By JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing knew its latest driver would be controversial, so much so that the social media manager turned off the ability to comment on posts announcing the hiring. Juri Vips, a 23-year-old from Estonia, will make his IndyCar debut this Sunday at
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — More than 85,000 highchairs sold at major retailers across North America are being recalled due to a fall hazard that has resulted in a handful of injuries, according to federal regulators. Toy and nursey product company TOMY International Inc. is recalling about 83,000 of its Boon Flair and Flair Elite Highchairs
Continue ReadingBy Matt Foster, CNN (CNN) — The Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) is expanding to 18 schools with the addition of Stanford, Southern Methodist University (SMU) and the University of California-Berkeley, after a vote by the conference’s board of directors on Friday. In a statement, the conference announced the schools would be members with full voting
Continue ReadingBy GEOFF MULVIHILL Associated Press After the latest wave of legal rulings on restrictions for transgender people, a Texas ban on gender-affirming care for minors is in effect. But a law that could affect drag performers there is on hold. Court arguments were held for Friday in challenges to gender-affirming care bans in Florida, Kentucky
Continue ReadingBy GERALD IMRAY Associated Press CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — Sixteen men and two women suspected of being part of a gang that robbed armored vans have been killed in a shootout with South African police in a rural northern region. The shooting happened Friday as officers approached a building where the gang was
Continue ReadingBy Haley Britzky, CNN (CNN) — The US Department of Defense has launched a website intended to be a “one-stop shop” for publicly available information on “unidentified anomalous phenomena” – UAPs, more commonly known as UFOs. The site will also serve as an information hub of resolved UAP cases, including photos and videos as soon
Continue ReadingCNN By Haley Britzky, CNN (CNN) — The US Department of Defense has launched a website intended to be a “one-stop shop” for publicly available information on “unidentified anomalous phenomena” – UAPs, more commonly known as UFOs. The site will also serve as an information hub of resolved UAP cases, including photos and videos as
Continue ReadingBy Mostafa Salem and Chris Liakos, CNN (CNN) — A French Moroccan national has died and another was detained by Algerian authorities after an incident off the coast of Algeria, according to a French diplomatic source. A family member who says he witnessed the incident told local Moroccan media that two men had been shot
Continue ReadingBy SUZIE SUH Click here for updates on this story LOS ANGELES (KCAL) — Blind since birth, 9-year-old Grayson Roberts vowed to never let his diagnosis stop him from seeing the world. After enduring yet another surgery for his vision, one of dozens over the years, Roberts and his mother came up with the idea
Continue ReadingBy MIKE SULLIVAN Click here for updates on this story BRAINTREE, Massachusetts (WBZ) — After spending nearly 80 years as a cobbler, a Braintree craftsman is hanging up his apron. He believes he’s one of the few remaining tradesmen in a dying profession. Vincenzo DiRado is 91 years old. He came to the United States
Continue ReadingBy Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN New York (CNN) — Usually when the economy adds a lot of jobs in a given month the unemployment rate ticks down. That wasn’t the case in August. Despite the 187,000 new jobs added last month, the unemployment rate rose to 3.8% from 3.5% in July. That’s the biggest one-month jump
Continue ReadingCNN By Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN New York (CNN) — Usually when the economy adds a lot of jobs in a given month the unemployment rate ticks down. That wasn’t the case in August. Despite the 187,000 new jobs added last month, the unemployment rate rose to 3.8% from 3.5% in July. That’s the biggest one-month
Continue ReadingBy Amy Woodyatt, CNN London (CNN) — The Great Fire of London in 1666, which razed 436 acres of the mostly-timber city and lasted for four days, was so devastating it secured its place in the history books. But a key part of this historic blaze, which destroyed 13,200 houses and 87 of the city’s
Continue ReadingBy Mark Thompson, CNN London (CNN) — Indian billionaire Gautam Adani’s conglomerate has slammed what it described as “Soros-funded interests” after media outlets claimed the Adani Group had used complex and secretive offshore operations to boost its market value, citing documents obtained by a network of investigative journalists. The documents were unearthed by the non-profit
Continue ReadingBy KEN MILLER Associated Press A federal judge has struck down a Texas law requiring age verification and health warnings to view pornographic websites and blocked the state attorney general’s office from enforcing it. In a ruling Thursday, U.S. District Judge David Ezra agreed with claims that House Bill 1181, which was signed into law
Continue ReadingBy DARLENE SUPERVILLE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House says President Joe Biden will award the Medal of Honor to a Vietnam War-era Army pilot who risked his life to rescue a reconnaissance team that was about to be overrun by the enemy. Biden will recognize Larry Taylor of Signal Mountain, Tennessee, at
Continue ReadingCOPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Denmark has informed Russia’s ambassador in Copenhagen that it must reduce its embassy staff to the same number that Denmark has in Moscow because talks to increase numbers have foundered over Russian attempts to sneak intelligence officers into Denmark. The brief statement issued Friday said that the Russian Embassy must be
Continue ReadingBy Marianne Garvey, CNN (CNN) — “Friends” director James Burrows writes in his new memoir that producers nearly recast Ross’ wife Emily, played by Helen Baxendale. In his new memoir “Directed By James Burrows,” he writes that Baxendale’s chemistry with Schwimmer didn’t always generate big laughs. “Schwimmer had no one to bounce off,” he wrote.
Continue ReadingBy HANNA ARHIROVA Associated Press BUCHA, Ukraine (AP) — In a small courtyard at a school in Bucha, scene of some of the worst atrocities committed by Russian soldiers during the war, Ukrainian children gathered Friday to celebrate the first day of the new school year. First graders dressed in Ukrainian embroidered costume shirts known
Continue ReadingBy Eva Rothenberg (CNN) — Taylor Swift’s concert film has already broken theater records more than a month ahead of its October 13 release. AMC Theaters said Friday that the singer’s Eras Tour concert movie “shattered records for single-day advance ticket sales revenue,” with $26 million of tickets sold on Thursday. It beat the previous
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