AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Former President Donald Trump’s selection of JD Vance as his running mate has led to a surge in sales for “Hillbilly Elegy,” his best-selling memoir that came out in 2016. A spokesperson for HarperCollins told The Associated Press that more than 650,000 copies have been sold since Trump’s
Continue Reading Associated Press A burning car pushed into a gully sparked California’s largest wildfire of the year, authorities said Thursday as they announced the arrest of a suspect. Meanwhile other blazes scorched the Pacific Northwest. Flames from the fire the man is accused of starting exploded into what is now the Park Fire, which has burned
Continue ReadingAssociated Press A burning car pushed into a gully sparked California’s largest wildfire of the year, authorities said Thursday as they announced the arrest of a suspect. Meanwhile other blazes scorched the Pacific Northwest. Flames from the fire the man is accused of starting exploded into what is now the Park Fire, which has burned
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The rivalry between Japan and China may take center stage in the men’s gymnastics team event at the Olympics, but defending all-around champion Daiki Hashimoto’s main agenda is to leave Paris with no regrets.
Continue Reading Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — A Georgia judge has denied a preliminary request to block a commission created to discipline and remove prosecutors. Prosecutors argue that it violates the U.S. and Georgia constitutions. Fulton County Superior Court Judge Paige Reese Whitaker on Tuesday denied an injunction seeking to halt the work of the Prosecuting Attorneys
Continue Reading AP Business Writer LONDON (AP) — Meta’s policies on non-consensual deepfake images need updating, including wording that’s “not sufficiently clear,” the company’s oversight panel said Thursday in a decision on cases involving AI-generated explicit depictions of two famous women. The quasi-independent Oversight Board said in one of the cases, the social media giant failed to
Continue ReadingAP Business Writer LONDON (AP) — Meta’s policies on non-consensual deepfake images need updating, including wording that’s “not sufficiently clear,” the company’s oversight panel said Thursday in a decision on cases involving AI-generated explicit depictions of two famous women. The quasi-independent Oversight Board said in one of the cases, the social media giant failed to
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Get to know the 10 U.S. Olympic divers who will compete in Paris.
Continue Reading AP Sports Writer GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) — College football players are finally getting to be themselves — or play against themselves — in one of the hottest video games on the planet. EA Sports College Football 25 released on Friday as schools across the country threw parties, tournaments and fan events with their teams to
Continue Reading Associated Press PARIS (AP) — Participants at an international summit in Paris pledged billions of dollars in financing and committed to supporting various sporting initiatives aimed at accelerating sustainable development. Thursday’s summit came one day before the Olympic Games officially open. About 500 participants, including 50 heads of state and government, attended the event championed
Continue Reading Chronicle of Philanthropy The Trust for Civic Life — a collaborative of 15 grantmakers, mostly high-profile national funders — sees small, local groups as instruments of change — modern versions of the organizations that scholars from Alexis de Tocqueville to Robert Putnam have singled out as a distinguishing feature of American democracy. The trust announced
Continue Reading AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — After getting trounced by their larger rivals for years, some of the smallest stocks on Wall Street have shown much more life recently. Hopes for coming cuts to interest rates have pushed investors to look at smaller stocks through a different lens, and they soared recently during a
Continue Reading AP Sports Writer PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Philadelphia Eagles running back Saquon Barkley says he was portrayed fairly in the HBO show “Hard Knocks.” Barkley did say he had no idea his side of the conversation with New York Giants management in the midst of free agency would be recorded and aired on the documentary television
Continue Reading Associated Press Beneath the blazing summer sun on a former slave plantation, Lamont Gross and fellow prisoners stooped in long rows, picking vegetables by hand under the watchful eyes of armed guards on horseback. He said breaks were short and infrequent, with nothing to protect workers from the heat. “I saw guys collapse,” Gross said
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There is a 43-year age gap between the youngest and oldest U.S. athletes competing in the 2024 Paris Olympics.
Continue Reading There is a 43-year age gap between the youngest and oldest U.S. athletes competing in the 2024 Paris Olympics.
Continue Reading There is a 43-year age gap between the youngest and oldest U.S. athletes competing in the 2024 Paris Olympics.
Continue Reading AP Business Writer Fewer Americans filed for unemployment benefits last week, but applications remained at recently elevated, though not troubling levels. Jobless claims for the week ending July 20 fell by 10,000 to 235,000 from 245,000 the previous week, the Labor Department reported Thursday. It’s the ninth straight week claims came in above 220,000. Before
Continue ReadingAssociated Press PHOENIX (AP) — As much of the world swelters, it’s not just people who need help with the dog days of summer. Pet owners have to consider how to both shield and cool down furry family members as intense — at times deadly — heat waves become more common. “It’s really important to
Continue ReadingAssociated Press PHOENIX (AP) — As much of the world swelters, it’s not just people who need help with the dog days of summer. Pet owners have to consider how to both shield and cool down furry family members as intense — at times deadly — heat waves become more common. “It’s really important to
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