Homeowning while Black: Couple alleges bias in appraisal
By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — A Baltimore family is suing an appraiser and a mortgage lender after their home was allegedly…
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New king of South Africa’s Zulu nation dismisses challengers
By MOGOMOTSI MAGOME Associated Press KWANONGOMA, South Africa (AP) — The new king of South Africa’s Zulu nation Misuzulu kaZwelithini was…
Continue ReadingMetal-detecting stranger retrieves woman’s ring lost in sea
HAMPTON, N.H. (AP) — A Massachusetts woman’s diamond wedding ring is back on her finger after a man with a metal detector responded to her social…
Continue ReadingNew claims against ex-Miami congressman hired by Venezuela
By JOSHUA GOODMAN Associated Press Writer MIAMI (AP) — A former Miami congressman who signed a $50 million consulting contract with…
Continue Reading2 on ATV die when they hit tractor-trailer near NYC bridge
NEW YORK (AP) — New York City police are investigating a crash that killed two men who were thrown from an all-terrain vehicle when it struck a…
Continue ReadingPolice: Customer kills security guard at Texas restaurant
DeSOTO, Texas (AP) — Police in suburban Dallas say a security guard at a lounge has been fatally shot by a customer. Lt. Chris Huerta says…
Continue ReadingGary Busey charged with sex offenses at Monster-Mania Con
CHERRY HILL, N.J. (AP) — Actor Gary Busey has been charged with sexual offenses at a New Jersey fan convention this month. Busey, 78, was charged…
Continue ReadingRudy Yakym gets GOP nod to replace late US Rep. Walorski
MISHAWAKA, Ind. (AP) — Indiana Republicans have picked Rudy Yakym to replace U.S. Rep. Jackie Walorski on the November ballot, after Yakym won the…
Continue ReadingLandlords try to stop rent control initiative in Florida
By MIKE SCHNEIDER Associated Press ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Ballots haven’t even been printed yet, but already a group of landlords, apartment…
Continue ReadingUS Air Force targeted in ‘propaganda attack’ in Kuwait
By JON GAMBRELL Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The U.S. Air Force says it was the subject of a “propaganda attack” by a…
Continue ReadingMilitary families’ housing benefits lag as rents explode
R.J. RICO Associated Press (AP) — When Kristin Martin found out her husband was being transferred to Naval Base San Diego, securing housing for…
Continue ReadingMilitary families’ housing benefits lag as rents explode
By R.J. RICO Associated Press When Kristin Martin found out her husband was being transferred to Naval Base San Diego, securing housing for their…
Continue ReadingHawaii seeks end to strife over astronomy on sacred mountain
By AUDREY McAVOY Associated Press HONOLULU (AP) — For more than 50 years, telescopes and the needs of astronomers have dominated the summit of…
Continue ReadingDemolition of shuttered church begins after long battle
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Demolition of a 19th-century church in Philadelphia has begun following a yearslong battle by some neighbors to save the…
Continue ReadingPotential tropical storm heads for Mexico, Texas Gulf coast
MEXICO CITY (AP) — A potential tropical storm is heading for the U.S.-Mexico border area, and could cause rains and flash flooding in northeastern…
Continue ReadingUK port workers join rail staff in strikes as prices soar
By SYLVIA HUI Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Almost 2,000 workers at the U.K.’s biggest container port will launch an eight-day strike Sunday…
Continue ReadingGermany, US note ‘courage’ of jailed Russia critic Navalny
BERLIN (AP) — On the second anniversary of the poisoning attack on Russian opposition figure Alexei Navalny, Germany and the United States hailed…
Continue ReadingWendy’s pulls lettuce from sandwiches amid E. coli outbreak
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The fast-food chain Wendy’s says it is pulling lettuce from sandwiches in its restaurants in Michigan, Ohio and…
Continue ReadingFinland, Sweden offer NATO an edge as rivalry warms up north
By ELLEN KNICKMEYER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The first surprise, for the Finnish conscripts and officers taking part in a NATO-hosted…
Continue ReadingRussians down Ukrainian drones in Crimea as war broadens
By PAUL BYRNE and JOANNA KOZLOWSKA Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian authorities reported shooting down Ukrainian drones Saturday in…
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