
Associated Press HUNTSVILLE, Texas (AP) — The U.S. Supreme Court granted a stay of execution for a Texas man shortly before he was to receive a…
Continue Reading Violent clashes over government jobs quota system leave scores injured in Bangladesh
Associated Press DHAKA, Banglades (AP) — Police fired tear gas and charged with batons during violent clashes between a pro-government student body…
Continue Reading A dam fails after rain, wind, tornadoes pound the Midwest. The Chicago area is cleaning up
Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Hundreds of people in a southern Illinois town were ordered to evacuate Tuesday as water rolled over the top of a…
Continue Reading Far-right groups that block aid to Gaza receive tax-deductible donations from US and Israel
JERUSALEM (AP) — Under American pressure, Israel has pledged to deliver large quantities of humanitarian aid into the war-ravaged Gaza Strip. But…
Continue Reading JD Vance is a relative political unknown. He’s been asked to help Donald Trump avenge his 2020 loss
Associated Press MILWAUKEE (AP) — Ohio Sen. JD Vance is supposed to help Donald Trump win the Midwest this fall. But almost immediately after he…
Continue Reading Trump’s escape from disaster by mere inches reveals a tiny margin with seismic impact
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Jarring, chaotic and sudden, the bullet whizzed toward the stage where former President Donald Trump stood behind…
Continue Reading Amazon Prime Day is a big event for scammers, experts warn
AP Business Writers NEW YORK (AP) — Amazon Prime Day is here, and experts are reminding consumers to be wary of scams. Deceptions such as phony…
Continue Reading What to watch as the Republican National Convention enters its second day in Milwaukee
Associated Press MILWAUKEE (AP) — The Republican National Convention heads into its second day in Milwaukee — now with Donald Trump as its…
Continue Reading Newark City Council President LaMonica McIver wins special primary for New Jersey US House seat
Associated Press TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — Newark City Council President LaMonica McIver has won the special House Democratic primary to succeed the…
Continue Reading Donald Trump is feted by his former rivals in a show of Republican unity after rally shooting
Associated Press MILWAUKEE (AP) — Donald Trump was celebrated Tuesday at the Republican National Convention by former rivals who just months ago…
Continue Reading A Baltimore man died after being sedated and restrained by medics. His mom wants answers
Associated Press BALTIMORE (AP) — When Trea Ellinger left a Baltimore drug rehab facility last summer, he assured his anxious mother that…
Continue Reading On an unusually busy news day, did the assassination attempt’s aftermath change the media tone?
AP Media Writer In a typical presidential campaign, Donald Trump’s selection of JD Vance as his running mate on the Republican ticket would…
Continue Reading Terrell Davis, football Hall of Famer, says he was removed from plane after tapping a flight attendant
By Jason Hanna, Raja Razek and Cindy Von Quednow, CNN (CNN) — Pro Football Hall of Famer Terrell Davis says he was wrongfully handcuffed and…
Continue Reading Dodgers’ Teoscar Hernández wins the Home Run Derby
AP Baseball Writer ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — When Teoscar Hernández needed a moment to calm down during the Home Run Derby, the Los Angeles Dodgers…
Continue Reading In attack that shocks quiet Oman, gunmen kill 6 and wound dozens more at a Shiite mosque
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Authorities in the Gulf Arab state of Oman say several gunmen burst into a Shiite mosque and opened fire,…
Continue Reading NY AG, NYCLU sue county for again banning transgender girls and women from teams that match their gender identity
By Nic F. Anderson, CNN (CNN) — New York’s attorney general and the local affiliate of the American Civil Liberties Union are both separately…
Continue Reading A North Korean diplomat in Cuba defected to South Korea in November, a possible blow to leader Kim
Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea’s spy agency says a North Korea diplomat based in Cuba has defected to South Korea. The…
Continue Reading North Korean fashion, drums, and jubilation: Here’s how South Koreans celebrated the first-ever Defectors’ Day
By Jessie Yeung, Mike Valerio and Yoonjung Seo, CNN Seoul, South Korea (CNN) — In the shadow of what looks like Seoul’s colossal chrome space…
Continue Reading Will the Seine be clean enough by the Olympics? Not even the experts know yet
Associated Press PARIS (AP) — With the Paris Olympics less than two weeks away, a question hangs over the Games: Will the Seine River be clean…
Continue Reading Trump’s grand RNC entrance, a VP pick and the new GOP: Takeaways from day 1
Associated Press MILWAUKEE (AP) — The Republican presidential ticket came together when Donald Trump named JD Vance as his running mate. In turning…
Continue Reading A shooting range, a gun store, and a ladder purchase: Tracking the Trump rally gunman’s movements leading up to his attack
CNN By John Miller, Casey Tolan and Evan Perez, CNN (CNN) — In the 48 hours before he opened fire on former President Donald Trump, 20-year-old…
Continue Reading Indonesia’s massive metals build-out is felling the forest for batteries
Associated Press LELILEF SAWAI, Indonesia (AP) — On a steep trek up to his forest farm on the Indonesian island of Halmahera, Librek Loha let out a…
Continue Reading Border arrests plunge 29% in June to the lowest of Biden’s presidency as asylum halt takes hold
SAN DIEGO (AP) — Arrests for illegally crossing the border from Mexico plunged 29% in June, the lowest month of Joe Biden’s presidency,…
Continue Reading President of Dickinson State University in North Dakota resigns after nursing faculty quit
DICKINSON, N.D. (AP) — The president of Dickinson State University in North Dakota has announced his resignation. Steve Easton’s move Monday…
Continue Reading Paul Skenes in spotlight, starting All-Star Game after just 11 major league games
AP Baseball Writer ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Paul Skenes looked like a summer intern reporting for duty in a light gray suit, white shirt and…
Continue Reading Bolivia’s beleaguered president announces natural gas discovery, promising a boon for the country
LA PAZ, Bolivia (AP) — Bolivia’s embattled president has announced the discovery of vast natural gas reserves just north of the capital,…
Continue Reading Judge clears way for demolition of Texas church where 26 people were killed in 2017 shooting
FLORESVILLE, Texas (AP) — A judge has cleared the way for the demolition of the small Texas church where a gunman killed more than two dozen…
Continue Reading Jon Jones due in court to face 2 charges stemming from alleged hostility during drug testing
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — UFC heavyweight champion Jon Jones is due in court to face a pair of misdemeanor charges that stem from a drug test at his…
Continue Reading Outside RNC, conservative group defends its Project 2025 guidebook as Democrats ramp up critiques
Associated Press MILWAUKEE (AP) — The conservative think tank that drew up a nearly 1,000-page guidebook on how the next Republican administration…
Continue Reading A shooting range, a gun store, and a ladder purchase: Tracking the Trump rally gunman’s movements leading up to his attack
CNN By John Miller, Casey Tolan and Evan Perez, CNN (CNN) — In the 48 hours before he opened fire on former President Donald Trump, 20-year-old…
Continue Reading The man killed at a Trump rally died shielding his family. Neighbors share stories of 2 others hurt
Associated Press BUTLER, Pa. (AP) — Loved ones of the man killed when a sniper opened fire at a rally for former President Donald Trump describe…
Continue Reading 3 hikers die in Utah parks as triple-digit temperatures linger in western US
Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Three hikers died over the weekend in suspected heat-related cases at state and national parks in Utah,…
Continue Reading Tuskegee syphilis study whistleblower Peter Buxtun has died at age 86
AP Medical Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The whistleblower who exposed the Tuskegee syphilis study that left hundreds of Black men untreated has died at…
Continue Reading Hospitality group slams lawsuit from a Black man who says he got an interview only after applying with a ‘Caucasian name’
By Nia Mclean, CNN (CNN) — The hospitality group at the center of an employment discrimination lawsuit against the Shinola Hotel in Detroit…
Continue Reading ‘Hillbilly Elegy’: JD Vance’s rise to vice presidential candidate began with a bestselling memoir
AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — At the heart of JD Vance’s swift journey from venture capitalist to vice presidential candidate is a…
Continue Reading NFL Hall of Famer says he was unjustly handcuffed and ‘humiliated’ on a flight
Associated Press DENVER (AP) — Pro Football Hall of Famer Terrell Davis said Monday he was “humiliated” after being handcuffed and removed…
Continue Reading Judge removed from long-running gang and racketeering case against rapper Young Thug and others
ATLANTA (AP) — The judge overseeing the long-running racketeering and gang prosecution against rapper Young Thug and others has been removed from…
Continue Reading California is 1st state to ban school rules requiring parents get notified of child’s pronoun change
Associated Press/Report for America SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California became the first U.S. state to bar school districts from requiring staff…
Continue Reading Georgia county says slave descendants can’t use referendum to challenge rezoning of island community
Associated Press SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — A Georgia county says Black slave descendants can’t legally force a referendum that could overturn…
Continue Reading Texas governor criticizes Houston energy as utility says power will be mostly restored by Wednesday
Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The majority of Houston outages that followed Hurricane Beryl should be fixed within the next two days, the…
Continue Reading A shooting range, a gun store, and a ladder purchase: Tracking the Trump rally gunman’s movements leading up to his attack
By John Miller, Casey Tolan and Evan Perez, CNN (CNN) — In the 48 hours before he opened fire on former President Donald Trump, 20-year-old…
Continue Reading Georgia Democrats file challenges to keep Kennedy and others off presidential ballot
Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia Democrats are challenging efforts to place Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and three other candidates on the…
Continue Reading Lawmakers are moving quickly to launch investigations into the Trump assassination attempt
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Congressional committees are moving quickly to investigate the attempted assassination of former President…
Continue Reading Soldier in France’s anti-terrorism force stabbed in Paris ahead of Olympics opening ceremony next week
By Saskya Vandoorne, CNN Paris (CNN) — A French soldier deployed in the country’s anti-terrorism force was stabbed at a train station in…
Continue Reading Biden to call for 5% cap on annual rent increases, as he tries to show plans to tame inflation
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is ready to propose a 5% cap on annual rent increases for tenants of major landlords.…
Continue Reading Attacker stabs and wounds French soldier patrolling Paris ahead of the Olympics
PARIS (AP) — Officials in France say a French soldier has been stabbed outside a big train station in Paris, and the attacker has been arrested.…
Continue Reading Colombia’s soccer federation president and son among 27 arrested in chaos at Copa America final
AP Sports Writer MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Colombia’s soccer federation president and his son were among 27 people arrested during the crowd…
Continue Reading Cape Cod’s fishhook topography makes it a global hotspot for mass strandings by dolphins
Associated Press The recent stranding of more than 100 dolphins on Cape Cod is the largest such event involving dolphins in U.S. history. The…
Continue Reading Signs of trouble at Trump rally were evident in minutes before gunman opened fire
Associated Press BUTLER, Pa. (AP) — Signs of trouble were evident in the minutes before shots rang out at Donald Trump’s rally in Pennsylvania:…
Continue Reading Macy’s ends takeover talks with Arkhouse and Brigade citing lack of certainty over financing
AP Business Writer Macy’s is cutting off buyout talks with Arkhouse and Brigade, citing the lack of certain financing. In March, Arkhouse…
Continue Reading American convicted in killing of Italian plainclothes officer gets house arrest after appeal
ROME (AP) — One of the two Americans convicted in the 2019 stabbing death of an Italian plainclothes police officer has been granted house arrest.…
Continue Reading Former Chicago hospitals executives charged in $15M embezzlement scheme
CHICAGO (AP) — Federal authorities have charged a former Loretto Hospital executive in a scheme to embezzle $15 million from the health care…
Continue Reading President Joe Biden says it was a ‘mistake’ to say he wanted to put a ‘bull’s-eye’ on Donald Trump
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden told NBC News in an interview Monday that it was a “mistake” to say he wanted to put a…
Continue Reading Search suspended for pilot and passenger after tour helicopter crash off Hawaii’s Kauai island
LIHUE, Hawaii (AP) — Authorities have suspended the search for a tour helicopter pilot and one of his passengers. The helicopter was carrying the…
Continue Reading New York county’s latest trans athlete ban draws lawsuits from attorney general, civil rights group
MINEOLA, N.Y. (AP) — The New York attorney general and the New York Civil Liberties Union have sued a county on Long Island over its latest attempt…
Continue Reading Baltimore officials sue to block ‘baby bonus’ initiative that would give new parents $1,000
BALTIMORE (AP) — Baltimore’s mayor and city council are trying to stop a proposed ballot measure that would give all new parents a $1,000 “baby…
Continue Reading US-made munitions used in Israeli strike on Gaza school that killed 22, experts say
By Abeer Salman, Kareem Khadder, Gianluca Mezzofiore, Allegra Goodwin and Eyad Kourdi, CNN (CNN) — Weapons experts have identified the remnants…
Continue Reading Boston lawyer once named ‘most eligible bachelor’ is sentenced to 5-10 years for raping 21-year-old
BOSTON (AP) — A former Boston lawyer and prosecutor who was once named one of People magazine’s most eligible bachelors has been sentenced to…
Continue Reading Who is JD Vance? Things to know about Donald Trump’s pick for vice president
Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Former President Donald Trump on Monday chose U.S. Sen. JD Vance of Ohio to be his running mate as he looks…
Continue Reading Mexico’s costly Maya Train draws few passengers in its first six months of partial operation
Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — The pet rail project of Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador could wind up costing as much as $30…
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