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4h ago

Aspen Ideas Festival live updates: Leaders discuss America’s gun problem

The latest news on the 2023 Aspen Ideas Festival. Follow live updates on who is speaking, what topics are discussed and what advice leaders have to share.
Attendees end their day on the Aspen Institute campus with a stroll through the meadow at Aspen Ideas Festival in Aspen, Colo. on Tuesday, June 27, 2023.
Attendees end their day on the Aspen Institute campus with a stroll through the meadow at Aspen Ideas Festival in Aspen, Colo. on Tuesday, June 27, 2023.

Kevin Spacey appears in London court to faces sexual assault charges

Spacey, 63, has denied allegations of offenses alleged to have taken place between 2001 and 2013.
Spacey is going on trial on charges he sexually assaulted four men as long as two decades ago. The double-Oscar winner faces a dozen charges as his trial begins Wednesday at Southwark Crown Court.
Spacey is going on trial on charges he sexually assaulted four men as long as two decades ago. The double-Oscar winner faces a dozen charges as his trial begins Wednesday at Southwark Crown Court.
5h ago

Over half of Americans have faced online hate, survey finds

More than 75% of transgender respondents reported facing online harassment and hate during their lifetime.
rans rights protesters stand outside of Boston Childrens Hospital, in Boston
rans rights protesters stand outside of Boston Childrens Hospital, in Boston

Mortgage demand grows, driven by sales of new homes

Applications for a mortgage to purchase a home also climbed 3% for the week and were 21% lower year over year.
A house for sale on March 22, 2023 in San Anselmo, Calif.
A house for sale on March 22, 2023 in San Anselmo, Calif.
6h ago

Bodycam video shows police rescuing toddler from mom during attempted drowning

The 2-year-old girl, who also had stab wounds in her chest and throat, coughed up water and began breathing after officers gave her CPR, according to authorities.
Police investigate after a mother was found to be holding her 2-year-old daughter underwater in a bathtub, in Albion, Mich., on June 24, 2023.
Police investigate after a mother was found to be holding her 2-year-old daughter underwater in a bathtub, in Albion, Mich., on June 24, 2023.

Arizona governor's executive actions ban conversion therapy, allow trans health care

Under one of the actions, state employee health insurance plans can no longer list gender-affirming surgery as ineligible for coverage.
Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs in Phoenix on Jan. 9, 2023.
Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs in Phoenix on Jan. 9, 2023.
12h ago

U.S. should apologize to Guantanamo Bay inmates for 'inhuman' treatment, U.N. expert says

“Closure of the facility remains a priority,” Fionnuala Ní Aoláin said after the first official visit by a U.N. investigator.
U.S. should apologize to Guantanamo Bay inmates for 'inhuman' treatment, U.N. expert says after historic visit
U.S. should apologize to Guantanamo Bay inmates for 'inhuman' treatment, U.N. expert says after historic visit

Poor air quality expected to linger 'the next few days' in the northern U.S.

Smoke from ongoing wildfires in Canada is creating unhealthy haze across the Midwest.
A person rides a bicycle along the shore of Lake Michigan as the downtown skyline is blanketed in haze from Canadian wildfires Tuesday, June 27, 2023, in Chicago.
A person rides a bicycle along the shore of Lake Michigan as the downtown skyline is blanketed in haze from Canadian wildfires Tuesday, June 27, 2023, in Chicago.
15h ago

Ex-police chief sentenced to multiple life terms in Maryland revenge arson case

Among the victims were two chiropractors, a city official and three former law enforcement officials, including a former police chief.
Image: Surveillance video of arsonist
Image: Surveillance video of arsonist
16h ago

Florida man won't face charges for firing on pool cleaner he thought was intruder

The Pinellas County sheriff said the shooting with the high-capacity weapon was “lawful but awful.”
Police respond to a shooting at a home in Pinellas County, Fla., on June 25, 2023.
Police respond to a shooting at a home in Pinellas County, Fla., on June 25, 2023.
17h ago

Ex-NFL player Ryan Mallett dies in apparent drowning at Florida beach

Mallett coached his high school football team in Arkansas after a career that included stints with the New England Patriots, the Baltimore Ravens and the Houston Texans.
Baltimore Ravens' quarterback Ryan Mallett warms up before an NFL preseason football game against the Carolina Panthers, Thursday, Aug. 11, 2016, in Baltimore.
Baltimore Ravens' quarterback Ryan Mallett warms up before an NFL preseason football game against the Carolina Panthers, Thursday, Aug. 11, 2016, in Baltimore.