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DeSantis' retaliation against Disney hurts Florida, former governors and lawmakers say

DeSantis' retaliation against Disney hurts Florida, former governors and lawmakers say

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Saying Gov.
Justice Fund's Yonis Hassan & Noah “40” Shebib on making Toronto safer for youth

Justice Fund's Yonis Hassan & Noah “40” Shebib on making Toronto safer for youth

TORONTO — A Toronto-based non-profit with connections to Drake’s record label is partnering with several major city organizations -- including the local school board and public transit operator -- to address youth safety issues.
'Adult field trip': Program teaches young people about reconciliation, climate change

'Adult field trip': Program teaches young people about reconciliation, climate change

CALGARY — Cole Flanagan says he can't stop talking about his experience in the Canadian Rockies earlier this summer — and it wasn't just about having mountain adventures.
Crammed with tourists, Alaska's capital wonders what will happen as its magnificent glacier recedes

Crammed with tourists, Alaska's capital wonders what will happen as its magnificent glacier recedes

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Thousands of tourists spill onto a boardwalk in Alaska’s capital city every day from cruise ships towering over downtown.
Ukrainians move to North Dakota for oil field jobs to help families facing war back home

Ukrainians move to North Dakota for oil field jobs to help families facing war back home

DICKINSON, N.D. (AP) — Maksym Bunchukov remembers hearing rockets explode in Zaporizhzhia as the war in Ukraine began. “It was terrible,” he said. He and his wife sent their adult daughter west to Lviv for safety and joined her later with their pets.
New York City high school student charged with hate-motivated murder in killing of gay dancer

New York City high school student charged with hate-motivated murder in killing of gay dancer

NEW YORK (AP) — Police have arrested a 17-year-old high school student on a hate-motivated murder charge in the fatal stabbing of a professional dancer during an altercation between two groups of friends at a New York City gas station last weekend.
'Monster hunters' wanted in new search for the mythical Loch Ness beast

'Monster hunters' wanted in new search for the mythical Loch Ness beast

LONDON (AP) — The Loch Ness Centre in Scotland is calling for “budding monster hunters” and volunteers to join in what it dubs the largest search for the Loch Ness Monster since the 1970s.
Opera singer David Daniels and his husband plead guilty to sexual assault

Opera singer David Daniels and his husband plead guilty to sexual assault

HOUSTON (AP) — Renowned opera singer David Daniels and his husband have pleaded guilty to sexually assaulting another singer in Houston.
Driver says he considered Treat Williams a friend and charges in crash are not warranted

Driver says he considered Treat Williams a friend and charges in crash are not warranted

DORSET, Vt. (AP) — A driver accused of causing a crash that killed Treat Williams knew the actor and considered him a friend but denied wrongdoing and said charges are not warranted.
Heat and wildfires put southern Europe's vital tourism earnings at risk

Heat and wildfires put southern Europe's vital tourism earnings at risk

RHODES, Greece (AP) — Tourists at a seaside hotel on the Greek island of Rhodes snatched up pails of pool water and damp towels as flames approached, rushing to help staffers and locals extinguish one of the wildfires threatening Mediterranean locale
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