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By MICHAEL CANTU Edmunds Used Teslas aren’t as expensive as you might think, especially with the company’s recent price cuts on its new models. But if you’re not familiar with Teslas then you likely might not know the difference between the different models and trim levels, or know what kind of warranties they have and
Continue ReadingBy STEVE DOUGLAS AP Sports Writer The Premier League’s fourth and final representative for next season’s Champions League will be Aston Villa after fifth-place Tottenham’s 2-0 loss to Manchester City. Aston Villa’s players sprayed Champagne and received a congratulatory message from Prince William as they celebrated getting into Europe’s top competition to crown the club’s
Continue ReadingBy JANIE McCAULEY AP Baseball Writer OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — The new Oakland Ballers independent baseball team is hoping to incorporate a bit of Oakland sports history in its renovated ballpark as the club prepares for its opener next month. An expansion team in the independent Pioneer League, the “B’s” are inquiring about purchasing some
Continue ReadingBy CLAIRE SAVAGE and MORIAH BALINGIT Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Nannies, housekeepers, and home care workers are excluded from many federal workplace protections in the United States, and the private, home-based nature of the work means abuse tends to happen behind closed doors. Domestic workers, who make less than half of what a
Continue ReadingBy Jacqueline Howard, CNN (CNN) — A new blood test can be performed in a pregnant person’s first trimester to help assess their risk of developing preeclampsia, a potentially life-threatening pregnancy complication. It’s the first and only test of its kind available in the United States that can be used between 11 and 14 weeks
Continue ReadingReview by Brian Lowry, CNN (CNN) — Less than a year after Hulu’s Ashley Madison documentary, Netflix settles for seconds with “Ashley Madison: Sex, Lies & Scandal,” a three-part British production that has the advantage of feeling like roughly four documentaries in one. Part business meltdown, part crime mystery, part media critique, and part “tales
Continue ReadingBy TERESA M. WALKER AP Sports Writer The stars seemingly have aligned for the WNBA with Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese joining the ranks of A’ja Wilson, Breanna Stewart, Diana Taurasi and others. The league is getting unparalleled attention. Now the challenge for the WNBA after opening its 28th season Tuesday night is translating the
Continue ReadingBy TERESA M. WALKER AP Sports Writer The stars seemingly have aligned for the WNBA with Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese joining the ranks of A’ja Wilson, Breanna Stewart, Diana Taurasi and others. The league is getting unparalleled attention. Now the challenge for the WNBA after opening its 28th season Tuesday night is translating the
Continue ReadingBy MATTHEW LEE and ILLIA NOVIKOV Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia’s Defense Ministry said that air defenses shot down 10 U.S.-supplied Ukrainian missiles targeting the Crimean Peninsula early Wednesday, as U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken spent a second day visiting Kyiv, and Ukraine’s army battled to contain a front-line push by the
Continue ReadingBy JINTAMAS SAKSORNCHAI Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — Thailand’s prime minister offered his condolences to the family of a young activist who died in detention after a monthslong hunger strike, amid a public debate on the country’s justice system. Netiporn “Bung” Sanesangkhom, 28, died on Tuesday after suffering cardiac arrest while she was being detained
Continue ReadingBy ZEN SOO Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — European carmaker Stellantis says it will begin selling electric vehicles from its Chinese partner Leapmotor in nine European countries later this year. Stellantis CEO Carlos Tavares said Tuesday that sales will begin in September in European countries including Belgium, France, Italy and Germany, and later in
Continue ReadingBy MARC LEVY Associated Press HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Natural gas producer CNX Resources says it plans to build a $1.5 billion facility at Pittsburgh’s airport to make hydrogen-based fuels. But, in its plan unveiled Wednesday, it says it will only build it if President Joe Biden’s administration allows coal mine methane to qualify for
Continue ReadingBy Maxime Tamsett, CNN (CNN) — A new law in Mississippi requires individuals to use restrooms and housing at public education institutions that correspond to their gender assigned at birth. Republican Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves announced in an X post Monday that he has signed the legislation. People will only be allowed to use housing or bathrooms based on their “sex ‘determined solely by a birth,’ without regard to the fluidity
Continue ReadingBy JAMEY KEATEN and ABDOULIE JOHN Associated Press GENEVA (AP) — Switzerland’s top criminal court has convicted a former interior minister of Gambia for crimes against humanity over the repression by the west African country’s security forces against opponents of its longtime dictator. Legal advocacy group Trial International said Wednesday that Ousman Sonko, Gambia’s interior
Continue ReadingBy Ben Church, CNN (CNN) — The celebrations during Manchester City’s 2-0 win against Tottenham on Tuesday were testament to the importance of the high-stakes match as the reigning champion took a huge step towards a fourth straight English Premier League title. City now jumps two points ahead of Arsenal at the top of the
Continue ReadingISLAMABAD (AP) — The Taliban say a military helicopter crashed in Ghor province in western Afghanistan, killing at least one person. A defense ministry statement says that the crash on Wednesday by the MI-17 was caused by a technical problem. The helicopter was on a rescue mission after a vehicle carrying civilians plunged into a
Continue ReadingBy Madeline Holcombe, CNN (CNN) — The internet is ruining our lives, right? Not necessarily, according to a new study. “Nearly everyone seems to think that internet-powered technologies are driving an epidemic of ill-being and mental health problems,” said lead study author Dr. Matti Vuorre, assistant professor of social psychology at Tilburg University in the
Continue ReadingBy MARY CLARE JALONICK and MATT O’BRIEN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A bipartisan group of four senators led by Majority Leader Chuck Schumer is recommending that Congress spend at least $32 billion over the next three years to develop artificial intelligence and place safeguards around it, writing in a report released Wednesday that the
Continue ReadingBy Tami Luhby, CNN (CNN) — President Joe Biden is campaigning heavily on his efforts to lower health care costs, particularly for senior citizens, but his message may have yet to break through with many people in this key voting bloc. Many older voters remain unaware of the major provisions in the Democrats’ Inflation Reduction
Continue ReadingBy JIM GOMEZ Associated Press MANILA, Philippines (AP) — About 100 Filipino activists and fishermen, along with journalists, are sailing to a disputed shoal in the South China Sea, where Beijing’s coast guard and suspected militia ships have used powerful water cannons to ward off what they regard as intruders. The Philippine coast guard deployed
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