Audit: California risked millions in homelessness funds due to poor anti-fraud protections
CalMatters California put hundreds of millions of homelessness dollars at risk because of its “disorganized” and “chaotic” anti-fraud…
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US auto safety agency seeks information from Tesla on fatal Cybertruck crash and fire in Texas
DETROIT (AP) — Federal safety authorities say they are seeking information on a crash and fire involving a Tesla Cybertruck that killed a driver of…
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Everything Simone Biles did at the Paris Olympics was amplified. She thrived in the spotlight
AP National Writer PARIS (AP) — Every single thing Simone Biles has done at the Paris Olympics has been spotlighted. She won four medals, had an…
Continue ReadingPoland rallies to beat the US in men’s volleyball in fifth set and will play France for Olympic gold
AP Sports Writer PARIS (AP) — Pawel Zatorski couldn’t feel a couple of fingers on his left hand. They were still numb more than an hour after…
Continue Reading9/11 hearings at Guantanamo Bay in upheaval after surprise order by US defense chief
Associated Press FORT MEADE, Md. (AP) — Military-run hearings for accused Sept. 11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and two co-defendants at…
Continue ReadingRomanians appeal gymnast’s score after inquiry drama in floor exercise final at Olympics
AP Sports Writer PARIS (AP) — The Romanian Olympic Committee says it has appealed Sabrina Maneca-Voinea’s score from the floor exercise final at…
Continue ReadingCrew of Titan sub knew they were going to die before implosion, according to more than $50M lawsuit
Associated Press The family of a French explorer who died in a submersible implosion has filed a more than $50 million lawsuit, saying the crew…
Continue ReadingLyft shares suffer biggest fall in more than a year, even as it reports first quarterly profit
Lyft shares tumbled to their biggest loss in more than a year on Wednesday after the ride-hailing app reported gross bookings that spooked investors.…
Continue ReadingAussie rock band King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard gets nostalgic with ‘Flight b741’
Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard is in their dad rock era — and not just because most of the band members…
Continue ReadingWho is Yahya Sinwar, the new leader of Hamas?
The new leader of the militant group Hamas has a brutal reputation and a deep understanding of Israel. Yahya Sinwar rose through the ranks to become…
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Kamala Harris and Tim Walz hold rally in Wisconsin
Vice President Kamala Harris and her running mate, Minnesota Governor Tim Walz, are holding a campaign rally in Eau Claire, Wisconsin…
Continue Reading Flooding in Yemen has left 30 people dead and hundreds displaced, official says
Associated Press SANAA, Yemen (AP) — A Yemeni official says that 30 people have been killed and hundreds displaced in flooding in the southern city…
Continue ReadingNCAA hands former Michigan coach Jim Harbaugh a 4-year show cause order for recruiting violations
AP Sports Writer ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — The NCAA announced a four-year, show-cause order for former Michigan coach Jim Harbaugh on Wednesday for…
Continue Reading Asked about bear carcass prank, RFK Jr. says he once had a freezer full of roadkill meat
Associated Press ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — It wasn’t just the dead bear. Days after Robert F. Kennedy Jr. admitted to taking a bear carcass from the…
Continue ReadingAsked about bear carcass prank, RFK Jr. says he once had a freezer full of roadkill meat
Associated Press ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — It wasn’t just the dead bear. Days after Robert F. Kennedy Jr. admitted to taking a bear carcass from the…
Continue ReadingRiots test the new British prime minister in his first month in the job
Associated Press LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister Keir Starmer is just a month into his job and facing a crisis as widespread rioting spreads…
Continue ReadingUS Open player compensation rises to a record $75 million, with singles champs getting $3.6 million
AP Tennis Writer Coco Gauff, Novak Djokovic and other players at the U.S. Open will be playing for a record total of $75 million in compensation at…
Continue ReadingOlder guys Macdonald and Oberholzer set a gold standard for skateboarding fun at the Paris Olympics
AP Sports Writer PARIS (AP) — Andy Macdonald was among the lower-ranked finishers in the men’s park skateboarding competition at the Paris…
Continue ReadingProject 2025’s new leader Kevin Roberts postpones his own book launch until after the election
AP Congressional Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) — As Project 2025 hits turmoil, the head of the influential, far-right Heritage Foundation is…
Continue Reading UN health agency convening experts to determine if the mpox outbreak in Africa is a global emergency
GENEVA (AP) — The head of the World Health Organization says he will convene an expert group to determine if the increasing spread of the mpox…
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