More than half a million Palestinians have been displaced in recent days by escalating Israeli military operations in southern and northern Gaza, the United Nations says. Israelis celebrated Independence Day on Tuesday with barbecues in parks across the country, although the normally raucous parties were smaller and quieter this year...
8 Killed, Near 40 Injured in Central Florida as Farmworkers’ Bus Flips
OCALA, Fla. — A bus carrying farmworkers in central Florida overturned on Tuesday, killing eight people and injuring about 40 other passengers, authorities said. The bus was transporting 53 farmworkers when it collided with a truck in Marion County, north of Orlando, the Florida Highway Patrol said. Authorities say the...
Caitlin Clark’s Ready for Her WNBA Regular-Season Debut as Fever Take on Connecticut
Caitlin Clark's much anticipated WNBA debut is set for Tuesday night in Connecticut. The No. 1 pick in the WNBA draft is coming off a record-setting college career at Iowa. “This is what you’ve worked for and dreamed of. Now you get to put your jersey on for the first...
Will Smith’s 2-Run Double Leads the Dodgers Past the Giants in 10 Innings
SAN FRANCISCO — Will Smith hit a two-run double in the 10th inning to lead the Los Angeles Dodgers to a 6-4 win over the San Francisco Giants on Monday night for their fourth straight victory this season over their rivals. “These are always intense games,” Smith said. “The fans...
US Dairy Cows Hit by Bird Flu, but Fresno Raw Milk Fans Undeterred
Sales of raw milk appear to be on the rise, despite years of warnings about the health risks of drinking the unpasteurized products — and an outbreak of bird flu in dairy cows. Despite the risks, about 4.4% of U.S. adults — nearly 11 million people — report that they...
Biden Boosts Tariffs on Chinese Goods, Adding to Beijing Tensions
WASHINGTON — The Biden administration announced plans to slap new tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles, advanced batteries, solar cells, steel, aluminum and medical equipment — an election year move that's increasing friction between the world's two largest economies. The tariffs come in the middle of a heated campaign between President Joe Biden and his Republican...
‘Judge Judy’ Sheindlin Sues for Defamation Over National Enquirer, InTouch Weekly stories
NEW YORK — “Judge Judy” Sheindlin sued the parent company of the National Enquirer and InTouch Weekly on Monday for a story that she said falsely claimed that she was trying to help the Menendez brothers get a retrial after they were convicted of murdering their parents. The story was first published on...
UNC Board Slashes Diversity Program Funding to Divert Money to Public Safety Resources
RALEIGH, N.C. — As North Carolina's public university system considers a vote on changing its diversity policy, the system's flagship university board voted Monday to cut funding for diversity programs in next year's budget.The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Board of Trustees approved a change that would divert...
Misery Deepens in Gaza’s Rafah as Israeli Troops Press Operation
RAFAH, Gaza Strip — Aid workers struggled Monday to distribute dwindling food and other supplies to hundreds of thousands of Palestinians displaced by what Israel says is a limited military operation in Rafah, as the two main crossings near the southern Gaza city remained closed. The United Nations' agency for...
Sen. Bob Menendez’s Corruption Trial Begins, His Second in the Last Decade
NEW YORK — Sen Bob Menendez, a Democrat, went on trial in Manhattan federal court Monday, accused of accepting bribes of gold and cash to use his influence to deliver favors that would help three New Jersey businessmen.Menendez, 70, sat with his lawyers and listened as Judge Sidney H. Stein...