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US auto safety agency seeks information from Tesla on fatal Cybertruck crash and fire in Texas

Federal safety authorities say they are seeking information on a crash and fire involving a Tesla Cybertruck that killed a driver of the futuristic new pickup

US auto safety agency seeks information from Tesla on fatal Cybertruck crash and fire in Texas
Celebrity|Entertainment|News

Organizers cancel Taylor Swift concerts in Vienna over fears of an attack

Organizers of three Taylor Swift concerts in Vienna this week called them off on Wednesday after officials announced arrests over an apparent plot to launch an attack on an event in the Vienna area such as the concerts as part of her Eras Tour

Organizers cancel Taylor Swift concerts in Vienna over fears of an attack
Arts|Education

Former Bennington College head Mariko Silver to become Lincoln Center president in September

Former Bennington College head Mariko Silver was hired Wednesday as president of Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts

Former Bennington College head Mariko Silver to become Lincoln Center president in September
News|Sports

Falcons receiver Rondale Moore carted off field with leg injury

Atlanta Falcons wide receiver Rondale Moore was carted off the field with a leg injury during the team’s joint practice with the Miami Dolphins on Wednesday

Falcons receiver Rondale Moore carted off field with leg injury
News|Sports|US

NASCAR's Bristol Motor Speedway to host Reds-Braves MLB game next season, AP source says

Bristol Motor Speedway will host an MLB game between Cincinnati and Atlanta in 2025

NASCAR's Bristol Motor Speedway to host Reds-Braves MLB game next season, AP source says
Sports

Texas running back CJ Baxter lost for season with training camp knee injury that requires surgery

Texas running back CJ Baxter injured a knee in practice this week and will miss the 2024 season

Texas running back CJ Baxter lost for season with training camp knee injury that requires surgery
News|Science|Technology|US|Videos

Video shows dog chewing on a lithium-ion battery and sparking house fire in Oklahoma

A dog chomping on a lithium-ion battery sparked a house fire in Oklahoma and video of the moment is now being used by a fire department to show the potential dangers of those batteries

Celebrity|Entertainment|News|US

Steve Martin turns down Tim Walz impersonation role on 'SNL,' dashing internet's casting hopes

Steve Martin’s next role will not be the Midwestern politician the internet hoped he’d portray

Steve Martin turns down Tim Walz impersonation role on 'SNL,' dashing internet's casting hopes
News|World

Russia says troops are battling to push Ukrainian forces back after cross-border incursion in Kursk

Russia's Defense Ministry says the country's troops are fighting Ukrainian forces in the Kursk region on the third day of one of the largest cross-border incursions of the war

Russia says troops are battling to push Ukrainian forces back after cross-border incursion in Kursk
Asia|News|World

South Korean authorities question individual who crossed the border from the North

South Korean authorities are questioning a suspected North Korean resident who crossed into the South, according to South Korea’s military

South Korean authorities question individual who crossed the border from the North
Asia|Sports

China hits back at the US in response to doping allegations dogging its swimmers

China is trying to fight fire with fire in the face of persistent doping allegations that have dogged its swimmers at the Paris Olympics

China hits back at the US in response to doping allegations dogging its swimmers
Crime|News|US|World

Russian prosecutors seek 15-year sentence for US-Russian woman in treason trial

Russian prosecutors on Thursday asked for a 15-year sentence in the treason trial of a Russian-American woman, who has pleaded guilty, Russian news agencies reported

Russian prosecutors seek 15-year sentence for US-Russian woman in treason trial
MidEast|News|Political|World

Israel's Western allies slam Israeli minister's remark that Gaza starvation may be justified

Israel’s Western allies have condemned remarks by the country's far-right finance minister who suggested that causing the starvation of Gaza’s population of more than 2 million Palestinians “might be just and moral” until Hamas-held hostages are released

Israel's Western allies slam Israeli minister's remark that Gaza starvation may be justified
Europe|World

Greece flies more firefighters to battle a blaze on Crete, and orders new evacuations

Greek authorities have flown additional forces to the southern island of Crete, where 250 firefighters are battling a wildfire that has forced the evacuation of eight mountain villages

Crime|News|US

Florida sheriff's deputy rescues missing 5-year-old autistic boy from pond

A Florida sheriff’s deputy ran through the woods, ripped off his bulletproof vest and waded into a pond after hearing the cries of a missing 5-year-old autistic boy

Florida sheriff's deputy rescues missing 5-year-old autistic boy from pond
Arts|Education|News

Scholar Kwame Anthony Appiah receives $500,000 prize from Library of Congress

Author-educator Kwame Anthony Appiah has received a $500,000 lifetime achievement award from the Library of Congress

Science

Handlers help raise half-sister patas monkeys born weeks apart at an upstate New York zoo

A zoo in Syracuse, New York, has welcomed two baby patas monkeys born weeks apart

Handlers help raise half-sister patas monkeys born weeks apart at an upstate New York zoo
Africa|MidEast|News|World

Top UN official tells Security Council that Islamic State group, affiliates gaining power in Africa

A top U.N. counterterrorism official has told the Security Council that a vast stretch of Africa could fall under the control of groups affiliated with the Islamic State group and affiliated terrorist groups

Top UN official tells Security Council that Islamic State group, affiliates gaining power in Africa
Environment|News|World

Forecasters still predict highly active Atlantic hurricane season in mid-season update

Federal forecasters are still predicting a highly active Atlantic hurricane season thanks to near-record sea surface temperatures and the possibility of La Nina

Forecasters still predict highly active Atlantic hurricane season in mid-season update
Entertainment|Lifestyle|News|US

NYC's ice cream museum is sued by a man who says he broke his ankle jumping into the sprinkle pool

A man who says he broke his ankle jumping into the sprinkle pool at the Museum of Ice Cream in New York City has filed a lawsuit alleging that the facility was negligent for not warning customers that it is unsafe to jump into the sprinkle pool

NYC's ice cream museum is sued by a man who says he broke his ankle jumping into the sprinkle pool
News|US|Videos

Sighting of alligator swimming off shore of Lake Erie prompts Pennsylvania search

The search is on for a small alligator in Erie, Pennsylvania, after it was caught on video last weekend swimming just off the shore of Lake Erie

Health|News|Sports

Noah Lyles competed in the Olympic 200 with COVID and finished 3rd. What we know about his illness

Noah Lyles said he tested positive for COVID two days before he finished third in the 200-meter final at the Paris Olympics on Thursday night

Noah Lyles competed in the Olympic 200 with COVID and finished 3rd. What we know about his illness
Americas|News|US|World

Paraguay says it wants the US ambassador to leave the country in apparent protest over sanctions

The government of Paraguay has effectively ordered the United States ambassador to leave the South American nation, escalating tensions between the allies in the wake of the Biden administration’s sanctions on a tobacco company linked to the country’s powerful former president

Paraguay says it wants the US ambassador to leave the country in apparent protest over sanctions
Americas|Economy|Finance

Analysts shocked as Mexico's central bank clocks rise in inflation and cuts interest rates

Analysts are expressing shock at a decision by Mexico’s central bank to cut interest rates on the same day that official figures showed a sharp rise in domestic inflation

Analysts shocked as Mexico's central bank clocks rise in inflation and cuts interest rates
Africa|Sports

Former FIFA interim president and long-time leader of African soccer Issa Hayatou dies at 77

Former FIFA interim president and long-time leader of African soccer Issa Hayatou has died

Former FIFA interim president and long-time leader of African soccer Issa Hayatou dies at 77

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