NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. women’s coach Emma Hayes sidestepped a question on whether she should get a raise if a high-priced star such as Jürgen Klopp is hired to replace Gregg Berhalter with the American men. Berhalter has a contract through the 2026 World Cup. U.S. Soccer Federation sporting director Matt Crocker has not
Continue ReadingAssociated Press ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey gambling regulators have fined DraftKings $100,000 for reporting inaccurate sports betting data to the state. In a sternly worded rebuke, the New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement says the errors were “unacceptable” and show weaknesses in the company’s business abilities. The errors resulted in regulators having
Continue ReadingAssociated Press The U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights announced that it entered an agreement with Brown University to make sure the school’s in compliance with federal law barring discrimination and harassment against students of Jewish, Palestinian, Arab and Muslim ancestry. Brown officials said Monday the school voluntarily agreed “to clarify and enhance
Continue ReadingGILFORD, N.H. (AP) — A teenager is being called a hero for safely stopping an empty runaway boat speeding in circles on New Hampshire’s largest lake. It happened Wednesday in Smith Cove on Lake Winnipesaukee. Rich Bono, who captured the events on video, says he was on the dock when he heard an engine revving
Continue ReadingAssociated Press LONDON (AP) — At first glance, elections in France and Britain were a triumph for leftists and reformers over authoritarians and the right. Even Iran — where Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has the final say on all matters of state — elected Masoud Pezeshkian, a lawmaker long associated with the reformist movement.
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — An assistant fire chief in central Missouri has died after the boat he was in capsized during a water rescue in a flash flood. The Boone County Fire Protection District said Monday that Matthew Tobben and another firefighter had just rescued two people from flooded Bear Creek in Columbia when the
Continue ReadingMILAN (AP) — The Brera Modern will be inaugurated in the fall 52 years and 39 Italian governments after it was first envisioned. The new museum near the Brera Painting Gallery will house more than 100 contemporary art works that belong to Brera’s collection but have mostly been relegated to storage. The opening date was
Continue ReadingAssociated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Inmates at New York City’s Rikers Island are suing the city claiming they were trapped in their cells during a jailhouse fire that injured 20 people last year. The lawsuit filed Friday in federal court in Manhattan says the 15 men were among those kept locked in their rooms
Continue ReadingAssociated Press BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Deforestation in Colombia fell 36% in 2023, the government said. It’s the lowest level since record-keeping began, and continues a plunge since leftist President Gustavo Petro was elected in 2022. Petro vowed to halt record deforestation by limiting agribusiness expansion into the forest and creating reserves for Indigenous communities
Continue ReadingSTORRS, Conn. (AP) — UConn and men’s basketball coach Dan Hurley have agreed to a six-year, $50 million contract through the 2029-30 season, nearly a month after he turned down a lucrative offer to coach the Los Angeles Lakers. Hurley, who passed on guiding the storied NBA club to return to the two-time defending NCAA
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — Due to a shock hazard, a California company is recalling nearly 1 million power adapters sold with sound machines marketed to help infants and young children sleep. According to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, the plastic surrounding the AC power adapter that was supplied with some of Hatch’s Rest 1st
Continue ReadingAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. wants to expand a Treasury committee’s jurisdiction to review land sales near U.S. military sites where foreigners are the buyers. New Treasury rulemaking would expand the U.S. Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States’ powers to review land sales near 56 additional military sites, bringing the overall
Continue ReadingAssociated Press LONDON (AP) — Tequila-based margaritas and palomas have long been cocktail-menu staples. But their base ingredient — agave — is working its way into other more traditional cocktails for a modern twist. Mezcal has also grown in popularity. It’s made from a wider variety of agaves across Mexico, and is roasted underground for
Continue ReadingAP Tennis Writer LONDON (AP) — Ukrainian tennis player Elina Svitolina says she was in a fog at Wimbledon because of a deadly Russian missile strike on her home country. Svitolina found it difficult to focus on tennis and impossible to celebrate her victory over Wang Xinyu to reach the quarterfinals at the All England
Continue ReadingAssociated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Closing arguments have started at the bribery trial of New Jersey Sen. Bob Menendez, with a federal prosecutor telling jurors that Menendez put his power up for sale in return for bribes. The closing arguments began Monday in Manhattan federal court. As he left the courthouse, the Democrat blasted
Continue ReadingPIERRE, S.D. (AP) — Longstanding official social media accounts belonging to South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem appear to have been deleted without explanation. The accounts on Facebook, Instagram and X, the site formerly known as Twitter, had reached hundreds of thousands of followers. As of Monday, links to them on the governor’s official website led
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — Columbia University has removed three administrators from their positions and will keep them on indefinite leave after finding that text messages they exchanged during a campus discussion about Jewish life “touched on ancient antisemitic tropes.” The university said Monday that the administrators have been permanently removed from their positions at its
Continue ReadingAssociated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — Indian police officials say suspected rebels fighting against Indian rule in disputed Kashmir ambushed an army vehicle in the region’s south, killing five Indian soldiers and wounding five. A police officer says the attack on Monday occurred in the Kathua district where the military was on a routine patrol.
Continue ReadingA Russian court has convicted a theater director and a playwright of terrorism charges and sentenced them to six years prison. It’s the latest in an unrelenting crackdown on dissent in Russia that has reached new heights since Moscow sent troops into Ukraine. Zhenya Berkovich, a prominent independent theater director, and playwright Svetlana Petriychuk have
Continue ReadingWEST GLACIER, Mont. (AP) — Two men drowned in Glacier National Park over the July 4 holiday weekend. A 26-year-old man from India slipped on rocks and was swept away in Avalanche Creek on Saturday morning. His body has not been recovered. And a 28-year-old man from Nepal who was not an experienced swimmer drowned
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