Coroner: Aaron Carter drowned in tub due to drug, inhalant
By ANDREW DALTON AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Singer and rapper Aaron Carter accidentally drowned in his bathtub due to sedatives he'd taken and gas used in spray cleaners he…
Judge says Alec Baldwin settlement in fatal shooting sealed
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — A judge has agreed to seal from public view the terms of a proposed settlement agreement that benefits the son of slain cinematographer Halyna Hutchins, in a wrongful death lawsuit against actor Alec Baldwin and…
The Five Hidden Dangers of Roblox All Parents Need To Be Aware Of
Jake Valentine | Wealth of Geeks Roblox is the most popular game in the world for children ages 5 through 12. As of August 2020, Robolox had over 164 million monthly active users. Around half of them are American children…
Secret Chinese police outpost revealed in NY; 2 men arrested
By LARRY NEUMEISTER and ERIC TUCKER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Two men have been arrested on charges that they helped establish a secret police outpost in New York City on behalf of the Chinese government, and more than…
Biden says he's expanding some migrants' health care access
By ZEKE MILLER, AMANDA SEITZ and MICHAEL BALSAMO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden announced Thursday that hundreds of thousands of immigrants brought to the U.S. illegally as children will be able to apply for Medicaid and the…
Tech consultant charged in killing of Cash App founder Lee
By OLGA R. RODRIGUEZ and JANIE HAR Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A tech consultant was arrested and charged with murder Thursday in the stabbing death of the gregarious and popular Cash App founder Bob Lee last week in…
Update: Bell was formerly missing, but is now safe
UPDATE: Daytona Beach Police confirmed that they are in contact with Bell and that he is safe. PREVIOUSLY: DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Jared “Drake” Bell, an actor best known as a…
Poll: Among U.S. Latinos, Catholicism still largest faith
By LUIS ANDRES HENAO Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Catholics remain the largest religious group among Latinos in the United States, but the number of Latinos who identify as religiously unaffiliated continues to grow. Those are among the key…
Trump will answer questions in NY fraud lawsuit, lawyer says
By MICHAEL R. SISAK ASSOCIATED PRESS NEW YORK (AP) — Former President Donald Trump arrived at the offices of New York's attorney general Thursday for his second deposition in a legal battle over his company's business practices, with his lawyer…
Court preserves access to abortion pill but tightens rules
By PAUL J. WEBER and JESSICA GRESKO Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A federal appeals court ruled that the abortion pill mifepristone can still be used for now but reduced the period of pregnancy when the drug can be…
Judge blocks rules intended to protect nation's waterways
By SCOTT McFETRIDGE Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A federal judge on Wednesday temporarily blocked a federal rule in 24 states that is intended to protect thousands of small streams, wetlands and other waterways throughout the nation. U.S.…
Fed up by LA pothole, Arnold Schwarzenegger fills it himself
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Fed up by an enormous pothole in his Los Angeles neighborhood, Arnold Schwarzenegger picked up a shovel and filled it himself. The actor and former California governor tweeted a video Tuesday of him and a helper…
SAFE School Act introduced to U.S. House and Senate
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Representative Chuck Fleischmann introduced the Securing Aid For Every School Act (SAFE School Act) to the House on Tuesday. The SAFE School Act is a $900 million program meant to make schools safer across the country.…
Small business owners feel the credit crunch
By MAE ANDERSON and ANNE D'INNOCENZIO AP Business Writers NEW YORK (AP) — When Nat West, owner of cider-making company Reverend Nat’s Hard Cider, decided to supplement his wholesale business by opening a taproom in a bustling neighborhood in Portland,…
Louisville bank employee livestreamed attack that killed 4
By DYLAN LOVAN and CLAIRE GALOFARO Associated Press LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — A Louisville bank employee armed with a rifle opened fire at his workplace Monday morning, killing four people — including a close friend of Kentucky's governor — while…
‘The Super Mario Bros. Movie’ is a box office smash
By LINDSEY BAHR AP Film Writer Audiences said let’s go to the movie theater for “The Super Mario Bros. Movie” this weekend. The animated offering from Universal and Illumination powered up with $204.6 million…
Colorado trans teen arrested for planning school shootings
COLORADO (WDEF) -- Officers arrested a transgender teen in Colorado for planning school and church shootings. This comes just days after the Nashville Covenant School shooting. Law enforcement officials arrested 19-year-old William Whitworth, who wishes to identify as Lilly. Officers…
States consider banning cosmetics containing PFAS
By LISA RATHKE Associated Press A growing number of state legislatures are considering bans on cosmetics and other consumer products that contain a group of synthetic, potentially harmful chemicals known as PFAS. In Vermont, the state Senate gave final approval…
Report: Russia charges Journal reporter with espionage
MOSCOW (AP) — Jailed Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich has been charged with espionage in Russia and has entered a formal denial, two Russian news agencies reported Friday. The state news agency Tass and the Interfax news agency said…
Save the date: One year until total solar eclipse sweeps US
By MADDIE BURAKOFF AP Science Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Dust off your eclipse glasses: It’s only a year until a total solar eclipse sweeps across North America. On April 8, 2024, the moon will cast its shadow across a…
Fentanyl caused ‘Gangsta’s Paradise’ rapper Coolio's death
LOS ANGELES (AP) — “Gangsta’s Paradise” rapper Coolio suffered an accidental death from the effects of fentanyl, heroin and methamphetamine last year, the Los Angeles County coroner's office reported Thursday. The county agency also cited cardiomyopathy, a disease that makes…
California lawmaker wants Peeps to change its ingredients
By HAVEN DALEY and ADAM BEAM Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — This Easter, Americans will devour more than 1 billion Peeps — those radiant marshmallow chicks whose appearance on store shelves each year is as much a herald of…
Tennessee House declines to expel 2nd Dem for gun protest
By KIMBERLEE KRUESI and JONATHAN MATTISE Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee’s GOP-dominated House declined to expel the second of three Democratic members for her role in a demonstration in favor of gun control following the Nashville school shooting.…
Israel begins airstrikes in Gaza following rocket fire
By ISABEL DEBRE and SAM McNEIL Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — The Israeli military says it has struck targets in the Gaza Strip following a day of rocket fire from the Palestinian territory and from Lebanon. A pair of explosions…