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Warner Bros to hold massive virtual event for DC Comics fansVideo
Comic-Con may be canceled this year, but Warner Bros. will convene a 24-hour virtual gathering of the biggest names in the DC Comics universe. The studio announced Tuesday that DC FanDome will be held on Aug. 22 starting at 7 a.m.. The event will feature talent announcements and reveal new...
‘Top Chef’ host Padma Lakshmi working on picture book
Padma Lakshmi’s next book is designed for the children’s table. The “Top Chef” host and best-selling author is working on her first picture book, “Tomatoes for Neela.” Viking Children’s Books announced Tuesday that the book is scheduled for fall 2021. According to the publisher, “Tomatoes for Neela” is an intergenerational...
Poll: Americans are the unhappiest they’ve been in 50 years
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Spoiler alert: 2020 has been rough on the American psyche. Folks in the United States are more unhappy today than they’ve been in nearly 50 years. This bold — yet unsurprising — conclusion comes from the COVID Response Tracking Study, conducted by NORC at the University...
Pa. man charged with killing grandson wished he’d shot his wife instead, police say
GRAY — An 80-year-old man is facing a homicide charge, accused of firing the shot that killed his grandson, investigators said. According to state police, Ray Edward Supanick, 80, of Jenner Township fired the fatal shot following an argument with his wife — and told authorities, “I wish I would...
EU opens antitrust probes into Apple Pay and App StoreVideo
LONDON — European Union regulators began two antitrust investigations on Tuesday into Apple’s mobile app store and payment platform over concerns its practices distort competition, opening a new front in the EU’s battle against the dominance of big tech companies. The EU’s executive Commission said it launched the formal investigations...
Turkey makes masks compulsory in 42 provinces after uptick
ANKARA, Turkey — Turkey has made the wearing of face masks mandatory in five more provinces, following an uptick in covid-19 cases. Health Minister Fahrettin Koca tweeted early Tuesday that the wearing of masks is now compulsory in 42 of Turkey’s 81 provinces. In the remaining provinces, residents are required...
Rep. Omar announces father’s death from covid-19 complications
MINNEAPOLIS — Minnesota Democratic Congresswoman Ilhan Omar on Monday announced the death of her father due to complications from covid-19. In a statement, Omar said Nur Omar Mohamed died Monday. She gave no additional information. “No words can describe what he meant to me and all who knew him,” Omar...
Fire breaks out on Japanese cruise ship docked near Tokyo
TOKYO — A fire broke out on a cruise ship docked at a port near Tokyo on Tuesday, with crew members and dozens of firefighters and coast guard personnel taking hours to extinguish it. The cause of the fire was not immediately known, and the coast guard reported no injuries....
North Korea blows up inter-Korea liaison office, raising tensionsVideo
SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea blew up an inter-Korean liaison office building just north of the heavily armed border with South Korea on Tuesday in a dramatic display of anger that sharply raises tensions on the Korean Peninsula and puts pressure on Washington and Seoul amid deadlocked nuclear diplomacy....
Man shot during protest over New Mexico statue
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — A man was shot Monday night as protesters in New Mexico’s largest city tried to tear down a bronze statue of a Spanish conquistador outside the Albuquerque Museum. The man was taken to a hospital but his condition was not immediately known, Albuquerque police spokesman Gilbert Gallegos...
New policy requires NYPD to release body camera footage
NEW YORK — A new policy will require New York City police to release all body camera footage of shootings and other instances when force is used and injury or death occurs, Mayor Bill de Blasio said Tuesday in what he billed as an additional step toward police reform. The...
‘When does it stop?’ Rayshard Brooks’ family makes tearful pleaVideo
ATLANTA — Pleading through tears Monday, the family of a black man killed by Atlanta police outside a drive-thru demanded changes in the criminal justice system and called on protesters to refrain from violence amid heightened tensions across the U.S. three weeks after George Floyd’s death in Minneapolis. An autopsy...
NASCAR wants 30,000 fans at All-Star race in TennesseeVideo
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — NASCAR is set to allow up to 30,000 fans at the track in Bristol next month when it moves the All-Star race out of Charlotte Motor Speedway for just the second time in the history of the race. If the expected attendance count holds, NASCAR would open...
Police: Missing Black Lives Matter activist, 19, and woman, 75, found dead
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — A 19-year-old woman who recently sought justice over police killings has been found dead after going missing earlier this month, Tallahassee police said. The bodies of Oluwatoyin Salau, and Victoria Sims, 75, were discovered on Saturday night in Tallahassee, police said in a news release sent Monday....
Mike Gundy’s OAN support angers star Oklahoma St. running back Chuba Hubbard, othersVideo
OKLAHOMA CITY — Star Oklahoma State running back Chuba Hubbard suggested Monday he may boycott the program after coach Mike Gundy was photographed wearing a T-shirt displaying the One America News Network, a far-right news channel that has been praised by President Donald Trump. Gundy is seen in a photograph...
House demands coronavirus loan information from Treasury, banks
WASHINGTON — A House subcommittee investigating billions of dollars in coronavirus aid is demanding that the Trump administration and some of the nation’s largest banks turn over detailed information about companies that applied for and received federal loans intended for small businesses. The requests Monday came after Treasury Secretary Stephen...
Doyle out as Iowa strength coach; Barta standing by FerentzVideo
IOWA CITY, Iowa — Iowa athletic director Gary Barta gave a vote of confidence to longtime football coach Kirk Ferentz on Monday after deciding to cut ties with a strength coach accused of mistreating African American players. Ferentz has dealt seriously in addressing former and current players’ concerns about the...
Feds: eBay staff sent spiders, roaches to harass couple
Six former eBay Inc. employees have been charged with waging an extensive campaign to terrorize and intimidate the editor and publisher of an online newsletter with threats and disturbing deliveries to their home, including live spiders and cockroaches, federal authorities said Monday. Executives were upset about the newsletter’s coverage, so...
Voice of America director, deputy resign because of Trump clash
WASHINGTON — The director of Voice of America and her deputy resigned Monday because of recent clashes with the Trump administration that have sparked fears about the independence of the U.S. government-funded news organization. Amanda Bennett and Deputy Director Sandy Sugawara announced they were leaving the organization as Trump ally...
Driller charged over contamination in ‘Gasland’ town
An energy company faces felony charges for polluting residential water wells in a Pennsylvania community that has long been a battleground in the national debate over natural gas drilling and fracking. Houston-based Cabot Oil & Gas Corp. was charged Monday following a grand jury investigation that found the company failed...
WNBA plans to play 22-game season in Florida starting late JulyVideo
NEW YORK — The WNBA has announced plans to play a reduced season, with a 22-game schedule that would begin in late July without fans in attendance. The league still is finalizing a partnership with IMG Academy in Florida to play all the games at the facility in Bradenton or...
Pennsylvania lawmakers advance proposals on police hiring, training
HARRISBURG — Two bills to change how police are hired and trained were approved unanimously Monday by a Pennsylvania House committee. Action on the proposals was taken a week after black state representatives commandeered the speaker’s dais and disrupted House business to pressure majority Republicans to take action on stalled...
US Tennis Association intends to hold Open if government OKsVideo
The U.S. Tennis Association intends to hold the U.S. Open in New York starting in August without spectators if it gets governmental support — and a formal announcement could come this week. Like many sports, the professional tennis tours have been suspended since March because of the coronavirus pandemic. The...
Agent: Cowboys star Ezekiel Elliott tested positive for coronavirusVideo
Dallas Cowboys running back Ezekiel Elliott tested positive for the coronavirus, according to his agent. Rocky Arceneaux told the NFL Network on Monday that Elliott was feeling OK and recovering. Arceneaux did not immediately return messages seeking comment, but a person with direct knowledge of the diagnosis told the Associated...
Academy delays 2021 Oscars ceremony because of coronavirus
For the fourth time in its history, the Oscars are being postponed. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and the ABC Television Network said Monday that the 93rd Academy Awards will now be held April 25, 2021, eight weeks later than originally planned because of the pandemic’s effects...
