Who are the youngest, oldest athletes competing in 2024 Paris Olympics?
There is a 43-year age gap between the youngest and oldest U.S. athletes competing in the 2024 Paris…
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Fewer Americans file for jobless claims as applications remain at elevated, but not troubling levels
AP Business Writer Fewer Americans filed for unemployment benefits last week, but applications remained at recently elevated, though not troubling…
Continue ReadingBooties. Indoor dog parks. And following the vet’s orders. How to keep pets cool this summer
Associated 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…
Continue ReadingBooties. Indoor dog parks. And following the vet’s orders. How to keep pets cool this summer
Associated 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…
Continue ReadingBooties. Indoor dog parks. And following the vet’s orders. How to keep pets cool this summer
Associated 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…
Continue ReadingNYC bus crashes into Burger King after driver apparently suffers a medical episode
NEW YORK (AP) — A New York City bus driver suffered an apparent medical episode and crashed his bus into a closed fast food restaurant. Police say…
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Kamala Harris: A Baptist with a Jewish husband and a faith that traces back to MLK and Gandhi
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Black clergy who know Vice President Kamala Harris, now the frontrunner for the Democratic presidential…
Continue ReadingKamala Harris: A Baptist with a Jewish husband and a faith that traces back to MLK and Gandhi
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Black clergy who know Vice President Kamala Harris, now the frontrunner for the Democratic presidential…
Continue ReadingPalestinian Olympic team greeted with cheers and gifts in Paris
Associated Press PARIS (AP) — Palestinian Olympic athletes have been greeted with a roar of a crowd and gifts of food and roses as they arrived in…
Continue ReadingArgentina coach slams chaotic ‘scandal’ at Olympic soccer match vs Morocco
AP Soccer Writer The head of Argentina’s soccer federation said the chaotic ending to its Olympic soccer match against Morocco on Wednesday…
Continue Reading Ukraine’s foreign minister in Hong Kong calls on officials to stop Russia from evading sanctions
Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine’s Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba has called on Hong Kong to prevent Russia and Russian businesses…
Continue ReadingUN cultural agency decides against placing Lumbini, Buddha’s birthplace in Nepal, on endangered list
Associated Press KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — The United Nations’ cultural agency has decided against putting the Buddhist pilgrimage destination of…
Continue ReadingCroatia declares 3 Montenegrin officials persona non grata over WWII camp genocide statement
ZAGREB, Croatia (AP) — Croatia has declared three senior Montenegrin government officials persona non grata after they led a declaration in…
Continue ReadingHead of Cambodia’s top opposition party hit with $1.5 million judgement for defaming government
Associated Press PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — The lawyer for the president of Cambodia’s main opposition party says his client has been found…
Continue ReadingUN-backed independent experts urge Pakistan to end discrimination, violence against minority Ahmadis
LAHORE, Pakistan (AP) — A panel of U.N.-backed independent experts has expressed grave concern about increased discrimination and violence against…
Continue Reading Southwest Airlines plans to start assigning seats, breaking with a 50-year tradition
AP Airlines Writer DALLAS (AP) — Goodbye, cattle call. Southwest Airlines said Thursday that it plans to drop the open-boarding system it has used…
Continue ReadingIsraelis watched Netanyahu’s Congress speech closely. For many, it was both uplifting and depressing
Associated Press TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s fiery speech to Congress may have been delivered in…
Continue Reading UK police officer suspended after video appears to show a man being kicked in head
Associated Press LONDON (AP) — A British police officer has been suspended from all duties after a video was posted on social media that appeared…
Continue ReadingCarmaker Stellantis pledges to tackle problems in North America as profits plunge
MILAN (AP) — Stellantis CEO Carlos Tavares pledged action to tackle problems in North America and elsewhere after reporting a plunge in first-half…
Continue ReadingMelania Trump to tell her story in memoir, ‘Melania,’ scheduled for this fall
AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Former first lady Melania Trump has a memoir coming out this fall, “Melania,” billed as “a powerful and…
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