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Shein sues Temu over copyright infringements as legal feud between the companies heats up
Online fast-fashion giant Shein has filed another lawsuit against competitor Temu, accusing the China-founded shopping platform of stealing its designs, copying its product images and engaging in other types of fraud. The complaint filed in a Washington federal court this week alleges that Temu, which has grown in popularity in...
FAA sent 43 more cases of unruly airline passengers to the FBI for possible prosecution
WASHINGTON — U.S. officials say they are referring fewer unruly airline passengers to the FBI for possible prosecution than they did during the pandemic, although they say the number of incidents remains too high. The Federal Aviation Administration said Wednesday that it referred 43 reports to the Federal Bureau of...
Putin’s slow response to Kursk attack could test patience of some of his backers in Russia
A year ago this week, President Vladmir Putin strode onto a stage in the Kursk region to commemorate the 80th anniversary of one of the Soviet army’s proudest moments in World War II. Addressing a rapt audience that included soldiers fresh from fighting in Ukraine, Putin called the decisive victory...
Gilma becomes 2nd hurricane of the eastern Pacific season
MEXICO CITY — Gilma became the second hurricane of this year’s eastern Pacific Ocean season early Wednesday and is forecast to remain away from land. The Category 1 storm was located about 935 miles (1,504 kilometers) west-southwest of the southern tip of the Baja California peninsula of Mexico, according to...
Moscow sees one of Ukraine’s largest drone attacks as fighting rages in Kursk and eastern UkraineVideo
MOSCOW — Moscow came under one of the largest attacks by Ukrainian drones since the start of fighting in 2022, Russian authorities reported Wednesday, saying they destroyed all of those headed toward the country’s capital. The attacks came as Ukrainian forces continue to push into Russia’s western Kursk region. In...
Russia’s top court refuses to release Navalny’s lawyers, pending trial on extremism charges
MOSCOW — Russia’s Supreme Court on Tuesday refused to release three lawyers who once represented Russia’s slain opposition leader, Alexei Navalny, and are now facing charges of extremism. It also refused to transfer their case to a different court, even as the defense alleged a conflict of interest. Vadim Kobzev,...
Hamas pushes back against U.S., says it wants Gaza cease-fire
Hamas said it was “keen” on reaching a cease-fire agreement with Israel, denying what it said were U.S. claims it is stalling negotiations to end the devastating conflict in Gaza. The Iran-backed Palestinian militant group on Tuesday said remarks by U.S. President Joe Biden and his top diplomat, Antony Blinken,...
New Jersey Sen. Bob Menendez will resign from Senate after bribery convictions
TRENTON, N.J. — New Jersey Sen. Bob Menendez is slated to resign by the end of the day Tuesday, about a month after a jury convicted him on federal bribery charges. Menendez signaled his resignation last month in a letter to Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy, who said Friday he’s tapping...
Disney drops bid to have allergy-death lawsuit tossed because plaintiff signed up for Disney+
NEW YORK — Disney is no longer asking a Florida court to dismiss a wrongful death lawsuit on the grounds that the victim’s family had signed up for its streaming service Disney+. The company filed a notice in Orange County court on Tuesday to withdraw the motion, which had drawn...
Army and police missed chances to intervene before Maine mass shootings, final report says
LEWISTON, Maine — Both the Army Reserve and police missed opportunities to intervene in a gunman’s psychiatric crisis and initiate steps to seize weapons from the spiraling reservist responsible for the deadliest shootings in Maine history, according to the final report released Tuesday by a special commission created to investigate...
King Charles III meets with survivors of stabbing rampage that fueled unrest across Britain
LONDON — King Charles III is visiting the seaside town of Southport to meet with survivors of the stabbing rampage that killed three young girls and sparked more than a week of unrest across the U.K. The monarch traveled to the community northwest of Liverpool on Tuesday for a private...
‘Hitting kids should never be allowed’: Illinois bans corporal punishment in all schools
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — This school year, Illinois will become just the fifth state in the nation to prohibit corporal punishment in all schools. Legislation that Gov. JB Pritzker signed into law this month bans physical punishment in private schools while reiterating a prohibition on the practice in public schools implemented...
Massive fire rages for 3rd day at a Russian oil depot targeted in a Ukrainian drone attack
KYIV, Ukraine — Russian authorities struggled Tuesday to put out a massive fire in the southern Rostov region for a third consecutive day after an oil depot was hit by Ukrainian drones, as Kyiv’s forces also pushed into Russia’s Kursk region. The fire at the depot in the town of...
Same-sex couples and LGBTQ+ activists rally in Nepal’s capital during the annual Pride parade
KATHMANDU, Nepal — Hundreds of LGBTQ+ people and their supporters rallied in Nepal’s capital Tuesday during the annual Pride parade, the first since gay couples were able to register same-sex marriages officially in the Himalayan nation following a Supreme Court order in Nov 2023. The annual event brings together the...
Blinken ends latest Mideast visit without a cease-fire, warning ‘time is of the essence’
JERUSALEM — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken ended his ninth visit to the Middle East since the war in Gaza began without securing a cease-fire deal, warning on Tuesday that “time is of the essence” even as Hamas and Israel signaled that challenges remain. After meetings in fellow mediating...
East Palestine residents want more time and information before deciding to accept $600M settlement
Some East Palestine, Ohio, residents want more time and more information before they have to decide by a deadline this week whether to accept their share of a $600 million class-action settlement with Norfolk Southern over last year’s disastrous train derailment. But it’s not clear whether the judge will rule...
Got cold symptoms? Here’s when kids should take a sick day from school
PHOENIX — As schools reopen for another year, they are focused on improving student attendance. But back-to-school is hitting just as covid-19 cases are increasing, raising the question: When is a child too sick for school? School absences surged during the pandemic and have yet to recover. Nearly 1 in...
U.S. intelligence officials: Iran to blame for hacks targeting Trump, Biden-Harris campaigns
WASHINGTON — U.S. intelligence officials said Monday they were confident that Iran was responsible for the hack of Donald Trump’s presidential campaign, casting the cyber intrusion as part of a brazen and broader effort by Tehran to interfere in American politics and undermine faith in democratic institutions. Although the Trump...
Floods from ‘training thunderstorms’ lead to dramatic rescues and 2 deaths in ConnecticutVideo
OXFORD, Conn. — Torrential rains turned streets into raging rivers in parts of Connecticut and New York’s Long Island, trapping people in cars and a restaurant, covering vehicles in mud, and sweeping two women to their deaths, authorities said. Dramatic rescues unfolded as a foot of rain fell on some...
Former U.S. Rep George Santos pleads guilty to wire fraud and identity theft in his federal caseVideo
CENTRAL ISLIP, N.Y. — George Santos, the former New York congressman who spun lies into a brief political career, pleaded guilty Monday to wire fraud and aggravated identity theft, acknowledging that he allowed his ambitions to cloud his judgment. Santos, 36, is likely to spend at least six years in...
Blinken says Israel has accepted U.S.-backed proposal for a cease-fire, calls on Hamas to do sameVideo
TEL AVIV, Israel — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Monday that Israel has accepted a proposal to bridge differences holding up a cease-fire and hostage release in Gaza, and he called on Hamas to do the same, without saying whether it had addressed concerns cited by the militant...
Some protesters tear down security fence as thousands march outside Democratic National Convention
CHICAGO — Dozens of protesters broke through a security fence near the site of the Democratic National Convention on its opening day Monday as thousands took to the streets to voice their opposition to the war in Gaza. Families with babies in strollers, students, elected leaders and others holding signs...
Phil Donahue, whose pioneering daytime talk show launched an indelible TV genre, dead at 88
Phil Donahue, whose pioneering daytime talk show launched an indelible television genre that made household names of Oprah Winfrey, Montel Williams, Ellen DeGeneres and many others, has died. He was 88. NBC’s “Today” show, citing family members, said Donahue died Sunday after a long illness. Dubbed “the king of daytime...
Search continues for British tech magnate and 5 others after luxury superyacht sinks off Sicily
PORTICELLO, Sicily — British tech magnate Mike Lynch and five other people were missing early Monday after their luxury superyacht sank during a freak storm off Sicily, Italy’s civil protection and authorities said. Lynch’s wife and 14 other people survived. Lynch, who was acquitted in June in a big U.S....
Ukrainian officials issue an evacuation order for families with children from the city of Pokrovsk
KYIV, Ukraine — Ukrainian local authorities on Monday ordered families with children to urgently evacuate the eastern city of Pokrovsk. They say Russian forces are advancing so quickly that it is compulsory for families to leave the city and other nearby towns. Russian troops have been pushing toward Pokrovsk for...
