Orlando Magic NBA team donated $50,000 to a DeSantis super PAC, drawing scrutiny and criticism
The contribution from the professional basketball team to Never Back Down, a group supporting the Florida governor's campaign for the Republican presidential nomination, has drawn attention and criticism from Democrats and LGBTQ activists in the state.
2023-08-03 10:52
83 attendees at the World Scout Jamboree treated for heat-related illnesses in South Korea
At least 83 people were treated for heat-related illnesses at the World Scout Jamboree being held in South Korea, which is having one of its hottest summers in years
2023-08-03 10:52
Asian shares hesitant after Wall Street sell-off, dollar buoyant
By Stella Qiu SYDNEY Asian shares were subdued on Thursday after Fitch downgraded U.S. sovereign debt sparking profit-taking,
2023-08-03 10:50
Financially struggling university in West Virginia closes down, leaving students scrambling
A small West Virginia university will close down after financial struggles, leaving many students frantically searching for another option as the start of the new academic year approaches.
2023-08-03 10:45
Family of a Black man killed during a Minnesota traffic stop asks the governor to fire troopers
Racial justice groups and relatives of a Black man shot and killed this week by a Minnesota State Patrol trooper demanded that the governor fire three officers who were involved in stopping the man on a Minneapolis freeway
2023-08-03 10:18
Federal jury acquits Louisiana trooper caught on camera pummeling Black motorist
A federal jury Wednesday acquitted a white Louisiana trooper charged with violating the civil rights of a Black motorist despite body-camera footage that showed the officer pummeling the man 18 times with a flashlight
2023-08-03 09:51
U.S. Women's World Cup tie with Portugal draws overnight audience of 1.35 million on Fox
The United States’ 0-0 draw against Portugal in the Women’s World Cup was the most-watched overnight program in Fox history
2023-08-03 09:48
Big Ten having preliminary conversations about more expansion if Pac-12 crumbles, AP sources say
A group of Big Ten presidents has begun discussing the possibility of adding more West Coast schools to the conference if the Pac-12 continues to crumble, according to two people familiar with the conversations
2023-08-03 09:48
Mexico says the first body has been spotted near a floating barrier in the Rio Grande river
The Mexican government says the first dead body has been spotted along the floating barriers that Texas Gov. Greg Abbott installed recently in the Rio Grande river, across from Eagle Pass
2023-08-03 09:47
Family of Lashawn Thompson, who died in a Georgia jail, reaches $4 million settlement with county
The family of Lashawn Thompson, who died in September while incarcerated at the Fulton County Jail in Atlanta, has reached a $4 million settlement with the county, said Preston Thompson, chief of staff for Fulton County Commissioner Dana Barrett.
2023-08-03 09:29
Ukraine says Russians fail to advance but are well dug in
Russian forces have made no headway along the front lines, but are entrenched in heavily mined areas they
2023-08-03 08:51
'No good options': Sudan's warring sides have committed 'extensive war crimes,' Amnesty says
Amnesty International has accused Sudan’s warring factions of committing “extensive war crimes” including mass killing of civilians and rape and sexual slavery of women in their monthslong fighting to control the eastern African nation
2023-08-03 08:24