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By AARON BEARD AP Sports Writer The costs keep adding up for families trying to pay for their children to play in youth sports in North America. It’s a multi-year issue exacerbated by current battles with inflation. It impacts both the United States and Canada, where the expense of playing youth hockey is one of
Continue ReadingBy TRÂN NGUYỄN Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A California bill that would require marketplaces like eBay and Nextdoor to start collecting bank accounts and tax identification numbers from high-volume sellers who advertise online but collect payments offline was fast-tracked by Democratic lawmakers with committees voting on it Tuesday. The idea is that thieves
Continue ReadingBy GRANT PECK Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — Reports from Myanmar say its military has been emptying villages on the outskirts of the capital of the western state of Rakhine as part of an evident effort to defend against expected attacks by a powerful rebel group that has captured most of the surrounding area. The
Continue ReadingBy MICHAEL CASEY Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — A defense contractor is being sued over allegations that it discriminated against older workers in job ads. The federal lawsuit filed Tuesday in Boston accuses RTX Corp. of posting ads that target younger workers at the expense of their older peers. RTX, formerly Raytheon Technologies, is an
Continue ReadingBy DAMIAN J. TROISE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks fell on Wall Street Tuesday ahead of several key inflation reports this week and the Federal Reserve’s latest interest rate policy decision. The S&P 500 shed 0.1%. Roughly 70% of stocks in the benchmark index fell. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 205
Continue ReadingBy NICHOLAS RICCARDI Associated Press The far right racked up wins across much of Europe in the EU Parliamentary elections that just concluded. Former President Donald Trump is trying to ride the same populist wave to return to the White House in November. But while the movements are propelled by similar forces, it’s far from
Continue ReadingBy TOM KRISHER AP Auto Writer DETROIT (AP) — If Tesla shareholders vote against restoring Elon Musk’s $44.9 billion pay package Thursday, the CEO could deliver on threats to take artificial intelligence research to one of his other companies. Or he could even could walk away. If they approve the all-stock compensation package that was
Continue ReadingWARREN, Mich. (AP) — The lead singer of the Four Tops said a Detroit-area hospital restrained him and ordered a psychological exam after refusing to believe that he was part of the Motown music group. Alexander Morris, who is Black, filed a lawsuit Monday against Ascension Macomb-Oakland Hospital in Warren, alleging racial discrimination and other
Continue ReadingBy MIKE HOUSEHOLDER and COREY WILLIAMS Associated Press GRAND BLANC TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) — A mid-Michigan couple and a lawyer from the west side of the state were announced Tuesday as winners of an $842.4 million Powerball lottery jackpot from a ticket purchased on New Year’s Day. The Breakfast Club lottery club opted for a
Continue ReadingBy LISA RATHKE Associated Press Fifty-three years after a private plane carrying five men disappeared on a snowy Vermont night, experts believe they have found the wreckage of the long lost jet in Lake Champlain. The corporate jet disappeared shortly after departing the Burlington airport for Providence, Rhode Island, on Jan. 27, 1971. Those aboard
Continue ReadingBy JAMEY KEATEN Associated Press GENEVA (AP) — The U.N. human rights office is citing possible war crimes by Israeli forces and Palestinian armed groups in connection with a deadly raid by Israeli forces that freed four hostages over the weekend and killed hundreds of Palestinians. Office spokesman Jeremy Laurence expressed concerns about possible violations
Continue ReadingBy KAREN MATTHEWS Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The conservationist group known as NYC Audubon has changed its name to NYC Bird Alliance to distance itself from the pro-slavery views of ornithologist and illustrator John James Audubon. The name change follows similar moves by Audubon Society chapters in Chicago, Seattle and other cities. The
Continue ReadingBy JULIA FRANKEL and JACK JEFFERY Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — The resignation of a senior member of Israel’s war Cabinet was a dramatic show of distrust in Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his strategy for the eight-month-old war with Hamas. But the Sunday departure of the centrist Benny Gantz does not immediately appear to
Continue ReadingBy WYATTE GRANTHAM-PHILIPS AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — United Auto Workers president Shawn Fain is under investigation by a court-appointed watchdog who has been working to stamp out corruption at the union in wake of its stunning bribery and embezzlement scandal several years ago. The monitor, Neil Barofsky, disclosed that he was investigating
Continue ReadingATLANTA (AP) — A Georgia judge has ordered a lawyer for rapper Young Thug to spend the next 10 weekends in jail after finding him in contempt. Defense attorney Brian Steel represents the rapper, who is currently on trial in Atlanta on charges including violation of Georgia’s anti-racketeering and gang laws. Fulton County Superior Court
Continue ReadingATLANTA (AP) — Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp is on his way to South Korea in his sixth overseas trip as governor. The Republican left late Monday for a roughly 10-day trip to the Asian nation. Kemp also went there in 2019 in his first overseas trip. State officials say Kemp is focusing on visiting with
Continue ReadingBy FARNOUSH AMIRI and MICHAEL R. SISAK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg is scheduled to testify before Congress on July 12, a day after former President Donald Trump’s sentencing in his hush money trial. That is according to a person familiar with the matter who was granted anonymity to disclose
Continue ReadingRussian warships have conducted drills in the Atlantic while en route to Cuba. It’s part of Moscow’s efforts to project power amid the tensions with the West over Ukraine. The Russian Defense Ministry says the Admiral Gorshkov frigate and the Kazan nuclear-powered submarine conducted the exercise that was intended to simulate a missile attack on
Continue ReadingMEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s historic Chapultepec Castle has been seen flying the Targaryen flag, and officials in Mexico aren’t amused. The producers of the HBO series “House of the Dragon” posted a video this week of the Mexico City landmark showing the black Targaryen flag hanging over the battlements of the 19th-century castle. Mexico’s
Continue ReadingBy JOHN ANTCZAK and JAIMIE DING Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Police thwarted attempts by pro-Palestinian demonstrators to set up a new encampment at the University of California, Los Angeles, where officers cleared a previous camp this spring after it was attacked by counterprotesters. Officers arrested 27 people late Monday during the demonstration, Rick
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