10 states where new businesses are most likely to turn into employers
altLINE used Census Bureau data to find 10 states where the largest share of business applications was deemed likely to become employer…
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The upper house of Russian parliament approves a ban on gender changes
MOSCOW (AP) — The upper house of Russia’s parliament has unanimously approved a bill outlawing gender-affirming procedures and sent the measure…
Continue Reading R&A chief Martin Slumbers doesn’t rule out Saudi funding for British Open
By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer HOYLAKE, England (AP) — R&A chief Martin Slumbers won’t rule out taking money from Saudi Arabia’s…
Continue Reading Zhang Shuai quits tennis match after opponent rubs out a ball mark with her foot in disputed call
BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Chinese tennis player Zhang Shuai has quit a match after her opponent rubbed out a ball mark with her foot following a…
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‘Am I crossing picket lines if I see a movie?’ and other Hollywood strike fan questions answered
By The Associated Press You watch movies. You watch TV. And now you’re wondering how the dual Hollywood strikes — a pitched battle with…
Continue Reading Microsoft and Activision extend deadline to close $69 billion deal under close regulatory scrutiny
The deadline for Microsoft’s $69 billion acquisition of video game company Activision Blizzard has been extended as the companies seek to close…
Continue Reading Prosecutor says Kevin Spacey used celebrity status for ‘opportunity grab’ described by accusers
By BRIAN MELLEY Associated Press LONDON (AP) — It was no coincidence that three of Kevin Spacey ‘s four accusers described similar…
Continue ReadingEnjoy the Cooler Temps, More Heat on the Way
The overall weather patterns reveals that we are sandwiched between an expansive area of high pressure to our southeast and a gyre-like low pressure…
Continue Reading Israeli doctors hold ‘warning strike,’ caution that judicial overhaul threatens health care system
By JULIA FRANKEL Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Doctors in Israel have held a two-hour strike to protest Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s…
Continue Reading Sri Lanka’s Parliament approves new anti-corruption law as part of an IMF economic bailout plan
By BHARATHA MALLAWARACHI Associated Press COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lanka’s Parliament approved an anti-corruption legislation as the island…
Continue Reading UK Prime Minister Sunak apologizes for ban on LGBTQ+ people in the military
LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has apologized for the treatment of gay veterans, saying a previous ban on LGBTQ+ people serving…
Continue Reading China’s vice president says it will work with US on climate as long as political conditions are met
BEIJING (AP) — China’s vice president says his country is willing to work with Washington on reducing global warming as long as its political…
Continue Reading Jamie Lee Curtis is working on a new children’s book, ‘Just One More Sleep,’ for January publication
NEW YORK (AP) — Oscar winner Jamie Lee Curtis also has a busy career as a children’s author. Her next work is called “Just One More Sleep”…
Continue Reading Canadian wildfires hit Indigenous communities hard, threatening their land and culture
By TAMMY WEBBER and NOAH BERGER Associated Press EAST PRAIRIE METIS SETTLEMENT, Alberta (AP) — The worst wildfire season in Canadian history is…
Continue Reading As police try to solve deaths of four women in Oregon, mothers hope for answers
By ANDREW SELSKY and LISA BAUMANN Associated Press SALEM, Ore. (AP) — The announcement that authorities are holding a person of interest in the…
Continue Reading The winning numbers for the $1 billion Powerball jackpot have been drawn
By Holly Yan and Tina Burnside, CNN (CNN) — The winning numbers for Wednesday’s colossal $1 billion Powerball jackpot – the third largest…
Continue Reading Police say they cannot verify most of the information Carlee Russell, who went missing in Alabama after 911 call about a child on an interstate, gave to detectives
By Emma Tucker, Steve Almasy, Nouran Salahieh and Jamiel Lynch, CNN (CNN) — Police shared new details Wednesday on the case of Carlethia…
Continue Reading 15 die by electrocution after transformer explodes in northern India
By BISWAJEET BANERJEE Associated Press LUCKNOW, India (AP) — Fifteen people including six policer officers have died by electrocution after a…
Continue Reading Gucci’s CEO is stepping down as its French parent shakes up leadership
LONDON (AP) — The president and CEO of Gucci is stepping down later this year. It’s the latest shakeup to the luxury fashion brand and comes…
Continue Reading India’s Tata will build a $5-billion new electric car battery factory in the UK
LONDON (AP) — India’s Tata Sons has confirmed plans to build a 4-billion-pound, or $5.2-billion, electric car battery factory in the U.K. The…
Continue Reading Women’s World Cup spotlight shining on Australia as co-host New Zealand seeks its own attention
By ANNE M. PETERSON AP Soccer Writer AUCKLAND, New Zealand (AP) — New Zealand’s Football Ferns are aiming to win fans as well as matches at the…
Continue Reading How to pay for an expensive summer move
By JACKIE VELING of NerdWallet Summer is the most expensive time of year to move. Though costs are down this year compared to previous summers,…
Continue Reading Texas women denied abortions give emotional accounts in court, ask judge to clarify law
By PAUL J. WEBER Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Women who sued Texas after saying they were denied abortions despite serious risks to their…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for July 19: Trump, Tropical storm, Covid, Immigration, North Korea
By Alexandra Meeks, CNN (CNN) — A popular fast-food chain in the US has banned employees in some locations from wearing face masks while on the…
Continue Reading Judge rejects moving trial of man charged in Nancy Pelosi’s husband attack out of San Francisco
By OLGA R. RODRIGUEZ Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A federal judge on Wednesday denied a motion to move the trial of a man charged in last…
Continue Reading China looks to Kissinger meeting to improve strained relations with US
BEIJING (AP) — Amid a steep downturn in relations with the United States, China has looked to a meeting with former U.S. national security adviser…
Continue Reading European Union rushes firefighters to Greece as grueling Mediterranean heat wave takes toll
By DEREK GATOPOULOS, NICOLE WINFIELD and DAVID BRUNAT Associated Press ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Firefighting aircraft and ground crews from several…
Continue Reading 11 dead after a wall collapses near an under-construction bridge in Pakistan during monsoon rains
ISLAMABAD (AP) — Police and rescue officials say 11 workers were killed after a portion of the outer wall of a sprawling building collapsed near an…
Continue Reading How does MLB take over a local broadcast? Even with months of planning, it’s a mad scramble
By RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer Doug Johnson was answering emails at the Miami East hotel on May 30 when his phone rang with the call he had been…
Continue Reading How does MLB take over a local broadcast? Even with months of planning, it’s a mad scramble
By RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer Doug Johnson was answering emails at the Miami East hotel on May 30 when his phone rang with the call he had been…
Continue Reading Chinese e-retailer Temu files lawsuit in US against rival Shein, alleging antitrust violations
By ZEN SOO AP Technology Writer HONG KONG (AP) — Chinese e-commerce retailer Temu has filed a lawsuit in Massachusetts accusing its rival Shein of…
Continue Reading Fourth bus carrying migrants from Texas arrives in Los Angeles
By Krecyte Villarreal and Taylor Romine, CNN (CNN) — A bus carrying 41 migrants from Brownsville, Texas, arrived in Los Angeles Tuesday evening…
Continue Reading Stock market today: Asian shares mixed as Japan reports weaker than expected trade data
By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares were mixed Thursday after Japan reported weaker than expected trade data for June,…
Continue Reading As Macron’s criticism reverberates, US economist says she won’t take top EU job
By RAF CASERT Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union says the American candidate to become one of the bloc’s chief economists will…
Continue Reading FIFA can’t guarantee federations will pay promised $30,000 per player at Women’s World Cup
By ANNE M. PETERSON AP Soccer Writer FIFA President Gianni Infantino could make no guarantee Wednesday that the member federations will distribute…
Continue Reading Russia strikes Ukraine’s critical port facilities in Odesa after halting grain deal
By HANNA ARHIROVA Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia unleashed intense drone and missile attacks overnight Wednesday, damaging critical…
Continue Reading UK homeowners get some respite as inflation falls by more than anticipated to a 15-month low
By PAN PYLAS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Inflation in the U.K. has fallen by more than anticipated to a 15-month low in a development that may…
Continue Reading Climate and violence hobble Nigeria’s push to rely on its own wheat after the hit from Russia’s war
By TAIWO ADEBAYO Associated Press ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Abubakar Salisu was terrified when he discovered arid sand in the middle of his farmland,…
Continue ReadingBritain’s MI6 chief says his spies are using AI to disrupt flow of weapons to Russia
By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press PRAGUE (AP) — The head of Britain’s MI6 intelligence agency says British spies are already using artificial…
Continue Reading A look at other Americans who have crossed into North Korea over the years
By KIM TONG-HYUNG Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — The U.S. and U.S.-led United Nations Command say they are working to resolve the…
Continue Reading Investigation into Gilgo Beach serial killings suspect expands to Nevada and South Carolina
By Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN (CNN) — Probes into Gilgo Beach serial killings suspect Rex Heuermann now reach across the country as investigators are…
Continue Reading Spain’s political escape artist Pedro Sánchez has odds against him yet again in national election
By JOSEPH WILSON Associated Press BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — After seeing his Socialists take a drumming in local and regional elections in May,…
Continue Reading 12 MLB teams score in double digits for 1st time since 1894, when record 13 accomplished feat
NEW YORK (AP) — Major League Baseball had a night of offense not seen in 129 years, with 12 teams scoring double-digit runs. Three games ended…
Continue Reading Demolition of a historic minaret in southern Iraq’s Basra for ‘a better-designed one’ sparks outcry
By ABDULRAHMAN ZEYAD and DAWOOD SALMAN Associated Press BASRA, Iraq (AP) — For three centuries, the al-Siraji Mosque, with its minaret inlaid with…
Continue Reading Adrift for months, Australian and his dog lived on raw fish until Mexican fishermen rescued them
By MARÍA VERZA Associated Press MANZANILLO, Mexico (AP) — Lost at sea for months on a disabled catamaran, with no way to cook and no source of…
Continue Reading Thai high court suspends prime minister candidate and will rule on whether he broke election law
By GRANT PECK and JINTAMAS SAKSORNCHAI Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — Thailand’s Constitutional Court has agreed to suspend Move Forward Party…
Continue Reading ‘Oppenheimer’ stirs up conflicted history for Los Alamos and New Mexico downwinders
By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN Associated Press LOS ALAMOS, N.M. (AP) — The movie about a man who changed the course of the world’s history by…
Continue Reading No winner in Tuesday’s Mega Millions drawing. Jackpot reaches $720 million
ST. LOUIS (AP) — The Mega Millions jackpot has risen to an estimated $720 million after no winning ticket was sold — again. It’s now one of two…
Continue Reading NTSB investigation into Pennsylvania candy factory explosion reveals natural gas was leaking from 2 service lines
By Aya Elamroussi and Sara Smart, CNN (CNN) — An investigation conducted by the National Transportation Safety Board into the explosion at an…
Continue Reading Voting fraud claims spread ahead of Spain’s pivotal election
By DAVID KLEPPER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Days before Spain holds a pivotal election, misleading claims about mail ballots and election…
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