AP Briefs

By NewsPress Now Wander Franco scheduled for Aug. 14 trial SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic | Tampa Bay Rays shortstop Wander Franco is scheduled to go to trial Aug. 14 after being charged with sexually abusing a 14-year-old girl in the Dominican Republic, authorities said Wednesday. Prosecutors filed multiple charges against Franco six months after a

By Associated Press July 12 In 1543, England’s King Henry VIII married his sixth and final wife, Catherine Parr. In 1812, United States forces led by Gen. William Hull entered Canada during the War of 1812 against Britain. (However, Hull retreated shortly thereafter to Detroit.) In 1862, during the Civil War, President Abraham Lincoln signed

By The Associated Press Support for legal abortion has risen, AP-NORC poll finds WASHINGTON | A new poll finds that a solid majority of Americans oppose a federal abortion ban and that a rising number appear to support access to abortions for any reason. The findings from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research

By The Associated Press NHTSA launches recall query into 94,000 Jeep Wranglers NEW YORK | The U.S. government’s auto safety agency is investigating a potential “loss of motive power” in more than 94,000 Jeep Wrangler 4xe vehicles after receiving complaints for cars outside the scope of an earlier recall involving an engine shutdown condition in

By NewsPress Now Pistons and Cunningham agree on five-year deal DETROIT | Cade Cunningham and the Detroit Pistons have agreed on a five-year contract extension worth at least $224 million, two people familiar with the situation told The Associated Press on Tuesday. The deal could reach nearly $270 million if Cunningham becomes eligible for a

By The Associated Press Opponents of Louisiana law want judge to block it before new school year starts BATON ROUGE, La. | Opponents of a new Louisiana law requiring that a version of the Ten Commandments be posted in public school classrooms have asked a federal court to block implementation of the requirement while their

By The Associated Press Hatch recalls nearly 1M power adapters sold with baby sound machines NEW YORK | 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. The plastic surrounding the AC power adapter that was supplied

By NewsPress Now UConn, coach Dan Hurley agree to six-year, $50 million deal STORRS, Conn. | UConn and men’s basketball coach Dan Hurley have agreed to a six-year, $50 million contract through the 2029-30 season that makes him one of the nation’s highest paid college coaches nearly a month after he turned down a lucrative

By NewsPress Now Kevin Durant has calf strain, USA Basketball considers him day-to-day LAS VEGAS | Kevin Durant is dealing with calf soreness that has kept him from being a full participant in USA Basketball’s training camp for the Paris Olympics, though he has assured team officials that he does not expect the issue to

By NewsPress Now GM will pay $146 million in penalties because of excess carbon dioxide WASHINGTON | General Motors will pay nearly $146 million in penalties to the federal government because 5.9 million of its older vehicles do not comply with emissions and fuel economy standards. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said in a

By The Associated Press To save spotted owls, U.S. officials plan to kill another owl species U.S. wildlife officials are embracing a contentious plan to deploy trained shooters into dense West Coast forests to kill almost a half-million barred owls in coming decades. Their goal is to help spotted owls, which are being crowded out

By NewsPress Now Cavendish breaks Merckx’s record for most career Tour de France stage wins SAINT-VULBAS, France | Mark Cavendish wrote a new chapter of Tour de France history in what is expected to be his last appearance at cycling’s biggest race. The veteran Isle of Man sprinter broke Eddy Merckx’s long-standing record for most

By The Associated Press Colorado dairy worker tests positive for bird flu A fourth dairy worker in the U.S. has been infected with bird flu. Health officials said Wednesday that the worker in Colorado had an eye infection and has since recovered. The man worked on a farm in Colorado and had direct contact with

By The Associated Press Untreated water tied to salmonella outbreak in cucumbers Untreated water used by a Florida cucumber grower is one likely source of salmonella food poisoning that sickened nearly 450 people across the U.S. this spring, federal health officials said Tuesday. But that grower doesn’t account for all of the cucumber-related illnesses and

By The Associated Press FTC blocks Tempur Sealy’s purchase of Mattress Firm NEW YORK | The Federal Trade Commission has unanimously voted to bring a lawsuit against mattress maker Tempur Sealy to block its $4 billion acquisition of Mattress Firm, saying the deal would allow the world’s largest mattress supplier to suppress competition that would

By Associated Press July 5 In 1687, Isaac Newton first published his Principia Mathematica, a three-volume work setting out his mathematical principles of natural philosophy. In 1811, Venezuela became the first South American country to declare independence from Spain. In 1852, Frederick Douglass delivered his speech “What to the Slave is the Fourth of July?”

By NewsPress Now Turkey’s president accuses opposition of stoking racism ANKARA, Turkey | Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan accused opposition parties of stoking xenophobia and racism on Monday, a day after residents in a neighborhood in central Turkey set Syrian-owned shops on fire. The rioting erupted in the Melikgazi region of central Kayseri province late

By NewsPress Now Deere & Co. announces layoffs Deere & Co. is laying off nearly 600 workers as the farm equipment manufacturer deals with declining demand. Deere confirmed Monday that the production positions being cut are concentrated at two factories in Iowa and one at its home base in Moline, Illinois, where 280 employees will

By The Associated Press Ultra-Orthodox protest against order to enlist in Israeli military turns violent JERUSALEM | Thousands of Jewish ultra-Orthodox men have clashed with Israeli police in central Jerusalem during a protest against a Supreme Court order for them to begin enlisting for military service. The landmark decision last week ordering the government to

By The Associated Press Bolivian president orchestrated ‘self-coup,’ political rival claims LA PAZ, Bolivia | Former Bolivian President Evo Morales has accused his political ally-turned-rival President Luis Arce of deceiving the Bolivian people by staging a “self-coup” last week. He claims it was to earn political points among the electorate. The claim marks a sharp

By The Associated Press LGBTQ+ Pride Month culminates with parades NEW YORK | The monthlong celebration of LGBTQ+ Pride is reaching its exuberant grand finale as multitudes of rainbow-laden revelers hit the streets for marquee parades in New York, Chicago, San Francisco and elsewhere across the globe. Sunday’s wide-ranging festivities function both as jubilant parties