Thailand’s LGBTQ+ community draws tourists from China looking to be themselves
By YUCHENG TANG Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — Xinyu Wen traveled to Thailand in June, planning a two-week vacation around Bangkok’s Pride…
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Country singer-songwriter Charlie Robison dies in Texas at age 59
SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Charlie Robison, the Texas singer-songwriter whose rootsy anthems made the country charts until he was forced to retire after…
Continue Reading California school district to pay $2.25M to settle suit involving teacher who had student’s baby
REDLANDS, Calif. (AP) — A Southern California school district will pay $2.25 million to settle the latest lawsuit involving a teacher who became…
Continue Reading Michigan State suspends coach Mel Tucker after allegations he sexually harassed a rape survivor
By LARRY LAGE AP Sports Writer Michigan State suspended football coach Mel Tucker without pay on Sunday, less than 24 hours after allegations became…
Continue Reading In Toronto, Paul Simon takes a bow with a new career-spanning documentary
By JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer TORONTO (AP) — Paul Simon hasn’t watched Alex Gibney’s new three-and-a-half-hour documentary on his life,…
Continue Reading Tribute paid to Kansas high school football photographer who died after accidental hit on sidelines
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — A Kansas high school football team has paid tribute to their longtime photographer after her death following an accidental hit…
Continue Reading Multistate search for murder suspect ends with hostage situation and fatal standoff at gas station
CEREDO, W.Va. (AP) — A man suspected of a killing in Ohio and multiple carjackings in Kentucky is dead after a standoff with West Virginia police…
Continue Reading Rubiales resigns as Spain’s soccer president 3 weeks after kissing player at Women’s World Cup final
By JOSEPH WILSON Associated Press BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Luis Rubiales, the suspended head of the Spanish soccer federation, finally folded under…
Continue Reading Lil Nas X documentary premiere delayed by bomb threat at Toronto International Film Festival
TORONTO (AP) — The premiere of the documentary “Lil Nas X: Long Live Montero” was delayed after a bomb threat was called in at the Toronto…
Continue Reading Overdose-reversing drug administered to puppy after possible fentanyl exposure in California
IRVINE, Calif. (AP) — Officials say a pit bull puppy that California police believe got into its owners’ fentanyl stash was administered the…
Continue Reading Small plane crash at air show in Hungary kills 2 and injures 3 on the ground
BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Police say a small propeller-driven plane has crashed during an airshow in central Hungary killing two people and…
Continue Reading Federal railroad inspectors find alarming number of defects on Union Pacific this summer
By JOSH FUNK AP Business Writer OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Federal inspectors found an alarming number of defects in the locomotives and railcars Union…
Continue Reading The death toll from floods in Greece has risen to 15 after 4 more bodies found, authorities say
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greek authorities say the number of confirmed deaths from recent flooding in central Greece has risen to 15 after the bodies…
Continue Reading House committee chairman says Sen. Tuberville is ‘paralyzing’ the Pentagon by blocking promotions
WASHINGTON (AP) — The chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee is slamming a fellow Republican in the Senate for waging an unprecedented…
Continue Reading A boat capsizing in north-central Nigeria killed at least 24 people. Dozens of others are missing
By CHINEDU ASADU Associated Press ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Emergency officials say at least 24 villagers have been killed while many more remain…
Continue Reading End may be in sight for Phoenix’s historic heat wave of 110-degree-plus weather
PHOENIX (AP) — A historic heat wave continues to stifle Phoenix — but the end may finally be in sight for residents of Arizona’s largest city.…
Continue Reading Cord Jefferson’s insightful satire of race and media, ‘American Fiction,’ lights up TIFF
By JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer TORONTO (AP) — Fifty pages into Percival Everett’s “Erasure” Cord Jefferson knew he wanted to adapt it…
Continue Reading Virginia governor pardons man whose arrest at a school board meeting galvanized conservatives
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — The father of a Virginia student sexually assaulted in her high school bathroom has been pardoned for his actions while…
Continue Reading Foreign student arrested in Norway on suspicion of espionage including electronic eavesdropping
HELSINKI (AP) — A 25-year-old foreign student has been arrested in Norway on suspicion of espionage including illegal eavesdropping through various…
Continue Reading Olympic gold-medal figure skater Sarah Hughes decides against run for NY congressional seat
NEW YORK (AP) — Olympic gold medalist Sarah Hughes has decided not to run for Congress, in a race for a Long Island seat where several other…
Continue Reading Let skeeters feed on you for science? Welcome to front lines of mosquito control
By SAM METZ and RICK BOWMER Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — It’s lunchtime at the Salt Lake City Mosquito Abatement District and a…
Continue Reading IndyCar to run $1 million all-star race at The Thermal Club in 2024
By JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer MONTEREY, Calif. (AP) — IndyCar will hold an all-star race next year at The Thermal Club in Southern…
Continue Reading What’s streaming now: ‘Barbie,’ Dan & Shay, ‘The Morning Show’ and ‘Welcome to Wrexham’
By The Associated Press This week’s new entertainment releases include an album from country pop duo Dan & Shay, the return of Jennifer Aniston…
Continue Reading Islamist factions in a troubled Palestinian refugee camp in Lebanon say they will honor a cease-fire
By FADI TAWIL and KAREEM CHEHAYEB Associated Press SIDON, Lebanon (AP) — Islamist factions in Lebanon’s largest Palestinian refugee camp say they…
Continue Reading Mossad chief accuses Iran of plotting deadly attacks, vows to hit perpetrators ‘in heart’ of Tehran
JERUSALEM (AP) — The head of Israel’s Mossad spy agency says Israel is prepared to strike “in the heart of Tehran” to track down the…
Continue Reading ‘The Nun II’ conjures $32.6 million to top box office
By LINDSEY BAHR AP Film Writer Like many horrors before it, bad reviews didn’t scare off moviegoers from buying tickets for “The Nun II.” The…
Continue Reading Vatican orders investigation into Catholic clerics linked to abuse, Swiss Bishops’ Conference says
By JAMEY KEATEN and KIRSTEN GRIESHABER BERLIN (AP) — The Vatican has ordered an investigation into high-ranking Catholic clerics in Switzerland in…
Continue Reading Israeli delegation attends UN heritage conference in Saudi Arabia in first public visit by officials
By JOSEF FEDERMAN Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — An Israeli official says a delegation has arrived in Saudi Arabia to attend a U.N. conference…
Continue Reading Explosives drop steel trestle Missouri River bridge into the water along I-70 while onlookers watch
ROCHEPORT, Mo. (AP) — Onlookers online and on the banks of the Missouri River had to wait more than an hour to watch officials use explosives to…
Continue Reading North Macedonia police say a migrant was electrocuted as he descended from freight train roof
By KONSTANTIN TESTORIDES Associated Press SKOPJE, North Macedonia (AP) — Police in North Macedonia say a migrant hiding on the roof of a freight…
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