A misdemeanor gun charge against All-Star Cleveland Cavaliers guard James Harden in Texas has been dismissed after he completed an alternative resolution program allowing him to avoid a…
Read more Misdemeanor gun charge against James Harden dismissed by Texas judgeCHICAGO — The Federal Aviation Administration this week ordered inspections for hundreds of Boeing planes, following reports of cracks in some older models. The now-finalized rule, which was…
Read more FAA orders crack inspections for hundreds of Boeing 737 Max jetsMIAMI — Attorneys for social media influencers Andrew and Tristan Tate argued Friday that the brothers’ high-profile, public lives and other factors constitute special circumstances for their release…
Read more Attorneys say Tate brothers should remain free in the US as they fight UK extraditionNEW YORK — Some U.S. adults are using artificial intelligence for financial guidance, but it’s far from the most trusted source of advice, according to a new Gallup…
Read more Some US adults are using AI for financial guidance but few trust it, Gallup poll findsWASHINGTON — The speed limit along Pennsylvania Avenue is 25 mph. But the open-wheel race cars roaring through the longest straightaway of the upcoming Washington IndyCar race organized…
Read more Trump’s IndyCar race: Doing 200 in a 25 mph zone with manhole cover-displacing torqueHuman-caused climate change doubled the likelihood of the tinderbox weather conditions that sparked Canada’s massive summer wildfires and in turn angered U.S. President Donald Trump, according to a…
Read more Climate change contributed to Canada fires, study says as Trump blames mismanagementSPOKANE, Wash. — A man from Spokane, Washington, was arrested and charged with setting one of the three devastating wildfires that are burning through the region. The Spokane…
Read more Arson suspect arrested as Spokane battles devastating wildfiresThe Federal Aviation Administration on Monday approved the smallest model of Boeing’s Max jetliners for commercial service nearly a decade after the aircraft manufacturer first unveiled the plane.…
Read more FAA certifies Boeing’s new 737 Max 7 jetliner for flight after years of delaysEXETER, N.H. — Tucked inside a New Hampshire office park, a small refinery zaps mining waste with electricity to tease out critical minerals needed for key U.S. weapons…
Read more US companies are stepping up to cut reliance on China for critical minerals used in key weaponsWASHINGTON — President Donald Trump has been losing his own battle to cut interest rates. The president likes to vilify high rates as an affront to the size…
Read more Trump wanted interest rate cuts to be ‘Rocket Fuel’ for the economy. He is losing that fight so farThe next Met Gala fashion exhibit will be devoted to a designer famed for both his singular talent and the scandal that lost him one of the top…
Read more The Met’s next fashion exhibit spotlights John Galliano, and will confront his troubled pastThe families of four teenagers who died by suicide are suing Meta, TikTok, Snapchat and YouTube over what they describe as “years of escalating harms” from using their…
Read more Social media companies sued over deaths of four teensVANCOUVER, British Columbia — Flight attendants at WestJet, Canada’s second-largest airline, threatened Thursday to go on strike over unpaid work, a move that could disrupt travel during the…
Read more WestJet flight attendants threaten to strike during long August weekend in CanadaCHICAGO — The nation’s first women’s professional baseball league in nearly 30 years is about to embark on its inaugural season in what marks a major milestone in…
Read more New league marks another major moment in scattered history for women’s pro baseballIt seems as if the world is afire this summer. But even as wildfires in Europe and North America grow more extreme, key worldwide burning statistics are at…
Read more Wildfires are more extreme in Europe and North AmericaWASHINGTON — The Senate took the first steps toward passage of a sweeping Russian sanctions bill on Tuesday with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in the Capitol, moving forward…
Read more Senate takes first steps on Russian sanctions after meeting with ZelenskyyArtist Betye Saar, whose work reflects Black identity, culture and spirituality, died Sunday morning in Los Angeles at 99. Saar’s death was confirmed Monday by relatives. She would…
Read more Artist Betye Saar, whose work reflected Black identity, dies at 99NEW YORK — Oil prices eased in early trading Sunday, falling further from a two-month high set last week, after the United States and Iran refrained from launching…
Read more Oil prices ease after US and Iran pause their attacksCAIRO — Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi rebels said Saturday that they fired missiles and drones at Saudi Arabia in response to Saudi airstrikes on the strategic Red Sea city…
Read more Iran-backed Houthis fire missiles at Saudi Arabia in response to airstrikes in YemenBRUSSELS — The European Commission on Friday said it found TikTok had not adequately protected children’s privacy rights on its platform by allowing adults to view the accounts…
Read more EU finds TikTok violates digital rule book by failing to protect privacy of minors
