Jul 19 Injured soccer fans file lawsuits over Copa America stadium melees and stampede By Terry Spencer, Associated Press The first lawsuits have been filed in connection with last weekend's melees that broke out when fans without tickets forced their way into the Copa America soccer tournament final at Hard Rock Stadium, with one person citing serious injuries and some ticket… Continue reading
Jul 19 Ben Sasse, controversial University of Florida president, announces his resignation By Mike Schneider, Colleen Slevin, Associated Press University of Florida president Ben Sasse plans to leave his position to focus on his family after his wife was diagnosed with epilepsy. The former Nebraska senator was a controversial pick to lead one of the nation's top public universities… Continue reading
Jul 19 Harvey Weinstein’s New York retrial date tentatively set for November By Larry Neumeister, Associated Press A judge on Friday tentatively scheduled Harvey Weinstein's planned retrial on rape and sexual assault charges to begin on Nov. 12. Continue reading
Jul 19 What we know about the massive tech outage causing worldwide disruptions By Associated Press At the heart of the massive disruption is CrowdStrike, a cybersecurity firm that says the problem occurred when it deployed a faulty update to computers running Microsoft Windows — with the company noting that the issue was not a security… Continue reading
Jul 19 Most Democrats think Kamala Harris would make good president, AP-NORC poll shows By Seung Min Kim, Linley Sanders, Associated Press As President Joe Biden faces a growing drumbeat of pressure to drop his reelection bid, most Democrats think his vice president would make a good president herself. Continue reading
Jul 19 Russia convicts U.S. journalist of espionage after a trial widely seen as politically motivated By Kirill Zarubin, Associated Press Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich has been convicted of espionage charges that his employer and the U.S. vehemently reject. Continue reading
Jul 18 Illinois sheriff’s deputy charged with murder shot Black woman in face after she called police for help By Melissa Perez Winder, Ed White, John O'Connor, Associated Press Sonya Massey was killed at her home in Springfield after Grayson and another Sangamon County deputy responded to her 911 call early July 6. Continue reading
Jul 18 Conservative pundit and Fox Business host Lou Dobbs dies at 78 By Associated Press His death was announced Thursday in a post on his official X account, which called him a "fighter till the very end – fighting for what mattered to him the most, God, his family and the country."… Continue reading
Jul 18 Migrant children suffered ‘severe’ sexual abuse under housing provider’s care, DOJ says By Paul Weber, Valerie Gonzalez, Associated Press Southwest Key, the largest housing provider for unaccompanied migrant children, has engaged in “severe, pervasive" sexual abuse and harassment of children in its care over the past eight years, the Justice Department alleges. Continue reading
Jul 17 Syrian military official who oversaw prison where alleged abuse took place arrested in Los Angeles By Christopher Weber, Jaimie Ding, Associated Press Al-Sheikh was charged with immigration fraud, specifically that he denied in his U.S. visa and citizenship applications that he had ever ordered any political killings or carried out abuse in Syria. Continue reading