Thousands of California hotel workers set to strike
A union representing the workers in Los Angeles and Orange Counties says the strike will start early Saturday in a push for more pay, better benefits…
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Trump’s South Carolina rally attracted a massive crowd in heavily Republican area
By MEG KINNARD Associated Press PICKENS, S.C. (AP) — Former President Donald Trump marked a return to the large-scale rallies of his previous…
Continue Reading Mexican anti-cartel vigilante leader buried and with him, an armed citizens’ movement
By MARK STEVENSON Associated Press LA RUANA, Mexico (AP) — One of the last leaders of Mexico’s anti-gang citizens’ movement has been buried…
Continue Reading North Carolina amusement park closes ride after discovering crack in support beam
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — A North Carolina amusement park closed one of its roller coasters Friday after a crack was found on a support beam.…
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Kabat’s Fortuna Ace Hardware hosts Flavor Fest
This was to show customers different sauces and grills they offer in their store all the while grilling food for…
Continue Reading Shooting in central Croatian town leaves 1 person dead, more wounded, police say
ZAGREB, Croatia (AP) — Croatian police are searching for a person who opened fire in a central town, killing one person and injuring others. The…
Continue Reading Thousands in Serbian capital protest pro-government TV station after 2 mass shootings in May
By JOVANA GEC Associated Press BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Thousands of people in Serbia’s capital have rallied outside a pro-government TV station…
Continue Reading West Hollywood minimum hourly wage tops $19, highest of any US city
WEST HOLLYWOOD, Calif. (AP) — The swanky, celebrity-studded city of West Hollywood officially has the highest minimum wage of any U.S. city after…
Continue Reading Australia is the first country to let patients with depression or PTSD be prescribed psychedelics
SYDNEY (AP) — Australia is now the first country to allow psychiatrists to prescribe certain psychedelic substances to patients with depression or…
Continue Reading Federal board approves $12.7 billion budget for Puerto Rico as island shakes off bankruptcy
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — A federal control board that oversees Puerto Rico’s finances has approved a $12.7 billion general fund budget that…
Continue Reading NYC school officials say yeshivas run by Hasidic community fail to teach students in core subjects
By BOBBY CAINA CALVAN Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Eighteen private Jewish schools run by New York City’s politically powerful Hasidic…
Continue Reading Hundreds of young men say goodbye to French teen killed by police
By CARA ANNA Associated Press NANTERRE, France (AP) — Hundreds of young men have come to a cemetery in a Paris suburb to say goodbye to the…
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Alyssa Thomas, DeWanna Bonner and Elena Delle Donne headline WNBA All-Star reserves
By DOUG FEINBERG AP Basketball Writer WNBA career triple-double leader Alyssa Thomas of Connecticut was selected an All-Star reserve by the…
Continue Reading An anti-Trump video shared by the DeSantis campaign is ‘homophobic,’ says a conservative LGBT group
By JILL COLVIN Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A prominent group that represents LGBT conservatives says a video shared by Ron DeSantis ′…
Continue Reading Venus Williams is back at Wimbledon at age 43 and ready to play on Centre Court again
By HOWARD FENDRICH AP Tennis Writer WIMBLEDON, England (AP) — Asked two days before her 24th Wimbledon begins whether she’s still excited to play…
Continue Reading Feds call off pesticide spraying near New Mexico’s Rio Chama to kill invasive grasshoppers
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Federal land managers have scrapped plans to spray pesticides near the Rio Chama in northern New Mexico as part of an effort…
Continue Reading Climate activists disrupt London Pride march to protest corporate sponsorship
LONDON (AP) — Climate activists have briefly halted the dance-filled London Pride march by blocking a float sponsored by Coca-Cola. Seven members…
Continue Reading Beatriz dissipates after brushing Mexico’s Pacific coast as a hurricane, while Adrian also weakens
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Tropical Storm Beatriz has dissipated after brushing Mexico’s southwestern Pacific coast as a hurricane, dumping heavy rain…
Continue Reading Authorities say fires that damaged Phoenix homes amid hot temperatures spread from a palm tree
PHOENIX (AP) — A fire that appeared to have started in a backyard palm tree spread through a Phoenix neighborhood, destroying two homes and…
Continue Reading Sierra Leone’s main opposition calls for presidential election re-run after incumbent named winner
By KEMO CHAM Associated Press FREETOWN, Sierra Leone (AP) — Sierra Leone’s main opposition party is demanding a re-run of last weekend’s…
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