Rafael Nadal says he thought about taking a mental health break a few years ago
NEW YORK (AP) — Rafael Nadal says in an essay posted online that he thought about taking a mental health break from tennis a few years ago.…
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Lawsuit accuses State Department of creating loopholes for Israel on military aid and human rights
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The State Department has carved out exceptions for close ally Israel that block a U.S. law restricting foreign…
Continue ReadingPennsylvania jail confiscated inmates’ toilet paper and soap, cut power and heat, a lawsuit alleges
Associated Press A Pennsylvania jail is facing accusations it retaliated against inmates suspected of smoking synthetic marijuana by withholding…
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About 3 dozen high-rise buildings in South Florida are sinking
SUNNY ISLES BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Almost three dozen high-rise condos and luxury hotels along the beach in South Florida are sinking or settling in…
Continue ReadingEvent promoters, hotels and lodging sites soon will have to disclose extra fees up front
AP Business Writer The Federal Trade Commission says it will soon require hotels, vacation rental platforms and live event promoters to disclose any…
Continue ReadingWoman who stowed away on flight to Paris arrested again in Buffalo
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — A Russian woman who was arrested after she stowed away on a flight from New York City to Paris last month has been arrested…
Continue ReadingBlast kills 2 Mexican soldiers and wounds 5 others in suspected booby trap by drug cartel
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s defense secretary says an improvised land mine apparently planted by a drug cartel has killed two soldiers and…
Continue ReadingThe killing of a Russian general is one of several that Moscow blames on Ukraine
Associated Press Ukraine’s Security Service has claimed responsibility for killing Lt. General Igor Kirillov, head of the military’s nuclear,…
Continue ReadingJudge allows testing of tissue from George Floyd as officer convicted of killing him seeks new trial
Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A judge has granted permission to lawyers for Derek Chauvin to have samples from George Floyd examined as part…
Continue ReadingNetanyahu says Israeli troops will occupy a buffer zone inside Syria for the foreseeable future
Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Tuesday that Israeli forces will stay in a buffer zone on the Syrian…
Continue ReadingSon-in-law of top foe of Venezuela’s president sentenced to 30 months on money laundering charge
Associated Press MIAMI (AP) — The son-in-law of a prominent Venezuelan opposition leader has been sentenced to two and a half years in prison for…
Continue ReadingCalifornia’s jail population will rise thanks to Prop. 36. So will inmate deaths, advocates say
CalMatters According to Orange County Sheriff Don Barnes, California doesn’t have a crisis in its jails, where record numbers of people have died…
Continue ReadingA hunter in Virginia has died after a bear shot in a tree fell on him
LUNENBURG COUNTY, Va. (AP) — Authorities in Virginia say a hunter has died after a bear was shot in a tree and fell on him. The Department of…
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Wisconsin authorities provide update on school shooting that left three people dead, including the shooter
Authorities say a teacher and a teenage student were killed at a small Christian school in Madison, Wisconsin when another student opened fire in a…
Continue ReadingBiden calls for ban on congressional stock trading
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden has endorsed a ban on congressional stock trading in an interview that’s being released…
Continue ReadingConor McGregor says he’s in negotiations with Logan Paul for boxing exhibition in India
Conor McGregor says he’s in negotiations to fight Logan Paul in a boxing exhibition in India. McGregor said early Tuesday morning on social media…
Continue ReadingBillion-dollar donation from Netflix’s Reed Hastings leads 2024’s list of biggest gifts
Chronicle of Philanthropy Netflix co-founder Reed Hastings and former New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg made the largest contributions in 2024,…
Continue ReadingTwo stars may be orbiting each other near a supermassive black hole in our Milky Way galaxy
AP Science Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Scientists have spotted what appear to be two stars whipping around each other near the supermassive black hole…
Continue ReadingMontana judge blocks rule that prevented transgender people from changing their sex on documents
Associated Press HELENA, Mont. (AP) — A state judge in Montana has temporarily blocked policies that prevented transgender people from changing the…
Continue ReadingMost US teens are abstaining from drinking, smoking and marijuana, survey says
AP Medical Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Teen drug use hasn’t rebounded from its drop during the early years of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to…
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