Georgia fires football staffer who survived fatal crash, less than a month after lawsuit
ATHENS, Ga. (AP) — Georgia has fired the football recruiting staffer who survived a January crash that killed player Devin Willock and another…
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Temperatures soar in Iberia as wildfires force the evacuation of 1,400 in Portugal
By BARRY HATTON Associated Press LISBON, Portugal (AP) — Over 1,000 firefighters are battling a series of wildfires in Portugal as it and…
Continue ReadingTexans minority owner Javier Loya is facing rape charge in Kentucky
By KRISTIE RIEKEN AP Sports Writer HOUSTON (AP) — Javier Loya, a minority owner of the Houston Texans, is facing a rape charge in Kentucky,…
Continue ReadingSoaring sales of diabetes drug Mounjaro, widely used for weight loss, sends Eli Lilly to new heights
By TOM MURPHY AP Health Writer INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Eli Lilly’s diabetes treatment Mounjaro, which is widely used for weight loss, raked in nearly…
Continue ReadingJordanian military says 1 man died, 2 arrested during a thwarted attempt to ‘infiltrate the country’
AMMAN, Jordan (AP) — The Jordanian military says one man has died and two others have been arrested following an attempt to infiltrate the country.…
Continue ReadingHarris says new rule means ‘thousands of dollars’ for workers on federal construction projects
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris has announced changes to labor rules that could raise wages for construction workers on federal…
Continue ReadingTwo years after Olympics drama Belarus-born Tsimanouskaya to run for Poland in 3 track worlds events
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Belarus-born sprinter Krystsina Tsimanouskaya is set to represent her new country Poland in three events at the world…
Continue ReadingWoman seriously injured by rare shark bite off NYC’s Rockaway Beach
By JAKE OFFENHARTZ and KAREN MATTHEWS Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A woman was seriously injured after a shark bit through her thigh while she…
Continue ReadingFAA warns of safety hazard from overheating engine housing on Boeing Max jets during anti-icing
By DAVID KOENIG AP Airlines Writer U.S. regulators are warning airlines to limit the use of an anti-icing system on Boeing 737 Max jets in dry air to…
Continue ReadingUS investigating power-assisted steering failure complaints in older Ram pickup trucks
DETROIT (AP) — U.S. auto safety investigators have opened a probe into reports that some older Ram 1500 pickup trucks can lose power-steering…
Continue ReadingAmazon nations seek common voice on climate change, urge developed world to help protect rainforest
By FABIANO MAISONNAVE and DAVID BILLER Associated Press BELEM, Brazil (AP) — Leaders from South American nations that are home to the Amazon are…
Continue ReadingItaly proposed a bank tax to help people with interest rate hikes. The move sent stocks plunging
By NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press ROME (AP) — The Italian finance ministry is defending a proposed 40% tax on some bank profits as being in line…
Continue ReadingNonprofits are lobbying a lot less than two decades ago, according to new research
By ALEX DANIELS of The Chronicle of Philanthropy Chronicle of Philanthropy A generation ago nonprofit organizations regularly lobbied for legislation…
Continue ReadingBoston man files lawsuit seeking to bankrupt white supremacist group he says assaulted him
By MARK PRATT Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — A Black teacher and musician who says members of a white nationalist hate group punched, kicked and…
Continue ReadingThe second son of Thailand’s king returns to the country unexpectedly after decades of estrangement
By JINTAMAS SAKSORNCHAI Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — The estranged son of Thailand’s King Maha Vajiralongkorn visited a daycare center for…
Continue ReadingTexas woman known as the ‘Sassy Trucker’ leaves Dubai after monthslong legal dispute
By JON GAMBRELL Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A Houston woman known online as the “Sassy Trucker” has left the United…
Continue ReadingGermany receives 178 compensation applications from gay servicepeople over discrimination
By KIRSTEN GRIESHABER Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — The German defense ministry says that it has received 178 applications for compensation from…
Continue ReadingShakespeare and penguin book get caught in Florida’s ‘Don’t Say Gay’ laws
By MIKE SCHNEIDER Associated Press ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Students in a Florida school district will be reading only excerpts from William…
Continue ReadingUK police arrest suspect in a stabbing that took place near the British Museum in London
LONDON (AP) — Police in London say they have arrested a man suspected of stabbing another man near the British Museum. The museum known for housing…
Continue ReadingGreece’s coast guard rescues 52 people from migrant sailboat anchored off remote uninhabited island
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece’s coast guard says it has mounted a rescue operation for 52 migrants crammed onto a sailing boat found anchored off…
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