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As US stock market hits new highs, 2 of 3 Americans are cutting back on spending, survey shows WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. consumer confidence declined slightly this month as gas prices stayed high and inflation remained elevated, a sharp contrast to soaring stock prices that have neared record levels. The Conference Board’s consumer confidence index on Tuesday slipped 0.7 points to 93.1 in May, the first decline after three months […]

A battle between two of UFC’s top 10 lightweights has been added to UFC 329: McGregor vs. Holloway 2 as No. 5 Benoit Saint Denis will go up against No. 6 Paddy Pimblett on July 11 in Las Vegas. Nicknamed the God of War, Saint Denis, 30, is 17-3 with six knockouts. Fighting out of Paris, Saint Denis has won four matches in a row and scored a second-round TKO […]

By Kevin Buckland TOKYO, May 27 (Reuters) – The yen hovered close to its May low versus the U.S. dollar on Wednesday, near levels that spurred Japanese currency intervention in recent weeks, as traders weighed the risks of a renewed flare-up in the Iran war. The Australian dollar hovered near its highest since May 15 ahead of consumer price data that could alter the outlook for interest rates, following weaker-than-expected […]

GARDEN GROVE, Calif. (AP) — About 16,000 people remain under evacuation orders in Southern California as an overheated chemical tank still poses a risk to homes closest to the site, and officials Tuesday gave no word yet on when they might be able to return home. The crisis forced 50,000 people to evacuate in and around the Orange County city of Garden Grove last week. A crack that formed by chance on […]

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — The head of Puerto Rico ’s key economic development agency announced his resignation on Tuesday as he criticized the U.S. territory’s administration of Jenniffer González, accusing it of interfering in the department’s work. The departure of Sebastián Negrón Reichard from the powerful Department of Economic Development and Commerce comes at a critical moment for Puerto Rico as it seeks to revive its economy and […]

CUPERTINO, Calif. (AP) — Clarence B. Jones, a former speechwriter and confidante of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. who helped pen his famous “I Have A Dream” speech, has died. He was 95. Jones died Friday at a senior living community in the San Francisco Bay Area suburb of Cupertino, according to a statement released by the family, who was at his side. “Our father lived a life […]

Green Bay Packers star running back Josh Jacobs was arrested on Tuesday on five charges, including three forms of domestic abuse, and booked into Brown County Jail in Green Bay, according to the Hobart/Lawrence (Wis.) Police Department. Jacobs, 28, faces domestic abuse charges of battery, criminal damage to property and disorderly conduct, as well as intimidation of a victim and felony strangulation and suffocation. On Saturday at approximately 8:37 a.m., […]

By Stephen Nellis SAN FRANCISCO, May 26 (Reuters) – Apple and Alphabet’s Google on Tuesday pushed to amend an online safety bill working its way through Canada’s parliament to add judicial oversight to what the firms described as a potential for secret orders to break the encryption of their software and devices. Bill C-22 was proposed by Canada’s ruling Liberal Party and is being debated in the House of Commons. The […]

The NCAA denied Brendan Sorsby’s request for reinstatement on Tuesday, with Texas Tech’s president vowing to appeal on behalf of the quarterback. Sorsby had been declared ineligible after investigations had found he’d made thousands of dollars of bets on a variety of sports via gambling apps, violating NCAA policy. In filing an injunction against the NCAA last week, Sorsby admitted to making the bets, including one in favor of Indiana […]