By BARRY HATTON and JOSHUA GOODMAN Associated Press LISBON, Portugal (AP) — The Biden administration is stepping up efforts to combat illegal fishing by China, ordering federal agencies to better coordinate among themselves as well as with foreign partners in a bid to promote sustainable exploitation of the world’s oceans. On Monday, the White House
Continue ReadingBy BARRY HATTON and JOSHUA GOODMAN Associated Press LISBON, Portugal (AP) — The Biden administration is stepping up efforts to combat illegal fishing by China, ordering federal agencies to better coordinate among themselves as well as with foreign partners in a bid to promote sustainable exploitation of the world’s oceans. On Monday, the White House
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — New York Mets pitcher Tylor Megill will be out until at least mid-August after the team moved him to the 60-day injured list. The 26-year-old right-hander was put on the 15-day IL on June 17 because of a strained right shoulder. The Mets said at the time Megill would not throw
Continue ReadingBy KAREN MATTHEWS Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A heckler who clapped former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani on the back at a campaign event has been arrested on an assault charge. The arrest stemmed from an altercation Sunday while Rudy Giuliani was at a Staten Island supermarket campaigning for son Andrew Giuliani.
Continue ReadingMADRID (AP) — Former NBA player Trey Thompkins is ending his seven-year stint with Spanish club Real Madrid. Thompkins is a power forward who played for the Los Angeles Clippers in the early 2010s. He is leaving Madrid as his contract expires. The 32-year-old American helped Madrid win 13 titles, including a European Cup and
Continue ReadingBy CHRIS LEHOURITES AP Sports Writer WIMBLEDON, England (AP) — Ukrainian tennis players Anhelina Kalinina and Lesia Tsurenko have won their opening matches at Wimbledon to set up a second-round meeting between the two. Both said it’s tough to keep your mind focused on tennis when your family’s home is being bombed. The 29th-seeded Kalinina
Continue ReadingCNN By Maegan Vazquez, Jasmine Wright and Devan Cole, CNN In her first interview since Roe v. Wade was overturned on Friday, Vice President Kamala Harris told CNN’s Dana Bash that she never believed former President Donald Trump’s Supreme Court picks, whom she voted against in the Senate, would preserve the landmark abortion law. “I
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press Shares of Frontier Airlines and Spirit Airlines have tumbled just days ahead of a crucial shareholder vote on their proposed merger. Frontier shares fell more than 11% and Spirit lost 8% on Monday. Frontier CEO Barry Biffle says he’s optimistic that Spirit shareholders will approve Frontier’s latest stock-and-cash offer for Spirit
Continue ReadingBy JIMMY GOLEN AP Sports Writer BOSTON (AP) — Growing up as the son of a major league ballplayer, Terry Francona knew to speak only when he was spoken to. Baseball clubhouses are more welcoming now and not just to toddlers raiding the bubble gum bin. Some of those tykes turn out to big league
Continue ReadingBy Ariel Edwards-Levy, CNN Most Americans disapprove of the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe vs. Wade, according to a CBS News/YouGov poll conducted Friday and Saturday in the immediate wake of the ruling. A 59% majority of US adults disapprove, with 41% approving. About half (52%) call the decision a step backward for America,
Continue ReadingCNN By Alexandra Meeks, CNN Can you keep a secret? Not many people know that pilots and cabin crew have access to hidden capsule-like spaces on some planes — usually right above the main cabin — to rest and recharge. A passenger walking by would probably think it’s a closet, but behind the door is
Continue ReadingBy MARK THIESSEN Associated Press ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Officials say a helicopter pilot working to support firefighters battling a blaze in Interior Alaska has died in a crash. It is the first fatality related to Alaska wildfires in 22 years. Alaska State Troopers identified the pilot as 56-year-old as Douglas Ritchie of Wasilla. He
Continue ReadingBy MARK THIESSEN Associated Press ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Officials say a helicopter pilot working to support firefighters battling a blaze in Interior Alaska has died in a crash. It is the first fatality related to Alaska wildfires in 22 years. Alaska State Troopers identified the pilot as 56-year-old as Douglas Ritchie of Wasilla. He
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes Monday: TreeHouse, Devon rise; Spirit Airlines, Royal Caribbean fall.
Continue ReadingThe Associated Press Stocks ended mixed after a day of wavering between gains and losses Monday as the market cools off following a rare winning week. The S&P 500, the Dow Jones Industrial Average and the Nasdaq fell. Small-company stocks rose. Declines in technology and communication stocks, and in several big retailers and travel-related companies
Continue ReadingBy Jacqueline Howard, CNN The United States is preparing for the possible need to update its Covid-19 vaccines. The US Food and Drug Administration’s independent Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee is set to meet Tuesday to discuss whether the composition of Covid-19 vaccines should be modified to target a specific coronavirus strain, and
Continue ReadingBy DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer The Saudi-funded LIV Golf series added three more players to its roster for the second tournament in Oregon, a group that includes 23-year-old Matthew Wolff and Oklahoma State’s Eugenio Chacarra of Spain. LIV Golf had been expected to announce additional players from its inaugural event outside London three weeks
Continue ReadingBy DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer The Saudi-funded LIV Golf series added three more players to its roster for the second tournament in Oregon, a group that includes 23-year-old Matthew Wolff and Oklahoma State’s Eugenio Chacarra of Spain. LIV Golf had been expected to announce additional players from its inaugural event outside London three weeks
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN Business) — Instagram está probando nuevas maneras de determinar la edad de los más jóvenes en la plataforma, incluyendo el uso de la inteligencia artificial (IA) para analizar una foto y estimar la edad del usuario. El jueves, Instagram, propiedad de la empresa Meta, dijo en una entrada de blog que la
Continue ReadingBy SUMMER BALLENTINE Associated Press MENDON, Mo. (AP) — An Amtrak passenger train traveling from Los Angeles to Chicago struck a dump truck Monday in a remote area of Missouri, killing three people and injuring dozens more as rail cars tumbled off the tracks and landed on their sides, officials said. Two of those killed
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