Possible Ban of Russia from Paris 2024 Olympics
PARIS (AP) - According to the Associated Press, Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo says no Russian team should not be allowed to compete at the Paris Olympics next…
Race to find survivors as quake aid pours into Turkey, Syria
By MEHMET GUZEL, GHAITH ALSAYED and SUZAN FRASER Associated Press NURDAGI, Turkey (AP) - Search teams and emergency aid from around the world are pouring into Turkey and Syria as rescuers working in freezing temperatures dig through the remains of…
AMC to charge more for good seats in movie theaters
By JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) - Middle seats at many U.S. movie theaters just got more expensive. AMC Theaters is the nation’s largest movie theater chain and on Monday, it unveiled a new pricing scheme in…
Jupiter's moon count jumps to 92, most in solar system
By MARCIA DUNN AP Aerospace Writer CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - Astronomers have discovered 12 new moons around Jupiter, putting the total count at a record-breaking 92. That's more than any other planet in our solar system. Saturn, the one-time…
NY man pleads guilty to threatening Rep. Greene of Georgia
SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) - Federal prosecutors say a New York man has pleaded guilty to making threatening phone calls to Republican Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia. The U.S. attorney's office in Syracuse says 51-year-old Joseph Morelli pleaded guilty on…
Phil’s Groundhog Day prediction: 6 more weeks of winter
Phil’s Groundhog Day prediction: 6 more weeks of winter PUNXSUTAWNEY, Pa. (AP) - A furry critter in a western Pennsylvania town has predicted six more weeks of winter during an annual Groundhog Day celebration. People gathered Thursday at Gobbler’s…
Tom Brady retires at 45, insisting this time it's 'for good'
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) - Tom Brady has announced his retirement. Brady won a record seven Super Bowls for New England and Tampa. He is the most successful quarterback in NFL history and one…
Prosecutors file charges in set shooting by Alec Baldwin
By MORGAN LEE Associated Press SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) - A Santa Fe district attorney has filed involuntary manslaughter charges against actor Alec Baldwin in the fatal shooting of a cinematographer on the set of the Western movie “Rust.” Santa…
New gun regulations on stabilizing braces targeted in court
By LINDSAY WHITEHURST Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Conservative and gun-rights groups challenged new federal regulations on guns with stabilizing braces in court Tuesday, suing to block a gun-control action touted by President Joe Biden after the accessories were used…
Priscilla Presley disputes trust of late Lisa Marie Presley
By ANDREW DALTON AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) - Priscilla Presley has filed legal documents disputing who oversees the estate of her late daughter Lisa Marie Presley. The filing in Los Angeles Superior Court last week disputes the validity…
President Biden to end COVID-19 emergencies on May 11
By ZEKE MILLER and AMANDA SEITZ Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - President Joe Biden has informed Congress that he will end the twin national emergencies for addressing COVID-19 on May 11, as most of the world has returned closer to…
Ex-Twitter execs to testify on block of Hunter Biden story
By FARNOUSH AMIRI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - The House Oversight Committee is set to hear testimony from former Twitter employees involved in the social media platform’s handling of reporting on President Joe Biden’s son Hunter. The committee confirmed Monday…
FDA moves to ease rules for blood donations from gay men
By MATTHEW PERRONE AP Health Writer WASHINGTON (AP) - The U.S. plans to make it easier for gay and bisexual men to give blood. The Food and Drug Administration proposed easing restrictions on groups that typically face higher risks of…
Green comet zooming our way, last visited 50,000 years ago
By MARCIA DUNN AP Aerospace Writer CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - A comet is streaking back our way after 50,000 years. NASA says the dirty snowball last visited during Neanderthal times. It will come within 26 million miles of Earth…
Donald Trump is reinstated to Facebook after 2-year ban
By BARBARA ORTUTAY and JILL COLVIN The Associated Press Facebook parent Meta is reinstating former President Donald Trump’s personal account after two-year suspension following the Jan. 6 insurrection. The company said in a blog post Wednesday it is adding “new…
Alec Baldwin to be charged with manslaughter in shooting
By MORGAN LEE Associated Press SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) - Prosecutors announced that actor Alec Baldwin and a weapons specialist will be charged with involuntary manslaughter in the fatal shooting of a cinematographer who was killed on a New Mexico…
Ukraine strike deaths hit 40; Russia seen preparing long war
By VASILISA STEPANENKO and ANDREW MELDRUM Associated Press DNIPRO, Ukraine (AP) - The death toll from a weekend Russian missile strike on an apartment building in the southeastern Ukrainian city of Dnipro has risen to 40. That makes Saturday's strike…
Bills safety Hamlin back in Buffalo to resume recovery
By JOHN WAWOW and CAROLYN THOMPSON Associated Press ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) - Doctors who treated Damar Hamlin say the Bills safety is back in Buffalo in an uplifting sign of the remarkable progress he’s made a week after going…
Agent: Bills safety Damar Hamlin is breathing on his own
By JOHN WAWROW AP Sports Writer ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) - Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin's agent says the player is breathing on his own and able to talk after having his breathing tube removed. It comes four days after…
Officials now say Damar Hamlin suffered a cardiac arrest after hit in NFL game
CINCINNATI (AP) - Buffalo defensive back Damar Hamlin was in critical condition early Tuesday after the Bills say his heart stopped following a tackle during the Monday Night Football game, which was indefinitely postponed. Hamlin collapsed on the field during…
Zelenskyy thanks 'every American,' sees 'turning point'
By ZEKE MILLER, LISA MASCARO and E. EDUARDO CASTILLO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has paid a defiant wartime visit to Washington to thank U.S. leaders and “ordinary Americans”…
Trump Organization convicted in executive tax dodge scheme
By MICHAEL R. SISAK Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) - Donald Trump’s company has been convicted of tax fraud for a scheme by top executives to avoid paying personal income taxes on perks such as apartments and luxury cars. As…
Kirstie Alley, Emmy-winning ‘Cheers’ star, dies at 71
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) - Kirstie Alley, a two-time Emmy winner who starred in the 1980s sitcom “Cheers” and the hit film “Look Who’s Talking,” has died. She was 71. Her death was announced Monday by her children on social media…
Taylor Swift ticket trouble could drive political engagement
By BROOKE SCHULTZ Associated Press/Report for America 20 November 2022 - Los Angeles (AP) - On the heels of a messy ticket rollout for Taylor Swift’s first tour in years, fans are angry. They’re also energized against Ticketmaster. While researchers…