Redbox owner Chicken Soup for the Soul files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection
AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment, the parent of DVD rental operator Redbox, has filed for Chapter 11…
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What we know about the fatal police shooting of a 13-year-old boy in upstate New York
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Police in upstate New York have shot and killed a 13-year-old boy after they say he fled from officers and pointed…
Continue ReadingLawsuit accuses Iran, Syria and North Korea of providing support for Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack on Israel
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Victims of Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack on Israel sued Iran, Syria and North Korea on Monday, saying their governments…
Continue ReadingAt 28, Bardella could become youngest French prime minister at helm of far-right National Rally
Associated Press NICE, France (AP) — At just 28 years old, Jordan Bardella has helped make the far-right National Rally the strongest political…
Continue ReadingSix athletes, including one woman, in Palestine team for Paris Olympics
AP Sports Writer Six athletes, including one woman, have been selected to represent Palestine at the Paris Olympics. An official from the Palestinian…
Continue Reading6 people killed in Wisconsin house fire
NECEDAH, Wis. (AP) — Authorities say a house fire in Wisconsin has killed six family members. Early indications are that the blaze was accidental.…
Continue ReadingWhite Nebraska man shoots and wounds 7 Guatemalan immigrant neighbors
CRETE, Neb. (AP) — A white Nebraska man described as reclusive and confrontational shot and wounded seven neighbors who are Guatemalan immigrants,…
Continue ReadingHunger grips Yemen even more. The UN says more than half of households aren’t eating enough
Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — The United Nations food agency says more than half of households in Yemen are not eating enough due to poor economic…
Continue ReadingCampaign to get new political mapmaking system on Ohio’s ballot submits more than 700,000 signatures
Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Backers of a proposal to change Ohio’s troubled political mapmaking system have delivered hundreds of…
Continue ReadingStingray that got pregnant despite no male companion has died, aquarium says
HENDERSONVILLE, N.C. (AP) — A stingray that got pregnant at a North Carolina aquarium this winter despite not having shared a tank with a male of…
Continue ReadingChinese woman facing charge of trying to smuggle turtles across Vermont lake to Canada
Associated Press Border Patrol agents say a woman from China has been arrested at a Vermont lake bordering Quebec for trying to smuggle 29 eastern…
Continue ReadingWhat to know about the Supreme Court immunity ruling in Trump’s 2020 election interference case
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court’s ruling Monday in former President Donald Trump’s 2020 election interference case…
Continue ReadingHouse Republicans sue Attorney General Garland over access to Biden special counsel interview audio
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — House Republicans on Monday filed a lawsuit against Attorney General Merrick Garland for the audio recording of…
Continue ReadingSimone Biles will return to the Olympics. Here’s who else made the USA Women’s Gymnastics team
AP National Writer Simone Biles is eager for a chance to put the Tokyo Olympics firmly in her rearview mirror. Three years after she memorably pulled…
Continue ReadingNaomi Osaka wins at Wimbledon for the first time in 6 years, and Coco Gauff moves on, too
AP Tennis Writer WIMBLEDON, England (AP) — Naomi Osaka has played a match at Wimbledon for the first time in five years and played at the…
Continue ReadingSen. Bob Menendez’s defense begins with sister testifying about family tradition of storing cash
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The sister of Sen. Bob Menendez has come to her brother’s defense as the first witness called by his lawyers…
Continue ReadingJapanese executive among dozens arrested in Myanmar for allegedly selling rice above set prices
BANGKOK (AP) — Myanmar’s state-run media say the country’s military government has arrested a Japanese business executive, along with…
Continue ReadingEuropean neighbors cast a wary eye on France after far-right party’s election lead
Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — After France’s far-right National Rally surged into the lead in the first round of legislative elections, some…
Continue ReadingTwo Colorado residents die in crash of vintage biplane in northwestern Kansas
HOXIE, Kan. (AP) — Authorities are investigating the crash of a vintage biplane in northwestern Kansas that killed two Colorado residents. The…
Continue ReadingPennsylvania man killed when fireworks explode in his garage
UNION CITY, Pa. (AP) — A man was killed when some fireworks exploded at his Pennsylvania home. State police say 55-year-old Union City resident…
Continue ReadingWorld Athletics leader Sebastian Coe visits Ukraine and invites Zelenskyy to Olympic track meet
AP National Writer World Athletics leader Sebastian Coe visited Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Kyiv over the weekend. He reiterated his…
Continue ReadingCampus carry weapons law debuts in West Virginia, joins 11 other states
Associated Press CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — People with concealed carry permits can possess firearms on West Virginia public college and university…
Continue ReadingDemocrat Elissa Slotkin makes massive ad buy in Michigan Senate race in flex of fundraising
Associated Press LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan Democratic U.S. Rep. Elissa Slotkin is reserving over $8 million in ads in the weeks leading up to…
Continue ReadingA car hits pedestrians in central Seoul, killing 9 and injuring 4
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Emergency officials in South Korea say a car has hit pedestrians in central Seoul, killing nine people and injuring four…
Continue ReadingIan McKellen withdraws from tour of his play to ‘protect my recovery’ after fall from stage.
LONDON (AP) — Actor Ian McKellen said Monday he is withdrawing from a U.K. tour of his latest play because he needs more time to recover after…
Continue ReadingPuerto Rico approves electricity rate increase weeks after massive blackout
Associated Press SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Puerto Ricans have been hit with a 4.6% increase in electricity rates increase through September. The…
Continue ReadingSupreme Court rules ex-presidents have broad immunity, dimming chance of a pre-election Trump trial
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Monday ruled for the first time that former presidents have broad immunity from…
Continue ReadingThe Supreme Court keeps hold on efforts in Texas and Florida to regulate social media platforms
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court is keeping a hold on efforts in Texas and Florida to limit how Facebook, TikTok, X, YouTube…
Continue ReadingThe Supreme Court rules for a North Dakota truck stop in a new blow to federal regulators
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court has opened the door to new, broad challenges to regulations long after they take effect, the third blow in a…
Continue ReadingUEFA investigating Jude Bellingham over possible indecent gesture at Euro 2024 game
FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — England star Jude Bellingham is being investigated by UEFA over a potentially offensive gesture made during a European…
Continue ReadingKids spend a lot of time outside in the summer. Here’s how to deal with their common injuries
AP Health Writer Summer means playgrounds, pools, bikes and being outside for kids. Pediatricians say it can also mean more potential for injuries…
Continue ReadingUS military heightens the security alert at European bases due to a combination of threats
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A Pentagon official won’t say whether U.S. military bases in the Middle East, Africa or the Indo-Pacific…
Continue ReadingWhich states could have abortion on the ballot in 2024?
Associated Press Organizers in Arizona and Nebraska turned in more than enough signatures Wednesday to put abortion-related ballot questions before…
Continue ReadingFor an exceptional grilled burger, Meathead Goldwyn offers these five tips
For the Associated Press Any backyard burger tastes good on a sunny day. But a truly exceptional grilled burger is hard to pull off. Meathead…
Continue ReadingDocumenting the history of American Express as an in-house historian
AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Ira Galtman is part of a small community of corporate archivists. They are historians, cataloguers and…
Continue ReadingTurkey’s president accuses opposition of stoking racism after anti-Syrian rioting erupts
Associated Press ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has accused opposition parties of stoking xenophobia and…
Continue Reading5 members of Georgia family killed when small plane crashes in New York
MASONVILLE, N.Y. (AP) — Authorities say five members of a family from Georgia who were visiting Cooperstown, New York, for a baseball tournament…
Continue ReadingSZA shows off gymnastics skills in a friendly handstand contest with Simone Biles
AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — SZA might be known for hit songs like “Kill Bill” and “Snooze,” but the R&B star unveiled…
Continue ReadingNepalese spiritual leader ‘Buddha Boy’ sentenced to 10 years in prison for sexual assault on minor
Associated Press KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — A controversial spiritual leader known as “Buddha Boy” has been sentenced to a 10-year prison term for…
Continue ReadingThe UK will hold its first election in almost 5 years. Here’s what to know
Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The United Kingdom will hold its first national election in almost five years on Thursday, with opinion polls…
Continue ReadingMilitary horses bolt through London in scene reminiscent of runaway stampede in April
LONDON (AP) — The British Army says three runaway horses have been captured after bolting through the streets of central London. The incident…
Continue ReadingGerman court convicts a prominent far-right politician for using a Nazi slogan again
BERLIN (AP) — A high-profile politician in the far-right Alternative for Germany party has been convicted for the second time of knowingly using a…
Continue ReadingAfter 32 years as a progressive voice for LGBTQ Jews, Rabbi Sharon Kleinbaum heads into retirement
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — For more than three decades, Rabbi Sharon Kleinbaum has led the nation’s largest LGBTQ+ synagogue through the…
Continue ReadingUS Supreme Court Latest: Court sends Trump’s immunity case back to lower court
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court extended the delay in the criminal case against Donald Trump on charges he plotted to overturn the 2020…
Continue ReadingPosthumous book by Ukrainian author Victoria Amelina will document war crimes since Russian invasion
AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — A posthumous book by Victoria Amelina, the Ukrainian author killed last year during a Russian missile strike,…
Continue ReadingVoters kick all the Republican women out of the South Carolina Senate
Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The only three Republican women in the South Carolina Senate took on their party and stopped a total…
Continue ReadingIt’s not as world-famous as ramen or sushi. But the humble onigiri is soul food in Japan
Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — The word “onigiri” (OH-knee-GEEH-reeh) just became part of the Oxford English Dictionary this year. The humble…
Continue ReadingOrange creamsicle or minty watermelon? Homemade popsicles are healthier than in the freezer aisle
Associated Press Do you want orange creamsicle or minty watermelon? Homemade popsicles are not only easy to make, they’re healthier than anything…
Continue ReadingThis bean salad known as Cowboy Caviar is a protein-packed addition to any summer cookout
Associated Press If you’re looking for a bean salad with substance that can serve as a dip, a condiment, a side dish or even a vegetarian entrée,…
Continue ReadingSouth Africa’s unprecedented new coalition has 7 parties in the Cabinet. Here’s a breakdown
Associated Press CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has included seven different parties in his Cabinet in an…
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