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What to know about bump stocks and the Supreme Court ruling striking down a ban on the gun accessory 06/14/2024 01:09pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Supreme Court has struck down a ban on bump stocks, the gun accessory used in the deadliest shooting in modern American history — a Las Vegas massacre that killed 60 people and injured hundreds more. The court's conservative majority said Friday that then-President Do Editorial Roundup: United States 06/14/2024 12:41pm • Excerpts from recent editorials in the United States and abroad: June 9 The Washington Post says freed hostages are good, now it's time for a truce Some 245 days after Hamas kidnapped them from an outdoor music festival on Oct. 7, 2023, four Israeli hostages are free, liberated in a daring daylight Tony Award-winning Broadway producer Ron Simons dies at 63 06/14/2024 12:31pm • NEW YORK (AP) — Ron Simons, an actor who turned into a formidable screen and stage producer, winning four Tony Awards and having several films selected at the Sundance Film Festival, has died. He was 63. SimonSays Entertainment, his New York-based production company said Simons died Wednesday but Seattle Storm hoping four-pack of All-Stars can build on strong start and be title contenders 06/14/2024 12:21pm • SEATTLE (AP) — Throughout their history, when the Seattle Storm have won WNBA titles, it’s been more than just two players that carried them to the top. It could be argued that this year’s version of the Storm has four players that individually would be superstars on other teams. Jewell Loyd a High orange juice prices may be on the table for a while due to disease and extreme weather 06/14/2024 11:13am • MOGI GUACU, Brazil (AP) — Orange juice prices have always been volatile, falling when bumper harvests create an oversupply of oranges and rising when frost or a hurricane knocks out fruit trees. But the record-high prices the world is seeing for OJ right now may be on the table for a while, since Cuban troubadour Silvio Rodríguez, icon of the revolution, dwells on island's troubles in new album 06/14/2024 11:09am • HAVANA (AP) — He was the poetic voice of the Cuban Revolution, an inspiration for millions of Latin Americans living under dictatorships throughout the 1960s and 1970s who dreamt of the ideal Cuba that he — and his guitar — helped to evoke. Cuban troubadour Silvio Rodríguez, 77, one of Latin What happened this week in the UK election campaign, from manifesto launches to robots and Haribos 06/14/2024 11:08am • LONDON (AP) — The U.K.'s general election campaign has now passed the halfway mark, and finally the main political parties have published their plans for government should they win on July 4. Beyond the carefully choreographed set piece events, there's always a potential banana skin around the co Canada's defense investment plans put it on track to meet NATO guideline, minister says 06/14/2024 11:06am • BRUSSELS (AP) — Canada looks on track to meet NATO’s military spending guideline by the end of the decade, Defense Minister Bill Blair said Friday, notably by boosting investment in the Arctic near its shared border with Russia as the region warms quickly because of climate change. After Russia US Catholic bishops approve outreach to Native Americans and acknowledge boarding school 'traumas' 06/14/2024 10:45am • LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — U.S. bishops on Friday approved new guidelines for ministering to Indigenous Catholics, a long in-the-works effort to reinvigorate the ministry and assure those communities that they don't need to feel torn between their Native identity and their Catholic one. “You are bo AI startup Perplexity wants to upend search business. News outlet Forbes says it's ripping them off 06/14/2024 10:14am • The artificial intelligence startup Perplexity AI has raised tens of millions of dollars from the likes of Jeff Bezos and other prominent tech investors for its mission to rival Google in the business of searching for information. But its AI-driven search chatbot is already facing challenges as some Sports on TV for June 15 - 16 06/14/2024 10:10am • (All times Eastern) Schedule subject to change and/or blackouts Saturday, June 15 AUSTRALIAN RULES FOOTBALL (MEN’S) 5:30 a.m. FS2 — AFL: Sydney at Adelaide 2 a.m. (Sunday) FS2 — AFL: Port Adelaide at Greater Western Sydney AUTO RACING Noon USA — NASCAR Xfinity Series: Qualifying, Iowa Speedw Sports on TV for June 17 - 23 06/14/2024 10:00am • Adv15 (All times Eastern) Schedule subject to change and/or blackouts Monday, June 17 COLLEGE BASEBALL 2 p.m. ESPN — Men’s College World Series: TBD, Game 7, Omaha, Neb. 7 p.m. ESPN — Men’s College World Series: TBD, Game 8, Omaha, Neb. MLB BASEBALL 6:30 p.m. FS1 — Cincinnati at Pittsburgh Converting cow manure to fuel is growing climate solution, but critics say communities put at risk 06/14/2024 09:52am • PIXLEY, Calif. (AP) — The stench of cow feces, urine and ammonia forces residents to keep windows and doors closed in parts of California's farming country. Some people constantly run air purifiers at home to counter the smell and, they say, fight off air-related ailments. "We have a lot of healt Make mine medium-rare: Men really do eat more meat than women, study says 06/14/2024 09:51am • CHICAGO (AP) — Vacationing in Chicago this week from Europe, Jelle den Burger and Nirusa Naguleswaran grabbed a bite at the Dog House Grill: a classic Italian beef sandwich for him, grilled cheese for her. Both think the way their genders lined up with their food choices was no coincidence. Women, Md. advocates welcome Supreme Court ruling on abortion pill, but fear it’s only a ‘reprieve’ 06/14/2024 09:46am • Reproductive rights advocates were cautiously celebrating Thursday’s Supreme Court ruling that preserves access to the abortion drug, mifepristone, but said they fear it is only a reprieve until more challenges arise. Sharon Blugis, executive director of the abortion-rights advocacy group Repro