Apple has reached its first-ever union contract with store employees in Maryland
Apple has reached a tentative collective bargaining contract with the first unionized company store in the country. The International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers’ Coalition of Organized Retail Employees announced Friday evening that it struck a three-year deal with the company on behalf of workers at a Maryland store. The agreement must be approved by roughly 85 employees at the store, which is located in the Baltimore suburb of Towson. A vote is scheduled for Aug. 6.
Marvel’s new ‘Avengers’ films will star Harrison Ford and Robert Downey Jr. — as a villain
SAN DIEGO (AP) — Marvel Studios kicked off its return to San Diego Comic-Con with dancing Deadpool variants and a choir for a panel that included news about the next two “Avengers” films and surprise guests, including Harrison Ford. Among the surprises announced Saturday: Robert Downey Jr. would return to Marvel’s films, but not as Iron Man. He’ll play the villain Victor Von Doom, or Doctor Doom, in one of the upcoming “Avengers” movies. Marvel Studios President Kevin Feige says that due to this weekend’s success of “Deadpool & Wolverine,” the sprawling Marvel Cinematic Universe had now topped $30 billion in box-office earnings.
Wreckage of schooner that sank in 1893 found in Lake Michigan
ALGOMA, Wis. (AP) — Marine archaeologists have discovered the wreckage of a schooner that sank in Lake Michigan in the late 1800s. The Wisconsin Underwater Archaeology Association announced this month that its searchers found the Margaret A. Muir in 50 feet (15.2 meters) of water off Algoma, Wisconsin, on May 12. The Muir was a 130-foot (39.6 meters), three-masted schooner that was built in 1872. The ship was en route from Bay City, Michigan, to South Chicago, Illinois, with a cargo of bulk salt when it sank during a storm on Sept. 30, 1893. According to the association, the crew made it to shore in a lifeboat but Captain David Clow’s dog went down with the ship.
Justin Timberlake’s lawyer says pop singer wasn’t intoxicated, argues DUI charges should be dropped
Justin Timberlake’s lawyer says the pop singer wasn’t intoxicated during a traffic stop last month. Lawyer Edward Burke is seeking to get Timberlake’s drunken driving charge in New York’s Hamptons dismissed. Burke also said Friday there were errors in the documents submitted by police following the pop star’s arrest last month. But a Sag Harbor Village Justice Court judge ordered Timberlake to be re-arraigned Aug. 2 with the corrected paperwork. The former NSYNC member will appear virtually for the proceeding. He didn’t attend Friday’s hearing. The Suffolk County District Attorney’s office described the paperwork issue as a “ministerial error” that doesn’t change the facts of the case.
Kevin Spacey’s waterfront Baltimore condo sold at auction after foreclosure
BALTIMORE (AP) — Kevin Spacey’s $5.6 million waterfront condominium in Baltimore has been sold at auction amid the disgraced actor’s financial struggles following a slew of sexual misconduct allegations. Spacey moved to the Baltimore area when he started shooting the political thriller “House of Cards” there in 2012. His luxury condo sold Thursday morning for $3.24 million, according to the auctioneer. The Baltimore Sun reports that the winning bidder was acting as proxy for a real estate developer and local businessman whose identity hasn’t been disclosed. A London jury acquitted Spacey on sexual assault charges last summer stemming from allegations by four men dating back 20 years.
A missing 12-year-old Georgia girl is found in Ohio after her community galvanized to locate her
ATLANTA (AP) — A 12-year-old girl whose disappearance galvanized a Georgia community has been found in Ohio. Hall County Sheriff Gerald Couch says Maria Gomez-Perez was found Thursday in Dover, Ohio. She was in the company of a Guatemalan man who is now jailed. Gomez-Perez was last seen at her father’s home on May 29 in Gainesville, Georgia. Her disappearance sparked a huge search. Local authorities and businesses offered a $20,000 reward. Couch says investigators found Gomez-Perez had been communicating online with men and saying she wanted to leave home. He says investigators believe Antonio Augustin drove to Georgia, picked up Gomez-Perez, and drove her back to Augustin’s home in Dover. Couch says he regards Gomez-Perez as the victim.
Former Chiefs lineman Isaiah Buggs sentenced to hard labor in Alabama on animal cruelty charges
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) — Former Kansas City Chiefs defensive lineman Isaiah Buggs has been convicted on two counts of misdemeanor animal cruelty charges. Tuscaloosa County District Judge Joanne Jannik sentenced Buggs to a year of hard labor, ordering him to serve 60 days. The rest would be suspended for two years pending Buggs’ behavior. The 27-year-old Buggs also is not allowed to have or be around firearms or own dogs or cats. The Chiefs released the former Alabama player on June 24, eight days after he was arrested on a charge of domestic violence/burglary.
Sunken treasure: Is the champagne nestled in a 19th-century shipwreck still fit for a toast?
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — A team of Polish divers has discovered the wreckage of an old sailing ship loaded “to the brim” with luxury goods including porcelain items and about 100 bottles of Champagne and mineral water off the Swedish coast. They believe the precious goods could have been on the way to the royal table in Stockholm or the Russian tsar’s residence in St. Petersburg when the ship sank sometime in the second half of the 19th century. The private Baltictech group of divers, which searches for shipwrecks on the Baltic seabed, made the discovery on July 11. They have notified Swedish authorities and underwater search experts to determine the next steps in exploring the wreck.
Rescued walrus calf ‘sassy’ and alert after seemingly being left by her herd in Alaska
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — A walrus calf seemingly left behind by her herd near Alaska’s northernmost city is receiving treatment at a nonprofit wildlife response center hundreds of miles away. Alaska SeaLife Center spokesperson Kaiti Grant said Thursday that the nearly 165-pound Pacific walrus arrived at the center in Seward late Monday after being rescued in Utqiagvik. An initial exam indicated the calf was malnourished and dehydrated. Grant says the calf is alert and “sassy” as she receives care. Little is known of the circumstances that caused her to be left alone.
They expected an Olympic boon. But some Paris businesses are experiencing a bust
PARIS (AP) — Small business owners in Paris expected a boon in visitors once the Olympics arrived. Instead, some, particularly in heavily touristed areas in central Paris, say they’re experiencing a bust. Because of major security restrictions on movement in the French capital, tourists are having trouble getting around and in some cases, staying put. Many bustling shops, cafes and bars say they’re getting much less business as a result. Other factors: Some would-be tourists have avoided traveling to Paris altogether during the Games, dissuaded by high prices or the crowds. And Parisians have been leaving on their usual summer exodus.
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