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Wake Forest's Dave Clawson says multiple players returned despite tampering by other schools 07/27/2023 06:10pm • CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Wake Forest coach Dave Clawson said Thursday that six to eight of his players returned to the Demon Deacons despite tampering efforts by other schools hoping to persuade them to transfer with promises of lucrative endorsement deals. He said the offers to his players ranged i Misleading clients on abortion could cost Illinois pregnancy centers 07/27/2023 05:53pm • SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Illinois crisis pregnancy centers, which often pop up near abortion facilities to offer information about alternatives, could face penalties if they disseminate misleading or untruthful information. The move is another Democratic effort to insulate the state's virtually un His campaign forced Sinead O'Connor to scrap a 1997 Jerusalem concert. Now he is a Cabinet minister 07/27/2023 05:34pm • JERUSALEM (AP) — Death threats forced Irish pop singer Sinead O'Connor to call off a peace concert in Jerusalem in the summer of 1997. At the time, a young man named Itamar Ben-Gvir took credit for the campaign against her. Today, he is Israel's national security minister. The transformation of B The Federal Reserve keeps raising rates. That means it's harder to get a car loan 07/27/2023 05:28pm • NEW YORK (AP) — The Federal Reserve's decision Wednesday to raise its benchmark rate for the 11th time, by a quarter-point, could once again send ripple effects across the economy. Mortgage rates, which have surged since the Fed began lifting rates in March 2022, may now rise further. So could rat Casino mogul Steve Wynn fined $10M to end fight over claims of workplace sexual misconduct in Nevada 07/27/2023 05:24pm • LAS VEGAS (AP) — Casino mogul Steve Wynn has ended a yearslong legal fight with Nevada gambling regulators that started with claims of workplace sexual misconduct, agreeing to pay a $10 million fine and cut ties to the industry he helped shape in Las Vegas. The Nevada Gaming Commission accepted a Pushing back on bias: Sheryl Sandberg's Lean In launches girls leadership program 07/27/2023 05:05pm • Ten years after publishing her book “Lean In: Women, Work and the Will to Lead,” Sheryl Sandberg will launch a girls leadership program Thursday through her foundation to respond to what she calls stubborn gender inequities. “What we realized is that in order to really get to equality, equali Bronny James discharged from hospital as LeBron sends thanks and says family is 'safe and healthy' 07/27/2023 04:59pm • LOS ANGELES (AP) — Bronny James has been discharged from Cedars-Sinai Medical Center and is resting at home, three days after the 18-year-old son of LeBron James went into cardiac arrest. Dr. Merije Chukumerije, a consulting cardiologist for Bronny James, said in a statement issued by the hospital US economy unexpectedly accelerated to a 2.4% growth rate in April-June quarter despite Fed hikes 07/27/2023 04:47pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. economy surprisingly accelerated to a 2.4% annual growth rate from April through June, showing continued resilience in the face of steadily higher interest rates resulting from the Federal Reserve’s 16-month-long fight to bring down inflation. Thursday’s estimate fro Soaring labor costs at Southwest Airlines overshadow record revenue as summer travel revs up 07/27/2023 04:29pm • DALLAS (AP) — Southwest Airlines said second-quarter earnings dropped 10% to $683 million as labor costs soared, offsetting record revenue at the start of the peak summer travel season. The airline also warned Thursday that a key revenue ratio will drop and non-fuel costs will rise in the third qu Bo Goldman, Oscar-winning screenwriter of 'One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest', dies at 90 07/27/2023 04:24pm • NEW YORK (AP) — Bo Goldman, who penned the Oscar-winning scripts to “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest” and “Melvin and Howard” and whose textured, empathy-rich screenplays made him one of Hollywood’s finest writers, has died. He was 90. Goldman died Tuesday in Helendale, Calif., his son Old-school Dabo Swinney keeps Clemson on top in ACC 07/27/2023 03:23pm • CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Clemson coach Dabo Swinney doesn't use the transfer portal, prefers to promote from within his staff and once said he'd quit coaching if players were paid, which has come to pass under name, image and likeness earnings. Still, the ACC's longest-tenured coach, who critics ha Big banks will need to hold more capital to guard against risk under new Fed proposal 07/27/2023 03:19pm • NEW YORK (AP) — The nation's biggest and most complex banks will need to hold additional capital on their balance sheets under an initial proposal by the Federal Reserve and FDIC, designed to help banks better withstand risks to their businesses that go beyond a recession or financial crisis. The Formed to combat Olympic sex abuse, SafeSport center is struggling 6 years after opening 07/27/2023 10:35am • DENVER (AP) — The case involves almost everything a victim of sexual harassment would be desperate to avoid. Multiple requests for follow-up interviews about a traumatizing episode. Bickering over legal fees. Documents with dense legalese and no conclusive answers about the outcome of the three-y Formed to combat Olympic sex abuse, SafeSport center is struggling 6 years after opening 07/27/2023 10:34am • DENVER (AP) — The case involves almost everything a victim of sexual harassment would be desperate to avoid. Dozens of emails and multiple requests for follow-up interviews about a traumatizing episode. Bickering over legal fees. Documents with dense legalese and no conclusive answers about the o How many transgender and intersex people live in the US? Anti-LGBTQ+ laws will impact millions 07/27/2023 10:31am • New laws targeting LGBTQ+ people are proliferating in GOP-led states, but often absent from policy decisions is a clear understanding of how many people will be directly affected. There has been relatively scant data collected on the number of LGBTQ+ residents in the U.S., particularly intersex peo