Expect big crowds for the summer travel season -- and big prices, too
May 25, 2023
DALLAS (AP) -- The unofficial start of the summer travel season is here, with airlines hoping to avoid the chaos of last year and travelers scrounging for ways to save a few bucks on pricey…
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Recent shark attacks are worrying beach-goers, yet experts say they're very rare
May 24, 2023
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Recent shark bites in Florida and Hawaii and a suspected case in New Jersey have piqued interest in an age-old summer question for beachgoers — is it safe to go in the water? Scientists and…
Debt ceiling explained: Why it's a struggle in Washington and how the impasse could end
May 23, 2023
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy met Monday after a weekend of on again, off again negotiations over raising the nation's debt ceiling and mere days before the government could reach a…
Warner CEO booed at Boston University as supporters of writers' strike picket outside
May 22, 2023
BOSTON (AP) — Scores of Boston University students turned their backs on the head of one of Hollywood's biggest studios, and some shouted “pay your writers,” as he gave the school's commencement address Sunday in…
More than 30 million US drivers don't know if they're at risk from a rare but dangerous airbag blast
May 19, 2023
DETROIT (AP) — More than 33 million people in the United States are driving vehicles that contain a potentially deadly threat: Airbag inflators that in rare cases can explode in a collision and spew shrapnel.…
Man indicted in theft of 'Wizard of Oz' ruby slippers worn by Judy Garland
May 18, 2023
BROOKLYN CENTER (AP) -- A man has been indicted by a grand jury on charges of stealing a pair of ruby red slippers worn by Judy Garland in “The Wizard of Oz,” federal prosecutors in North Dakota…
ESPN announces 'Pat McAfee Show' will join afternoon lineup
May 17, 2023
BRISTOL (AP) -- Pat McAfee's show is moving to ESPN as part of a new multiyear deal announced Tuesday. McAfee first joined ESPN as a college football analyst for its Thursday night games in 2019.…
Vice Media files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, the latest in a string of digital media setbacks
May 16, 2023
NEW YORK (AP) — Vice Media on Monday filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, the most recent digital media company to falter after a meteoric rise. A consortium of lenders — Fortress Investment Group, Soros Fund…
2-time world champion Doyle Brunson, called the Godfather of Poker, dies at 89
May 15, 2023
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Doyle Brunson, one of the most influential poker players of all time and a two-time world champion, died Sunday, according to his agent. Brunson was 89. Brian Balsbaugh, Brunson's agent, posted a…
Title 42 has ended. Here's what it did, and how US immigration policy is changing
May 12, 2023
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. is putting new restrictions into place at its southern border to try to to stop migrants from crossing illegally and encourage them instead to apply for asylum online through a…