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By The Associated Press Apple Store employees vote to authorize strike over working conditions TOWSON, Md. | Workers at the first Apple Store to unionize have now also authorized a first strike against the tech giant’s retail operations. A statement from the union representing the workers at a store in Towson, Maryland says they voted

By NewsPress Now Zhang rallies late to beat Sagstrom in Founders Cup CLIFTON, N.J. | Rose Zhang won the Cognizant Founders Cup on Sunday to end Nelly Korda’s record-tying LPGA Tour winning streak, rallying to beat Madelene Sagstrom by two strokes. Zhang birdied four of the final five holes to overcome a three-shot deficit in

By NewsPress Now TikTok to start labeling AI-generated content TikTok will begin labeling content created using artificial intelligence when it’s been uploaded from outside its own platform in an attempt to combat misinformation. “AI enables incredible creative opportunities, but can confuse or mislead viewers if they don’t know content was AI-generated,” the company said in

By The Associated Press Boeing 737 catches fire, skids off the runway at Senegal airport DAKAR, Senegal | Senegal’s transport minister says a Boeing 737 plane carrying 85 people caught fire and skidded off a runway at an airport near the country’s capital, Dakar, and that 10 people were injured. The minister says the Air

By NewsPress Now Bucks’ Patrick Beverley suspended four games without pay MILWAUKEE | Milwaukee Bucks guard Patrick Beverley was suspended by the NBA on Thursday for four games without pay to begin next season for his actions during and after the final game of an Eastern Conference first-round playoff series with the Indiana Pacers. The

By The Associated Press Florida deputy announced himself prior to shooting FORT WALTON BEACH, Fla. | Police body camera video shows a Florida sheriff’s deputy announced himself as law enforcement just before fatally shooting a Black U.S. Air Force airman in his apartment. Okaloosa County Sheriff Eric Aden showed police body camera video of the

By NewsPress Now Ippei Mizuhara, ex-interpreter for Shohei Ohtani, will plead guilty LOS ANGELES | The former interpreter for Los Angeles Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani has agreed to plead guilty to bank and tax fraud in a sports betting case in which prosecutors allege he stole nearly $17 million from the Japanese baseball player to

By The Associated Press AstraZeneca pulls its COVID vaccine from European market LONDON | The pharma giant AstraZeneca has requested that the European authorization for its COVID-19 vaccine be pulled, according to the EU medicines regulator. In an update on the European Medicines Agency’s website Wednesday, the regulator said that the approval for AstraZeneca’s Vaxzevria

By NewsPress Now Rudy Gobert wins record-tying fourth Defensive Player of the Year award Rudy Gobert made some history. Victor Wembanyama nearly did. Gobert, the Minnesota center, was announced Tuesday as the NBA’s Defensive Player of the Year for a record-tying fourth time — joining Basketball Hall of Fame inductees Dikembe Mutombo and Ben Wallace.

By The Associated Press Instacart partners with Uber Eats to offer restaurant deliveries Instacart is partnering with Uber Eats to offer restaurant deliveries to its customers. The San Francisco-based grocery delivery company said Tuesday that its U.S. shoppers will see a “Restaurants” tab in the company’s app in the coming weeks. Restaurant orders will be

By Associated Press May 10 In 1775, Ethan Allen and his Green Mountain Boys, along with Col. Benedict Arnold, captured the British-held fortress at Ticonderoga, New York. In 1818, American patriot Paul Revere, 83, died in Boston. In 1865, Confederate President Jefferson Davis was captured by Union forces in Irwinville, Georgia. In 1869, a golden

By NewsPress Now Spurs’ Victor Wembanyama named NBA Rookie of the Year Victor Wembanyama had a year like no rookie in NBA history. Others scored more points, others grabbed more rebounds, others had more blocks, others made more steals. But never had there been a player who, in Year 1 of his career, posted all

By The Associated Press Redfin agrees to pay $9.25M to settle lawsuits Redfin has agreed to pay $9.25 million to settle federal lawsuits that claim U.S. homeowners were saddled with artificially inflated broker commissions when they sold their home as a result of longstanding real estate industry practices. The Seattle-based online brokerage and real estate

By The Associated Press Child dies in Texas after being swept away in floodwaters HOUSTON | Storms in Texas brought additional rain Sunday to the already saturated Houston area where hundreds of people have been rescued from flooded homes and roads, while to the north in the Fort Worth area, a child died after being

By NewsPress Now Donovan Mitchell leads Cavaliers past Magic CLEVELAND | Donovan Mitchell scored 39 points, Caris LeVert added 15 and the Cleveland Cavaliers avoided a potentially franchise-shifting loss by rallying for a 106-94 win over the Orlando Magic on Sunday in Game 7 to advance in the Eastern Conference playoffs. The Cavs trailed by

By NewsPress Now J&J subsidiary proposes paying about $6.48B over 25 years A subsidiary of Johnson & Johnson is now proposing to pay approximately $6.48 billion over 25 years as part of a settlement in the U.S. to cover allegations that its baby powder containing talc caused ovarian cancer. The lawsuits filed against J&J had

By NewsPress Now Brittney Griner says she thought about killing herself in Russian jail PHOENIX | WNBA star Brittney Griner said she thought about killing herself during her first few weeks in a Russian jail after her 2022 arrest on drug-related charges. Griner spoke for the first time about her monthslong detention in Russia during

By The Associated Press Biden meets for hours with families of officers CHARLOTTE, N.C. | President Joe Biden detoured to Charlotte on Thursday to meet the families of law enforcement officers shot to death on the job, just a week after he sat down with the grieving relatives of two cops killed in upstate New

By The Associated Press Former Art Institutes students approved for $6B in loan cancellation WASHINGTON | The Biden administration says it’ll cancel $6 billion in student loans for people who attended the Art Institutes, a system of for-profit colleges that closed the last of its campuses in 2023 amid accusations of fraud. The Education Department

By NewsPress Now Brewers’ Uribe, others suspended for brawl MILWAUKEE | Milwaukee reliever Abner Uribe was suspended for six games and starter Freddy Peralta for five on Wednesday for their roles in a brawl during a Brewers’ game against the Tampa Bay Rays. Rays outfielder Jose Siri was suspended for three games, a penalty later

By The Associated Press Ford recalls Maverick pickups in U.S. DEARBORN, Mich. | Ford is recalling nearly 243,000 Maverick small pickup trucks in the U.S. because the tail lights may not illuminate. The company says a computer can falsely detect too much current on one or both of the lights, causing them to stay dark