A $5,000 check won by Billie Jean King 50 years ago helped create Women’s Sports Foundation
NEW YORK (AP) — Billie Jean King’s $5,000 check sure went a long way for women’s sports. King used the money from a sportswoman of the year…
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The Fed indicated rates will remain higher for longer. What does that mean for you?
By CORA LEWIS Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The Federal Reserve’s decision Wednesday to keep its benchmark rate at a two-decade high should…
Continue ReadingAlabama lawmakers approve legislation to ensure President Biden is on the November ballot
By KIM CHANDLER Associated Press MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama lawmakers gave final approval to legislation to ensure President Joe Biden will…
Continue ReadingHere’s what’s on the table for Israel and Hamas in the latest cease-fire talks
By SAMY MAGDY and DREW CALLISTER Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — Israel and Hamas appear to be seriously negotiating an end to the war in Gaza and…
Continue ReadingWally, the emotional support alligator once denied entry to a baseball game, is missing
By Sydney Bishop, CNN (CNN) — Emotional support animals registrations in the United States reached 115,832 last year, by an industry group’s…
Continue ReadingLiberia passes a law setting up a long-awaited war crimes court
By MARK M. MENGONFIA and JESSICA DONATI Associated Press MONROVIA, Liberia (AP) — Liberian President Joseph Boakai has signed an executive order to…
Continue ReadingToday’s campus protests aren’t nearly as big or violent as those last century — at least, not yet
By ALLEN G. BREED and JOCELYN GECKER Associated Press In a way, the black-and-white Palestinian scarf draped over Hannah Sattler’s shoulders this…
Continue ReadingThe first wrongful-death trial in Travis Scott concert deaths has been delayed
By JUAN A. LOZANO Associated Press HOUSTON (AP) — The start of the first civil trial stemming from the 2021 Astroworld festival, at which 10 people…
Continue ReadingUnited Methodists remove anti-gay language from their official teachings on societal issues
By PETER SMITH Associated Press CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — United Methodist delegates on Thursday removed a 52-year-old declaration from their official…
Continue Reading‘Ping pong-sized’ hailstones ravage famous French wine region
By Julen Chavin (CNN) — A violent hailstorm wreaked havoc on vineyards in Chablis in the famous French wine region of Burgundy Wednesday…
Continue ReadingHeavy rains near Houston close schools and flood roadways as officials urge residents to evacuate
By KEN MILLER and VALERIE GONZALEZ Associated Press Torrential rain is causing flooding in the Houston area. Officials on Thursday ordered some…
Continue ReadingTransgender Tennesseans want state’s refusal to amend birth certificates declared unconstitutional
By TRAVIS LOLLER Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The fate of a decades-old Tennessee policy that does not allow transgender people to…
Continue ReadingIRS acts to address wide disparity in audit rates between Black taxpayers and other filers
By FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The IRS says it’s taken steps to address a wide disparity in audit rates between Black…
Continue ReadingRussian state media is posting more on TikTok ahead of the U.S. presidential election, study says
The Associated Press A study by the nonprofit Brookings Institution says Russian state-affiliated accounts have boosted their use of TikTok and are…
Continue ReadingJudge declares mistrial after jury deadlocks in lawsuit filed by former Abu Ghraib prisoners
By MATTHEW BARAKAT Associated Press ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) — A judge declared a mistrial after a jury said it was deadlocked and couldn’t reach…
Continue ReadingGangs in Haiti launch fresh attacks, days after a new prime minister is announced
By DÁNICA COTO Associated Press PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Gangs in Haiti have laid siege to several neighborhoods in the capital, burning homes…
Continue ReadingHead of Greek extreme far-right Golden Dawn party is granted early release from prison
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — The head of Greece’s extreme far-right Golden Dawn party has been granted conditional early release from prison. He had…
Continue ReadingDentist accused of killing wife tried to plant letters suggesting she was suicidal, police say
DENVER (AP) — A Colorado dentist charged with killing his wife by putting poison in her protein shakes is now accused of asking a fellow jail…
Continue ReadingExxon Mobil deal with Pioneer gets FTC nod, but former Pioneer CEO Scott Sheffield barred from board
WASHINGTON (AP) — Exxon Mobil’s $60 billion deal to buy Pioneer Natural Resources has received clearance from the Federal Trade Commission, but…
Continue ReadingJill Biden recognizes her fellow teachers at a swanky White House dinner for answering ‘a calling’
By DARLENE SUPERVILLE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Jill Biden has honored her fellow educators by hosting the 2024 national and state…
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