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NEW YORK (AP) — Bassem Youssef, the Egyptian satirist whose “Daily Show”-like program was canceled after the military seized the once pro-democracy government, watched the suspension of Jimmy Kimmel with an immediate sense of familiarity. “My Fellow American Citizens,” Youssef wrote on X. “Welcome to my world.” Youssef’s show skewering public figures led to a […]

NEW YORK (AP) — Even as it ponders a diminished future facing cutbacks and questions of relevance the United Nations will still draw foundations and nonprofits to New York next week for a packed schedule of conferences, meetings, happy hours and dinners on the sidelines of its general assembly of world leaders. But the uncertainty […]

NEW YORK (AP) — Gen Z has seen its credit scores drop more than any other generation over the past year, largely because of student loan debt, according to a new report out this week. The total national average credit score dropped two points this year to 715, according to the report from credit scoring […]

1 of 2 | FILE – A Norfolk Southern freight train rolls through downtown Pittsburgh, on March 26, 2018. Regulators say Norfolk Southern has made improvements since a fiery Ohio derailment but still falls well short of being the “gold standard for safety” it is striving to be. The Federal Railroad Administration released a report on the… […]

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) — A University of North Carolina graduate student walked into a classroom building, shot his faculty adviser and quickly left, authorities said a day after the attack paralyzed campus as police searched for the gunman.Tailei Qi, 34, was charged Tuesday with first-degree murder and having a gun on educational property in… […]

CEDAR KEY, Fla. (AP) — Florida residents living in vulnerable coastal areas were ordered to pack up and leave Tuesday as Hurricane Idalia gained steam in the warm waters of the Gulf of Mexico and threatened to unleash life-threatening storm surges and rainfall.Idalia also pummeled Cuba with heavy rains on Monday and Tuesday, leaving the… […]

By KAREN MATTHEWS Updated [hour]: [minute] [AMPM] [timezone], [monthFull] [day], [year]   NEW YORK (AP) — The Muslim call to prayer will ring out more freely in New York City under guidelines announced Tuesday by Mayor Eric Adams, which he said should foster a spirit of inclusivity.Under the new rules, Adams said, mosques will not need… […]

Updated [hour]: [minute] [AMPM] [timezone], [monthFull] [day], [year]   PHOENIX (AP) — A founder of the lucrative classified site Backpage.com will face his second trial on charges of facilitating prostitution and laundering money in what authorities say was a scheme to knowingly sell ads for sex on the site.Jury selection for Michael Lacey and four… […]

Updated [hour]:[minute] [AMPM] [timezone], [monthFull] [day], [year] Grammy award-winning country songwriter Brett James, whose string of top hits includes “Jesus, Take the Wheel” by Carrie Underwood and “When the Sun Goes Down” by Kenny Chesney, died in a plane crash in North Carolina, authorities said Friday. He was 57. The small plane with three people […]

ATLANTA (AP) — Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s new vaccine advisers added confusion Friday to this fall’s COVID-19 vaccinations — declining to recommend them for anyone and leaving the choice up to those who want a shot. Until now, the vaccinations had been recommended as a routine step in the fall for nearly all […]