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Los Angeles considers stricter limits on homeless camping

Los Angeles considers stricter limits on homeless camping

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles city leaders are poised to pass sweeping restrictions Thursday on one of the nation’s largest homeless populations, making it illegal to pitch tents on many sidewalks, beneath overpasses and near parks.
EXPLAINER: Why Bill Cosby's conviction was overturned

EXPLAINER: Why Bill Cosby's conviction was overturned

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Bill Cosby's sexual assault conviction was thrown out Wednesday by Pennsylvania's highest court in a ruling that swiftly freed the actor from prison more than three years after he was found guilty of drugging and molesting Temple
A traveler's checklist for Thailand's Phuket sandbox program

A traveler's checklist for Thailand's Phuket sandbox program

PHUKET, Thailand (AP) — Starting Thursday, Thailand will welcome back international visitors — as long as they are vaccinated — to its famous southern resort island of Phuket without having to be cooped up in a hotel room for a 14-day quarantine.
To aid island during pandemic, students forgo senior trip

To aid island during pandemic, students forgo senior trip

Students from a Maine island high school have seen the world on senior class trips -- the Eiffel Tower, Iceland’s volcanos, Norway’s fjords, the canals of Italy, the tropical beaches of Panama.
James Franco settles for $2.2M in school sex misconduct suit

James Franco settles for $2.2M in school sex misconduct suit

LOS ANGELES (AP) — James Franco and his co-defendants agreed to pay $2.
Study: Newspaper circulation revenue surpasses advertising

Study: Newspaper circulation revenue surpasses advertising

NEW YORK (AP) — For the first time in 2020, the newspaper industry earned more money from circulation than advertising.
Atlanta mayor: 2 officers ambushed, 1 wounded; suspect dead

Atlanta mayor: 2 officers ambushed, 1 wounded; suspect dead

ATLANTA (AP) — Two police officers responding to reports of gunfire in one of Atlanta's most famous neighborhoods were ambushed Wednesday, leaving one of them shot and wounded and a suspect dead, authorities said.
Bill Cosby freed from prison, his sex conviction overturned

Bill Cosby freed from prison, his sex conviction overturned

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Pennsylvania’s highest court threw out Bill Cosby’s sexual assault conviction and released him from prison Wednesday in a stunning reversal of fortune for the comedian once known as “America’s Dad,” ruling that the prosecutor who
UK Methodist Church votes to allow same-sex marriages

UK Methodist Church votes to allow same-sex marriages

LONDON (AP) — Britain’s Methodist Church announced Wednesday that same-sex couples will be allowed to get married on its premises.
Actor Allison Mack gets 3 years in NXIVM sex-slave case

Actor Allison Mack gets 3 years in NXIVM sex-slave case

NEW YORK (AP) — TV actor Allison Mack, who played a key role in the scandal-ridden, cult-like group NXIVM, was sentenced to three years in prison Wednesday on charges she manipulated women into becoming sex slaves for the group’s spiritual leader.
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