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Conservatives go to red states and liberals go to blue as the country grows more polarized 07/05/2023 06:25am • STAR, Idaho (AP) — Once he and his wife, Jennifer, moved to a Boise suburb last year, Tim Kohl could finally express himself. Kohl did what the couple never dared at their previous house outside Los Angeles — the newly-retired Los Angeles police officer flew a U.S. flag and a Thin Blue Line bann Conservatives go to red states and liberals go to blue as the country grows more polarized 07/05/2023 06:24am • STAR, Idaho (AP) — Once he and his wife, Jennifer, moved to a Boise suburb last year, Tim Kohl could finally express himself. Kohl did what the couple never dared at their previous house outside of Los Angeles — the newly-retired Los Angeles police officer flew a U.S. flag and a Thin Blue Line b 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 UK police reopen partygate probe into lockdown-breaching Conservative 'jingle and mingle' bash 07/04/2023 01:13pm • LONDON (AP) — British police on Tuesday reopened an investigation into lockdown-breaching government parties after viewing video of Conservative Party staffers dancing and drinking at a 2020 Christmas soiree. The “jingle and mingle” party at Conservative headquarters was held when indoor socia UK mortgage rates spike to highest level since Truss tax plan spooked markets 07/04/2023 01:11pm • LONDON (AP) — Homeowners and renters in the U.K. faced further grim news Tuesday as mortgage rates hit levels not seen since unfunded tax cuts announced by the government last fall spooked investors. With the Bank of England raising interest rates to a 15-year high of 5% to battle high inflation, July Fourth for presidents has been a day for golf, fishing, speeches and one perilous stomachache 07/04/2023 11:36am • WASHINGTON (AP) — Through history, the Fourth of July has been a day for some presidents to declare their independence from the public. They’ve bailed to the beach, the mountains, the golf course, the farm, the ranch. In the middle of the Depression, Franklin D. Roosevelt was sailing to Hawaii o Spain calls an end to COVID-19 health crisis and obligatory use of masks in hospitals, pharmacies 07/04/2023 09:29am • MADRID (AP) — The Spanish government on Tuesday declared an end to the health crisis caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, and says people no longer have to wear masks in health and care centers as well as pharmacies. Over the past two years, Spain has gradually ended the mandatory mask wearing, first Viola Ford Fletcher, oldest living Tulsa Race Massacre victim, publishes memoir 07/04/2023 12:52am • NEW YORK (AP) — Being a centenarian hasn’t slowed down Viola Ford Fletcher’s pursuit of justice. In the last couple of years, Fletcher has traveled internationally, testified before Congress and supported a lawsuit for reparations — all part of a campaign for accountability over the massa ThunderShirts, dance parties and anxiety meds can help ease dogs' July Fourth dread 07/03/2023 07:29pm • PHOENIX (AP) — On the Friday before the Fourth of July, more than a dozen dog owners waited in triple-digit temperatures in south Phoenix to get into a microchipping event inside a shelter. It didn't hurt that Maricopa County was offering a discount. But, several were there because they knew havin How many Americans haven't caught COVID? CDC publishes latest estimates 07/03/2023 02:23pm • ▶ Watch Video: Dr. Mandy Cohen to be named CDC director; updated COVID-19 booster endorsed Nearly 1 in 4 U.S. adults and older teens had still not caught COVID-19 by the end of last year, according to new estimates from the Centers for Disease Control and Preventi Former South Florida police officer pleads guilty to COVID-19 relief fraud 07/03/2023 12:07pm • MIAMI (AP) — A former South Florida police officer pleaded guilty Monday to stealing about $285,000 in COVID-19 relief funds. Former Miami-Dade police officer Samuel Harris, 43, pleaded guilty to wire fraud in Miami federal court, according to court documents. He faces up to 20 years in prison at Venezuelan women are increasingly taking up the grueling work of fishing in the Caribbean 07/01/2023 09:36pm • CHUAO, Venezuela (AP) — Long before sunrise, dozens of people gather around more than 50 boats along this portion of Venezuela’s vast Caribbean coast, their tanned bodies showing scars and maimed hands from years of fishing. Most of them are men, but women are increasingly among them. The women Myanmar's Supreme Court to hear appeals of ousted leader Suu Kyi in cases brought by the army 07/01/2023 08:32am • BANGKOK (AP) — Myanmar’s Supreme Court scheduled hearings for this month to consider appeals from ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi against her conviction in cases that saw her receive a total of 33 years in prison, legal officials said Saturday. The cases against her are mostly brought by the mili This year's Hajj was held in sweltering heat, and for those serving pilgrims there was little relief 06/30/2023 07:52pm • MINA, Saudi Arabia (AP) — As hundreds of thousands of Muslim pilgrims walked in the footsteps of the prophets beneath a sweltering sun, contracted cleaners in lime-green jumpsuits held out matching plastic bags to collect their empty water bottles. It takes tens of thousands of cleaners, security The Supreme Court rejects Biden's plan to wipe away $400 billion in student loan debt 06/30/2023 06:51pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — A sharply divided Supreme Court on Friday effectively killed President Joe Biden’s $400 billion plan to cancel or reduce federal student loan debts for millions of Americans. But he declared, “This fight is not over." The 6-3 decision, with conservative justices in the majori