LEHI, Utah (AP) — An 8-year-old boy has died after accidentally shooting himself with a loaded gun left in a car while his mother was inside a Utah convenience store. Lehi City police say the boy was alone in the car Monday evening when he shot himself in the head. He died Tuesday morning at
Continue ReadingThe seasonal differences of the movie calendar have eroded a little bit with time. Neither of the last two Oscar juggernauts — “Oppenheimer,” “Everything Everywhere All at Once” — opened in the fall, the traditional launching pad of Academy Awards hopefuls. And just the same, fall tends to be nearly as stuffed as summer is
Continue ReadingAP Health Writer They’re sold in gas stations, vape shops, online and in other stores around the country in seemingly countless enticing forms: gummies, chocolate bars, chips. Their packaging lists things like delta-8 THC, micro- and macrodoses of “psychedelics” and “nootropics.” These substances are often sold through legal loopholes, despite concerns about potential health risks
Continue ReadingDETROIT (AP) — U.S auto safety regulators have closed a five-year investigation into seat belt failures in some General Motors SUVs after the company issued extended warranty coverage. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration says in documents that coverage issued in June of 2019 addressed the problem that caused the recall. In 2014, the company
Continue ReadingMALIBU, Calif. (AP) — A mountain lion attacked a 5-year-old boy at a popular Southern California park over the holiday weekend and state rangers later euthanized the big cat, officials said Tuesday. The child was attacked Sunday afternoon while playing near his family’s picnic table at Malibu Creek State Park west of Los Angeles, according
Continue ReadingAssociated Press BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — Montana Democratic gubernatorial candidate Ryan Busse has provided 10 years of income tax records as he tries to goad Republican Gov. Greg Gianforte into debating him ahead of the November election. Gianforte last week dismissed Busse as not a “serious candidate” and suggested he wouldn’t debate him because he
Continue ReadingAssociated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian war veterans with prosthetic limbs have taken to the runway in Kyiv as the country’s fashion week returned home for the first time since the Russian invasion in 2022. The event on Tuesday featured about 50 brands and was aimed at highlighting the resilience of Ukraine’s fashion industry
Continue ReadingAP Sports Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Emma Navarro’s first Grand Slam semifinal will come at the U.S. Open against Aryna Sabalenka, someone trying to win her second major trophy of the year and third overall. Navarro, an American who is seeded 13th, used a stunning turnaround to grab the last six games of her
Continue ReadingBOVINA, Miss. (AP) — The seven people killed in a weekend bus crash in Mississippi were all from Mexico. The Mississippi Highway Patrol on Tuesday identified the dead as 61-year-old Miguel Arriaga; 32-year-old Victor A. Garcia; 31-year-old Moises A. Garcia; 8-year-old Kain Gutierrez; his sister, 16-year-old Perla Gutierrez; 63-year-old Elia Guzman; and 16-year-old Angelica Palomino.
Continue ReadingAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Three gun shops that sold dozens of firearms to a man who trafficked the weapons in and around Washington, D.C., are facing a new lawsuit filed jointly Tuesday by attorneys general for Maryland and the nation’s capital. D.C. Attorney General Brian Schwalb says at least nine of those guns have
Continue ReadingAssociated Press ATLANTA (AP) — A federal judge in Atlanta has ruled that Donald Trump and his campaign must stop using the song “Hold On, I’m Coming.” The estate of Isaac Hayes Jr. filed a lawsuit last month alleging that Trump, his campaign and several of his allies had infringed its copyright and should pay
Continue ReadingAP Golf Writer ATLANTA (AP) — Scottie Scheffler feels like he squeezed an entire lifetime into one year in golf. He put a ribbon around it by winning the FedEx Cup. That adds to the Masters and to Olympic gold. It includes the birth of his first child and his first time in jail. Scheffler
Continue ReadingSAN DIEGO (AP) — The commander of a Navy destroyer that’s helping protect the San Diego-based aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt in the Middle East has been relieved of duty about four months after he was seen in a photo firing a rifle with a scope mounted backward. The image brought the Navy considerable ridicule
Continue ReadingAssociated Press SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — Hyundai is aiming to broaden the appeal of its Ioniq 5 electric SUVs with 2025 models boasting improved battery range and additional charging options. The South Korean automaker unveiled the new EVs on Tuesday in Savannah, Georgia, a few miles from Hyundai’s huge new factory that will begin producing
Continue ReadingAssociated Press FAIRFAX, Va. (AP) — A mother and her partner have been charged with child abuse and child cruelty after police found two kids chained by the ankle in a northern Virginia apartment. The 47-year-old mother and 29-year old man, who live in Fairfax County, were arrested last month. According to charging documents in
Continue ReadingAssociated Press SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — A flash flood that transformed a series of idyllic, azure waterfalls into a monstrous brown froth was ferocious but not unusual for the summer rainy season on the Havasupai reservation, one of the most remote reaches of the continental U.S. that attracts visitors worldwide. But this time the
Continue ReadingAssociated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A federal judge on Tuesday swiftly rejected Donald Trump’s request to intervene in his New York hush money criminal case, spurning the former president’s attempt at an end-run around the state court where he was convicted and is set to be sentenced in two weeks. U.S. District Judge Alvin
Continue ReadingAssociated Press Federal prosecutors have dropped their criminal case against a Maryland attorney whom they accused of engaging in a scheme to fraudulently access more than $12.5 million in Somali government assets. U.S. District Judge Paula Xinis on Friday granted prosecutors’ request to dismiss the indictment against Jeremy Wyeth Schulman. In a court filing, prosecutors
Continue ReadingAP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — In 2020 and 2021, COVID-19 Economic Injury Disaster Loans were a lifeline for small businesses. But now some small businesses are having trouble paying them off. And a Small Business Credit Survey report from the 12 Federal Reserve banks shows that small businesses that haven’t paid off their
Continue ReadingAssociated Press PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Pennsylvania State Police say a woman was intoxicated while using a partially automated driving system when she caused a March highway crash in Philadelphia that killed two people. Authorities say Ford Mustang Mach-E driver Dimple Patel turned herself in Tuesday to face multiple charges, including two counts of homicide. Investivators
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