AAA expects a record number of people to travel for July 4th weekend
The organization predicts over 50 million Americans will travel 50 miles or more from home this Independence Day…
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Spanish Royal Academy rejects suggestion to change language’s name to ‘Ñamericano’
By JENNIFER O’MAHONY Associated Press MADRID (AP) — The director of the Spanish-speaking world’s top linguistic institution on Monday…
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Car enthusiasts attend first Lowrider Holiday Celebration
It was an event where enthusiasts from across the state gathered to showcase their vehicles, commemorate the repeal of anti-cruising ordinances, and…
Continue Reading The Supreme Court won’t let a North Carolina charter school force girls to wear skirts to school
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court has left in place an appellate ruling barring a North Carolina public charter school from requiring girls to…
Continue Reading EU urges caution as mercenary revolt raises doubts about Russian president’s grip on power
By LORNE COOK Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — European Union ministers are urging caution on Monday over a failed revolt by mercenary soldiers in…
Continue Reading Supreme Court unfreezes Louisiana redistricting case that could boost Black voting power before 2024
By KEVIN McGILL, MARK SHERMAN and SARA CLINE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Monday lifted its hold on a Louisiana…
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California Starbucks employees go on strike
A California Starbucks closed for the day as they strike over contract negotiations and taking a stand against the chain’s restrictions of Pride…
Continue Reading Supreme Court lets lawsuits over team doctor’s sexual abuse proceed against Ohio State
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Monday left in place a decision that allows more than 230 men to sue Ohio State University over decades-old…
Continue Reading Israel OK’s plans for thousands of new settlement homes. Move defies White House calls for restraint
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli media say the country’s far-right government has approved plans to build over 5,000 of new homes in Jewish…
Continue Reading Germany offers to station 4,000 troops in Lithuania to strengthen NATO’s eastern flank
BERLIN (AP) — Germany says it is willing to send around 4,000 troops to Lithuania on a permanent basis to strengthen NATO’s eastern flank. German…
Continue Reading German government calls for tolerance after far-right party wins first county executive
BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s government says the country is shaped by values such as tolerance and respect and has called for them to be upheld a…
Continue Reading NATO chief makes last-ditch bid to bring Sweden into the fold before next month’s summit
BRUSSELS (AP) — NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg is calling an urgent meeting in coming days to try to overcome Turkish objections to Sweden…
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One dead, several injured in California car crash
San Bernardino County Fire responded to the crash that involved at least ten cars. Some passengers required…
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California firefighters put out brush fire south of freeway
The vegetation fire was approximately five acres and was burning on a hillside south of the Riverside Freeway in…
Continue Reading A couple marking their 50th anniversary were stabbed to death, and a suspect has been charged
By STEVE LeBLANC Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — A suspect was arrested Monday in the weekend killings of three people, a Boston-area husband and…
Continue Reading Outrage erupts after man accused of blasphemy is stoned to death in latest mob killing in Nigeria
By CHINEDU ASADU Associated Press ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Officials say a man has been stoned to death after being accused of blasphemy in northwest…
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Last-place Mercury fire coach Vanessa Nygaard and replace her with assistant Nikki Blue
Nygaard took over the team last season and went 17-31. It wasn’t an easy year-and-a-half for Nygaard, with star center Brittney Griner missing all of…
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Arizona Coyotes sign backup goalie Connor Ingram to three-year contract
The 26-year-old led the Coyotes with a 3.37 goals against average and a .907 save percentage last season. Ingram made 47 saves in a shutout of Tampa…
Continue Reading Amsterdam’s Hermitage museum is renamed after cutting ties with Russia following Ukraine invasion
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — An Amsterdam museum that severed ties with St. Petersburg’s Hermitage collection after Moscow’s invasion of…
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Police: woman killed, man critically injured in separate dog attacks in southern Arizona
The three dead dogs in the two attacks were taken to the Sierra Vista Police Department’s Animal Control Office for further…
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