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Singer, songwriter, provocateur and politician Kinky Friedman dead at 79 06/27/2024 04:49pm • AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Singer, songwriter, satirist and novelist Kinky Friedman, who led the alt-country band Texas Jewboys, toured with Bob Dylan, sang with Willie Nelson, and dabbled in politics with campaigns for Texas governor and other statewide offices, has died. Friedman, 79, died Thursday at Most kids get antibiotics for pink eye, study shows. Experts say they're usually not needed 06/27/2024 04:39pm • Doctors are prescribing antibiotics to most kids and teens who have pink eye, despite guidelines that discourage their use, researchers reported Thursday. More than two-thirds of U.S. children and teens who saw a doctor for pink eye left with a prescription for antibiotic eye drops, their research f The US Tennis Association can do more to prevent abuse such as sexual misconduct, a review says 06/27/2024 03:33pm • An outside review of the U.S. Tennis Association’s safeguarding system offered 19 specific recommendations for how the group that oversees the sport in the country and runs the U.S. Open Grand Slam tournament can do more to protect players from abuse such as sexual misconduct. A 62-page report wri Years after Idaho college students were stabbed to death, judge eyes 2025 trial for suspect 06/27/2024 02:56pm • It could be another year or more before a man accused in the 2022 stabbing deaths of four University of Idaho students goes to trial. A judge and attorneys discussed Thursday starting Bryan Kohberger’s trial sometime in June 2025, nearly three years after the killings shocked the small university Judge stops parents' effort to collect on $50M Alex Jones owes for saying Newtown shooting was hoax 06/27/2024 01:39pm • A federal bankruptcy judge on Thursday stopped an effort by the parents of a boy killed in the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting to begin collecting on some of the $50 million they won in a lawsuit against conspiracy theorist Alex Jones over his false claims that the massacre was a hoax. Lawyers New Hampshire teacher says student she drove to abortion clinic was 18, denies law was broken 06/27/2024 01:20pm • CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — A private school teacher who says she was fired after driving an 18-year-old student to get an abortion is suing New Hampshire’s Department of Education and officials she says falsely suggested she circumvented state law. New Hampshire law requires parents to receive written Britain's Rishi Sunak struggles with missteps while trying to lift Conservatives ahead of elections 06/27/2024 01:20pm • LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has portrayed himself as thorough and evidence-led throughout his relatively brief political career, but there's always been a nagging question over the keenness of his political antenna. The general election campaign over the past five weeks has c Starting your first post-graduation job? Here’s how to organize your finances 06/27/2024 12:21pm • NEW YORK (AP) — With graduation season over, many college grads are embarking on summer internships or their first full-time jobs. Navigating your finances when you start adult life can be challenging, from understanding your health insurance and benefits to managing a budget. Finding a job is of How USA Gymnastics rebounded from a sexual abuse scandal ahead of the Paris Olympics 06/27/2024 09:38am • MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — USA Gymnastics was a house afire five years ago, the massive fallout surrounding the Larry Nassar sexual abuse scandal rendering one of the U.S. Olympic movement's marquee programs radioactive. Lawsuits. Bankruptcy. Potential decertification. A revolving door at the top as CEOs Pair of giant pandas on their way from China to San Diego Zoo under conservation partnership 06/27/2024 03:47am • SAN DIEGO (AP) — A pair of giant pandas are on their way from China to the U.S., where they will be cared for at the San Diego Zoo as part of an ongoing conservation partnership between the two nations, officials said Wednesday. Officials with the San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance were on hand in NBA Draft Latest: French players, UConn stars and hometown standout among first-round picks 06/26/2024 11:58pm • NEW YORK (AP) — The latest from the first round Wednesday at the NBA draft: ___ AJ Johnson wasn't invited to the first-round, goes 23rd AJ Johnson wasn’t invited to the NBA draft green room. He showed up as a fan, sat in the crowd -- and made his way to the stage anyway. Johnson was the No. 23 p Houston Rockets add elite shooter by taking Kentucky's Reed Sheppard at No. 3 overall in NBA draft 06/26/2024 11:46pm • HOUSTON (AP) — The Houston Rockets selected Reed Sheppard with the third overall pick in the NBA draft Wednesday night, adding a elite long-range shooter to their young team. “We ended up with Reed as the best player in the draft by quite a bit, the best prospect we thought… and kind of the on Man who killed 2 Connecticut officers likely fueled by a prior interaction with police, report says 06/26/2024 11:06pm • HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — The ambush killings of two Connecticut police officers was likely fueled by an angry interaction the gunman had with police earlier, along with building pressures in his personal life and his abuse of alcohol and drugs, according to a report released Wednesday by the state†Mark Rutte is named NATO chief. He'll need all his consensus-building skills from Dutch politics 06/26/2024 10:54pm • THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Over the course of more than a dozen years at the top of Dutch politics, Mark Rutte got to know a thing or two about finding consensus among fractious coalition partners. Now he will bring the experience of leading four Dutch multiparty governments to the internationa Local pediatrician says there should be less phone time, more play time for kids this summer 06/26/2024 10:12pm • Now that school is out for summer, parents should think about keeping kids active and eating healthy in the weeks ahead. "At the start of summer … it's a mad dash for us to figure out how we're going to keep kids active and keep them off their devices. In general, we always recommend that you t