Plain old bad luck? New Jersey sports betting revenue fell 24% in June from a year ago
Associated Press ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey’s robust sports betting industry saw a big decline in June, with revenue down nearly…
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What happens to Sen. Bob Menendez’s seat after his conviction?
Associated Press TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey Democrat Bob Menendez has become one of very few U.S. senators convicted of a crime while in…
Continue ReadingSelf-exiled Chinese billionaire Guo Wengui convicted of defrauding followers after fleeing to US
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Guo Wengui, a self-exiled Chinese business tycoon whose criticism of the Communist Party won him legions of online…
Continue ReadingKamala Harris and JD Vance have talked, but they’re yet to agree on terms for a VP debate
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris and Republican JD Vance have had their first chat since the Ohio senator became the…
Continue ReadingA wind turbine is damaged off Nantucket Island. Searchers are combing beaches for debris
NANTUCKET, Mass. (AP) — Wind developers off the touristy Massachusetts island of Nantucket have sent teams to search for debris after one of their…
Continue ReadingTorrential rains hit Canada’s largest city, closing a major highway and other roads
TORONTO (AP) — A major highway, several other thoroughfares and a key transit hub in Toronto have been flooded as torrential rains washed over…
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Monterey CHP investigating deadly pedestrian vs vehicle crash
BIG SUR, CALIF. (KION-TV)- Monterey CHP is investigating a crash that left one person dead near Big Sur last Saturday. According to officials, at…
Continue ReadingA Trump-owned company sells $299 sneakers with an image of his bloodied face after rally shooting
Associated Press MILWAUKEE (AP) — A company is now selling $299 sneakers showing an image of Donald Trump with streaks of blood on his cheek and…
Continue ReadingIran threat prompted more security at Trump rally as officials warn of potential for copycat attacks
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal law enforcement officials are warning of possible copycat attacks or retaliatory violence after the…
Continue ReadingAlbert the alligator’s owner sues New York state agency in effort to be reunited with seized pet
Associated Press BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — An upstate New York man whose 750-pound alligator was seized is suing the state Department of Environmental…
Continue ReadingWhat went wrong with security at Trump’s Pennsylvania rally
By Rachel Clarke and Eric Levenson, CNN (CNN) — Security errors, lapses and missed opportunities to stop a gunman led to the first shooting of…
Continue ReadingWNBA heads to Olympic break with big All-Star weekend, showdown between US team and league standouts
AP Basketball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The WNBA heads into its monthlong Olympic break following this weekend’s highly anticipated All-Star…
Continue ReadingMLB Commissioner Rob Manfred remains open to major leaguers in 2028 Los Angeles Olympics
AP Baseball Writer ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Major League Baseball players participating in the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics remains a possibility,…
Continue ReadingDozens killed as bus plummets over 650 feet into ravine in Peru
By Abel Alvarado, CNN (CNN) — At least 29 people are dead in Peru after a bus plummeted over 650 feet into a ravine on Tuesday while traveling…
Continue ReadingViolence plagued all levels of American politics long before the attempt on Trump’s life
Associated Press BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Long before a would-be assassin wounded former President Donald Trump, the fuse of political violence had…
Continue ReadingIranian spies tasked Israeli citizen with delivering severed animal head, Shin Bet says
By Pauline Lockwood, Benjamin Brown, Mike Schwartz and Artemis Moshtaghian, CNN Jerusalem (CNN) — An Israeli citizen has been charged with…
Continue ReadingFrench federation files complaint after ‘racist and discriminatory remarks’ by Argentina players
PARIS (AP) — The French soccer federation has pledged to file a complaint with FIFA over “racist and discriminatory remarks” by Argentina…
Continue ReadingBrandon Aiyuk requests trade from 49ers, AP source says
AP Pro Football Writer Brandon Aiyuk has requested a trade from the San Francisco 49ers because the two sides haven’t made progress on a new…
Continue ReadingSupporters of scaling back Arkansas abortion ban sue state for rejecting ballot measure petitions
Associated Press LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Supporters of a proposal to scale back Arkansas’ abortion ban are suing the state for rejecting the…
Continue ReadingOperation Sweetness: Paraguay finds 4 tons of cocaine stashed in sugar in its biggest drug bust yet
Associated Press ASUNCION, Paraguay (AP) — Authorities in Paraguay have announced the largest cocaine seizure in the country’s history as…
Continue ReadingJudge considers bond for off-duty officer awaiting murder trial after South Carolina shooting
MONCKS CORNER, S.C. (AP) — A judge in South Carolina is considering whether to grant bond to a former police officer as he awaits a murder trial…
Continue ReadingDonald Trump is the most prominent politician to link immigrants and crime but not the first
Associated Press SAN DIEGO (AP) — Donald Trump may link immigration to violent crime more effectively than any American politician before him, but…
Continue ReadingSouthern California school district sues Gov. Newsom over new gender-identity law
Associated Press/Report for America SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A Southern California school district involved in an ongoing legal battle with the…
Continue ReadingSouthern California school district sues Gov. Newsom over new gender-identity law
Associated Press/Report for America SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A Southern California school district involved in an ongoing legal battle with the…
Continue ReadingFamilies release photos of five female Israeli soldiers from their first days of captivity in Gaza
By Eugenia Yosef, CNN (CNN) — The families of five female Israeli soldiers kidnapped by Hamas on October 7 have released photographs from their…
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Chevron Soccer Academy returned to Salinas, July 13 and July 14
SALINAS, Calif. (KION-TV) — Chevron Soccer Academy (CSA) once again returned to Salinas for a free soccer clinic and tryout over the weekend,…
Continue ReadingColombia ends cease-fire with largest faction of FARC rebel holdout group
Associated Press BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Colombia’s government says it will end a cease-fire with the largest faction of the FARC-EMC, a holdout…
Continue ReadingHouse Democrats want to stop early DNC effort to nominate Biden before party convention in August
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Some House Democrats are wary of swiftly nominating President Joe Biden as the party’s pick for reelection.…
Continue Reading‘Time Bandits’ show reinvigorates Monty Python film with Lisa Kudrow-led ensemble
Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Lisa Kudrow stars in “Time Bandits,” an upcoming Apple TV+ series based on the 1981 movie written by Monty…
Continue ReadingLibyan authorities discover two dozen unidentified bodies in a former stronghold of the IS group
Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — A Libyan government agency says a mass grave containing two dozen unidentified bodies has been discovered in the…
Continue ReadingRisk of Illinois dam breach is under control after once-in-a-century rainfall, officials say
WSIL By Chris Boyette and Sara Tonks, CNN (CNN) — After water overtopped a reservoir dam and forced residents of a small Illinois city to…
Continue ReadingU.S hits Mexican accountants and firms with sanctions for timeshare scams that support drug cartel
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. has imposed sanctions on three Mexican accountants and four firms allegedly linked to a timeshare fraud…
Continue ReadingExtortion gang linked to soccer violence in Greece
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Police in Greece say suspected members of a gang charged with extortion, bombings, arson attacks and multiple assaults have…
Continue ReadingWhy Europe looks at Trump’s VP pick with anxiety
CNN, POOL, FOX NEWS By Ivana Kottasová, CNN (CNN) — Many of America’s closest allies were already dreading the prospect of Donald Trump’s…
Continue ReadingWhy Europe looks at Trump’s VP pick with anxiety
By Ivana Kottasová, CNN (CNN) — Many of America’s closest allies were already dreading the prospect of Donald Trump’s return to the White…
Continue ReadingAt least 72 people are killed in a militia attack near Congo’s capital in a conflict over land
KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — At least 72 people, including nine soldiers and a soldier’s wife, were killed when armed men attacked a village in…
Continue ReadingSinger Ingrid Andress says she was drunk during panned MLB anthem performance, will get treatment
AP Music Writer After a widely panned performance of the U.S. national anthem at the MLB Home Run Derby, country singer Ingrid Andress apologized…
Continue ReadingSix people found dead in luxury Thai hotel, with police exploring possible poisoning
By Kocha Olarn and Jennifer Hansler, CNN (CNN) — Six people, including two Vietnamese Americans, have been found dead inside a luxury hotel…
Continue ReadingMacron accepts French PM’s resignation, with no clear successor in sight
By Joseph Ataman and Christian Edwards, CNN (CNN) — French President Emmanuel Macron has accepted the resignation of Prime Minister Gabriel…
Continue ReadingAmerican Nevin Harrison seeks repeat Olympic gold in women’s canoe sprint 200
AP Sports Writer Nevin Harrison’s dreams came true in Tokyo when she won the inaugural Olympic women’s canoe sprint 200 at age 19. Much of what…
Continue ReadingBody 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 of a British teen who went missing nearly a month ago. The Canary…
Continue ReadingJoe ‘Jellybean’ Bryant, the father of Kobe Bryant, dies at 69
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Joe “Jellybean” Bryant, the father of the late Basketball Hall of Famer Kobe Bryant, has died, his alma mater announced…
Continue ReadingGeorgia football grapples with driving violations, as Kirby Smart says problem isn’t quite solved
AP College Football Writer DALLAS (AP) — Georgia coach Kirby Smart says Bulldogs players who have been arrested or cited for driving violations…
Continue ReadingLa Salle University says Joe “Jellybean” Bryant, the father of the late Hall of Famer Kobe Bryant, has died at 69
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — La Salle University says Joe “Jellybean” Bryant, the father of the late Hall of Famer Kobe Bryant, has died at…
Continue ReadingRisk of Illinois dam breach is under control after once-in-a-century rainfall, officials say
By Chris Boyette and Sara Tonks, CNN (CNN) — After water overtopped a reservoir dam and forced residents of a small Illinois city to evacuate…
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Joe “Jellybean” Bryant, Philadelphia basketball great and father of Kobe, dies at 69
Via: KCAL PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — Joe “Jellybean” Bryant, a former Philadelphia 76ers and La Salle University basketball great and the…
Continue ReadingAndrew Tate banned from leaving Romania after court overturns ruling
By Louis Mian and Maeva Labbe-Maalouf, CNN (CNN) — Andrew Tate, a self-proclaimed misogynist influencer, has been banned from leaving Romania…
Continue ReadingHacker group claims it leaked internal Disney Slack messages over AI concerns
Originally Published: 15 JUL 24 19:38 ET Updated: 15 JUL 24 23:34 ET By Ramishah Maruf, CNN New York (CNN) — An activist hacking group claimed…
Continue ReadingSummer pause: Small business sales growth tapers in June as consumers take a breather on spending
AP Business News Small business sales growth slowed in June as consumers took a pause on spending. That’s according to new data from financial…
Continue ReadingMSNBC’s ‘Morning Joe’ host says he was surprised and disappointed the show was pulled from the air
AP Media Writer MSNBC “Morning Joe” host Joe Scarborough said Tuesday he was “surprised and disappointed” the news show was pulled off the…
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