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Canada beats Venezuela in extra round of penalty kicks, reaches semifinals in 1st Copa America 07/06/2024 02:01pm • ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Canada hasn't scored much on the way to the semifinals of its first Copa America. Don't look for apologies from American-born coach Jesse Marsch. Ismaël Koné scored in the sixth round of the shootout right after a third save by Maxime Crépeau and Canada moved on with a v It's considered the first American novel, but this 1789 book isn't quite summer beach reading 07/03/2024 01:27pm • NEW YORK (AP) — In the winter of 1789, around the time George Washington was elected the country's first president, a Boston-based printer quietly launched another American institution. William Hill Brown's “The Power of Sympathy,” published anonymously by Isaiah Thomas & Company, is wide The big bet on the UK election is not who will be prime minister 07/03/2024 10:10am • LONDON (AP) — In one of the store-front betting shops that are ubiquitous in London, a bookie howls with laughter when asked if anyone is placing bets on Thursday’s election. It’s not that you can’t wager on politics. But the odds on the main event this year have become so lopsided that a wa Confused by all the TikTok trends? This glossary might help 07/03/2024 07:59am • Anyone who shops or uses the internet probably has encountered a TikTok trend - whether they know it or not. Since the social media platform made its U.S. debut almost six years ago, short videos posted there have created a rapidly changing menu of food and fashion fads. Many of these latest rages 7 ETFs to Hedge Against a Stock Market Crash 07/02/2024 08:00pm • Historically, stocks tend to go up over time -- especially over relatively long time horizons of five, seven, 10 years or more. But, while there is no doubt that stocks are an excellent long-term investment, the markets don't go straight up in a continuous, unbroken line. Markets fluctuate up and do Today in History: July 2, Civil Rights Act signed into law 07/02/2024 12:00am • Today in History Today is Tuesday, July 2, the 184th day of 2024. There are 182 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On July 2, 1964, President Lyndon B. Johnson signed into law a sweeping civil rights bill passed by Congress prohibiting discrimination and segregation based on race Bland wins rain-delayed U.S. Senior Open on 4th playoff hole for his second straight senior major 07/01/2024 01:05pm • NEWPORT, R.I. (AP) — Richard Bland shot a 4-under 66 in the final round of the U.S. Senior Open, catching leader Hiroyuki Fujita after rain postponed the finish to Monday morning and then banging a chip shot off the pin to beat him on the fourth playoff hole and win his second straight senior majo DC punk progeny take the stage: 'I want to diverge from the path that was set out for me' 07/01/2024 06:05am • A lot has changed in the 44 years since four teenagers in a D.C. punk band called Teen Idles recorded their unpolished and eponymous song, with the lyrics: "Hours in front of a TV set / We're as idle as teens can get." In 2024, young people are more likely to spend time engrossed in their phones Forest Bathing: How Nature and Being Outdoors Can Improve Your Health 06/30/2024 08:00pm • Naturalist and environmental advocate John Muir spent a lot of time in the great outdoors, hiking and simply being in the open air of the American West in the late 1800s and early 1900s. "In every walk with nature, one receives far more than he seeks," he said. It seems Muir was ahead of his time, h 'I kept it very secret': One trans woman's journey transitioning in the military after 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' repeal 06/29/2024 12:36pm • Hearing the words 'covert operation' may make you think of the military. In Karen Holmes' case, it was her experience transitioning and hiding the fact that she was transgender after she joined the Maryland Defense Force in 2011. Holmes, who grew up in Silver Spring, Maryland, started serving her Japanese emperor reconnects with the River Thames in state visit meant to bolster ties with UK 06/29/2024 02:07am • LONDON (AP) — Before Emperor Naruhito of Japan hopped into a horse-drawn carriage with King Charles III, laid a wreath at Westminster Abbey or toured one of Britain’s premier biomedical research institutes, he kicked off his trip to the U.K. by visiting a site that has special meaning for him: T Biden rallies for LGBTQ+ rights as he looks to shake off an uneven debate performance 06/28/2024 09:48pm • NEW YORK (AP) — President Joe Biden courted LGBTQ+ voters with two New York events on Friday and warned about Donald Trump returning to the White House, as he looked to shake off a widely panned debate performance. Biden inaugurated a visitor center at the Stonewall National Monument with pop lege Justice Department charges nearly 200 people in $2.7 billion health care fraud schemes crackdown 06/27/2024 05:53pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — Nearly 200 people have been charged in a sweeping nationwide crackdown on health care fraud schemes with false claims topping $2.7 billion, the Justice Department said on Thursday. Attorney General Merrick Garland announced the charges against doctors, nurse practitioners and ot Poles seek safety in gold investments during troubled times across their eastern borders 06/27/2024 02:18pm • WARSAW, Poland (AP) — When COVID-19 hit, long lines formed outside shops selling gold in Poland. Then came Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, triggering another rush for gold. Piotr Kozik, the manager of a Warsaw shop selling gold bars and coins produced by the Mint of Poland, remembers how Suspected Houthi attack targets a ship in the Gulf of Aden, while Iraqi-claimed attack targets Eilat 06/26/2024 08:45pm • DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A suspected missile attack by Yemen's Houthi rebels early Wednesday targeted a ship in the Gulf of Aden, while a separate drone attack claimed by Iraqi militants allied with the rebels targeted the southern Israeli port city of Eilat, authorities said. The attack