By FREIDA FRISARO Associated Press FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — A firefighter from Georgia and two fathers who drowned while trying to save their children are among at least 10 recent victims of dangerous rip currents along Gulf of Mexico beaches stretching across Florida’s Panhandle to Mobile, Alabama. Many of the deaths happened on days
Continue Reading By JENNIFER PELTZ Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A man who oversaw food service for New York City schools was convicted Wednesday in a bribery case that picked apart how chicken tenders riddled with bone and bits of metal were served for months in the nation’s biggest public school system. Former city Department of
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By JOHN WAWROW AP Hockey Writer NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The Arizona Coyotes say they have identified a half-dozen potential sites to construct a privately funded arena and entertainment district to revive what might be the franchise’s last opportunity to stay in the Phoenix area. Speaking before the start of the NHL draft, president and
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Finding her passion for basketball as a child, Morris will be taking her game to the next level, a journey that’s been a long one both metaphorically and literally.
Continue Reading By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The U.S. Labor Department says 44 farms in Mississippi exploited local Black workers by paying higher wages to immigrants on temporary work visas. The department announced it completed investigations in the Mississippi Delta, one of the poorest areas of the U.S. The 44 farms include
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As a high pressure system builds over the region by the weekend and persisting through the 4th of July, hotter temperatures will take hold with widespread highs between 110-115 degrees.
Continue Reading By AARON MORRISON AP National Writer REPRESA, California (AP) — The graduates lined up, brushing off their gowns and adjusting classmates’ tassels and stoles. As the graduation march played, the 85 men appeared to hoots and cheers from their families. They marched to the stage – one surrounded by barbed wire fence and constructed by
Continue Reading By BRIAN WITTE Associated Press ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — The Supreme Court of Maryland has announced it will hear an appeal from Adnan Syed, whose conviction for killing an ex-girlfriend was reinstated by a lower court earlier this year after he was released from prison. The court also said Wednesday it will hear appeals from
Continue Reading By DÁNICA COTO Associated Press SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Hundreds of people in Puerto Rico including religious leaders, economists, teachers and retirees are protesting a proposed increase to already high electric bills that a growing number of people are struggling to pay. The crowd marched Wednesday toward the governor’s mansion. They held up
Continue ReadingAs the area comes closer to the holiday weekend, more very hot temperatures are coming along with steady winds.
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The festivities will take place on Saturday, July 1 with a “Retro” concert, including a “Queen” tribute band.
Continue Reading By MARIA SHERMAN AP Music Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Madonna has postponed her career-spanning Celebration tour due to what her manager called a “serious bacterial infection.” Manager Guy Oseary wrote on Instagram Wednesday that the singer had spent several days in an intensive care unit after becoming ill on Saturday. He said the 64-year-old
Continue Reading By COLLEEN SLEVIN Associated Press A lawsuit against a Utah woman who wrote a children’s book about grief after her husband’s death and now stands charged with his murder is seeking over $13 million in damages. The lawsuit was filed Tuesday against Kouri Richins in state court in connection with the 2022 death of her
Continue Reading By DEEPA BHARATH of The Associated Press and ALEJANDRA MOLINA of Religion News Service OAK FLAT, Ariz. (AP) — Azee Romero climbed barefoot on the wrinkled trunk of the massive Emory oak tree at the center of the Oak Flat Campground. The 5-year-old in his dinosaur t-shirt, with hair tied under a backwards baseball cap,
Continue Reading By GUILLERMO GARAT Associated Press MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay (AP) — Residents of Uruguay’s capital are increasingly exasperated after two months of salty-tasting tap water that has damaged water heaters, boosted demand for bottled water and reportedly caused stomach ailments. People in Uruguay have always been able to safely drink the water that comes from their taps,
Continue Reading By BRUCE SCHREINER, DYLAN LOVAN and KIMBERLEE KRUESI Associated Press LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Federal judges in Kentucky and Tennessee on Wednesday blocked portions of bans on gender-affirming care for transgender youth, handing down the rulings just days before the statutes were set to go into effect. The ruling is similar to roadblocks that federal
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After its temporary closure, Wiest Lake will be reopened to the public for recreational activities.
Continue Reading By MICHAEL HILL Associated Press ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York state Attorney General Letitia James charges in a lawsuit that the operators of four nursing homes in New York neglected residents and misused more than $83 million in government funds. James says some residents were malnourished or were left to sit for hours in
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The dress, which a movie crewmember rescued, but left crumpled in his attic for decades, is among 1,400 original props and costumes from film and television shows up for grabs. Film buffs can bid or watch the live auction online here.
Continue Reading TIFFIN, Ohio (AP) — Authorities in Ohio say a 7-month-old girl has died after a man abducted her then crashed his car into a house while fleeing police. The crash happened Tuesday in Tiffin, about 60 miles north of Colombus. Authorities say 23-year-old Jonathan Baker was armed with a gun when he took the child.
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