EXPLAINER: Surfing, where the playing field is never level
TOKYO — Surfing is as much skill and science as instinct and timing. That begins with learning how to read ocean swells to anticipate...
Dutch data protection authority fines TikTok over privacy
THE HAGUE, Netherlands — The Netherlands' Data Protection Authority said Thursday it has fined TikTok 750,000 euros ($885,000) for not offering a privacy statement...
EXPLAINER: As wildlife smoke spreads, who’s at risk?
BILLINGS, Mont. — Smoke from wildfires in the western U.S. and Canada is blanketing much of the continent, including thousands of miles away on...
St. Jude hits donation milestone to fight childhood cancer
NEW YORK — For St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, even the sky is no longer the limit.
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What is a COVID-19 vaccine ‘breakthrough’ case?
What is a COVID-19 vaccine “breakthrough” case?
It’s when a fully...
Judge: $150M initially for victims in Florida condo collapse
Victims and families who suffered losses in the collapse of a 12-story oceanfront Florida condominium will get a minimum of $150 million in compensation...
Michael Avenatti faces embezzlement trial in California
SANTA ANA, Calif. — Michael Avenatti, the brash lawyer recently sentenced to 2 1/2 years in prison a $25 million extortion case in New...
Mississippi city settles over man’s death in police custody
SOUTHAVEN. Miss. — The family of a Tennessee man who took LSD at a concert and then died after police stunned him and restrained...
Sentencing set for gunman who killed 5 in newsroom attack
ANNAPOLIS, Md. — The gunman found criminally responsible for killing five people at a Maryland newspaper is scheduled to be sentenced in September.
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Indictment: Man who hates women planned shooting at sorority
CLEVELAND — A man who identifies with a group that despises women appeared in federal court in Cincinnati on Wednesday on charges related to...