5 teens killed after vehicle lands in Florida retention pond
FORT MYERS, Fla. (AP) — Authorities say an out-of-control car landed in a southwest Florida retention pond where it went underwater, killing all…
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Fox News unveils primetime lineup with Jesse Watters in Tucker Carlson’s former time slot
Jesse Watters will fill the Fox News Channel time slot left vacant by the firing of Tucker Carlson, part of a dramatic revamp of the network’s…
Continue Reading Conditions for Guantanamo detainees are cruel, inhuman and degrading, UN investigator says
By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The first U.N. independent investigator to visit the U.S. detention center at Guantanamo…
Continue Reading Diego Luna talks filming ‘Andor’ final season and the prospects for Latino actors in the Emmys race
By BERENICE BAUTISTA Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — Diego Luna has mixed emotions about the looming end of his Star Wars series “Andor.”…
Continue Reading Chicago business executive and philanthropist Jim Crown killed in Colorado racetrack crash
WOODY CREEK, Colo. (AP) — Jim Crown, an executive and philanthropist who recently announced an effort to rally other Chicago business leaders to…
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Monterey County Digital Equity survey ends on Friday
MONTEREY COUNTY, Calif, (KION-TV)- People living in Monterey County only have until Friday to take the Digital Equity Survey as part of California’s…
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Ducks goaltending coach Sudarshan Maharaj is diagnosed with pancreatic cancer
ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Anaheim Ducks goaltending coach Sudarshan “Sudsie” Maharaj has been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer and is undergoing…
Continue Reading White Florida woman charged with manslaughter in shooting of Black neighbor
A white woman accused of firing through her door and fatally shooting a Black mother in front of her 9-year-old son in central Florida was charged…
Continue Reading Clock ticking for West Virginia to select leadership for opioid money distribution
By LEAH WILLINGHAM Associated Press CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia is finalizing the leadership for a newly created foundation tasked with…
Continue Reading Honduras adopts El Salvador-style tactics in anti-gang crackdown on prison inmates
TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras (AP) — Honduras has started an El Salvador-style mass sweep of prisons and arrested a suspect in a pool-hall shooting last…
Continue Reading Dolphin moms use baby talk to call to their young, recordings show
By CHRISTINA LARSON AP. Science Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — You know instantly when someone is speaking to an infant or small child. It turns out that…
Continue Reading Richard Ravitch, public servant who shepherded New York through fiscal crisis, dies at 89
By JAKE OFFENHARTZ Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — New York’s former lieutenant governor and longtime civic leader Richard Ravitch has died…
Continue Reading Civil rights icon James Meredith turns 90, urges people to fight crime by obeying Ten Commandments
By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — James Meredith knew he was putting his life in danger in the 1960s by pursuing what…
Continue Reading Pilot killed when small plane hits North Carolina home, 3 inside unharmed, officials say
SOUTHPORT, N.C. (AP) — Officials say a pilot was killed Sunday when a single-engine plane crashed into a home a few blocks from a North Carolina…
Continue Reading John Goodenough, a Nobel Prize-winning co-creator of the revolutionary lithium battery, dies at 100
By JIM VERTUNO Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — John Goodenough, who shared the 2019 Nobel Prize in chemistry for his work developing the…
Continue Reading NYC will add Diwali as a public school holiday, but there’s a catch this year
NEW YORK (AP) — New York City will add the festival of Diwali to the list of public school holidays in recognition of the growth of the city’s…
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Jon Hamm gets married in Big Sur
BIG SUR, Calif. (KION-TV)-It was a Mad Men themed wedding in Big Sur over the weekend. After two years of dating, Actor Jon Hamm married actress Anna…
Continue Reading Angela Bassett, Mel Brooks to receive honorary Oscars
By LINDSEY BAHR AP Film Writer Angela Bassett may have gone home empty handed at the Oscars in March, but the two-time nominee will be getting a…
Continue Reading Angela Bassett, Mel Brooks to receive honorary Oscars
By LINDSEY BAHR AP Film Writer Angela Bassett may have gone home empty handed at the Oscars in March, but the two-time nominee will be getting a…
Continue Reading Starbucks union says Pride weekend strikes closed 21 US stores
By DEE-ANN DURBIN AP Business Writer The union organizing Starbucks workers said Monday that a strike timed to Pride month closed 21 stores over the…
Continue Reading Prosecutor says there’s ‘insufficient evidence’ for murder charge against woman arrested in shooting of a Black mother who knocked on her door
By Shawn Nottingham and Zoe Sottile, CNN (CNN) — A woman accused of fatally shooting her neighbor through a closed door earlier this month will…
Continue Reading From Yankees caps to unbuttoned jerseys, MLB is hoping fashion fuels interest in France
By KEN MAGUIRE AP Sports Writer LONDON (AP) — Major League Baseball wants to grow in Europe and is looking for ways to connect with the local fans.…
Continue Reading Massachusetts man arrested and charged with triple homicide after 3 family members found dead at home, officials say
By Rob Frehse and Zenebou Sylla, CNN (CNN) — A man has been arrested and charged in connection with a triple homicide after three relatives…
Continue Reading Supreme Court unfreezes Louisiana redistricting case that could boost Black voting power before 2024
By KEVIN McGILL, MARK SHERMAN and SARA CLINE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Monday lifted its hold on a Louisiana…
Continue Reading Wife and mother of Titan passengers talks about waiting to hear from the doomed sub
By MICHAEL CASEY Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Christine Dawood was on board a support vessel when she got word that communications had been lost…
Continue Reading Kentucky attorney general is accused of seeking donations from company his office is investigating
By BRUCE SCHREINER Associated Press FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — An attorney says Kentucky Republican Attorney General Daniel Cameron solicited donations…
Continue Reading Opened amid uncertainty, Atlantic City’s 2 newest casinos near top of the market 5 years later
By WAYNE PARRY Associated Press ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — The two newest casinos in Atlantic City are among the most successful. Five years ago,…
Continue Reading Trying to save his life, lawyers for Pittsburgh synagogue gunman argue he is mentally ill
By PETER SMITH Associated Press PITTSBURGH (AP) — The gunman convicted in the deadliest antisemitic attack in U.S. history had psychotic,…
Continue Reading Alcaraz replaces Djokovic at No. 1 ahead of Wimbledon. Swiatek stays atop the WTA
By HOWARD FENDRICH AP Tennis Writer Carlos Alcaraz replaced Novak Djokovic at No. 1 in the ATP rankings on Monday, meaning the 20-year-old Spaniard…
Continue Reading What is a heat dome? Scorching temperatures in Texas are expected to spread to the north and east
By JAKE BLEIBERG, KEN MILLER and ISABELLA O’MALLEY Associated Press DALLAS (AP) — Scorching temperatures brought on by a “heat dome” have…
Continue Reading Biden calls mutiny a ‘struggle within the Russian system’ and says US and NATO played no part
By SEUNG MIN KIM, AAMER MADHANI and ELLEN KNICKMEYER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden declared Monday that the United States…
Continue Reading 5 people killed in a fiery single-vehicle crash on a Southern California freeway
LONG BEACH, Calif. (AP) — Five people were killed, including two 15-year-olds, and another suffered major injuries in a fiery single-vehicle crash…
Continue Reading Amazon is investing another $7.8B in Ohio-based cloud computing operations, state leaders say
By JULIE CARR SMYTH Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Amazon’s profitable cloud business will invest roughly $7.8 billion by the end of 2029…
Continue Reading If this Delaware senator wins a US House seat, she’ll be the 1st trans member of Congress
DOVER, Del. (AP) — Delaware state Sen. Sarah McBride announced Monday she’s running for the U.S. House of Representatives. Already the first…
Continue Reading DeSantis unveils an aggressive immigration and border security policy that largely mirrors Trump’s
By VALERIE GONZALEZ and STEVE PEOPLES Associated Press EAGLE PASS, Texas (AP) — Republican presidential candidate Ron DeSantis promised to end…
Continue Reading DeSantis unveils an aggressive immigration and border security policy that largely mirrors Trump’s
By VALERIE GONZALEZ and STEVE PEOPLES Associated Press EAGLE PASS, Texas (AP) — Republican presidential candidate Ron DeSantis promised to end…
Continue Reading Pittsburgh synagogue gunman’s mental health is focus of punishment phase of death penalty trial
By Sabrina Souza and Eric Levenson, CNN (CNN) — The Pittsburgh synagogue mass shooter acted irrationally due to mental health problems and had…
Continue Reading In a forward-heavy NHL draft class, teams looking for defensemen have options topped by Reinbacher
By JOHN WAWROW AP Hockey Writer David Reinbacher was quick to rally to the defense of his fellow defensemen, and whether this year’s NHL draft…
Continue Reading El Salvador’s president is running for reelection, though critics say the constitution prohibits him
SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador (AP) — El Salvador’s president has registered for reelection in next February’s contest even though legal experts…
Continue Reading EU auditors fears reaching ambitious climate targets will run into financial problems
By RAF CASERT Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union’s auditing agency is warning there might not be sufficient financing available…
Continue Reading Where to pick Matvei Michkov and other Russian players is a top question at the NHL draft
By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Hockey Writer Matvei Michkov is probably the best hockey prospect out of Russia in nearly a decade. He might be the best since…
Continue Reading Supreme Court dismisses case in which Democratic lawmakers sued over Trump hotel lease
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court has dismissed a case about limits on lawsuits filed by members of Congress against the federal government. The…
Continue Reading Was your flight canceled amid bad weather? What you need to know about rebooking, refunds and more
The Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Amid peak summer travel, thousands of air travelers faced flight cancellations and delays this weekend and…
Continue Reading Club Q mass shooter sentenced to over 2,000 years in prison after family begs judge to ‘lock this animal away to the depths of hell’
By Andi Babineau, Holly Yan and Christina Maxouris, CNN Colorado Springs, Colorado (CNN) — The suspect accused of using an AR-style rifle to…
Continue Reading Swedish government investigators launch probe of deadly roller coaster accident
STOCKHOLM (AP) — Swedish government investigators on Monday launched a probe into a roller coaster accident that killed one person and injured nine…
Continue Reading Spanish Royal Academy rejects suggestion to change language’s name to ‘Ñamericano’
By JENNIFER O’MAHONY Associated Press MADRID (AP) — The director of the Spanish-speaking world’s top linguistic institution on Monday…
Continue Reading The Supreme Court won’t let a North Carolina charter school force girls to wear skirts to school
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court has left in place an appellate ruling barring a North Carolina public charter school from requiring girls to…
Continue Reading EU urges caution as mercenary revolt raises doubts about Russian president’s grip on power
By LORNE COOK Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — European Union ministers urged caution Monday after a failed revolt by mercenaries in Russia raised…
Continue Reading Supreme Court lets lawsuits over team doctor’s sexual abuse proceed against Ohio State
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Monday left in place a decision that allows more than 230 men to sue Ohio State University over decades-old…
Continue Reading Tenants say a 3-year ban on evictions kept them housed. Landlords say they’re drowning in debt
By JANIE HAR Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Retiree Pamela Haile has paid property taxes, insurance and other bills on a house she lets out…
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