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Childish Gambino will perform at the BET Awards with Taraji P. Henson hosting. Here's what to know 06/28/2024 04:01pm • NEW YORK (AP) — The 2024 BET Awards are fast approaching. Last year's show celebrated 50 years of hip-hop with tributes to the genre’s earliest voices, late legends and new talent during a show packed with spectacular performances that consistently felt like a party. This year is stacking up to Faced with the opportunity to hit Trump on abortion rights, Biden falters 06/28/2024 04:01pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden had plenty of opportunity during the presidential debate to lay out a clear vision regarding abortion rights in the face of growing restrictions and worsening medical care for women since the fall of Roe v. Wade, something his campaign sees as a major motivato This is how the US-built pier to bring aid to Gaza has worked — or not 06/28/2024 03:53pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. military-built pier has been pulled again from the Gaza shore due to rough seas, and its future role in the distribution of aid to Palestinians is uncertain. Humanitarian aid groups stopped distributing supplies that arrived by sea on June 9 due to security concerns and Number of homeless residents in Los Angeles County decreases in annual count 06/28/2024 03:48pm • LOS ANGELES (AP) — The number of homeless residents counted in Los Angeles County has dipped slightly, decreasing by about 0.3% since last year as California continues to struggle with the long-running crisis of tens of thousands of people sleeping in cars and encampments. Results released Friday Iowa’s Supreme Court tells lower court to let strict abortion law go into effect 06/28/2024 03:48pm • DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The Iowa Supreme Court said Friday the state’s strict abortion law is legal, telling a lower court to dissolve a temporary block on the law and allowing Iowa to ban most abortions after about six weeks of pregnancy — before many women know they are pregnant. The 4-3 rul While Simone Biles competes across town, Paralympic star Jessica Long rolls at swimming trials 06/28/2024 03:45pm • MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — She’s the face of her sport, and was among the best in the world before some athletes here even began competing. Now she’s in Minneapolis, aiming to earn a trip to Paris to lead the U.S. team — again. And her name is not Simone Biles. Jessica Long is a Paralympic swimmer w Court revives lawsuit over Detroit-area woman who was found alive in a body bag 06/28/2024 03:07pm • DETROIT (AP) — A Michigan appeals court revived a lawsuit against Detroit-area paramedics after a woman who had been declared dead gasped for air with her eyes open when a body bag was unzipped at a funeral home. A judge was wrong to dismiss the lawsuit in favor of Southfield paramedics before the US removes Gaza aid pier due to weather and may not put it back, officials say 06/28/2024 03:04pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — The pier built by the U.S. military to bring aid to Gaza has been removed due to weather to protect it, and the U.S. is considering not re-installing it unless the aid begins flowing out into the population again, U.S. officials said Friday. While the military has helped deliver Supreme Court rejects Trump ally Steve Bannon’s bid to delay prison sentence 06/28/2024 02:50pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Friday rejected a bid to delay a prison sentence for longtime Trump ally Steve Bannon as he appeals his conviction for defying a subpoena in the congressional investigation into the U.S. Capitol insurrection. Bannon filed an emergency appeal after a judge or Cincinnati Bearcats defensive star Dontay Corleone is out indefinitely with blood clots in his lungs 06/28/2024 02:23pm • CINCINNATI (AP) — University if Cincinnati's star defensive lineman Dontay Corleone is out indefinitely while being treated for blood clots in his lungs. Corleone, a 6-foot-2, 320-pound junior and NFL prospect, was hospitalized June 14 after complaining of chest discomfort and shortness of breath, Nigel Farage criticizes racist remarks by Reform UK worker. But he later called it a 'stitch-up' 06/28/2024 02:09pm • LONDON (AP) — Anti-immigration British politician Nigel Farage on Friday criticized a worker for his Reform UK party who suggested migrants crossing the English Channel in boats should be used for “target practice.” But Farage later suggested that the episode had been a “stitch-up” by Refo Grill power: How to grill safely through the summer 06/28/2024 01:48pm • Lots of us will be grilling this weekend, maybe for the first time this summer. Loudoun County, Virginia's fire chief is offering some safety tips to keep the focus on the tasty food — and prevent a fire or trip to the emergency room. "Above all, keep that grill at least 15 feet away from anyth In fight against blight, Detroit cracks down on business owners who illegally post signs 06/28/2024 12:52pm • DETROIT (AP) — William Shaw has a message for other business owners advertising their services on illegally posted signs in Detroit: “Don't put them up. They will come after you and your company, and they will make you pay for it.” As part of court-ordered community service for posting hundred The White House wants $4 billion to rebuild Key Bridge in Baltimore and respond to other disasters 06/28/2024 12:13pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House is seeking roughly $4 billion in additional emergency funding from Congress for costs related to the collapse and repair of the Francis Scott Key bridge in Baltimore and to respond to other disasters that have occurred around the U.S. in recent months. That money Verstappen under pressure from Norris ahead of Austrian GP. Red Bull star wins pole for sprint race 06/28/2024 11:56am • SPIELBERG, Austria (AP) — Lando Norris has closed the speed gap to Max Verstappen and will try to beat the Formula 1 ace on Red Bull's home track. Norris has steered his McLaren to consecutive runner-up finishes behind the defending world champion. This weekend he faces the challenge of trying to