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Jersey Shore cops, pols want to hold parents responsible for kids' rowdy actions after melees 06/12/2024 04:40pm • ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — Parents should be held civilly or criminally responsible for the actions of their children that create disturbances or damage in public places, a group of New Jersey police chiefs and Republican lawmakers said Wednesday during a forum held after a second consecutive year Impaired driver who fatally struck 2 Nevada state troopers gets maximum prison sentence 06/12/2024 04:00pm • LAS VEGAS (AP) — A man who was driving while impaired when he fatally struck two state troopers last year on Nevada's busiest freeway has been sentenced to prison. Jemarcus Williams received the maximum sentence Tuesday of 16 to 40 years for two counts of DUI resulting in death, the Las Vegas Revi US inflation cooled in May in a sign that price pressures may be easing 06/12/2024 03:56pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — Inflation in the United States eased in May for a second straight month, a hopeful sign that an acceleration of prices that occurred early this year may have passed. The trend, if it holds, could move the Federal Reserve closer to cutting its benchmark interest rate from its 23-y DC police cracking down on illegal mopeds 06/12/2024 03:40pm • There are more and more mopeds weaving their way in and out of traffic on D.C. streets, prompting authorities to get tough on those who operate them unsafely. Mopeds are seen as a faster and cheaper way to make deliveries, but they aren't always operated in the safest manner. The crackdown beg Europe wants affordable electric vehicles from China. But not at the cost of its own auto industry 06/12/2024 12:42pm • FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — The European Union moved Wednesday to hike tariffs, or import taxes, on electric vehicles made in China. EVs are the latest flash point in a broader trade dispute over Chinese government subsidies and the Asian nation's burgeoning exports of green technology to the 27-nat Dutch court convicts 3 men of murder in fatal shooting of investigative reporter in 2021 06/12/2024 11:49am • AMSTERDAM (AP) — A Dutch court on Wednesday convicted three men of murder for their roles in the 2021 shooting of investigative reporter Peter R. de Vries, a brazen attack in downtown Amsterdam that sent a shockwave through the Netherlands. His assassination appeared to be linked to a string of ga Edmunds: Best hybrid sedans for under $35,000 06/12/2024 11:23am • More than ever, buying a hybrid vehicle makes a lot of sense. The latest models are just as powerful — in some cases, more powerful — as related gas-only models and have such small price premiums that it’s easy to start saving money while reducing your vehicle-based carbon emissions. But what GM board approves another $6 billion share repurchase as the automaker gains momentum 06/12/2024 09:13am • WASHINGTON (AP) — General Motors has approved another $6 billion share repurchase as the Detroit automaker adds to its 2024 momentum. The Tuesday announcement follows a $10 billion share buyback authorization in November of last year. Shares in the Detroit automaker rose 1.4% to $48.21 Tuesday. GM The European Union moves to hike tariffs on Chinese electric car imports, escalating trade spat 06/12/2024 06:27am • BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union moved Wednesday to hike tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles, escalating a trade dispute over Beijing's subsidies for the exports that Brussels worries is hurting domestic automakers. The European Commission, the EU's executive arm, said it would impose provisio The European Union is threatening to raise tariffs by July 4 on electric cars imported from China 06/12/2024 05:48am • BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union is threatening to raise tariffs by July 4 on electric cars imported from China. Some Syrian refugees risk returning to opposition-held areas as hostility in host Lebanon grows 06/12/2024 01:21am • IDLIB, Syria (AP) — For more than a decade, a steady flow of Syrians have crossed the border from their war-torn country into Lebanon. But anti-refugee sentiment is rising there, and in the past two months, hundreds of Syrian refugees have gone the other way. They're taking a smugglers' route home Today in History: June 12, 49 killed in Pulse nightclub shooting 06/12/2024 12:00am • Today in History Today is Wednesday, June 12, the 164th day of 2024. There are 202 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On June 12, 2016, a gunman opened fire at the Pulse nightclub, a gay establishment in Orlando, Florida, leaving 49 people dead and 53 wounded; Omar Mateen pled Off-duty guard charged with killing Seattle-area teen after mistaking toy for gun, authorities say 06/11/2024 09:14pm • SEATTLE (AP) — An off-duty security guard in a Seattle suburb has been charged with second-degree murder by prosecutors who said that he fatally shot a 17-year-old six times in the back as the teen and his friends tried to return a toy gun that the guard believed was a firearm to a sporting goods 16 Things to Do When You're Deep in Debt 06/11/2024 08:00pm • Americans are carrying a lot of debt. According to the Federal Reserve Bank of New York's Center for Microeconomic Data, total household debt increased by $212 billion in the fourth quarter of 2023, making it so that everyone owes a collective $17.5 trillion. In addition, America's credit card balan Crystal Symphony: The Best Dining, Amenities and More on Crystal's Revamped Ship 06/11/2024 08:00pm • Having taken nearly two dozen ocean cruises around the Caribbean, the Mediterranean, Alaska and the Mexican Riviera, I've been yearning to explore new waters in far-off lands. Southeast Asia has been one of my bucket list destinations for a couple of decades, so I finally set my sights on a cruise t