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John Berylson, American businessman and owner of English soccer team Millwall, dies at age 70 07/05/2023 02:28pm • LONDON (AP) — John Berylson, an American businessman and owner of English soccer team Millwall, has died. He was 70. His death was announced by the second-division London team, which said Berylson had “lost his life in a tragic accident" on Tuesday. “It is with a collective broken heart and A Chinese mining company has opened a giant lithium processing plant in Zimbabwe 07/05/2023 02:02pm • HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — A Chinese mining company formally opened a $300 million lithium processing plant Wednesday in Zimbabwe, which has one of the world’s largest reserves of the metal as demand surges globally because of its use in electric car batteries. Zimbabwe has the largest lithium rese New York man is sentenced to 30 years in fatal Connecticut jewelry store heist 07/05/2023 01:59pm • BRIDGEPORT, Conn. (AP) — A 63-year-old New York man was sentenced Wednesday to 30 years in federal prison for his role in the robbery of a Connecticut jewelry store that ended with the jeweler being shot to death. Paul Prosano, who prosecutors say goes by the street name of “Tony Pro,” was co Storm Poly lashes the Netherlands and parts of Germany, causing 2 deaths and canceled flights 07/05/2023 10:48am • THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — A powerful summer storm lashed the Netherlands and parts of Germany on Wednesday, killing at least two people, blowing trees onto houses and forcing one of Europe's busiest airports to cancel or delay hundreds of flights. The Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute 12 things you should never buy used 07/05/2023 10:26am • Buying stuff used can be a great way to save money. But it's not always worth it. If you opt for a lightly used car with just a few hundred miles on it, for example, you could save thousands -- and still enjoy the benefits of a "new" car. On the other hand, if you buy a used mattress that caus South Africa deputy president's security officers face assault charges over highway incident 07/05/2023 06:06am • JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Four police officers assigned to a security team protecting South Africa’s deputy president will be charged with assault and other offenses after being caught on video kicking and stomping on at least two men after they pulled their car over on a highway, police said Wednesda Israel withdraws troops from West Bank militant stronghold and warns 2-day raid is not a one-off 07/05/2023 04:08am • JENIN, West Bank (AP) — The Israeli military withdrew its troops from a militant stronghold in the occupied West Bank on Wednesday, ending an intense two-day operation that killed at least 12 Palestinians, drove thousands of people from their homes and left a wide swath of damage in its wake. One Armed mobs rampage through villages and push remote Indian region to the brink of civil war 07/05/2023 03:24am • KANGVAI, India (AP) — Zuan Vaiphei is armed and prepared to kill. He is also ready to die. Vaiphei spends most of his days behind the sandbag walls of a makeshift bunker, his fingers resting on the trigger of a 12-gauge shotgun. Some 1,000 yards ahead of him, between a field of tall green grass an A year of fighting between Israel and the Palestinians just escalated. Is this an uprising? 07/05/2023 02:59am • TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Airstrikes targeting Palestinian militants in a crowded residential area. Armored bulldozers plowing through narrow streets, crushing cars and piling up debris. Protesters burning tires. A mounting death toll. Israel’s large-scale military raid into the Jenin refugee camp Today in History: July 5, Larry Doby become first Black baseball player in American League 07/05/2023 12:00am • Today in History Today is Wednesday, July 5, the 186th day of 2023. There are 179 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On July 5, 1947, Larry Doby made his debut with the Cleveland Indians, becoming the first Black player in the American League three months after Jackie Robinson 2 dead, 1 critically injured after fiery Arlington Co. crash 07/04/2023 10:58pm • Two people were killed and another was critically injured in a fiery, early morning, Fourth of July car crash, according to Arlington County police. The county's police department said in a news release the woman, 21-year-old Habiba Harbaoui, and the man, 23-year-old Alexandria resident Furkan Av Baltimore samaritan who bandaged a shooting victim from block party says 'All they know is guns' 07/04/2023 08:12pm • BALTIMORE (AP) — Authorities searched Monday for the suspects who opened fire during a holiday weekend block party in Baltimore that killed two people, wounded 28 others and prompted one resident to jump into action when she found a wounded teenage girl on her doorstep. Police identified the decea Mariners fan travels to Giants' waterfront ballpark, fondly remembering time there with slain son 07/04/2023 07:39pm • SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — When Mariners fan Keith Beach was asked whether he might be interested in using the seats from a friend of a friend for a big league baseball game, he immediately inquired about when and where. July 4. Oracle Park, San Francisco. Mariners-Giants matinee. His heart suddenly tou Shots fired into a crowd of hundreds after a holiday festival in Texas leave 3 dead, 8 injured 07/04/2023 05:39pm • DALLAS (AP) — Three people were killed and eight others injured when several men fired indiscriminately into a crowd of hundreds that had gathered in a Texas neighborhood following a festival in the area, authorities said Tuesday. No arrests have yet been made or suspects identified in the shootin Editorial Roundup: United States 07/04/2023 04:13pm • Excerpts from recent editorials in the United States and abroad: July 2 The Washington Post on former President Donald Trump and the GOP debates Candidate debates have become a fixture of presidential campaigns, and they’re especially valuable in primaries. Voters get a chance to see how well cand