NFL-style lawsuit and brain-injury concerns hang over Rugby World Cup
By STEVE DOUGLAS AP Sports Writer The Rugby World Cup will take place against the backdrop of a concussion lawsuit that has similarities to one…
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Rare blue supermoon brightens the night sky this week in the closest full moon of the year
By MARCIA DUNN AP Aerospace Writer CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Stargazers are in for a double treat this week: a rare blue supermoon with Saturn…
Continue Reading US commerce secretary rejects Chinese appeal to ease export controls
By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — U.S. Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo says she rebuffed an appeal by Chinese leaders to reduce…
Continue Reading Pakistani court suspends the corruption conviction and sentence of former Prime Minister Imran Khan
By MUNIR AHMED Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — A Pakistani appeals court has suspended the corruption conviction and three-year prison term of…
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First-generation students feel the impacts after the Supreme Court strikes Biden's loan forgiveness plans
Best Universities examined what the end of Biden’s $10,000 loan forgiveness program means for first-generation students and…
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5 small (and multipurpose) workout tools for the home gym
NNOXX surveyed the web and found five multipurpose workout tools that won’t take up too much space in your home…
Continue Reading Britain’s foreign secretary will visit China in an attempt to shore up ties and reduce tensions
By SIMINA MISTREANU and JILL LAWLESS Associated Press TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Britain’s top diplomat James Cleverly is set to visit China on…
Continue Reading Hong Kong police arrest 2 men accused of foreign collusion over links with protest fund
By KANIS LEUNG Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong police have detained two men on suspicion of violating the city’s national security…
Continue Reading UK air controllers say flight data sparked glitch that snarled hundreds of flights
By SYLVIA HUI Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Authorities say a technical failure that saw hundreds of flights delayed and canceled across the U.K.…
Continue Reading London’s plan to charge drivers of polluting cars sparks protests and stirs political passions
By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — London’s traffic cameras are under attack. Police say hundreds of license plate-reading cameras…
Continue Reading Sudan’s military leader visits Egypt on his first trip abroad since his country plunged into war
By SAMY MAGDY Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — Sudan’s top military officer has made a one-day visit to Egypt on his first trip abroad since his…
Continue Reading Neurosurgeon investigating patient’s mystery symptoms plucks a worm from woman’s brain in Australia
By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — A neurosurgeon investigating a woman’s mystery symptoms in an Australian hospital says…
Continue Reading Stock market today: Asian shares boosted by Wall Street rise on consumer confidence and jobs
By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares rose Wednesday, boosted by a Wall Street rally that came on positive reports on…
Continue Reading Syria protests spurred by economic misery stir memories of the 2011 anti-government uprising
By KAREEM CHEHAYEB Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — Anti-government protests in southern Syria have stretched into a second week, with demonstrators…
Continue Reading Native nations on front lines of climate change share knowledge and find support at intensive camps
By HALLIE GOLDEN Associated Press PORT ANGELES, Wash. (AP) — Jeanette Kiokun, the tribal clerk for the Qutekcak Native Tribe in Alaska,…
Continue Reading University of North Carolina graduate student left building right after killing adviser, police say
By HANNAH SCHOENBAUM, GARY D. ROBERTSON and SARAH RANKIN Associated Press CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) — A University of North Carolina graduate student…
Continue Reading Dentist accused of killing wife by poisoning her protein shakes expected to plead not guilty
By JESSE BEDYAN Associated Press/Report for America DENVER (AP) — A Colorado dentist accused of killing his wife by lacing her protein shakes with…
Continue Reading US Open honors Billie Jean King on 50th anniversary of equal prize money for women
By JAMES MARTINEZ Associated Press Writer NEW YORK (AP) — After a rousing tribute from former first lady Michelle Obama, Billie Jean King on Monday…
Continue Reading Typhoon Saola to bring heavy rain and strong winds to southern Taiwan on its way to China’s coast
By HUIZHONG WU Associated Press TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Taiwan’s weather authorities warned residents of heavy rain and strong winds starting…
Continue Reading The math problem: Kids are still behind. How can schools catch them up?
By ARIEL GILREATH of The Hechinger Report and JACKIE VALLEY of The Christian Science Monitor On a breezy July morning in South Seattle, a dozen…
Continue Reading Backpage founder faces 2nd trial over what prosecutors say was a scheme to sell sex through ad sales
PHOENIX (AP) — A founder of the lucrative classified site Backpage.com will face his second trial on charges of facilitating prostitution and…
Continue Reading ‘Opus,’ the farewell of Japanese composer Ryuichi Sakamoto, will premiere at Venice Film Festival
By YURI KAGEYAMA Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Sitting alone before a grand piano in a stark studio, Ryuichi Sakamoto takes the listener on a…
Continue Reading Biden talks immigration and trade with Costa Rican President Chaves at the White House
By WILL WEISSERT and COLLEEN LONG Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden has hosted his Costa Rican counterpart, Rodrigo Chaves,…
Continue Reading Judge delays deciding whether prosecution of man charged in Colorado supermarket shooting can resume
By COLLEEN SLEVIN Associated Press BOULDER, Colo. (AP) — A judge on Tuesday granted a defense request to hold a hearing with experts to determine…
Continue Reading 10 drugs targeted for Medicare price negotiations as Biden pitches cost reductions
By CHRIS MEGERIAN, TOM MURPHY and AMANDA SEITZ Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden touted the potential cost savings of…
Continue Reading Idalia strengthens over Gulf of Mexico and is now predicted to hit Florida as Category 4 hurricane
By DANIEL KOZIN Associated Press CEDAR KEY, Fla. (AP) — Florida residents living in vulnerable coastal areas were ordered to pack up and leave…
Continue Reading Conservative groups draw up plan to dismantle the US government and replace it with Trump’s vision
By LISA MASCARO AP Congressional Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) — With more than a year to go before the 2024 election, a constellation of…
Continue Reading Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis faces Black leaders’ anger after racist killings in Jacksonville
By STEVE PEOPLES and BRENDAN FARRINGTON Associated Press TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Ron DeSantis scoffed when the NAACP issued a travel advisory this…
Continue Reading Barack and Michelle Obama saw Coco Gauff’s US Open win and met with her afterward
By HOWARD FENDRICH AP Tennis Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Former President Barack Obama and his wife, Michelle, were in the Arthur Ashe Stadium stands to…
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Las Cruces Symphony to host “The Symphony at Sunset”
LAS CRUCES, NM (KVIA) — The Las Cruces Symphony has planned a unique evening for just 200 people. Fine Italian food and strolling musicians on a…
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