California teen shot and killed, family and friends hold vigil
Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) officers were dispatched to the area of 74th Street near Hobart Boulevard at around 11:40pm Saturday after…
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JPMorgan reaches settlement with victims of Jeffrey Epstein
By MICHELLE CHAPMAN AP Business Writer JPMorgan Chase has reached a settlement in a class action lawsuit with victims of financier Jeffrey Epstein.…
Continue Reading Liz Weston: You’ll probably live longer than you think
By LIZ WESTON of NerdWallet Longevity literacy is crucial in planning for your retirement, so you don’t run out of money or keep yourself on a…
Continue Reading Mount Washington, known for extreme weather, records its snowiest June
GORHAM, N.H. (AP) — A New Hampshire mountain known for its extreme weather conditions has recorded its snowiest June in 91 years of recordkeeping.…
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California skate park named for Black motorist fatally beaten in police traffic stop
Officials dedicated a California skate park Sunday in honor of Tyre Nichols, a Black man who spent much of his youth in the state and was killed last…
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Police identify person of interest in shooting that wounded 9 during San Francisco block party
The person of interest is a man believed to be a member of a street gang who detectives have tied to a Mercedes sedan recorded on surveillance video…
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Phoenix Mercury make travel ‘adjustments’ following airport incident with Brittney Griner
One day after Mercury center Brittney Griner was confronted by a “provocateur” at Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport, the two coaches and a…
Continue Reading Scott rolls out dozens of South Carolina lawmakers and local leaders endorsing his presidential bid
By MEG KINNARD Associated Press SPARTANBURG, S.C. (AP) — Sen. Tim Scott is rolling out endorsements from more than 140 current and former elected…
Continue Reading India, Pakistan deploy rescuers and plan evacuations ahead of severe cyclone
By SIBI ARASU and MUNIR AHMED Associated Press BENGALURU, India (AP) — India and Pakistan are bracing for the first severe cyclone this year…
Continue Reading British man detained after climbing 72nd floor of Seoul skyscraper
By HYUNG-JIN KIM Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — A British man was detained after climbing more than half way up the world’s…
Continue Reading UK parliamentary committee to conclude Boris Johnson ‘partygate’ inquiry
By SYLVIA HUI Associated Press LONDON (AP) — A U.K. parliamentary committee has met to conclude its inquiry into whether former Prime Minister…
Continue Reading No script at Tony Awards, but plenty of song, dance, high spirits and history-making wins
By JOCELYN NOVECK AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — No script? No problem! There was plenty of uncertainty in the run-up to this year’s Tony…
Continue Reading Watchdog: Nuclear states modernize their weapons, Chinese arsenal is growing
STOCKHOLM (AP) — A report on the world’s nuclear weapons says the nine nuclear-armed states continue to modernize their arsenals and several…
Continue Reading What to stream this week: ‘Extraction 2,’ Stan Lee doc, ‘Star Trek’ and ‘The Wonder Years’
By The Associated Press Albums from John Mellencamp and Killer Mike, as well as the return of Chris Hemsworth’s gun-for-hire anti-hero in…
Continue Reading Officials say driver lost control of gas-filled tanker before fire collapsed main East Coast highway
By RON TODT, MIKE CATALINI and MARC LEVY Associated Press PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The driver of a tractor-trailer hauling gasoline lost control on an…
Continue Reading Silvio Berlusconi, scandal-scarred ex-Italian leader, dies at 86
By FRANCES D’EMILIO and COLLEEN BARRY Associated Press MILAN (AP) — Silvio Berlusconi, the boastful billionaire media mogul who was Italy’s…
Continue Reading US decides to rejoin UNESCO and pay back dues, to counter Chinese influence
By ANGELA CHARLTON and MATTHEW LEE Associated Press PARIS (AP) — UNESCO announced Monday that the United States plans to rejoin the U.N. cultural…
Continue Reading Japan nuclear plant conducts tests before discharging treated radioactive wastewater into sea
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — The operator of the wrecked Fukushima nuclear plant has begun tests of newly constructed facilities…
Continue Reading Silvio Berlusconi, scandal-scarred former Italian leader, dies at 86
By FRANCES D’EMILIO and COLLEEN BARRY Associated Press MILAN (AP) — Silvio Berlusconi, the boastful billionaire media mogul who was…
Continue Reading Reports say Turkish shelling in north Syria kills a Russian soldier, wounds others
BEIRUT (AP) — Syrian Kurdish media and a Britain-based war monitor are reporting that Turkish shelling in the country’s north has hit a…
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