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Former FIFA official Juan Ángel Napout to be released from US prison and deported 06/29/2023 09:10pm • NEW YORK (AP) — Juan Ángel Napout, the former president of soccer’s South American governing body, is to be released from a federal prison and deported after serving 5 1/2 years of his sentence. Napout was convicted on Dec. 22, 2017, of one count of racketeering conspiracy and two counts of wir Vice Diet: The Financial Upside to Quitting Stuff That's Hurting You 06/29/2023 08:00pm • If you're doing something that's not so great for you but gives you pleasure, consider the financial vice diet, which can help you avoid that behavior. Although moderation can usually keep the damage in check, if you indulge too much and too often, it can have a negative effect on many aspects of yo Understanding Assisted Living 06/29/2023 08:00pm • During the aging process, everyday tasks that were previously staples of independent living can become insurmountable for older adults. Cooking a nutritious meal, for instance, once a source of passion and creativity, now poses a mental and physical burden to execute. Even a simple morning routine l Reasons Retirees Carry Debt 06/29/2023 08:00pm • Amid economic changes, many retirees are watching their budgets tighten. The number of seniors living in poverty is at a 20-year high, according to data released in 2022 from the U.S. Census Bureau. This demographic often finds it difficult to keep up with payments. Among retirees, 71% have debt not New Mexico prosecutors: Man accused in deadly movie theater shooting is a danger to the community 06/29/2023 05:24pm • ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — A man accused in a deadly movie theater shooting in New Mexico’s largest city is a danger to the community and should be held pending trial, prosecutors said in a motion filed Thursday. They outlined their arguments for keeping Enrique Padilla jailed as the 19-year-old Police say the stabbings of three people during a gender class in Canada were motivated by hate 06/29/2023 05:10pm • TORONTO (AP) — A suspect has been charged in the stabbing of a professor and two students during a class on gender issues at Canada's University of Waterloo in what police are calling a hate-motivated attack. Waterloo Regional Police say Geovanny Villalba-Aleman, an international student who had b Number of homeless residents in Los Angeles County jumps by 9% in annual count 06/29/2023 04:50pm • The number of homeless residents counted in Los Angeles County has spiked again, increasing by 9% since last year in the latest marker of how deep the crisis is of people sleeping in cars, encampments or shelters in California. Results released Thursday from a federally required tally conducted in How you can avoid seeing your July 4 plans go up in smoke: Let the pros do it instead 06/29/2023 04:45pm • July 4 is just a few days away, which means the emergency room at Children's National Hospital is about to get busy. This is the time of year when fireworks injuries start to rocket up, despite the precautions parents may take. "Sometimes there's the misconception that, 'Oh, I'm not putting Republicans expand their Hunter Biden investigation by seeking an interview with the lead prosecutor 06/29/2023 04:08pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — House Republicans on Thursday requested voluntary testimony from nearly a dozen Justice Department officials involved in the investigation of President Joe Biden's son Hunter as GOP lawmakers widen their scrutiny into what they claim is improper interference by the agency. Leader French suburbs are burning. How a teen's killing is focusing anger over police tactics 06/29/2023 03:28pm • The fatal police shooting of a 17-year-old outside Paris this week has set off widespread disorder in French suburbs, with protesters burning cars, garbage and buildings. The killing also has raised questions about whether France has failed to move on since it was wracked by weeks of urban rioting i Ukraine holds drills in Zaporizhzhia to prepare for radiation leaks from Russian-held nuclear plant 06/29/2023 03:05pm • ZAPORIZHZHIA, Ukraine (AP) — Dressed in white and yellow protective suits and armed with devices to detect radiation levels, Ukrainian emergency workers took part in a drill Thursday to prepare for a potential risk of radiation leakage from the Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant. Do NATO members have tentative agreement to extend Secretary-General Stoltenberg's tenure another year 06/29/2023 02:32pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — NATO members have reached a tentative agreement to ask Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg to remain head of the 31-member transatlantic alliance for another year, according to a U.S. official familiar with the decision. The official, who was not authorized to comment publicly and Driver lost control of tanker truck on off ramp before I-95 collapse, federal safety officials say 06/29/2023 01:28pm • PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The driver of a tanker truck hauling gasoline lost control on a curved off-ramp on Interstate 95, causing the truck to flip and catch fire, leading to the collapse of the northbound lanes in early June, federal safety officials said Thursday in a preliminary report. The Nationa Israel's President Herzog will address Congress to commemorate the 75th anniversary of its statehood 06/29/2023 12:38pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — Israeli President Isaac Herzog will address a joint meeting of Congress on July 19 to commemorate the 75th anniversary of Israel's statehood and to reaffirm his nation's special relationship with the United States, congressional leaders announced on Thursday. “The world is bett Man United agrees to $69 million deal to sign Chelsea midfielder Mason Mount, AP sources 06/29/2023 12:25pm • MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Manchester United has agreed to sign midfielder Mason Mount from Chelsea for 55 million pounds ($69 million). The agreement was confirmed Thursday by two people with knowledge of the negotiations, which have been on-going since the end of the Premier League season. The p