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5 people, including 2 doctors, charged in ‘Friends’ star Matthew Perry’s death
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A prosecutor says five people have been charged in connection with Matthew Perry’s death from a ketamine overdose last year, including the actor’s assistant and two doctors. U.S. Attorney Martin Estrada announced the charges Thursday, saying the doctors supplied Perry with a large...
How schools in Oklahoma are responding to a new Bible mandate
OKLAHOMA CITY — Aaron Baker, who’s preparing for his 13th year of teaching, takes note of the religious symbols that appear in his high school government class. The Christian crucifix, as well as a Taoism Yin Yang, Shinto torii and Islamic star and crescent, share space on the walls of his classroom. Now, he’s weighing whether he needs to add a Bible.
Acting legend Gena Rowlands dies at 94
Gena Rowlands, hailed as one of the greatest actors to ever practice the craft and a guiding light in independent cinema as a star in groundbreaking movies by her director husband, John Cassavetes, and who later charmed audiences in her son’s tear-jerker “The Notebook,” has died. She was 94.
Taliban deliberately deprived 1.4 million Afghan girls of schooling, United Nations agency says
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — The Taliban have deliberately deprived 1.4 million Afghan girls of schooling through bans, a United Nations agency said Thursday. Afghanistan is the only country in the world that bans female secondary and higher education. The Taliban, who took power in 2021, barred education for girls...
Venezuelan opposition leader rejects idea of redoing contested presidential election
SAO PAULO (AP) — Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado on Thursday rejected a proposal from Brazil’s president that Venezuela hold a new presidential election following the contested results of last month’s vote. Her comments came shortly after Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva said...
WATCH: Pentagon holds news briefing as lawmakers ask leaders to keep military out of election politics
In a letter to Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and Gen. CQ Brown, lawmakers asked the defense leaders to reaffirm that U.S. law prohibits forces from being used for civilian law enforcement and that they should not carry out unlawful orders.
Pentagon will require cognitive assessments to protect military personnel from ‘blast overpressure’
The U.S. Defense Department is going to require cognitive assessments for all new recruits as part of a broader effort to protect troops from brain injuries resulting from exposure to blasts, including during training. The new guidance also requires greater use of protective equipment, minimum “stand-off distances” during certain types...
WATCH: Trump hits Harris on inflation and economics in speech at his New Jersey golf club
Former President Donald Trump invited reporters to his New Jersey golf club Thursday for his second news conference in as many weeks as he adjusts to a newly energized Democratic ticket ahead of next week's Democratic National Convention.
This U.S.-Russian dual national made a $52 donation to Ukraine. She’s just been jailed for 12 years on treason charges
YEKATERINBURG, Russia (AP) — U.S.-Russian dual national Ksenia Khavana was convicted Thursday of treason in a Russian court and sentenced to 12 years in prison on charges stemming from a donation of about $52 to a charity aiding Ukraine. Khavana, identified by Russian authorities by her maiden name of...
WATCH: Biden and Harris announce deal to cut Medicare prices of popular drugs
"I've been waiting for this moment for a long long time," President Joe Biden said Thursday, during his first policy-oriented appearance with Vice President Kamala Harris since leaving the presidential race. "We pay more for prescription drugs, it's not hyperbole, than any advanced nation in the world."
As Gaza death toll passes 40,000, corpses are buried in yards, streets, tiered graves
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Tiers of graves are stacked deep underground in a bloated Gaza cemetery, where Sa’di Baraka spends his days hacking at the earth, making room for more dead. “Sometimes we make graves on top of graves,” he said. Baraka and his solemn...
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