Extreme heat and some medicines can be a risky combo. Here’s what to know
AP Medical Writer Extreme heat can raise the danger of heat-related illnesses and threaten health in a more subtle way — by amplifying the side…
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Federal agents seize $4.6 million worth of cocaine off boat near Puerto Rico
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Federal authorities say they have seized $4.6 million worth of cocaine and arrested two U.S. citizens aboard a boat in…
Continue Reading A World War I veteran is first Tulsa Race Massacre victim identified from mass graves
Associated Press OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — A World War I veteran is the first person identified from graves filled with more than a hundred victims of…
Continue Reading Prosecutors in Karen Read case argue against dismissing any charges
Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Prosecutors in the Karen Read murder case are arguing against dropping any charges after her mistrial. Their motion…
Continue Reading The gods must be angry: Mexico ‘cancels’ statue of Greek god Poseidon after dispute with local deity
Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexican authorities have slapped a “closure” order on a 10-foot tall aquatic statue of the Greek god of the…
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Just a Category 1 hurricane? Don’t be fooled by a number — it could be more devastating than a Cat 5
Associated Press Here’s a troubling phrase hurricane forecasters hate but often hear: “It’s just a Category 1. Nothing to worry…
Continue Reading Former Georgia insurance commissioner sentenced to prison after pleading guilty to health care fraud
Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — A federal judge sentenced former Georgia Insurance Commissioner John Oxendine to serve three-and-a-half years in…
Continue Reading Actor Matthew McConaughey tells governors he is still mulling future run for political office
Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Actor Matthew McConaughey continued to tease he might run for political office to a room full of governors…
Continue Reading King Charles III hosts Idris Elba to hear from young people about the troubles they face
Associated Press LONDON (AP) — We hear you: That was the simple message offered to a group of young people hosted in London by King Charles III.…
Continue Reading Meyer appointed as director of Lausanne’s Orchestre de Chambre, will leave La Scala in early 2025
ROME (AP) — The board of trustees of the Orchestre de Chambre de Lausanne has announced the appointment of Dominique Meyer as executive director,…
Continue Reading A county canvassing board rejected the absentee ballot of North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum’s wife
Associated Press BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A county canvassing board in North Dakota rejected the absentee ballot of the wife of North Dakota…
Continue Reading Argentina charges 2 visiting French rugby players in a harrowing case of alleged sexual assault
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Argentine prosecutors say they have charged two French rugby players with aggravated sexual assault, the latest…
Continue Reading Small Nashville museum wants you to know why it is returning artifacts to Mexico
Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A small museum in Nashville is returning 255 pre-Columbian artifacts to Mexico. But first, it wants you to…
Continue Reading Albania’s supreme court leaves ethnic Greek ex-mayor in prison
TIRANA, Albania (AP) — Albania’s Supreme Court has upheld a verdict of the lower courts keeping a former elected mayor from the country’s Greek…
Continue Reading Poland’s centrist government suffers defeat in vote on liberalizing abortion law
Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland’s Prime Minister Donald Tusk and his centrist coalition government have suffered a defeat in…
Continue Reading What to stream this weekend: Childish Gambino, ‘Love Lies Bleeding,’ ‘Cobra Kai’ and ‘Skywalkers’
This week’s new streaming entertainment releases include a final album under Donald Glover’s Childish Gambino moniker, Kerry Washington’s…
Continue Reading Sen. Klobuchar says she’s cancer-free but will get radiation as precaution after a spot removal
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar says she remains cancer-free following her bout with breast cancer in 2021, but doctors recently removed…
Continue Reading Senior UK jurists have joined calls to stop arms sales to Israel. Other allies face similar pressure
Associated Press LONDON (AP) — More than 600 British jurists are calling on the government to suspend arms sales to Israel. The move adds to…
Continue Reading Turkey proposes bill aimed at managing large stray dog population. Critics say it’s inhumane
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s ruling party has submitted to parliament a controversial bill that aims to manage…
Continue Reading Webb Space Telescope’s latest cosmic shot shows pair of intertwined galaxies glowing in infrared
AP Aerospace Writer CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — The Webb Space Telescope has captured a pair of intertwined galaxies glowing in the infrared. NASA…
Continue Reading Carlos Alcaraz and Novak Djokovic will meet in the Wimbledon men’s final again
AP Tennis Writer LONDON (AP) — Carlos Alcaraz is only a couple of months past his 21th birthday, and yet this whole Grand Slam success thing is…
Continue Reading Actor Ashley Judd, a Democratic activist, adds her voice to those calling on Biden to leave the race
Associated Press Actor Ashley Judd is adding her voice to calls for President Joe Biden to step aside from the presidential race following his…
Continue Reading UK police say human remains found in 2 suitcases discovered in southwestern England are from 2 men
LONDON (AP) — Human remains found in two suitcases discovered near a bridge in the southwestern England city of Bristol are from two adult men,…
Continue Reading An Ohio mom was killed while trying to stop the theft of a car that had her 6-year-old son inside
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — An Ohio mother who tried to stop two men from stealing her car with her 6-year-old son inside was killed when she was struck…
Continue Reading Putin signs bill increasing income taxes for the wealthy in Russia
MOSCOW (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin has endorsed a bill that raises income taxes for the rich. It is part of an effort to help fill…
Continue Reading Stop & Shop closing 32 underperforming grocery stores in the Northeast
AP Business Writer Grocery store chain Stop & Shop says it will close 32 underperforming grocery stores across the Northeast by the end of this…
Continue Reading Former international mission worker is convicted of spying in Russian-held Donetsk
Russian officials say a former staff member of an international monitoring mission in eastern Ukraine has been convicted of spying by a court in the…
Continue Reading US renews call on China to stop aggressive actions in disputed sea, where hostilities have flared
Associated Press MANILA, Philippines (AP) — The United States has renewed a call on China to stop its aggressive actions in the South China Sea,…
Continue Reading Jury ends first day of deliberations in US Sen. Bob Menendez’s corruption trial without a verdict
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A New York City jury finished its first three hours of deliberations Friday without reaching a verdict in the…
Continue Reading The Latest: Biden returns to the campaign trail following high-stakes news conference
WASHINGTON (AP) — During his highly anticipated news conference, President Joe Biden gave a forceful defense of his foreign and domestic policies…
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