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Man sentenced to 4-plus years in death of original 'Mickey Mouse Club' cast member

A man charged in the death of Dennis Day, an original cast member on Walt Disney’s “Mickey Mouse Club” television program in the 1950s, has been sentenced to just over four years in prison after entering a modified guilty plea this week

Man sentenced to 4-plus years in death of original 'Mickey Mouse Club' cast member
Sports

Alphonso Davies leg X-ray negative, Canada coach Marsch says his status for Saturday unclear

Alphonso Davies’ leg injury does not appear to be severe, and Canada coach Jesse Marsch left open the possibility his team’s top player could be available for Saturday’s Copa America third-place game

Business|Economy

Costco raises annual membership fees for the 1st time since 2017, boosting them $5 to $10

Costco bargain hunters are going to have to pay an additional $5 to $10 annually as the popular warehouse chain prepares to raise its membership fees for the first time in seven years

Costco raises annual membership fees for the 1st time since 2017, boosting them $5 to $10
Health|News

Baltimore bridge collapse survivor recounts fighting for his life in NBC interview

The only person who survived falling from Baltimore's Francis Scott Key Bridge during its catastrophic collapse says he watched in horror as his coworkers, friends and relatives plunged to their deaths

Baltimore bridge collapse survivor recounts fighting for his life in NBC interview
News|Political

Chicago woman gets 58-year prison term for killing and dismembering her landlord

A Chicago woman convicted of killing and dismembering her landlord and storing some of the victim's remains in a freezer has been sentenced to 58 years in prison

Economy|News|Political|Travel

Mexican president says his successor will build passenger train lines to US border

Mexico's president has announced that his successor is planning to build passenger train lines running from the capital to cities on the U.S. border

Mexican president says his successor will build passenger train lines to US border
Business|Economy|News

Archegos Capital founder convicted of securities fraud

The founder of Archegos Capital Management has been convicted of securities fraud in a scheme that prosecutors said cost global investment banks billions of dollars

Archegos Capital founder convicted of securities fraud
Environment|News

Cavers exploring in western Virginia rescue 'miracle' dog found 40 to 50 feet down in cave

One very lucky dog is recovering at a shelter after a group of cavers said their excursion into a western Virginia cave over the weekend turned into a rescue mission when they found her

Cavers exploring in western Virginia rescue 'miracle' dog found 40 to 50 feet down in cave
News|Political|World

A warlord involved in hundreds of murders is released from a Colombian prison

Colombian warlord Salvatore Mancuso has been released from prison in the South American country after repeatedly asking the courts to approve his freedom

Health|News|Political

At least 261 people have died in El Salvador's prisons under anti-gang crackdown, rights group says

The human rights organization Cristosal says at least 261 people have died in prisons in El Salvador during President Nayib Bukele’s 2 1/2-year-old crackdown on street gangs

At least 261 people have died in El Salvador's prisons under anti-gang crackdown, rights group says
News|Political

Former Indiana lawmaker accused of pushing casino bill in exchange for a job gets a year in prison

A former Indiana lawmaker accused of pushing a bill favoring a casino company in exchange for promises of employment has been sentenced to a year and a day in federal prison

Sports

Clippers bring back Nicolas Batum and sign Kevin Porter Jr.

Nicolas Batum is returning to the Los Angeles Clippers, with the team signing the veteran forward along with guard Kevin Porter Jr. Batum played in 60 games for the Clippers and Philadelphia 76ers last season

Environment|News

EPA says more fish data needed to assess $1.7B Hudson River cleanup

Federal environmental officials say they need to collect more data from the Hudson River before they determine how well six years of dredging completed in 2015 is working to clean up the waterway

Health|News

Death of man pinned by hotel guards in Milwaukee is reviewed as a homicide, prosecutors say

The death of a Black man who was pinned last month to the ground by hotel security guards in Milwaukee is being reviewed as a homicide

Death of man pinned by hotel guards in Milwaukee is reviewed as a homicide, prosecutors say
Health|News

Fort Campbell soldier found dead in home was stabbed nearly 70 times, autopsy shows

An autopsy shows that a Fort Campbell soldier found dead in her home had been stabbed nearly 70 times

News|Political

West Virginia police chief responsible for hiring of officer who killed Tamir Rice steps down

A West Virginia police chief responsible for the hiring of a former Cleveland officer who fatally shot 12-year-old Tamir Rice in 2014 has stepped down

West Virginia police chief responsible for hiring of officer who killed Tamir Rice steps down
News

San Antonio police fatally shoot a burglary suspect following a standoff

Police say a burglary suspect was killed in an exchange of gunfire with SWAT team officers following a standoff at a house in San Antonio

Political

Macron asks political parties to build a broad coalition before he appoints a new prime minister

French President Emmanuel Macron says he will give time to the country’s political parties to build a “Republican” majority at the National Assembly before he can decide on a new prime minister, after no party won a majority in Sunday’s legislative elections

Macron asks political parties to build a broad coalition before he appoints a new prime minister
News|Opinion|Political|World

Armed bandits interrupt a rescue of migrants in the Mediterranean off Libya, an aid group says

An aid group that rescues migrants in the Mediterranean says one of its missions has been interrupted by armed bandits

Armed bandits interrupt a rescue of migrants in the Mediterranean off Libya, an aid group says
Health|Sports

Former Boston and Chicago marathon winner Lawrence Cherono banned for doping and fake documents

A Kenyan runner who won the Boston and Chicago marathons has been banned for seven years for doping and trying to use fake documents to explain his failed drug test

Former Boston and Chicago marathon winner Lawrence Cherono banned for doping and fake documents
News|Political

US says Ukraine is on an 'irreversible' path to NATO membership. But only after war with Russia ends

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken says Ukraine is on an “irreversible” path to NATO membership

US says Ukraine is on an 'irreversible' path to NATO membership. But only after war with Russia ends
News|Political|World

NATO-member Norway donates six F-16 jets to Ukraine

Norway says it will donate six F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine

NATO-member Norway donates six F-16 jets to Ukraine
Entertainment|Opinion|Political

Actor George Clooney, a high-profile Biden supporter and fundraiser, asks president to leave race

Movie star and lifelong Democrat George Clooney is adding his voice to calls for Joe Biden to leave the presidential race

Actor George Clooney, a high-profile Biden supporter and fundraiser, asks president to leave race
News

Police investigate shooting of 3 people in commuter rail parking lot in Massachusetts

Police say three people were shot in a commuter rail parking lot outside Boston, leaving two of them in critical condition

Environment|Health

A second critically endangered Chinese pangolin is born in the Prague zoo in less than 2 years

A second Chinese pangolin was born in the Prague zoo in less than two years and is doing well, defying the odds and surprising park officials

A second critically endangered Chinese pangolin is born in the Prague zoo in less than 2 years

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