SAG-AFTRA actors vote to authorize strike
Union actors, represented by SAG-AFTRA, voted Monday to authorize a strike if they don’t agree on a new contract with major studios, streamers, and…
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Voices from the violent civil rights era see attacks on voting rights as part of ongoing struggle
By GARY FIELDS Associated Press They are part of a small, vanishing group who lived at the epicenter of the struggle for voting rights six decades…
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New Suns coach Frank Vogel has blueprint in place for early success
Frank Vogel led the Lakers to an NBA title in his first season in Los Angeles by finding a way to mesh the skills of stars LeBron James and Anthony…
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Ex-teacher sentenced to prison for making death threat against Arizona legislator
A former Tucson middle school teacher was sentenced Tuesday to 2.5 years in prison after pleading guilty to making a death threat against Arizona…
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Police investigating after someone took down and burned a Pride flag hanging outside Tempe City Hall
City officials said they have already replaced the Pride flag and flagpole that was damaged and the Pride flag was the only one…
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Japan supports Sweden’s NATO membership as defense ministers strengthen ties
By RAF WOBER Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s defense minister has expressed his country’s support for Sweden’s NATO membership during…
Continue Reading Missouri prosecutor Wesley Bell vies for GOP Sen. Hawley’s seat
By SUMMER BALLENTINE Associated Press JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — A Black prosecutor who stepped into leadership during protests over the fatal…
Continue Reading Groundbreaking held for Cambodia’s second expressway, linking capital to Vietnam
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen has presided over a groundbreaking ceremony for construction of the country’s second…
Continue Reading Rishi Sunak comes to Washington with Ukraine, economy and AI on agenda for Biden meeting
By JILL LAWLESS and AAMER MADHANI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The war in Ukraine is top of British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s agenda as…
Continue Reading From swords to fishing lures to “sprinklers,” MLB celebrations have become full-scale productions
By WILL GRAVES AP Sports Writer PITTSBURGH (AP) — There are very few things that make Scott Bonnett panic. Spending the last 15 years making sure…
Continue Reading From swords to fishing lures to “sprinklers,” MLB celebrations have become full-scale productions
By WILL GRAVES AP Sports Writer PITTSBURGH (AP) — There are very few things that make Scott Bonnett panic. Spending the last 15 years making sure…
Continue Reading New York City goes after Hyundai, Kia after security flaw leads to wave of social media fueled theft
By MICHELLE CHAPMAN AP Business Writer New York City has filed a lawsuit against Hyundai and Kia, joining a host of other cities beset by a social…
Continue Reading US Balkan envoy urges Kosovo and Serbia to deescalate tensions or jeopardize progress toward EU
BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — A U.S. envoy for the Balkans has urged Kosovo and Serbia to deescalate simmering ethnic tensions in the former Serbian…
Continue Reading Germany alarmed by detention of Vietnam climate activist, warns on coal phase-out pact with Hanoi
By FRANK JORDANS Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — The German government says it is concerned by the recent detention of a prominent environmental…
Continue Reading For many Southern Baptists, the only campaign question is which Republican candidate to support
By PETER SMITH Associated Press Southern Baptists form a core part of the white evangelical Christian bloc that has reliably and overwhelmingly voted…
Continue Reading Former ByteDance executive says Chinese Communist Party tracked Hong Kong protesters via data
By ZEN SOO Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — A former executive at ByteDance, the Chinese company which owns the popular short-video app TikTok,…
Continue Reading Is it a ‘skip’ or a ‘pause’? Federal Reserve won’t likely raise rates next week but maybe next month
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — When an increasingly fractious committee of Federal Reserve policymakers meets next…
Continue Reading Edmunds compares the 2023 Honda HR-V and Toyota Corolla Cross
By NICK KURCZEWSKI Edmunds As car shoppers continue to flock from economy cars to small SUVs, sales are booming for this budget-conscious…
Continue Reading Residents briefly allowed back into rockslide-threatened Swiss village
BERLIN (AP) — Residents of a Swiss village under threat from a massive rockslide have been allowed back for the first time since they were…
Continue Reading Indonesia to deport Australian surfer jailed for drunken rampage in conservative province
MEULABOH, Indonesia (AP) — An Australian surfer who was jailed for attacking several people while drunk and naked in Indonesia’s deeply…
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