Russia’s wildfire death toll rises to 21 in Ural Mountains
MOSCOW (AP) — The death toll from wildfires in Russia’s Ural Mountains has risen to 21, according to Russian state news agency Tass. Wildfires…
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Denny Crum, who coached Louisville to 2 NCAA titles, dies
By GARY B. GRAVES AP Sports Writer LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Denny Crum took everything he learned from legendary UCLA coach John Wooden, added his…
Continue Reading Grief book author’s murder charge tangled in estate dispute
By SAM METZ Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A children’s book author who prosecutors say killed her husband has been battling with his…
Continue Reading Husband recovering after losing new wife in alleged drunken driving accident
By Devon M. Sayers, CNN Less than two weeks after a car hit a newly married couple leaving their South Carolina wedding, killing the bride, her groom…
Continue Reading DA tweaks Jonathan Majors’ charge, lawyer says he’s innocent
By MICHAEL R. SISAK Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Actor Jonathan Majors was confronted Tuesday with a revised domestic violence charge stemming…
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Denny Crum, who coached Louisville to 2 NCAA titles, dies
By GARY B. GRAVES AP Sports Writer LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Denny Crum took everything he learned from legendary UCLA coach John Wooden, added his…
Continue Reading Start mammograms at 40, not 50, a US health panel recommends
WASHINGTON (AP) — Women should start getting every-other-year mammograms at age 40 instead of waiting until 50, according to a draft recommendation…
Continue Reading DA tweaks Jonathan Majors’ charge, lawyer says he’s innocent
By MICHAEL R. SISAK Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Actor Jonathan Majors was confronted Tuesday with a revised domestic violence charge stemming…
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‘Rust’ movie medic gets $1.15 million partial settlement
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — A New Mexico judge has approved a $1.15 million settlement between a medic who worked on the “Rust” film set and one of…
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Salinas-Native that led Vikings to first Super Bowl Joe Kapp dies at 85
Joe Kapp, the tough quarterback who led the Minnesota Vikings to their first Super Bowl and California to its last Rose Bowl, has died. He was 85.…
Continue Reading What to know as UK hosts Eurovision Song Contest for Ukraine
By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The Eurovision Song Contest is returning to the U.K. for the first time in 25 years, but its heart…
Continue Reading UK police under fire over coronation protester arrests
By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — An anti-monarchy group says it plans to take legal action against London’s Metropolitan Police…
Continue Reading Stock market today: Asia dips ahead of US inflation report
By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares declined in muted trading Wednesday as investors awaited an upcoming report on…
Continue Reading Lionel Messi’s father says no deal agreed with a future club
By JEROME PUGMIRE and GRAHAM DUNBAR AP Sports Writers PARIS (AP) — With speculation over Lionel Messi’s potential next destination turning into a…
Continue Reading California city’s police car fleet going all-electric
SOUTH PASADENA, Calif. (AP) — A small Southern California city is transitioning to an all-electric police car fleet. The city of South Pasadena is…
Continue Reading Minnesota governor to sign bill dedicating highway to Prince
By TRISHA AHMED Associated Press/Report for America ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — The late pop superstar Prince will be honored with a renamed stretch of…
Continue Reading Central Bank of Cyprus: Economy to grow by 2.6% this year
NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — The governor of the Central Bank of Cyprus says the island nation’s economy is expected to grow by 2.6% this year, a full…
Continue Reading Jury finds Trump liable for sexual abuse, awards accuser $5M
By LARRY NEUMEISTER, JENNIFER PELTZ and MICHAEL R. SISAK Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A jury found Donald Trump liable Tuesday for sexually…
Continue Reading Monahan expects top PGA Tour players at some fall events
By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer The PGA Tour season ends on Aug. 27. The Ryder Cup starts a month later. And then the top 50 players in the FedEx Cup…
Continue Reading Former Vikings, Cal QB Joe Kapp dies at age 85
By JOSH DUBOW and DAVE CAMPBELL AP Pro Football Writers Joe Kapp, the hard-nosed quarterback who routinely ran into tacklers instead of away from…
Continue Reading Louisiana man arrested in connection with the shooting of a 14-year-old girl while she was playing hide-and-seek
By Devon M. Sayers, CNN Officials in Southwest Louisiana have charged a 58-year-old man in connection with the shooting of a group of juveniles who…
Continue Reading Man who escaped a Virginia jail last month was captured after pulling a fire alarm on a nearby college campus, officials say
By Michelle Watson, CNN Bruce Callahan, one of two men who escaped from a Virginia jail earlier this month, was captured after he pulled a fire alarm…
Continue Reading Rita Lee, Brazil’s long-reigning Queen of Rock, dies at 75
By DÉBORA ÁLVARES Associated Press BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) — Rita Lee Jones, Brazil’s million-selling “Queen of Rock” who gained an…
Continue Reading US busts Russian cyber operation in dozens of countries
By ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department says it has disrupted a long-running Russian cyberespionage campaign that…
Continue Reading Pintscher to become Kansas City Symphony music director
By RONALD BLUM Associated Press Matthias Pintscher will become music director of the Kansas City Symphony for the 2024-25 season. He was offered…
Continue Reading Spanish Civil Guard raid illegal wells amid drought
By JENNIFER O’MAHONY Associated Press MADRID (AP) — Spain’s Civil Guard says it has arrested 26 people in raids on illegal wells in the…
Continue Reading EU lawmakers warn of Hungary, Poland spyware abuses
By LORNE COOK Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — European Union lawmakers investigating the use of Pegasus spyware say they are deeply concerned…
Continue Reading Hyundai and Kia thefts keep rising despite security fix
By TOM KRISHER AP Auto Writer Nearly three months ago, Hyundai and Kia unveiled software that was designed to thwart an epidemic of thefts of their…
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How much does it cost to be a landlord?
Belong compiled the average costs of managing a rental property from a variety of sources including HomeGuide, Forbes Home, Bankrate, Zillow, and…
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Metros with the most homeowners living alone
Rocket Homes examined 2021 Census Bureau data to determine which metropolitan areas had the highest shares of homeowners living…
Continue Reading Sheriff: Louisiana man shot child playing hide and seek
STARKS, La. (AP) — A Louisiana man faces aggravated assault and battery charges after firing a gun at children who were playing hide and seek…
Continue Reading The end of an era for the Sisters of Charity of New York
By LUIS ANDRES HENAO Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Through more than 200 years, the Sisters of Charity of New York nursed Civil War casualties,…
Continue Reading For these hounds and humans, dog show a couples’ competition
By JENNIFER PELTZ Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — As otterhounds lined up to be judged at the Westminster Kennel Club dog show Monday, Tips and…
Continue ReadingIt’ll Be Getting Hot… But Not Yet
Warmer weather is on the way eventually.Another weak disturbance passes by on Tuesday and won’t really have any surface features. Still, it may be…
Continue Reading EU takes aim at countries helping Russia to avoid sanctions
By LORNE COOK Associated Press Brussels (AP) — European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen is urging EU member nations to take trade…
Continue Reading Truck slams into Polish bus in Germany, injuring dozens
BERLIN (AP) — A highway collision between a long-distance Polish bus and a truck injured dozens of people in eastern Germany, officials in Poland…
Continue Reading Ukraine flags block Russian ambassador’s path on Victory Day
By VANESSA GERA Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — A large installation representing Russian atrocities in Ukraine blocked the path of…
Continue Reading Germany proposes rules to ease legal changes of gender
By KIRSTEN GRIESHABER Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — The German government has presented a proposal for a law that will make it easier for people…
Continue Reading Top Spanish court considers far-right challenge to LGBT law
By JENNIFER O’MAHONY Associated Press MADRID (AP) — Spain’s Constitutional Court will consider a legal challenge lodged by the far-right…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for May 9: Debt limit, Shooting, Deadly crash, Ukraine, Student debt
By Alexandra Meeks, CNN In the case of canceled flights, most airlines will offer alternative travel recommendations and apologize for the…
Continue Reading Pakistan’s ex-PM Imran Khan arrested, sparking violence
By MUNIR AHMED and RIAZAT BUTT Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan’s former Prime Minister Imran Khan was arrested and dragged from an…
Continue Reading Manhunt underway for 2 ‘dangerous’ men who escaped from a Philadelphia correctional facility and weren’t discovered missing until nearly a day later
By Tina Burnside, Danny Freeman and Geoff Mills, CNN Philadelphia officials are offering a $20,000 reward for information about two men, including…
Continue ReadingMillennial Money: Should I join a class-action lawsuit?
By DALIA RAMIREZ of NerdWallet When you receive an email or mail notice inviting you to join a class-action lawsuit, or notifying you that you’ve…
Continue Reading Biden: Debt meeting ‘productive,’ default ‘not an option’
By ZEKE MILLER, SEUNG MIN KIM, JOSH BOAK and LISA MASCARO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden and congressional leaders…
Continue Reading Press group calls for Israeli accountability in media deaths
By JOSEF FEDERMAN Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — An international press-freedom group says the Israeli military has systematically evaded…
Continue Reading Perimeter guards absent as 2 men escaped Philadelphia prison
By CLAUDIA LAUER Associated Press PHILADELPHIA (AP) — There were no corrections officers assigned specifically to watch the housing unit of a…
Continue Reading Texas’ long troubled Fort Hood is renamed after first Hispanic four-star general
By Ray Sanchez, CNN Fort Hood in Killeen, Texas, named after a Confederate general and long plagued by a series of suicides, homicides and fatal…
Continue Reading Chinese woman appeals in fight for right to freeze her eggs
BEIJING (AP) — An unmarried Chinese woman on Tuesday began her final appeal of a hospital’s denial of access to freeze her eggs five years…
Continue Reading China raids offices of business consultancy Capvision
BEIJING (AP) — Chinese security agents have raided several offices of business consulting firm Capvision as part of an ongoing crackdown on foreign…
Continue Reading Ousted Caritas chief denounces Vatican ‘power grab’
By NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press VATICAN CITY (AP) — The recently ousted head of the Vatican’s main charitable organization is breaking…
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