Offbeat | Comedian posts fake animal facts around Los Angeles Zoo

Visitors to the Los Angeles Zoo may have been greeted by some misinformation recently, courtesy of a comedian who posted fake facts about animals around the zoo. Jeff Wysaski puts up

The Buzz | Philadelphia archbishop: Divorced Catholics must avoid sex

The leader of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Philadelphia says divorced and remarried parishioners should abstain from sex and live “like brother and sister” if they want to receive Holy

Pamplona erupts with start of Spain’s Fermin bull-run fiesta

Thousands of people erupted in party mood yesterday, dousing each other with wine and singing and dancing in the streets of this northern Spanish city to celebrate the start of

World Briefs

CHINA-UN A U.N. panel says China has arbitrarily detained an American woman in violation of international human rights norms, bringing her case back into public attention ahead of a visit

Space odyssey | Jupiter has new visitor – a solar-powered spacecraft

Soaring over Jupiter’s poles, a NASA spacecraft arrived at the solar system’s largest planet on a mission to peek behind the cloud tops. The final leg of the five-year voyage ended yesterday

Israel | El Al flight lands safely in Tel Aviv after bomb threat

An El Al flight from New York that was escorted yesterday by military jets in Europe following a bomb threat landed safely in Israel. El Al President David Maimon said Flight

USA | Too dangerous to talk? Some cities explore 911 texting

With gunshots ringing out just feet away, Eddie Justice hid in a bathroom in the Pulse nightclub in Orlando, Florida, and frantically texted his mother for help. “Call police,” he wrote.

This Day in History | 1997 Mars buggy starts exploring Red Planet

Nasa scientists have freed a robot from the space probe Mars Pathfinder, allowing it to begin its exploration of the Red Planet at last. The rover, known as Sojourner, has been

Offbeat | The Swiss army battles its latest foe: bedbugs in dorms

The Swiss army is working hard to fend off its latest foe: bedbugs. The defense department said this week that a parents’ day event planned for July 16 is being cancelled

The Buzz | Jamie Foxx & Andy Cohen to play in MLB celeb softball game

Jamie Foxx and Andy Cohen are joining J.K. Simmons and Pete Wentz to play in the 2016 MLB All-Star Legends and Celebrity Softball Game. New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees, Olympic

World Briefs

CHINA-ITALY Silvio Berlusconi’s long quest to find a new owner for his soccer club AC Milan appears to be close to a conclusion with the former Italian prime minister saying

Japan, US agree to narrow definition of workers on US bases

Japan and the U.S. announced yesterday that they will reduce the number of civilians working on American military bases who receive immunity from Japanese prosecution, a step toward addressing outrage

El Salvador | Deadliest nation in 2015, sees lull in violence

After becoming the world’s murder capital last year and posting an equally bloody start to 2016, this violence-torn Central American nation has seen its monthly homicide rate fall by about

Iraq | Death toll from IS-claimed bombing climbs to 142

Iraqi authorities yesterday raised the death toll to 142 from Sunday’s devastating truck bombing at a bustling Baghdad commercial street as Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi ordered new security measures in the

This Day in History | 1954 BBC launches daily TV news

The BBC has broadcast its first daily television news programme. The 20-minute bulletin was read by Richard Baker and was introduced as an “Illustrated summary of the news... Followed by the

Offbeat | Behind famed hot dog contest, a whopper of a legend

Nathan’s Famous may be in the hot dog business, but for decades they’ve been peddling a whopper. Showmen behind Nathan’s annual Fourth of July hot dog eating contest have long claimed

World Briefs

JAPAN Japanese police arrest an American serviceman for alleged drunken driving on Okinawa, days after the lifting of an off-base drinking ban imposed after other alcohol offenses and the arrest

The Buzz | Trump Taj Mahal workers: Strike fights owner’s ‘tyranny’

Striking Atlantic City casino workers are using the Fourth of July holiday to highlight their struggle against billionaire Carl Icahn, who owns the Trump Taj Mahal casino. Customers have been crossing

First six months of 2016 hottest ever recorded in New Zealand

Ski fields are struggling to open and winter electricity consumption is down in New Zealand after the first six months of 2016 proved to be the hottest start to a

France eyes prospects to pressure Britain over migrants

Concern about immigration and a wish for stricter border controls were important factors in Britain’s vote to leave the European Union last week. But the mayor of Calais in northern France

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