Elon Musk says he may need surgery before proposed ‘cage match’ with Mark Zuckerberg
NEW YORK (AP) — Elon Musk says he may need to get surgery before a proposed “cage match” with Mark Zuckerberg. The two tech billionaires…
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Japan raises concerns over Iran’s nuclear enrichment and drone supplies to Russia for Ukraine war
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japan has expressed concerns over Iran’s advancing uranium enrichment program and its suspected…
Continue ReadingIndigenous leader inspires an Amazon city to grant personhood to an endangered river
By FABIANO MAISONNAVE, TERESA DE MIGUEL and ANDRÉ PENNER Associated Press GUAJARA-MIRIM, Brazil (AP) — In late June, the Amazon city of…
Continue ReadingThe Mega Millions jackpot has soared to $1.55 billion. Here’s how hard it is to win
By The Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — There’s no shaking it. Your chances of winning the lottery are extremely slim. After no big winner Friday…
Continue ReadingWWE’s SummerSlam pulls in $7M in sponsorship revenue, up 23% from a year ago
By MICHELLE CHAPMAN AP Business Writer WWE’s sponsorship revenue for SummerSlam rose 23% from a year ago to $7 million, the most for any event…
Continue Reading2 people are fatally shot on a fifth day of protests in the South African city of Cape Town
By GERALD IMRAY Associated Press CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — Two people have been fatally shot on a fifth day of violent protests in the South…
Continue ReadingNeighbors say a Chicago man charged with killing a 9-year-old girl was upset over noise
CHICAGO (AP) — A man was charged with first-degree murder Monday after witnesses said a 9-year-old Chicago girl riding a scooter was fatally shot…
Continue ReadingRussian court imposes 3- to 6-year sentences for distributing tainted drinks that killed 44
MOSCOW (AP) — A Russian court on Monday sentenced seven defendants to as little as three years in prison for distributing methanol-tainted drinks…
Continue ReadingPopulist party and member of outgoing administration will try to form Thailand’s next government
By JINTAMAS SAKSORNCHAI Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — Thailand’s populist Pheu Thai party has announced it will form a coalition with a…
Continue ReadingIllinois to ban advertising for guns allegedly marketed to kids and militants
By JOHN O’CONNOR AP Political Writer SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Illinois will soon outlaw advertising for firearms that officials determine…
Continue ReadingDemocrats see Michigan and Minnesota as guides for what to do with majority power
By STEVE KARNOWSKI and JOEY CAPPELLETTI Associated Press ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Fueled by election gains, Democrats in Minnesota and Michigan this…
Continue Reading2 Russian missile strikes hit a city in eastern Ukraine, killing at least 5 people, officials say
By HANNA ARHIROVA and JIM HEINTZ Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Two Russian missile strikes hit the city center of the Ukrainian city of…
Continue ReadingThe UK government moves asylum-seekers to a barge moored off southern England in a bid to cut costs
By DANICA KIRKA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — A small group of asylum-seekers was moved Monday onto a barge moored in southern England as the U.K.…
Continue ReadingAt least 2 buildings destroyed in flooding in Alaska’s capital from glacial lake water release
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — At least two buildings have been destroyed and residents of others have been evacuated from Juneau after flooding caused by a…
Continue ReadingHong Kong government to appeal against court’s refusal to ban popular protest song
By KANIS LEUNG Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong government said Monday it was seeking to appeal against the court’s refusal to ban a…
Continue ReadingStormy weather across northern Europe kills at least 1 person, idles ferries and delays flights
By JAN M. OLSEN Associated Press COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Stormy weather across northern Europe has killed at least one person and caused airport…
Continue ReadingPalestinian teenager dies after he was shot by Israeli troops in the West Bank last week
JERUSALEM (AP) — The Palestinian Health Ministry says a teenager who was shot by Israeli troops last week after throwing a firebomb in the occupied…
Continue ReadingLiz Weston: When to repair or replace your appliances
By LIZ WESTON of NerdWallet The decision about whether to repair or replace appliances can be a lot more complicated than general rules of thumb…
Continue ReadingA survivor of the fatal Pennsylvania bus crash describes chaos and heroism after it turned over
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — A bus carrying up to 50 people traveling from New York to Ohio crashed and hit another vehicle on a Pennsylvania interstate,…
Continue ReadingSri Lankan air force training aircraft crashes, killing pilot and flight engineer
By BHARATHA MALLAWARACHI Associated Press COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — A Sri Lankan air force training aircraft has crashed, killing the pilot and…
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