Amazon Prime Video’s global reach was a major factor in 11-year agreement with NBA
AP Sports Writer Jay Marine is finally able to relax and celebrate after a hectic couple of months. The global head of sports programming for Amazon…
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West Virginia is asking the US Supreme Court to consider transgender surgery Medicaid coverage case
Associated Press CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to review rulings that found the state’s refusal to…
Continue ReadingAbbott warns that some of its blood sugar monitors may need replacement due to incorrect readings
Abbott is warning that sensors on some of its blood sugar monitoring systems may need to be replaced to prevent inaccurate readings. The medical…
Continue ReadingGabrielle Giffords stumps for Kamala Harris in Pennsylvania as campaign for running mate takes shape
Associated Press PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Gabrielle Giffords, the former Democratic congresswoman who was grievously wounded in a 2011 shooting, is…
Continue ReadingThousands watch Chincoteague wild ponies complete 99th annual swim in Virginia
CHINCOTEAGUE, Va. (AP) — Thousands of people gathered in Virginia to watch the Chincoteague wild ponies make their annual swim across the…
Continue ReadingYuval Sharon’s contract as Detroit Opera artistic director extended 3 years through 2027-28 season
DETROIT (AP) — Yuval Sharon’s contract as artistic director of the Detroit Opera has been extended for three years through the 2027-28 season.…
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San Benito County turns 150 years old
SAN BENITO COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV) – San Benito County is getting ready to celebrate its 150th anniversary with a large shindig in San Benito…
Continue ReadingNebraska Legislature convenes for a special session to ease property taxes, but with no solid plan
Associated Press LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska lawmakers have kicked off a special legislative session called by Republican Gov. Jim Pillen with a…
Continue Reading‘Deadpool & Wolverine’ brings Ryan Reynolds, Hugh Jackman and some friends to jolt Comic-Con
Associated Press SAN DIEGO (AP) — “Deadpool & Wolverine” has arrived — and Comic-Con, with its hordes of Marvel fans, celebrated the only…
Continue ReadingA man got third-degree burns walking on blazing hot sand dunes in Death Valley, rangers say
Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — A European visitor got third-degree burns on his feet while briefly walking barefoot on the sand dunes in…
Continue ReadingOpenAI tests ChatGPT-powered search engine that could compete with Google
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — OpenAI is testing a ChatGPT-powered search engine that could put the artificial intelligence company in direct competition…
Continue ReadingOpenAI tests ChatGPT-powered search engine that could compete with Google
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — OpenAI is testing a ChatGPT-powered search engine that could put the artificial intelligence company in direct competition…
Continue ReadingProsecutors urge judge not to toss out Trump’s hush money conviction, pushing back on immunity claim
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Prosecutors are urging a judge to uphold Donald Trump’s historic hush money conviction, arguing in court papers…
Continue ReadingDylan Cease throws second no-hitter in San Diego Padres history, 3-0 win over Washington Nationals
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Hoping for a chance to stay in the game and pitch the second no-hitter in San Diego Padres history, Dylan Cease…
Continue ReadingDylan Cease throws second no-hitter in San Diego Padres history, 3-0 win over Washington Nationals
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Hoping for a chance to stay in the game and pitch the second no-hitter in San Diego Padres history, Dylan Cease…
Continue ReadingCompany says manufacturing problem was behind wind turbine blade breaking off Nantucket Island
NANTUCKET, Mass. (AP) — The maker of a massive wind turbine blade that broke apart off Nantucket Island says a manufacturing problem was…
Continue ReadingSouth Africa appoints a woman as chief justice for the first time
Associated Press CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — South Africa has appointed its first female chief justice. President Cyril Ramaphosa named Mandisa…
Continue ReadingHarris says she’s ready to debate Trump and accuses him of ‘backpedaling’ from Sept. 10 faceoff
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris told reporters on Thursday that she’s “ready to debate Donald Trump.” She…
Continue ReadingMan dies at 27 from heat exposure at a Georgia prison, lawsuit says
Associated Press/Report for America DECATUR, Ga. (AP) — Juan Carlos Ramirez Bibiano, an inmate at Telfair State Prison in Georgia, died of heart…
Continue ReadingRemains identified of Wisconsin airman who died during World War II bombing mission over Germany
RACINE, Wis. (AP) — Military scientists have identified the remains of a Wisconsin airman who died during World War II when his aircraft was shot…
Continue ReadingVideo game actors are now on strike. Here’s why
AP Technology Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Hollywood’s video game performers went on strike Friday after negotiations with game industry giants…
Continue ReadingDylan Cease throws 2nd no-hitter in San Diego Padres’ history and 2nd of the MLB season
WASHINGTON (AP) — Dylan Cease throws 2nd no-hitter in San Diego Padres’ history and 2nd of the MLB…
Continue ReadingVideo game performers will go on strike over artificial intelligence concerns
AP Technology Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Hollywood’s video game performers announced they would go on strike Thursday, throwing part of the…
Continue ReadingVideo game performers will go on strike over artificial intelligence concerns
AP Technology Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Hollywood’s video game performers announced they would go on strike Thursday, throwing part of the…
Continue ReadingKamala Harris is using Beyoncé’s ‘Freedom’ as her campaign song: What to know about the anthem
AP Music Writer NEW YORK (AP) — In Vice President Kamala Harris’ first 2024 presidential campaign video, a familiar rhythm rings out. The…
Continue ReadingVideo game actors vote to strike over artificial intelligence concerns in latest entertainment industry work stoppage
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Video game actors vote to strike over artificial intelligence concerns in latest entertainment industry work…
Continue ReadingG20 finance ministers discuss a global tax on the super-rich
Associated Press RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Finance ministers from leading rich and developing nations are meeting in Rio de Janeiro to discuss a global…
Continue ReadingGaza war protesters hold a ‘die-in’ near the White House as Netanyahu meets with Biden, Harris
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Protesters against the Gaza war have held a “die-in” across from Lafayette Park and the White House as…
Continue ReadingHouse Republicans vote to rebuke Kamala Harris over administration’s handling of border policy
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — House Republicans are moving quickly to emphasize Vice President Kamala Harris’s role in the Biden…
Continue ReadingPadres’ Dylan Cease has no-hit bid through 8 innings against Nationals
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Dylan Cease of the San Diego Padres has not allowed a hit through eight innings against the Washington…
Continue ReadingMassachusetts governor signs bill cracking down on hard-to-trace ‘ghost guns’
Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey has signed a sweeping bill that supporters say builds on the state’s existing gun…
Continue ReadingJill Biden meets with US Olympic athletes in Paris — and even helps with a relay drill
PARIS (AP) — U.S. first lady Jill Biden visited some American athletes at an Olympic training center in Paris on Thursday, wishing rugby and track…
Continue ReadingSouth Africa’s DA party takes ANC to court in sign of friction between new coalition partners
Associated Press CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — South Africa’s Democratic Alliance is taking the African National Congress, the party it…
Continue ReadingDays before a Biden rule against anti-LGBTQ+ bias takes effect, judges are narrowing its reach
Associated Press TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — New federal court rulings are narrowing the Biden administration’s enforcement of a rule for protecting…
Continue ReadingA man is under arrest on suspicion of starting wildfire that has become California’s largest this year, prosecutor says
OROVILLE, Calif (AP) — A man is under arrest on suspicion of starting wildfire that has become California’s largest this year, prosecutor…
Continue ReadingWhat is WADA, why is the FBI investigating it and why is it feuding with US anti-doping officials?
AP Sports Writer PARIS (AP) — The feuding this week among officials in the Olympics, the anti-doping world and the United States government over…
Continue ReadingWorkers at GM seat supplier in Missouri each tentative agreement, end strike
The union representing workers at Lear Corp.’s Missouri plant that makes seats for General Motors vehicles says it has reached a tentative…
Continue ReadingRussia arrests another high-ranking defense ministry official
MOSCOW (AP) — A court in Moscow has ordered the head of a Defense Ministry’s construction division to be detained for two months on suspicion of…
Continue ReadingCenterPoint Energy officials apologize after lengthy Houston power outages from Hurricane Beryl
By Ed Lavandera and Ashley Killough, CNN (CNN) — CenterPoint Energy executives apologized and promised to do better Thursday after power…
Continue ReadingYoweri Museveni Fast Facts
CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at the life of Yoweri Museveni, president of Uganda since 1986. Personal Birth date: August 15,…
Continue ReadingDaughter of Hall of Fame pitcher Dennis Eckersley on trial, accused of abandoning newborn in cold
Associated Press CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — The trial has started for the daughter of baseball Hall of Fame pitcher Dennis Eckersley, who is accused of…
Continue ReadingHarris refashions campaign in her own image as she prepares for historic clash with Trump
Associated Press HOUSTON (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris is putting her own stamp on the campaign that she inherited from President Joe Biden.…
Continue ReadingMigrants and homeless people are cleared out of Paris during the Olympics
Associated Press PARIS (AP) — Hundreds of migrants and homeless Parisians climbed aboard buses to be driven out of the city. They are latest group…
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Biden signs bill strengthening oversight of crisis-plagued US Bureau of Prisons after AP reporting
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden signed into law on Thursday a bill strengthening oversight of the crisis-plagued federal…
Continue ReadingNew York’s Public Theater to celebrate reopening of Central Park stage with all-star cast
AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Lupita Nyong’o, Peter Dinklage, Jesse Tyler Ferguson and Sandra Oh will help reopen the newly revitalized…
Continue ReadingA look at Alpha Kappa Alpha, the legendary sorority repped by Kamala Harris
By Harmeet Kaur, CNN (CNN) — As long as she’s been on the political scene, Vice President and likely Democratic presidential nominee Kamala…
Continue ReadingChicken wings advertised as ‘boneless’ can have bones, Ohio Supreme Court decides
Associated Press The Ohio Supreme Court says consumers can’t expect boneless chicken wings to actually be free of bones. By a 4-3 vote, the…
Continue ReadingFlavor Flav is soaking up his 1st Olympic experience cheering on the US water polo teams
AP Sports Writer PARIS (AP) — Flavor Flav stopped for hugs, handshakes and high-fives as he made his way around the Team USA House at the Paris…
Continue ReadingTransit and environmental advocates sue NY governor over decision to halt Manhattan congestion toll
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Transit and environmental advocacy groups in New York have filed lawsuits challenging Gov. Kathy Hochul’s…
Continue ReadingJudge turns down MLB players’ union request to confirm arbitrator decision against Bad Bunny firm
NEW YORK (AP) — The Major League Baseball Players Association lost in its attempt to get a federal judge to confirm an arbitration decision denying…
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