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This year's RNC speakers include VP hopefuls, GOP lawmakers and UFC's CEO — but not Melania Trump 07/13/2024 04:33pm • NEW YORK (AP) — Former first lady Melania Trump will attend the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee next week, making a rare political appearance. But unlike in years past, she is not expected to address the gathering where her husband, former President Donald Trump, will formally accept t Euro 2024 final: Spain goes for record 4th title, England looks to end 58-year wait for major trophy 07/13/2024 04:24pm • BERLIN (AP) — Spain and England meet in the final of the European Championship on Sunday. Spain is seeking a record fourth title at the Euros to break a tie with Germany/West Germany, while England is bidding for a first major trophy in men's soccer since the 1966 World Cup. Kickoff is at 9 p.m. l Who is the Buddhist nun who built a global charity from a tiny apartment in rural Taiwan? 07/13/2024 12:24am • HUALIEN, Taiwan (AP) — The Buddhist teacher who founded what is now a global charity and religion with a $283 million operating budget grew up at a time when women could not be ordained as Buddhist nuns. What Cheng Yen, now 87, started in 1966 in Taiwan's countryside as a grassroots effort among h Roglic crashes near finish of stage won by Girmay on Tour de France 07/11/2024 12:39pm • VILLENEUVE-SUR-LOT, France (AP) — Primoz Roglic lost more than two minutes to his rival Tour de France contenders after crashing near the finish where the new king of sprints, Biniam Girmay, completed a hat trick of stage wins on Thursday. Roglic hit the tarmac with some 12 kilometers left after Higher costs and low base fares send Delta's profit down 29%. The airline still earned $1.31 billion 07/11/2024 12:31pm • Americans are traveling in record numbers this summer, but Delta Air Lines said Thursday that it saw second-quarter profit drop 29% due to higher costs and discounting of base-level fares across the industry. The airline is also predicting a lower profit than Wall Street expects for the third quarte The Latest: First Senate Democrat and more House Democrats call for Biden's withdrawal 07/10/2024 07:38pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden, facing pressure from within his own party to abandon his reelection campaign, is set to meet Wednesday with the executive council of the AFL-CIO, America’s largest federation of trade unions as he tries to make the case that his record in office matters mor Alonso to compete in 5th Home Run Derby, joins Witt, Henderson, Bohm, Ozuna in July 15 field 07/08/2024 09:11pm • PITTSBURGH (AP) — Pete Alonso will participate in his fifth straight Home Run Derby, with the New York Mets first baseman trying to win for the third time. Kansas City's Bobby Witt Jr., Baltimore’s Gunnar Henderson, Philadelphia’s Alec Bohm and Atlanta's Marcell Ozuna also have committed to th More than 3 million pass through US airport security in a day for the first time as travel surges 07/08/2024 11:35am • More than 3 million people passed through U.S. airport security on Sunday, the first time that number of passengers have been screened in a single day as travel surges, according to the U.S. Transportation Security Administration. The record, which was widely predicted to happen at some point over King Arthur Baking's CEO on keeping America's oldest flour company in the mix 07/08/2024 08:52am • As America’s oldest flour company, King Arthur Baking Co. has seen a lot. It opened in 1790, when George Washington was president. But little could have prepared it for the start of the coronavirus pandemic, when demand for King Arthur's products jumped six-fold almost overnight. The company, base Tokyo Gov. Koike wins a third four-year term as head of Japan's influential capital 07/07/2024 10:15pm • TOKYO (AP) — Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike easily won a third four-year term as head of Japan's influential capital in a closely watched vote Sunday, the city's residents apparently happy with her governance that included providing childcare subsidies and holding the Olympics during the coronavirus pand Second gentleman Doug Emhoff tests positive for COVID. Vice President Harris has tested negative 07/07/2024 05:00pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff has tested positive for COVID-19 after experiencing mild symptoms, his office announced Sunday, but his wife, Vice President Kamala Harris, has tested negative and remains asymptomatic. Emhoff spokesperson Liza Acevedo said in a statement that the sec North Dakota tribe goes back to its roots with a massive greenhouse operation 07/06/2024 12:04am • BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A Native American tribe in North Dakota will soon grow lettuce in a giant greenhouse complex that when fully completed will be among the country's largest, enabling the tribe to grow much of its own food decades after a federal dam flooded the land where they had cultivated c Today in History: July 6, Althea Gibson wins Wimbledon 07/06/2024 12:01am • Today in History Today is Saturday, July 6, the 188th day of 2024. There are 178 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On July 6, 1957, Althea Gibson became the first Black tennis player to win a Wimbledon singles title as she defeated fellow American Darlene Hard 6-3, 6-2. Air travel is getting worse. That's what passengers are telling the US government 07/05/2024 06:53pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — Air travel got more miserable last year, if the number of consumer complaints filed with the U.S. government is any measure. The Transportation Department said Friday that it received nearly 97,000 complaints in 2023, up from about 86,000 the year before. The department said the Vatican excommunicates a former ambassador to the US and declares him guilty of schism 07/05/2024 02:21pm • ROME (AP) — The Vatican on Friday excommunicated its former ambassador to Washington after finding him guilty of schism, an inevitable outcome for Archbishop Carlo Maria Vigano. The conservative had became one of Pope Francis ' most ardent critics and a symbol of the polarized Catholic Church in t