3 hours ago | National Post

A U.S. judge said she is unlikely to quickly release a Massachusetts father and son being held on charges they helped smuggle former Nissan Motor Co chairman Carlos Ghosn out...
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Theme parks in Japan are discouraging screaming on roller coasters to slow coronavirus spread, with one park urging riders to 'Please scream inside your heart'

4 hours ago | Business Insider

Japan's theme parks are urging patrons not to yell on roller coasters to slow the spread of the coronavirus. In a recent video, top executives from one of the country's parks...
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China, Japan hit by devastating floods, mudslides

7 hours ago | Arizona Daily Star

Dozens of people have died in the flooding and millions have been told to leave their homes.
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Carlos Ghosn wired $862K to American who helped him escape, feds say

7 hours ago | New York Post

Fugitive auto tycoon Carlos Ghosn wired nearly $900,000 to one of the Americans accused of aiding his dramatic escape from Japan, the feds said. The former Nissan CEO sent two...
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Feds: Ex-Nissan boss wired money to Mass. man who helped him flee Japan

10 hours ago | WCVB

Carlos Ghosn wired more than $860,000 to a company linked to one of the men accused of helping smuggle him out of Japan in a box last year, prosecutors said in a new court filing.
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Visa Waivers, Vouchers, Flight Discounts and Other Travel Lures

15 hours ago | NY Times

Desperate to revive tourism, countries around the globe are offering incentives to visit - but Americans, barred from most of these destinations, won't be able to take...
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Japan battered by more heavy rain, floods; nearly 60 dead

17 hours ago | Post Gazette | 2 articles

Japan Flooding Deaths Rise to 58, With More Rain on Horizon

17 hours ago | NY Times

Tens of thousands of troops, police officers and other rescue workers have worked their way through mud and debris in the hardest-hit riverside towns to evacuate residents.
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Japan battered by more heavy rain, floods, nearly 60 dead

19 hours ago | ABC News | 2 articles

Pounding rain that already caused deadly floods in southern Japan is moving northeast
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Asian shares mixed as pandemic saps buying momentum

21 hours ago | Boston Herald

By YURI KAGEYAMA TOKYO - Shares were mixed in Asia on Wednesday as uncertainty over the pandemic sapped the buying enthusiasm that has been driving prices higher. The selling...
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Health official says Trump rally in Oklahoma is 'likely' source of virus...

Although masks were provided to rally goers, there was no requirement that participants wear them, and most didn't. Read more ...

Gov. Baker addresses return to classroom in Massachusetts this fall

This comes as President Donald Trump threatened to cut funding to states that don't reopen their schools. Read more ...

'What a hero': Iowa man uses Ring camera to tell family their home was on fire

When the Ware family was gone for the Fourth of July, a fire broke out in their garage. A passerby called 911 and used the Ring security camera to tell the family. Read more ...

Ivy League calls off fall sports, including football, for its 8 schools

The decision affects all sports for the group of schools happening before Jan. 1. Read more ...

Bed Bath & Beyond to close 200 stores over the next two years

The company said it lost 49% of net sales during March, April and May of this year compared to sales last year. Read more ...

SF Lawmaker: CAREN Act 'Is the CAREN We Need'

A San Francisco lawmaker wants to deploy "CAREN" against people making racially motivated calls to 911. Supervisor Shamann Walton introduced the ordinance Wednesday, calling it... Read more ...

Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman, impeachment witness, announces he will retire...

News of Vindman's retirement marks the culmination of a months-long saga dating back to his public impeachment testimony in November. Read more ...

Supreme Court sides with Trump administration in birth control opt-out case

The Supreme Court is siding with the Trump administration in its effort to allow more employers to opt out of providing no-cost birth control to women as required by the... Read more ...

Disney releases coronavirus safety measures as Central Florida parks set to...

Disney theme parks will look different when they reopen this weekend. Read more ...

Chief Justice John Roberts was briefly hospitalized in June after a fall

Chief Justice John Roberts was briefly hospitalized for a night last month after falling while walking near his home, a spokeswoman for the Supreme Court said. Read more ...