WASHINGTON — Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said Tuesday that the U.S. will soon announce an additional $2.3 billion in security assistance for Ukraine, to include anti-tank weapons, interceptors and munitions for Patriot and other air defense systems. Austin's remarks came as Ukrainian Defense Minister Rustem Umerov met with him at...
Beryl Heads Toward Jamaica as a Major Hurricane After Ripping Through Southeast Caribbean
ST. GEORGE'S, Grenada — Hurricane Beryl roared through open waters Tuesday as a powerful Category 4 storm heading toward Jamaica after earlier making landfall in the southeast Caribbean, killing at least six people. A hurricane warning was in effect for Jamaica, Grand Cayman, Little Cayman, Cayman Brac and for Haiti's...
Judge Protects Migrant Shelter, Accuses Texas of Harassment
McALLEN, Texas — A judge blasted efforts by Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton to shutter one of the oldest and largest migrant shelters on the U.S.-Mexico border in a scathing ruling Tuesday, accusing the Republican of “outrageous” conduct over his claims that the shelter encourages migrants to enter the country illegally....
Pressure Mounts on Biden, but Democrats Feel Powerless to Replace Him
WASHINGTON — Bernie Sanders describes President Joe Biden's recent debate performance as “painful.” In an interview, he says he's not confident that Biden can win this fall. But the progressive senator from Vermont does not want Biden to step aside. Sanders Speaks to Voters Instead, Sanders, who served as Biden's chief...
Utah State Fires Football Coach Blake Anderson, 2 Other Staffers After Title IX Review
LOGAN — Utah State announced Tuesday it’s firing football coach Blake Anderson after an external review of allegations that he hadn’t complied with Title IX policies regarding the reporting of sexual misconduct cases. Nate Dreiling, who had been Utah State’s defensive coordinator and defensive ends coach, will be Utah State’s...
Hunter Biden Sues Fox News Over Explicit Images Featured in a Streaming Series
NEW YORK — Hunter Biden accused Fox News in a lawsuit of unlawfully publishing explicit images of him as part of a streaming series. The president's son filed the lawsuit Sunday in state court in Manhattan over images in "The Trial of Hunter Biden," which debuted on the streaming service...
‘It’s Our Moment.’ Girmay’s Tour De France Stage Win Makes History.
Biniam Girmay grew up in Eritrea watching the Tour de France on TV each July with his father. He idolized three-time world champion Peter Sagan but never dared to dream of matching the Slovakian cyclist’s exploits. Then came Monday, when Girmay became the first Black African rider — actually the...
Arthur Crudup Wrote the Song That Became Elvis’ First Hit. He Barely Got Paid.
FRANKTOWN — Arthur “Big Boy” Crudup helped invent rock 'n' roll. His 1946 song “That’s All Right,” an easygoing shrug to a lover, would become the first single Elvis Presley ever released. Rod Stewart would sing it on a chart-topping album. Led Zeppelin would play it live. The Life of...
Former Raiders Coach Jon Gruden Loses Bid for State High Court Reconsideration in NFL Emails Lawsuit
LAS VEGAS — Jon Gruden lost a bid Monday for three Nevada Supreme Court justices to reconsider whether a lawsuit he filed against the NFL over emails leaked to the media before he resigned as coach of the Las Vegas Raiders should be heard in court or in private arbitration....
2 Men Were Arrested on Public Road Within Oprah’s Hawaii Ranch. They’re Suspected of Illegal Hunting
KULA, Hawaii — Two men arrested last month on a public road within Oprah Winfrey 's property on the Hawaiian island of Maui are suspected of illegal night hunting, state officials said Monday. The two Maui men, both 19, were arrested just before midnight on June 21 after officers found...