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Bumble's billboard ads sneered at celibacy as an alternative to dating — and the company got stung

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The dating app Bumble got stung after running billboard ads that appeared to sneer...

At Westminster dog show, a display of dogs and devotion

NEW YORK (AP) — Less than three years ago, Mary Ann and David Giordano were taking turns lying on the...

3 men charged in Whitey Bulger's 2018 prison killing have plea deals, prosecutors say

WASHINGTON (AP) — Three men charged in the 2018 prison killing of notorious Boston gangster James “Whitey...

UNC board slashes diversity program funding to divert money to public safety resources

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — As North Carolina's public university system considers a vote on changing its diversit...

Collapsed Baltimore bridge span comes down with a boom after crews set off chain of explosives

BALTIMORE (AP) — Crews set off a chain of carefully placed explosives Monday to break down the largest...

Dr. Cyril Wecht, celebrity pathologist who argued more than 1 shooter killed JFK, dies at 93

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Dr. Cyril Wecht, a pathologist and attorney whose biting cynicism and controversial...

Severe storms blitz the US South again after one of the most active tornado periods in history

ATLANTA (AP) — More than 15 million people from Texas to Florida were under threat of severe storms...

Sen. Bob Menendez's corruption trial begins, his second in the last decade

NEW YORK (AP) — Sen. Bob Menendez went on trial in Manhattan federal court Monday, accused of accepting...

Louisiana jury convicts 1 ex-officer and acquits another in 2022 shooting death

GRETNA, La. (AP) — A Louisiana jury has convicted one former law enforcement officer and acquitted anothe...

Suspect in shooting death of an Ohio police officer is found dead after standoff, officials say

EUCLID, Ohio (AP) — An Ohio police officer was shot and killed after being “ambushed” while answering...

Police: 3 officers wounded in Atlanta street altercation that left suspect dead

ATLANTA (AP) — Three Atlanta police officers were hospitalized with gunshot wounds after an altercation...

Roger Corman, Hollywood mentor and 'King of the Bs,' dies at 98

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Roger Corman, the “King of the Bs” who helped turn out such low-budget classics a...

Small pro-Palestinian protests held Saturday as college commencements are held

Small pro-Palestinian protests popped up sporadically Saturday as colleges and universities from North...

Federal prosecutors request 40-year sentence for man who attacked Pelosi's husband with hammer

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Federal prosecutors are asking a judge to impose a 40-year prison sentence for...

Backcountry skier dies after being buried in Idaho avalanche

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — A backcountry skier has died after being buried by an avalanche in Idaho, officials...

What's the history of 'outside agitators'? Here's what to know about the label and campus protests

Historically, when students at American universities and colleges protest — from the Civil Rights Movement...

NYC's Rikers Island jail gets a kid-friendly visitation room ahead of Mother's Day

NEW YORK (AP) — It's probably the last place a mom wants to spend Mother's Day with her kids. But a...

Dog Show 101: What's what at the Westminster Kennel Club

NEW YORK (AP) — To the casual viewer, competing at the Westminster Kennel Club dog show might look prett...

The United Auto Workers faces a key test in the South with upcoming vote at Alabama Mercedes plant

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) — After 20 years at the Mercedes-Benz factory in Alabama, Brett Garrard said h...

Honolulu agrees to 4-month window to grant or deny gun carrying licenses after lawsuit over delays

HONOLULU (AP) — Honolulu has agreed to grant or deny applications to carry guns in public within fou...

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