NBA says it has signed new 11-year media rights deal with Disney, NBC and Amazon
AP Sports Writers The NBA signed its 11-year media rights deal with Disney, NBC and Amazon Prime Video on Wednesday after saying it was not accepting…
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Hiker falls to death during storm on Yosemite’s iconic Half Dome
YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK, Calif. (AP) — A bucket-list climb to the top of Yosemite National Park’s Half Dome turned to tragedy for a young Arizona…
Continue ReadingOregon fire is the largest burning in the US. Thunderstorms and high winds are exacerbating it
Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Powerful winds and hundreds of lightning strikes from thunderstorms rattled eastern Oregon and Idaho Wednesday…
Continue ReadingBMW recalls over 291,000 SUVs because interior cargo rails can detach in crash, raising injury risk
DETROIT (AP) — BMW is recalling more than 291,000 SUVs in the U.S. because the interior cargo rails can detach in a crash, increasing the risk of…
Continue ReadingAppeals judges rule against fund used to provide phone services for rural and low-income people
Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A federal appeals court in New Orleans has ruled unconstitutional a method the Federal Communications…
Continue ReadingBody camera video focused national attention on an Illinois deputy’s fatal shooting of Sonya Massey
Associated Press SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — A riveted nation watched video released this week of a sheriff’s deputy fatally shooting Sonya…
Continue ReadingConnecticut woman found dead hours before she was to be sentenced for killing her husband
Associated Press A 76-year-old Connecticut woman has been found dead at her home, hours before she was to be sentenced for killing her husband. State…
Continue ReadingFast-moving wildfire in the Canadian Rockies ravages the picturesque resort town of Jasper
GRANDE PRAIRIE, Alberta (AP) — A fast-moving wildfire in the Canadian Rockies that had prompted 25,000 people to flee roared into the near-deserted…
Continue ReadingIsrael’s national anthem loudly jeered before Olympic soccer match against Mali
AP Sports Writer PARIS (AP) — Israel’s national anthem was loudly jeered before its soccer team kicked off play at the Paris Olympics against…
Continue ReadingVermont opens flood recovery centers as it awaits decision on federal help
BERLIN, Vt. (AP) — Vermont has opened the first of four flood recovery centers while officials waited to find out whether the state qualifies for…
Continue ReadingInmate van escape trial starts for Tennessee man facing sexual assault allegations
GREENEVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The first of multiple trials has begun involving a Tennessee man charged with raping children to create pornography and…
Continue ReadingAndrew Tate’s defamation lawsuit against human trafficking accuser can go to trial, judge says
Associated Press FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — A judge says controversial social media personality Andrew Tate’s defamation lawsuit against a…
Continue ReadingPuerto Rico bans discrimination against those who wear Afros and other hairstyles on diverse island
Associated Press SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Puerto Rico’s governor has signed a law that prohibits discrimination against people wearing Afros,…
Continue ReadingEiffel Tower stadium wows Olympic beach volleyball players: ‘I got goosebumps’
Associated Press PARIS (AP) — The Eiffel Tower beach volleyball stadium, set next to Paris’ most iconic monument, is poised to be a centerpiece…
Continue ReadingTennessee woman gets over 3 years in prison for blocking clinic access during protest
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A Tennessee woman has been sentenced to over three years in prison for using threats and violence to interfere…
Continue ReadingFake protest set for TV shoot on NYC campus sparks real demonstration by pro-Palestinian activists
NEW YORK (AP) — A fake protest encampment set up for a TV shoot on a New York City college campus sparked a real reaction from pro-Palestinian…
Continue ReadingUEFA fines 7 soccer nations for racist and discriminatory fan conduct at Euro 2024 games
NYON, Switzerland (AP) — UEFA has ordered seven national soccer federations to pay fines totaling $250,000 for racist and discriminatory abuse by…
Continue ReadingDeath toll rises to 6 in explosion and fire at tequila factory in Mexico
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Rescue teams have found another body at a tequila distillery in Mexico a day after an explosion and fire, bringing the death…
Continue ReadingTwo North Carolina public universities may see academic degree cuts soon after board vote
Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — The University of North Carolina Board of Governors voted to authorize chancellors at two public universities…
Continue ReadingAuthorities say 600 Mexicans have crossed into Guatemala to escape drug cartel violence
Associated Press GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — Guatemalan authorities say that nearly 600 Mexicans have fled across the border into Guatemala seeking…
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