Adidas ‘revising’ campaign for retro shoes that drew criticism from Israel
BERLIN (AP) — Adidas said Friday that it is “revising” its campaign for running shoes inspired by a design dating back to the time of the 1972…
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Vermont farmers take stock after losing crops to flooding two years in a row
Associated Press BARNET, Vt. (AP) — Exactly one year to the date of last year’s severe flooding in Vermont, Joe’s Brook Farm in Barnet was…
Continue Reading Tiger Woods ends his season by missing the cut in the British Open
AP Golf Writer TROON, Scotland (AP) — Tiger Woods tied a personal record in the British Open on Friday, one he could have done without but perhaps…
Continue Reading At least three dead in Haiti after boat catches fire during escape attempt
Associated Press PORT-AU-PRINCE (AP) — Officials in Haiti say at least three people have died and up to 40 remain missing after a boat in the…
Continue Reading South Dakota anti-abortion group appeals ruling that dismissed its lawsuit over ballot initiative
PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — An anti-abortion group in South Dakota is appealing a judge’s dismissal of its lawsuit to remove an abortion rights…
Continue Reading Italian judge orders a journalist to pay 5,000 euros in damages for making fun of Meloni’s height
ROME (AP) — A judge in Milan has ordered an Italian journalist to pay 5,000 euros or nearly $5,500 in damages to Premier Giorgia Meloni for making…
Continue Reading Too old to work? Some Americans on the job late in life bristle at calls for Biden to step aside
AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — A swath of Americans watching President Joe Biden is seeing something beyond debate-stage stumbles and…
Continue Reading A massive tech outage is causing worldwide disruptions. Here’s what we know
NEW YORK (AP) — Much of the world faced online disarray Friday as a widespread technology outage affected companies and services across industries…
Continue ReadingDurant returns to practice with US basketball team, 1 week before Paris Olympics
AP Basketball Writer Kevin Durant practiced with the U.S. Olympic basketball team on Friday, a major step toward getting him back on track for the…
Continue Reading Former Trump executive Allen Weisselberg released from jail after serving perjury sentence
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Retired Trump Organization executive Allen Weisselberg has been released from jail in New York City after serving…
Continue Reading Long before his arrest, US reporter lamented that many friends in Russia were being locked up
Associated Press In early 2022, Evan Gershkovich, a reporter for the Wall Street Journal wrote on social media that “reporting on Russia is now…
Continue Reading Joe Biden faces increasing pressure to quit the race, but has spent a lifetime overcoming the odds
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — To borrow a favorite phrase from the man himself, President Joe Biden is at an inflection point. Is his…
Continue Reading Kenya president retains 6 former Cabinet ministers in first batch of appointments
Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Kenyan President William Ruto has appointed the first 11 members of his Cabinet. Ruto on Friday retained six…
Continue Reading What to know about Evan Gershkovich’s conviction for espionage in Russia
Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich has been convicted of espionage and sentenced to 16 years in prison. He, his employer and the U.S.…
Continue Reading Weird Al on new music, Sabrina Carpenter, a decade of ‘Mandatory Fun’ and 40 years of ‘Eat It’
AP Music Writer Ten years ago, “Weird Al” Yankovic made history. “Mandatory Fun,” his 14th and final studio album, hit No. 1 on the Billboard…
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USMNT’s Kevin Paredes remains proud of his Dominican heritage ahead of Olympic debut
Take a look at how U.S. men’s soccer player Kevin Paredes feels about making his Olympic debut at the 2024 Paris Games and how his Dominican heritage…
Continue Reading From a media perspective, it was a tale of two Trump speeches — and long enough for both
AP Media Writer From a media perspective, Donald Trump failed to stick the landing at the Republican convention that nominated him as its…
Continue Reading GOP convention sets the stage for the Democratic convention in Chicago, activists and police say
Associated Press MILWAUKEE (AP) — Activists who marched outside the Republican National Convention are trumpeting their efforts, despite crowd…
Continue Reading The Treasury Department warns that an anti-woke Florida banking law is a national security risk
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Treasury Department is warning that state laws that restrict banks from considering environmental, social…
Continue Reading Pakistan says it arrested an al-Qaida leader who was a close aide to Osama bin Laden
Associated Press LAHORE, Pakistan (AP) — Pakistan counterterrorism police say they have arrested an al-Qaida leader who was a close aide to Osama…
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