RECALL ROUNDUP: Handheld steam cleaners and natural tahini recalled
The Consumer Product Safety Commission has recalled over 3.2 million Bissel Steam Shot Handheld Steam Cleaners because they pose a burn hazard.
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After crash that killed 6 teens, NTSB chief says people underestimate marijuana’s impact on drivers
AP Auto Writer DETROIT (AP) — A horrific crash that killed six high school girls in Oklahoma two years ago has the head of the U.S. National Transportation Safety Board urging parents to warn teenagers about the risk of driving after using marijuana. Chairwoman Jennifer Homendy made the appeal to parents Thursday as her agency
Continue ReadingUS rock band manager Travis Leake sentenced to 13 years in Russian penal colony, following drug charges
By Sergey Gudkov, CNN (CNN) — American citizen Travis Leake has been sentenced to 13 years in a penal colony in Russia, state media RIA Novosti reported Thursday, after he was detained on drug charges last year. A Moscow court had accused the “former paratrooper and musician” of engaging in a narcotics business, according to RIA. Leake pleaded
Continue Reading2 Amur tiger cubs have their first public outing at Germany’s Cologne Zoo
COLOGNE, Germany (AP) — Two Amur tiger cubs have had their first public outing at Cologne Zoo in Germany, one of several zoos that have sought to help keep up the numbers of the rare big cats. The cubs — a female named Tochka and a male named Timur — were born in mid-April and
Continue ReadingIsraeli lawmakers vote overwhelmingly against Palestinian statehood, challenging US policy
By Andrew Carey, CNN Jerusalem (CNN) — The Biden administration received another rebuff from Israel Wednesday night – this time from the country’s parliament – over the United States’ long-standing support for the eventual establishment of a Palestinian state. A two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict has been US policy for decades, but absent negotiations
Continue ReadingJury delivers mixed verdicts for the man accused of killing Detroit synagogue president Samantha Woll
By Holly Yan, CNN (CNN) — Jurors returned mixed verdicts Thursday in the trial of a man accused of killing Detroit synagogue president Samantha Woll at her home. Michael Jackson-Bolanos, 29, faced four charges. Jurors deadlocked on the charges of felony murder and home invasion. They found him not guilty of premeditated murder but found
Continue ReadingDubai princess’s Instagram account announces divorce with royal husband
By Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN (CNN) — The daughter of Dubai’s ruler has apparently announced her divorce on social media in what would be a rare move for a princess in the United Arab Emirates. The Instagram account of Sheikha Mahra bint Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, the daughter of UAE Prime Minister and Dubai ruler
Continue ReadingThe Ukrainian army pulls out from another eastern village as Russia smashes defensive positions
Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — A Kyiv official says Ukraine’s army has pulled out from a village in the eastern Donetsk region, surrendering another front-line position as Russian forces blast Ukrainian defenses in a relentless onslaught. The official said Thursday the village of Urozhaine was reduced to rubble and rendered indefensible. Russia seized Urozhaine
Continue ReadingFrance’s divided National Assembly votes to keep centrist speaker as political turmoil persists
Associated Press PARIS (AP) — France’s divided National Assembly has kept a centrist member of President Emmanuel Macron’s party as speaker. Speaker Yaël Braun-Pivet has been at the head of the National Assembly since 2022 and retained her post after three rounds of vote in the lower house of parliament. The 53-year-old Braun-Pivet received the
Continue ReadingIllinois deputy charged with murder shot woman in face after ordering her to move pot of water
Associated Press SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Authorities say an Illinois sheriff’s deputy charged with murder in the death of a Black woman shot her in the face during a tense moment over a pot of water in her home. The details were in a court document filed Thursday in support of keeping Sean Grayson in
Continue ReadingGreenhouses are becoming more popular, but there’s little research on how to protect workers
Associated Press From opposite ends of the world, the uncomfortable conditions Shamim Ahamed and Purvi Tiwari experienced doing separate Ph.D. research inside greenhouses inspired them to study the heat in the indoor structures. Tiwari, a researcher at Indira Gandhi Agricultural University in India, realized the heat-amplifying effect of greenhouses is a big concern that should
Continue ReadingUS agency says apps that let workers access paychecks before payday are providing loans
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau says apps that allow workers to access their paychecks in advance, often for a fee, are providing loans and therefore subject to the Truth in Lending Act. If enacted, a rule proposed by the agency could provide clarity to a fast-growing industry known as
Continue Reading‘Longlegs’ star Maika Monroe’s secret to success in Hollywood is a healthy relationship to it
Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — One of the few moments of levity in “Longlegs” — the Neon horror film in theaters now about a Satanist serial killer — happens when Maika Monroe’s character, Lee Harker, meets her co-worker’s young daughter. It’s obvious the analytical FBI agent doesn’t spend a lot of time around kids.
Continue ReadingWNBA players’ union leader is concerned league being undervalued in new media rights deal
AP Basketball Writer PHOENIX (AP) — WNBA players’ union head Terri Jackson is concerned the league is being undervalued with the $2.2 billion over 11 years it will receive as part of the NBA’s recently approved media rights deals. The NBA’s Board of Governors approved that league’s next media rights deals with Disney, NBC and
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Columbia man reported missing in 2022 found dead, police say
COLUMBIA Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia Police Department has confirmed a Columbia man missing for nearly two years has been found dead. Columbia police spokesperson Jenny Hopper said Jason Washington was identified but could not provide any other details. Washington was reported missing back in October of 2022. Police said he was last seen walking past
Continue ReadingMore Americans apply for jobless benefits as layoffs settle at higher levels in recent weeks
AP Business Writer U.S. filings for unemployment benefits rose again last week and appear to be settling consistently at a slightly higher though still healthy level. The Labor Department reported Thursday that jobless claims for the week ending July 13 rose by 20,000 to 243,000 from 223,000 the previous week. The total number of Americans
Continue ReadingUS homes find fewer foreign buyers as rising costs and a strong dollar leave market in record slump
AP Business Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Sales of U.S. homes to foreign nationals have fallen to the lowest level in more than a decade, hampered by a strong dollar and many of the hurdles that have kept the housing market in a deep sales slump for over two years. Some 54,300 previously occupied U.S.
Continue ReadingNewly arrived migrants encounter hazards of food delivery on the streets of NYC: robbers
Documented, Associated Press NEW YORK CITY (AP) — Brad Song thought he was about to get his e-bike stolen a second time in a less than a month after delivering an order for Chinese food app Fantuan Delivery. Seven strangers surrounded the Chinese immigrant and knocked him off the scooter. He was rescued when a
Continue ReadingInquiry finds Britain was ill-prepared for COVID-19 pandemic and failed its citizens
Associated Press LONDON (AP) — An inquiry into the U.K. government’s response to COVID-19 found it was ill-prepared for a pandemic and serious errors in planning failed its citizens. Retired judge Heather Hallett has led the inquiry. She said Thursday that the government mistakenly believed in 2019 that it was one of the best-prepared countries
Continue ReadingUrsula von der Leyen elected to second term as European Commission president
By Christian Edwards, CNN (CNN) — Ursula von der Leyen has been reelected to a second five-year term as president of the European Commission after a vote by EU lawmakers, as the continent’s mainstream seeks to reassert itself in the face of a resurgent far right. In an earlier pitch to the European parliament in
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