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Trump sets 25% tariffs on Japan and South Korea, and new import taxes on 12 other nations
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Monday set a 25% tax on goods imported from Japan and South Korea, as well as new tariff rates on a dozen other nations that would go into effect on Aug. 1. Trump provided notice by posting letters on Truth Social that were addressed...
Knicks hire Mike Brown after Eastern finals appearance
NEW YORK — The New York Knicks hired Mike Brown on Monday, turning to the two-time NBA Coach of the Year after firing Tom Thibodeau. The Knicks offered the job to Brown last week and announced Monday that he would be taking over the team that reached the Eastern Conference...
Wegovy and Zepbound prices fall, but access to the obesity drugs still isn’t guaranteed
Prices are falling for the popular obesity treatments Wegovy and Zepbound, but steady access to the drugs remains challenging. The medications still amount to around $500 per month for those without insurance — out of reach for many patients. And even for people with insurance, coverage remains uneven. “The medications...
Pearl Jam drummer Matt Cameron says he’s leaving the band after nearly 30 years
Pearl Jam drummer Matt Cameron said Monday he’s leaving the band after nearly 30 years. The 62-year-old Cameron announced his departure in a social media post. “After 27 fantastic years, I have taken my final steps down the drum riser for the mighty Pearl Jam,” Cameron said. “Much love and...
Less than year from World Cup, U.S. player pool becomes a game of ‘Survivor’Video
Now comes the U.S. national team’s version of “Survivor.” Having expanded his player pool during a CONCACAF Gold Cup that ended with a 2-1 loss to Mexico in Sunday’s final, coach Mauricio Pochettino has eight friendlies left from September through March to evaluate players to pick for the World Cup....
Merlier wins Tour de France 3rd stage; Philipsen abandons
DUNKERQUE, France — Belgian rider Tim Merlier won the crash-marred third stage of the Tour de France in a photo finish, and Mathieu Van der Poel kept the yellow jersey Monday. Defending champion Tadej Pogacar and two-time winner Jonas Vingegaard — the main contenders — finished safely as they rolled...
Defenseman Cam York, Flyers agree to 5-year deal worth $25.75MVideo
Cam York and the Philadelphia Flyers agreed to terms Monday on a five-year contract worth $25.75 million, with re-signing the restricted free-agent defenseman completing perhaps the team’s last important piece of offseason business. York, 25, will count $5.15 million against the salary cap through the 2029-30 NHL season. That price...
3 dead, 10 injured in South Philadelphia shooting and a person is in custody, police say
PHILADELPHIA — Three people were killed and 10 others injured in a shooting early Monday in a South Philadelphia neighborhood, authorities said. The three people who died were adults, and two of the wounded were juveniles, Police Commissioner Kevin Bethel told reporters. The shooting happened shortly before 1 a.m. along...
NASCAR’s 1st in-season tourney adds drama to Cup Series finish in Chicago
CHICAGO — NASCAR’s first in-season tournament hasn’t made much of an impression on its drivers so far. Ty Gibbs said Sunday he didn’t know who his second-round opponent was until after the Cup Series race. That might be about to change. Gibbs is one of eight drivers still in the...
Death toll from Texas flooding over July Fourth weekend surpasses 100Video
KERRVILLE, Texas — The death toll from catastrophic flooding in Texas over the July Fourth weekend surpassed 100 on Monday as search-and-rescue teams continued to wade into swollen rivers and use heavy equipment to untangle trees as part of the massive search for missing people. Authorities overseeing the search for...
Woman at son’s Pennsylvania murder trial recounts finding husband’s decapitated corpse
DOYLESTOWN — The mother of a Pennsylvania man accused of shooting and beheading his father described from the witness stand on Monday that she found Michael F. Mohn’s body in a first-floor bathroom. “I believe I screamed,” Denice Mohn said through tears as Justin D. Mohn’s murder trial began in...
What to know about a potential deal to keep TikTok running in U.S.
Less than a month after extending a deadline to ban TikTok for the third time, President Donald Trump told reporters late Friday night that, “We pretty much have a deal,” on TikTok — but he did not offer details. The details and timing of a potential deal are not clear....
Epstein ‘client list’ doesn’t exist, Justice Department says, walking back theory Pam Bondi had promoted
WASHINGTON — Jeffrey Epstein did not maintain a “client list,” the Justice Department acknowledged Monday as it said no more files related to the wealthy financier’s sex trafficking investigation would be made public despite promises from Attorney General Pam Bondi that had raised the expectations of conservative influencers and conspiracy...
Trump administration will try to deport Abrego Garcia before his trial, Justice Department attorney says
GREENBELT, Md. — The U.S. government would initiate deportation proceedings against Kilmar Abrego Garcia if he’s released from jail before he stands trial on human smuggling charges in Tennessee, a Justice Department attorney told a federal judge Monday in Maryland. The disclosure by U.S. lawyer Jonathan Guynn contradicts statements by...
Novak Djokovic, 18-year-old Mirra Andreeva reach Wimbledon quarters
LONDON — Right before Wimbledon began, Novak Djokovic declared it was the tournament that gave him the best chance to claim an unprecedented 25th Grand Slam singles trophy. Made sense, really, given that he’s won seven titles there already and reached the past six finals. For one uncharacteristically unsteady set...
Troops and federal agents briefly descend on LA’s MacArthur Park in largely immigrant neighborhood
LOS ANGELES — Dozens of federal officers in tactical gear and about 90 members of the California National Guard were deployed for about an hour Monday to a mostly empty park in a Los Angeles neighborhood with a large immigrant population. It wasn’t immediately known if any arrests were made....
Possible sighting of Washington man wanted in the deaths of his 3 daughters prompts search in Idaho
BOISE, Idaho — Federal authorities in Idaho are following up on a possible sighting over the weekend of a Washington state man wanted in connection with the deaths of his three daughters. The U.S. Marshals Service Greater Idaho Fugitive Task Force said it had received a tip Saturday from a...
Trump and Netanyahu may take a victory lap on Iran, but the Gaza war looms over their meeting
TEL AVIV, Israel — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and U.S. President Donald Trump might look to take a victory lap on Monday after their recent joint strikes on Iran, hailed by both as an unmitigated success. But as they meet for the third time this year, the outwardly triumphant...
Russia’s transportation minister found dead in what officials say was an apparent suicide
MOSCOW — Russian’s transport minister was found dead from a gunshot wound in an apparent suicide, investigators said Monday — news that broke hours after the Kremlin announced he had been dismissed by President Vladimir Putin. The Kremlin did not give a reason for the firing of Roman Starovoit, who...
Man with an assault rifle killed after shooting at a Border Patrol facility in Texas
McALLEN, Texas — A man with an assault rifle fired dozens of rounds at federal agents and a U.S. Border Patrol facility in Texas on Monday, injuring a police officer, before authorities shot and killed him. Authorities identified the shooter as Ryan Louis Mosqueda, believed to be 27, who they...
American kids have become increasingly unhealthy over nearly 2 decades, new study finds
The health of U.S. children has deteriorated over the past 17 years, with kids today more likely to have obesity, chronic diseases and mental health problems like depression, a new study says. Much of what researchers found was already known, but the study paints a comprehensive picture by examining various...
Ozzy Osbourne says farewell to live performance with a hometown show for 40,000 fans
LONDON — Hard-rock royalty and some 40,000 fans gathered for an ear-splitting tribute to Ozzy Osbourne at what the heavy metal icon says was his last live performance. The original lineup of Osbourne’s band Black Sabbath performed at Villa Park soccer stadium in their home city of Birmingham, central England,...
Ukraine reports at least 11 dead and over 80 injured in Russian attacks
KYIV, Ukraine — Russian attacks on Ukraine killed at least 11 civilians and injured more than 80 others, including seven children, officials said Monday. Meanwhile, Russia’s transport minister was found dead in what authorities said was an apparent suicide — news that broke hours after the Kremlin announced he had...
Daredevils run with charging bulls at Pamplona’s famous San Fermín festival
PAMPLONA, Spain — Thousands of daredevils ran, skidded and tumbled out of the way of a stampeding group of bulls at the opening run of the San Fermín festival Monday. It was the first of nine morning runs or “encierros” during the famous celebrations held in the northern Spanish city...
Yemen’s Houthi rebels say bulk carrier Magic Seas that they attacked Sunday has sunk
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — A cargo ship attacked by Yemen’s Houthi rebels sank Monday in the Red Sea, the group said, raising new concerns over safety in the waterway crucial to global shipping, as Israel targeted the rebels with airstrikes. The Houthis attacked the Liberian-flagged, Greek-owned bulk carrier Magic...
