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By MICHELLE CHAPMAN Updated [hour]:[minute] [AMPM] [timezone], [monthFull] [day], [year] Delta Air Lines is facing a class action lawsuit, which claims the airline refused to give refunds following a global technology outage last month. The airline replied that it will go after the tech companies behind the snafu. Among airlines, Delta was by far the […]

Updated [hour]:[minute] [AMPM] [timezone], [monthFull] [day], [year] Three people have now died in a listeria food poisoning outbreak linked to Boar’s Head deli meats federal food safety officials announced Thursday, and the overall number of people sickened rose to 43. The additional death happened in Virginia, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said in […]

The Associated Press says that a new White House media policy violates a court order by giving the administration sole discretion over who gets to question President Donald Trump, and the news agency asked a federal judge on Wednesday to enforce that order. The swift move was in response to a policy issued late Tuesday […]

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A second U.S. aircraft carrier is operating in Mideast waters ahead of the next round of talks between Iran and the United States over Tehran’s rapidly advancing nuclear program satellite photos analyzed Tuesday by The Associated Press showed. The operation of the USS Carl Vinson and its strike group […]

Updated [hour]:[minute] [AMPM] [timezone], [monthFull] [day], [year] WASHINGTON (AP) — A female Army Ranger for the first time competed in the annual Best Ranger Competition and her two-soldier team finished the grueling three-day event over the weekend and came in 14th overall . First Lt. Gabrielle White, and her teammate, Capt. Seth Deltenre, were among […]

Updated [hour]:[minute] [AMPM] [timezone], [monthFull] [day], [year] A record multi-million dollar gift to Florida’s only public historically Black university has been void for months, an independent investigator said Thursday, as a third-party report determined school officials failed to vet a “fraudulent” contribution and that the donor’s self-valuation of his fledgling hemp company was “baseless.” Little-known […]

By ALEX VEIGA Updated [hour]:[minute] [AMPM] [timezone], [monthFull] [day], [year] The average rate on a 30-year mortgage fell this week to its lowest level in more than a year, a welcome affordability boost for prospective home shoppers and homeowners looking to refinance their home loan to a lower rate. The rate fell to 6.47% from […]

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — A man accused of setting fire to Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro’s mansion over the weekend had struggled with mental illness, twice being treated at a psychiatric hospital, as his life unraveled dramatically in the past few years, his brother said Tuesday. Cody Balmer, 38, had been diagnosed with bipolar disorder but […]

By PATRICK WHITTLE and HOLLY RAMER Updated [hour]:[minute] [AMPM] [timezone], [monthFull] [day], [year] A Palestinian man who led protests against the war in Gaza as a student at Columbia University was arrested Monday at a Vermont immigration office where he expected to be interviewed about finalizing his U.S. citizenship, his attorneys said. Mohsen Mahdawi, a […]

BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Hungary’s parliament on Monday passed an amendment to the constitution that allows the government to ban public events by LGBTQ+ communities a decision that legal scholars and critics call another step toward authoritarianism by the populist government. The amendment, which required a two-thirds vote, passed along party lines with 140 votes […]