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Tally of missing in condo collapse falls to 128 after audit
SURFSIDE, Fla. (AP) — The tally of the missing in the Florida condominium collapse was substantially reduced Friday, from 145 to 128, after duplicate names were eliminated and some people reported missing turned up safe, officials said. Authorities also announced the...
US hands Bagram Airfield to Afghans after nearly 20 years
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — After nearly 20 years, the U.S. military left Bagram Airfield, the epicenter of its war to oust the Taliban and hunt down the al-Qaida perpetrators of the 9/11 terrorist attacks on America, two U.S. officials said Friday. The airfield was...
Liberty: Lots of travelers expected on freer Fourth of July
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Americans enjoying newfound liberty are expected to travel and gather for cookouts, fireworks, concerts and beach outings over the Fourth of July weekend in numbers not seen since pre-pandemic days. Yet lingering restrictions, worker shortages and...
Collapse survivors escaped with their lives, but little else
SURFSIDE, Fla. (AP) — Susana Alvarez fled her home on the 10th floor of Champlain Towers South, escaping with her life and almost nothing else. “I don't have anything,” said the 62-year-old survivor of the condominium building collapse just outside Miami. “I...
U.S. hiring accelerated last month as workers see pay gains
WASHINGTON (AP) — In an encouraging burst of hiring, America’s employers added 850,000 jobs in June, well above the average of the previous three months and a sign that companies may be having an easier time finding enough workers to fill open jobs. Friday’s report...
Biden backs changes in military sexual assault prosecution
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden on Friday put his stamp of approval on a long-debated change to the military justice system that would remove decisions on prosecuting sexual assault cases from military commanders. Biden, however, is stopping short of backing a...
TAKEAWAYS: Trump's safe for now, but company's in hot water
NEW YORK (AP) — With Thursday's arraignment of Donald Trump's company and his longtime finance chief on tax fraud charges, New York authorities notched their first indictment in a two-year ongoing investigation of the former president. Trump and his lawyers say the...
Richardson will miss Olympic 100 after marijuana test
American champion Sha'Carri Richardson cannot run in the Olympic 100-meter race after testing positive for a chemical found in marijuana. Richardson, who won the 100 at Olympic trials in 10.86 seconds on June 19, spoke of her ban Friday on the “Today" show. She tested...
Tax law experts see 'strong' case against Trump Org. CFO
NEW YORK (AP) — Companies give perks to their employees all the time. Many top executives at Fortune 500 companies have access to a corporate jet for personal use, a company apartment, or an expense account for fancy meals. Even lower-level employees regularly get access to perks like...
Justices turn away florist who refused same-sex wedding job
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Friday declined to take up the case of a florist who refused to provide services for a same-sex wedding, leaving in place a decision that she broke state anti-discrimination laws. Justices Clarence Thomas, Samuel Alito and Neil...
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UN documents prisoners' torture, abuse in Ukrainian conflict
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Prisoners taken by the warring parties in the separatist conflict in eastern Ukraine have endured systematic torture, sexual violence and other abuses, the United Nations human rights agency said in a report released Friday. The report issued by the...
Chemical could impact water downstream from treatment plant
GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina environmental officials are warning that a chemical released from a Greensboro wastewater treatment plant may impact water intakes downstream in the next few days. The Department of Environmental Quality said Thursday that...
Critics urge Missouri to block Ameren wastewater plan
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Environmental lawyers and activists are urging state regulators to block a wastewater proposal for Ameren’s largest coal plant, saying it could threaten the endangered pallid sturgeon and other species that live in the Missouri River. The proposed...
In Cuba, novels and news accompany rolling of cigars
HAVANA (AP) — Every morning Odalys de la Caridad Lara Reyes gets to work, takes her seat and starts to read out loud. Usually there's a novel. She's partial to books by Victor Hugo and Gabriel Garcia Marquez. Of late, during the pandemic, it's just been the news. She's...
EXPLAINER: Deterring tax avoidance by global companies
A broad swathe of countries have agreed on a major overhaul of how they tax the world's biggest companies when they do business across borders. It's an attempt to better cope with a world where globalization and an increasingly digital economy mean that profits can move...
Liberty: Lots of travelers expected on freer Fourth of July
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Americans enjoying newfound liberty are expected to travel and gather for cookouts, fireworks, concerts and beach outings over the Fourth of July weekend in numbers not seen since pre-pandemic days. Yet lingering restrictions, worker shortages and...
Omaha businessman 1 of 2 people killed in Iowa plane crash
LAMONI, Iowa (AP) — A well-known Omaha, Nebraska, businessman was one of two people killed in the crash of a small plane this week in south-central Iowa, according to the man’s brother. Dave Paladino, 54, was flying the single-engine Cirrus SR-22 that crashed Thursday...
Trump ally in Pennsylvania raises 2020 election audit plan
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Following in the footsteps of Arizona's Senate Republicans, Pennsylvania's Republican-controlled Senate is considering an investigation into how last year's presidential election was conducted, a quest fueled by former President Donald Trump's baseless claims that...
GOP-led Pennsylvania Senate considers Arizona-style probe into 2020 election, inspired by Trump's baseless fraud claims
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — GOP-led Pennsylvania Senate considers Arizona-style probe into 2020 election, inspired by Trump's baseless fraud claims.Nevada's execution drugs expiring as legal battle continues
RENO, Nev. (AP) — Nevada prison officials say one of the drugs they originally planned to use this month in the state’s first execution of an inmate in 15 years expires July 31 and another expires six weeks after a new evidentiary hearing a judge has scheduled in October to decide if or...
