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Mechanics at the Canadian airline WestJet say they are dropping plans to begin a strike now that the airline has agreed to resume negotiations on a new collective-bargaining agreement. Members of the Aircraft Mechanics Fraternal Association…

Pennsylvania’s highest court will decide whether the cash-paying electronic game terminals that are commonplace in convenience stores, bars and elsewhere are unlicensed gambling machines. The state Supreme Court said this week that it will…

A judge has ruled there is sufficient evidence for a Southern California judge to stand trial on a murder charge in the shooting death of his wife. The decision came Thursday after Orange County Superior Court Judge Jeffrey Ferguson's…

The Biden administration is advancing its plan to restrict logging within old-growth forests on federal lands that are increasingly threatened by climate change. A government analysis obtained by The Associated Press shows exceptions will…

Kia Nurse offered words of encouragement to her Los Angeles Sparks teammate Cameron Brink. The veteran guard knows exactly what the rookie is going through, having torn her ACL in 2021. Brink tore the ACL in her left knee in Tuesday’s loss…

Shohei Ohtani and his dog will be featured on his second bobblehead giveaway by the Los Angeles Dodgers. The Japanese two-way superstar is holding his dog, Decoy, while wearing a white home uniform. The base of the bobblehead reads “Shohei…

HARDCOVER FICTION 1. “Swan Song" by Elin Hilderbrand (Little, Brown) 2. “Eruption” by Crichton/Patterson (Little, Brown) 3. “Camino Ghosts” by John Grisham (Doubleday) 4. “The Women” by Kristin Hannah (St. Martin’s) 5. “You Like It Darker”…

Donald Sutherland has died at 88. Sutherland's agents say he died in Miami on Thursday after a long illness. The Canadian actor's career stretched from “M.A.S.H” to “JFK” to “The Hunger Games." He was known for offbeat characters and…

A new professional women's gymnastics league is hoping to give athletes a chance to walk away from the sport on their terms. The Global Impact Gymnastics Alliance plans to begin holding competitions in 2025. Organizers believe interest in…

Matt Grevers had a different perspective on the U.S. Olympic swimming trials this time around. Returning to the pool at age 39, the six-time Olympic medalist competed Thursday in the preliminaries of the 50-meter freestyle without the least…

England was far from convincing in a 1-1 draw with Denmark even if it likely ensured advancing to the round of 16 at the European Championship. Harry Kane gave England another fast start at Euro 2024, scoring it the 18th minute. But the…

The World Health Organization and drugmaker Eli Lilly and Co. are warning patients to be wary of fake versions of weight-loss and diabetes medicines. WHO said Thursday that it has fielded reports of fake semaglutide _ the active ingredient…

Willie Mays may have been baseball’s greatest living Hall of Famer — not just at the time of his death this week, but from the moment he was inducted in 1979. Mays’ combination of hitting, baserunning and defensive brilliance was so…

A minivan carrying 14 puppies hit a utility pole and rolled over in Connecticut. The crash in Woodstock happened at about 6 a.m. Thursday on a rural road. The driver was not seriously hurt, but several dogs were brought to a veterinarian…

More than 1,000 firefighters are taking advantage of the weather to get the upper hand on a pair of fires in New Mexico that killed two people, destroyed hundreds of homes and forced thousands to flee. President Joe Biden issued a disaster…