By SUSAN HAIGH Associated Press ROXBURY, Conn. (AP) — The shingled one-room structure where Arthur Miller worked at his home in Connecticut, from 1958 until his death in 2005, has been sitting behind the Roxbury town hall. His daughter Rebecca Miller and a group of residents are trying to raise $1 million to renovate the
Continue Reading JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — An earthquake has shaken Indonesia’s easternmost province, but there are no immediate reports of serious damage or casualties. The U.S. Geological Survey says the magnitude 5.4 quake Monday was centered 135 kilometers southwest of Abepura, a subdistrict in Jayapura, the capital of Papua province. It occurred at a depth of 13
Continue Reading By YURI KAGEYAMA Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — In Japan, a nation reputed for loyalty to companies and lifetime employment, people who job-hop are often viewed as quitters. And that’s considered shameful. Enter “taishoku daiko,” or “job-leaving agents.” Dozens of such services have sprung up in the last several years to help people who simply
Continue Reading By JACK DURA and STEVE KARNOWSKI Associated Press BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota higher education officials are deeply worried about losing students and revenue in 2024 when neighboring Minnesota makes tuition free for thousands of its residents at public colleges and universities. North Dakota State University President David Cook has recently warned of “catastrophic
Continue Reading GREEN POND, S.C. (AP) — Authorities in South Carolina say six people have been found dead after a house fire. The sheriff’s office says 33-year-old Ryan Lenard Manigo has been charged so far with two murder counts and attempted murder of the lone survivor. The Colleton County Sheriff’s Office says authorities found the deceased victims
Continue Reading By The Associated Press This week’s new entertainment releases include Taylor Swift’s rerecording of her “Speak Now,” a documentary on Wham! and survivalist Bear Grylls has found more celebrities to take out of their comfort zone and be tested by the great outdoors. Luann de Lesseps and Sonja Morgan of “The Real Housewives of New
Continue Reading By WILL WEISSERT Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — New Hampshire is in open rebellion. Georgia is all but out. South Carolina and Nevada are on board but face stiff Republican pushback. Michigan’s compliance may mean having to cut the state legislative session short, despite Democrats controlling both chambers and the governor’s mansion. Then there’s Iowa,
Continue Reading By NASSER NASSER and JOSEF FEDERMAN Associated Press JENIN, West Bank (AP) — Israel on Monday launched its most intense military operation in the occupied West Bank in nearly two decades, carrying out a series of drone strikes and sending hundreds of troops on an open-ended mission into a militant stronghold. At least eight Palestinians
Continue Reading By FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen will travel to Beijing Thursday in an effort to thaw U.S.-China relations, a Treasury official said. Yellen, who has called the notion of an economically decoupling from China “disastrous,” has frequently said in the past year that she would like to visit China.
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The later half of the week will still see daily high temperatures at or above 110 degrees for most locations with clear skies each day.
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By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — It usually bodes well for the Los Angeles Angels when Shohei Ohtani and Mike Trout go deep in the same game. On Sunday, it helped snap the Halos four-game losing streak. Ohtani and Mike Trout hit solo shots, but it was Mickey Moniak’s three-run homer
Continue Reading By AMY BETH HANSON Associated Press HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Globs of asphalt binder that spilled into Montana’s Yellowstone River during a bridge collapse and train derailment could be seen on islands and riverbanks downstream from Yellowstone National Park a week after the spill occurred, witnesses report. Officials with the Environmental Protection Agency said cleanup
Continue Reading JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Attorneys general from 10 states plan to sue the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, saying its failure to review and ensure emissions standards for residential wood-burning stoves has allowed the continued sale of appliances that could worsen pollution. That means programs that encourage people to trade in older stoves and other wood-burning
Continue Reading NORTH MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (AP) — Authorities say a single-engine plane carrying five people has crashed in the South Carolina coastal resort community of North Myrtle Beach, killing at least one person. The Federal Aviation Administration says the Piper PA-32 went down shortly after 11 a.m. northwest of the city’s Grand Stand Airport. An FAA
Continue Reading HOUSTON (AP) — Family and friends gathered at the funeral over the weekend for Houston rapper Big Pokey, an original member of the pioneering group Screwed Up Click. Pokey, who was born Milton Powell, died June 18 at the age of 48 after collapsing at a performance in Beaumont, located east of Houston. Those attending
Continue Reading By The Associated Press Excessive heat warnings remain in place in many areas across the U.S. and are expected to last at least through Monday. In Arizona’s largest metro area, Phoenix and surrounding communities flirted with a high of 115 degrees Fahrenheit (46 degrees Celsuis) on Sunday. The National Weather Service in Phoenix is forecasting
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According to the Yuma County Sheriff’s Office (YCSO), at approximately 12:16am, deputies responded to a report of shots fired in the area of West 1st Street. Upon arrival, deputies found a woman with a gunshot wound and was unresponsive.
Continue Reading By The Associated Press Excessive heat warnings remain in place in many areas across the U.S. and are expected to last at least through Monday. In Arizona’s largest metro area, Phoenix and surrounding communities flirted with a high of 115 degrees Fahrenheit (46 degrees Celsuis) on Sunday. The National Weather Service in Phoenix is forecasting
Continue Reading STOCKHOLM, Sweden (AP) — Olympic champion Karsten Warholm won his 400-meter hurdles race on Sunday and then turned to join in the crowd booing environmental protesters who disrupted the Diamond League event near the finish. Three people kneeled on the track about eight meters (yards) from the line holding two banners that spanned from lanes
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A group of 41 migrants, including 11 children, arrived at St. Anthony’s Croatian Church in Los Angeles Saturday afternoon following a 30-hour bus ride from Brownsville, Texas.
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