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After crash that killed 6 teens, NTSB chief says people underestimate marijuana's impact on drivers 07/18/2024 01:21pm • DETROIT (AP) ��� A horrific crash that killed six high school girls in Oklahoma two years ago has the head of the U.S. National Transportation Safety Board urging parents to warn teenagers about the risk of driving after using marijuana. Chairwoman Jennifer Homendy made the appeal to parents Thursda Tyler James Williams, Nikki Glaser, Eric Andr�� and more react to their Emmy nominations 07/17/2024 11:49pm • Reactions from select nominees for the 2024 Emmy Awards, including some first-time nominees. Tyler James Williams, ���Abbott Elementary��� ���You want to do it with good people, and I���m happy that I get to be on this journey with good people and celebrate this with good people. So it���s not just US military pier for carrying aid to Gaza will be dismantled after weather and security problems 07/17/2024 03:46pm • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� The U.S. military-built pier to carry humanitarian aid to Gaza will be dismantled and brought home, ending a mission that has been fraught with repeated weather and security problems that limited how much food and other supplies could get to starving Palestinians. Vice Adm. Brad Denmark mixed doubles badminton player Mathias Christiansen withdraws from Paris Olympics 07/17/2024 11:36am • Denmark mixed doubles badminton player Mathias Christiansen has withdrawn from the Paris Olympics, a decision his national federation on Wednesday called the result of multiple unintentional errors made in reporting his whereabouts in line with anti-doping regulations. The Badminton World Federation 9 Best Growth Stocks for the Next 10 Years 07/16/2024 08:00pm • Most research shows that buying and holding a diversified basket of stocks for the long haul is much better for your portfolio than trading in and out of positions. Finding the best growth stocks for the next decade, then, is perhaps an easier task than many investors would think. The first step is Russia holds a UN meeting about global cooperation. US calls it 'hypocrisy' after Ukraine invasion 07/16/2024 05:01pm • UNITED NATIONS (AP) ��� Russia���s foreign minister accused the United States on Tuesday of holding the entire West ���at gunpoint��� and impeding international cooperation, a claim the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations denounced as ���hypocrisy��� by a country that invaded neighboring Ukraine. Amazon Prime Day deals are almost here. Should you take advantage of them? 07/16/2024 03:05pm • NEW YORK (AP) ��� It's summertime, and the bargains seem easy at a time when many consumer prices are high. July sales events have become a seasonal revenue driver for the retail industry since Amazon launched its first Prime Day back in 2015. While consumers may be enticed by the advertised can't- Chinese swimmers will be under scrutiny at the Paris Olympics after positive doping tests revealed 07/16/2024 11:32am • Few athletes will be under as much scrutiny at the Paris Olympics as the swimmers from China. Revelations that nearly two dozen elite Chinese swimmers tested positive for a banned substance ahead of the Tokyo Games ��� and were allowed to compete with no ramifications ��� have raised major concer 7 Benefits of Working From Home (and 7 Drawbacks) 07/15/2024 08:00pm • Working from home isn't just for freelancers anymore -- over the last four years, a growing number of full-time employees have experienced working remotely or in a hybrid role. According to a recent State of Remote Work report from social media management platform Buffer, almost all of the 3,000 sur Following Trump assassination attempt, 'Americans need to start listening, paying attention and waking up' 07/15/2024 03:51pm • The search for answers continues after the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump in Pennsylvania on Saturday. Many questions remain unanswered about how the gunman, identified as Thomas Matthew Crooks, 20, of Bethel Park, Pennsylvania, managed to get access to a nearby roof whe Venice nets $2.2 million in day-tripper tax pilot. Opponents say it failed to deter visitors 07/14/2024 08:32pm • VENICE, Italy (AP) ��� Venice on Sunday wrapped up a pilot program charging day-trippers an entrance fee, more than 2 million euros ($2.2 million) richer and determined to extend the levy, but opponents in the fragile lagoon city called the experiment a failure. Several dozen activists gathered outs France's Bastille Day parade meets the Olympic torch relay in an exceptional year 07/14/2024 07:10pm • PARIS (AP) ��� Paris hosted an extra-special guest for France���s national holiday Sunday ��� the Olympic flame lighting up the city���s grandiose military parade for Bastille Day. Just 12 days before the French capital hosts exceptionally ambitious and high-security Summer Games, the torch relay jo Su��rez gets stoppage-time goal, Uruguay beats Canada 4-3 in shootout for 3rd place in Copa America 07/13/2024 11:37pm • CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) ��� Luis Su��rez still has a knack for big plays. The 37-year-old Su��rez, Uruguay���s career scoring leader, tied the score two minutes into second-half stoppage time, and Uruguay beat Canada 4-3 on penalty kicks after a 2-2 draw on Saturday night to finish third in the Copa Am Actor Ashley Judd, a Democratic activist, adds her voice to those calling on Biden to leave the race 07/12/2024 12:05pm • Actor Ashley Judd is adding her voice to calls for President Joe Biden to step aside from the presidential race following his performance in last month's debate, arguing that she worries he could lose to Republican Donald Trump in November. In an opinion piece for USA Today published on Friday, Judd The Latest | Israel will send cease-fire negotiators to Cairo for more talks, Netanyahu says 07/11/2024 11:09pm • Israel will send a delegation to Cairo for further talks with mediators on a proposed deal with Hamas for a cease-fire and hostage release, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu���s office said Thursday. Israel has been pressing ahead with a fresh offensive across the north, south and center of the Gaz