Man is charged with cheating Home Depot stores out of $300,000 with door-return scam
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — A Connecticut man was given nearly $300,000 in fraudulent Home Depot credit by walking into stores in several states,…
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Colombia begins a six-month cease-fire with its last remaining rebel group in hopes of forging peace
By JUAN FRANCISCO VALBUENA Associated Press BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Colombia’s government and the National Liberation Army, or ELN, have formally…
Continue ReadingDrag artists and LGBTQ+ advocates sue to block Texas law expanding ban on sexual performances
By JIM VERTUNO Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A group of drag performers and LGBTQ+ rights advocates are suing to block a new Texas law that…
Continue ReadingDoes being in a good mood make you more generous? Researchers say yes and charities should take note
By THALIA BEATY Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Those ads showing caged dogs and desperate looking cats while Canadian singer Sarah McLachlan’s…
Continue ReadingMortgage rates tick higher: 30-year, fixed home loan is at 6.90%; 15-year at 6.25%
The Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The average long-term U.S. mortgage rate rose again this week, bad news for Americans seeking to upgrade or…
Continue ReadingBirders flock to Green Bay to catch glimpse of Gulf Coast shorebird last seen in Wisconsin in 1845
GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Bird watchers are flocking to northeastern Wisconsin in hopes of glimpsing a shorebird last seen in the state almost 180…
Continue ReadingAn 87-year-old woman fought off an intruder, then fed him after he told her he was ‘awfully hungry’
By DAVID SHARP Associated Press An 87-year-old Maine woman ably fought off a teenage attacker before feeding him because he said he was “awfully…
Continue ReadingDrexel men’s basketball player Terrence Butler found dead in his apartment
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Drexel University says men’s basketball player Terrence Butler was found dead in his on-campus apartment on Wednesday. No…
Continue ReadingTwo lots of Tydemy birth control pills are under recall. The FDA warns of ‘reduced effectiveness’
By WYATTE GRANTHAM-PHILIPS AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Federal regulators are warning consumers that now-recalled lots of the Tydemy birth…
Continue ReadingAssault trial for actor Jonathan Majors postponed until September
NEW YORK (AP) — Actor Jonathan Majors’ domestic violence trial was postponed until at least Sept. 6 after New York City prosecutors asked…
Continue ReadingAt least 17 dead after bus tumbles down steep hillside in Mexico
MEXICO CITY (AP) — At least 17 people have been killed when a bus left the highway and tumbled down a steep hillside in the Pacific coast state of…
Continue ReadingEU imposes sanctions on dozens in Belarus over protest crackdown and support for Russia
BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union has imposed sanctions on several Belarus police, justice and prison officials over the crackdown on…
Continue ReadingSaudi Arabia extends cut of 1 million barrels of oil a day, potentially boosting prices at the pump
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Saudi Arabia said Thursday it will extend its unilateral production cut of 1 million barrels of oil a day…
Continue ReadingPassenger arrested on Delta flight after cutting himself and a flight attendant, authorities say
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Authorities say several airline passengers rushed to subdue a man who held a sharp object to a flight attendant’s neck shortly…
Continue ReadingHasbro selling eOne television and movie business to Lionsgate in $500M deal
By MICHELLE CHAPMAN AP Business Writer Hasbro is selling its eOne television and movie business to Lionsgate in an approximately $500 million deal,…
Continue ReadingA father rescued his 3 children from a New Jersey river before drowning
FRANKLIN TOWNSHIP, N.J. (AP) — Authorities say a father who rescued his three children from a New Jersey river drowned after he lost his balance…
Continue ReadingAlleged ex-member of Syrian militia arrested in Germany, accused of crimes against humanity
BERLIN (AP) — An alleged former member of a Syrian pro-government militia has been arrested in Germany on suspicion of crimes against humanity…
Continue ReadingWeekly applications for US jobless aid tick up from 5-month low
WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of Americans seeking unemployment benefits rose slightly last week but remained at a historically low level that…
Continue ReadingLizzo says she’s ‘not the villain’ after her former dancers claim sex harassment
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Lizzo said Thursday that she’s “not the villain” that three of her former backup dancers falsely accuse her of being…
Continue ReadingSwaths of the US are living through a brutal summer. It’s a climate wake-up call for many
By MELINA WALLING Associated Press With global temperatures shattering records this year, are most people actually seeing this year as anything all…
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