Father-and-son team Damon Wayans and Damon Wayans Jr. explore generations in ‘Poppa’s House’
AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Boundaries between work and family don’t just blur in the new CBS sitcom “Poppa’s House” starring…
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Company says it’s cooperating in investigation of Mississippi bridge collapse that killed 3 workers
MENDENHALL, Miss. (AP) — A construction company says it is cooperating with an investigation of how a bridge in rural Mississippi collapsed while…
Continue ReadingTrump delivers a pointed and at times bitter speech at Al Smith charity dinner
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Former President Donald Trump laced into Vice President Kamala Harris and other Democrats on Thursday in a pointed…
Continue Reading7 killed in suicide bomber attack at a cafe in Somalia’s capital
Associated Press MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — Police said seven people died and six others were injured after a suicide bomber detonated an…
Continue ReadingGreek man convicted of causing disturbance by entering neighbors’ properties to smell their shoes
THESSALONIKI, Greece (AP) — A judge in northern Greece has imposed a suspended one-month prison sentence on a man convicted of disturbing his…
Continue ReadingEx-porn shop worker wants defamation claim lodged by North Carolina lieutenant governor dismissed
Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A former porn shop worker who was accused by North Carolina Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson of defamation has asked a…
Continue ReadingUniversal will open fourth Orlando theme park next May
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Universal Orlando Resort will open its fourth central Florida theme park, just in time for Memorial Day next year. The move…
Continue ReadingDrug kingpin Demetrius ‘Big Meech’ Flenory leaves federal prison for a residential program in Miami
MIAMI (AP) — Demetrius “Big Meech” Flenory, who co-founded the notorious drug trafficking organization Black Mafia Family, will serve the…
Continue ReadingFlorida digs out of mountains of sand swept in by back-to-back hurricanes
Associated Press/Report for America BRADENTON BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Residents of Florida’s Gulf Coast are digging out from mountains of sand…
Continue ReadingAverage rate on a 30-year mortgage in the US rises to the highest level in 8 weeks
AP Business Writer The average rate on a 30-year mortgage in the U.S. moved higher for the third week in a row and reached the highest level since…
Continue ReadingMitzi Gaynor, star of ‘South Pacific,’ dies at 93
Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Mitzi Gaynor, the effervescent dancer and actor who starred as Nellie Forbush in the 1958 film “South…
Continue ReadingMitzi Gaynor, ‘South Pacific’ star among the last actors of the Hollywood musical era’s golden age, dies at 93
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Mitzi Gaynor, ‘South Pacific’ star among the last actors of the Hollywood musical era’s golden age, dies at…
Continue ReadingFormer United Way worker convicted of taking $6.7M from nonprofit through secret company
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — A man who worked for United Way in Massachusetts was convicted in federal court of taking $6.7 million from the nonprofit…
Continue ReadingLiam Payne and his bandmates all sought solo success after One Direction fame
Associated Press LONDON (AP) — One Direction was one of the last boy bands from the age of mass-audience linear television and one of the first of…
Continue ReadingJane Fonda to receive lifetime achievement award from actors’ guild
AP Film Writer Actor and humanitarian Jane Fonda is adding the SAG life achievement award to her many accolades. The 86-year-old will be given the…
Continue ReadingNo. 21 SMU looks to keep perfect ACC record intact when the Mustangs visit Stanford
No. 21 SMU (5-1, 2-0 Atlantic Coast Conference) at Stanford (2-4, 1-2), Saturday, 8 p.m. ET (ACC Network) BetMGM College Football Odds: SMU by 14…
Continue ReadingUS imposes sanctions on Chinese companies accused of helping make Russian attack drones
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Treasury Department has announced sanctions against two Chinese companies accused of directly helping…
Continue ReadingIndia denies Canadian allegation that it uses mobsters to target Sikh separatists in Canada
Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — India’s government is denying that it works with mobsters to target Sikh separatists in Canada as alleged…
Continue ReadingAfrica’s mpox deaths surpass 1,000 as health officials urge international support
Associated Press KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — Africa’s top public health agency says the number of mpox-related deaths in the continent has…
Continue ReadingUSC seeks initial Big Ten road victory in first-ever meeting with Maryland
Southern California (3-3, 1-3 Big Ten) at Maryland (3-3, 0-3), Saturday, 4 p.m. ET (Fox Sports 1) BetMGM College Football Odds: USC by 7 1/2. Series…
Continue ReadingFuneral home owner pleads guilty to assaulting police and journalists during Capitol riot
Associated Presss WASHINGTON (AP) — A Long Island funeral home owner has pleaded guilty to spraying wasp killer at police officers and assaulting…
Continue ReadingN.C. State makes westward trek to visit California in matchup of 0-3 ACC teams
N.C. State (3-4, 0-3 Atlantic Coast Conference) at California (3-3, 0-3), Saturday at 3:30 p.m. ET (ACC Network) BetMGM College Football Odds: Cal by…
Continue ReadingDodgers win over Padres in NLDS decider averages 12.9 million viewers in Japan
NEW YORK (AP) — Last Friday’s decisive fifth game of the National League Division Series between the Los Angeles Dodgers and San Diego Padres…
Continue ReadingDodgers win over Padres in NLDS decider averages 12.9 million viewers in Japan
NEW YORK (AP) — Last Friday’s decisive fifth game of the National League Division Series between the Los Angeles Dodgers and San Diego Padres…
Continue ReadingWho was Yahya Sinwar, the Hamas leader Israel says it killed?
Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — Yahya Sinwar masterminded an attack on Israel that shocked the world, unleashing a still-widening catastrophe with…
Continue ReadingKenya’s Parliament removes the deputy president from office in an impeachment trial
Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Kenya’s Senate has voted to remove Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua from office in an impeachment trial…
Continue ReadingHyundai recalls hydrogen fuel cell vehicles due to fire risk and tells owners to park them outdoors
DETROIT (AP) — Hyundai is telling the owners of nearly 1,600 Nexo hydrogen fuel cell vehicles in the U.S. and Canada to park them outdoors and away…
Continue ReadingUkraine’s former armed forces chief endorses ‘victory plan’ in first speech since his dismissal
Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Ukraine’s former commander-in-chief, Valerii Zaluzhnyi, has expressed his support for President Volodymyr…
Continue ReadingKate McKinnon to host National Book Awards next month. Jon Batiste will perform live
AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — This year’s National Book Awards 75th anniversary ceremony won’t only be a celebration of literature. Expect…
Continue ReadingAdult day centers offer multicultural hubs for older people of color
AP Health Writers BERGENFIELD, N.J. (AP) — At Sunshine Adult Day Center, every morning starts with a parade around the room. Today, the theme is…
Continue ReadingAdult day centers offer multicultural hubs for older people of color
AP Health Writers BERGENFIELD, N.J. (AP) — At Sunshine Adult Day Center, every morning starts with a parade around the room. Today, the theme is…
Continue ReadingAn independent journalist arrested on treason charges in Belarus
Associated Press TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — An independent journalist in Belarus has been arrested on treason charges, the latest move in a relentless…
Continue ReadingMoonlight may hamper views of the Orionid meteor shower, debris of Halley’s comet
AP Science Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The Orionids — one of two annual meteor showers from Halley’s comet — peak early Monday. A bright…
Continue ReadingMeta lays off staff at WhatsApp and Instagram to align with ‘strategic goals’
AP Business Writer Meta says it has laid off some employees, including staff at WhatsApp And Instagram, to realign its resources with its…
Continue ReadingMeta lays off staff at WhatsApp and Instagram to align with ‘strategic goals’
AP Business Writer Meta says it has laid off some employees, including staff at WhatsApp And Instagram, to realign its resources with its…
Continue ReadingAfter hurricane, with no running water, residents organize to meet a basic need
Associated Press ASHEVILLE, N.C. (AP) — It takes water to flush a toilet yet tens of thousands of North Carolinians have been without it since…
Continue Reading2 German pilots killed when WWII-era airplane crashes after takeoff in southern Finland
HELSINKI (AP) — Two German men have died when their World War II-era airplane crashed and caught fire in southern Finland minutes after takeoff.…
Continue ReadingUK Foreign Secretary David Lammy to visit China in an attempt to reset frosty relations
Associated Press LONDON (AP) — British Foreign Secretary David Lammy is making his first trip to China in office this week in an attempt to reset…
Continue ReadingRussian lawmakers give initial approval to a bill targeting those who advocate not having children
MOSCOW (AP) — Russia’s lower house of parliament on Thursday gave quick initial approval to a bill outlawing “propaganda” that…
Continue ReadingHow did as many as 140 people die in one of Nigeria’s deadliest tanker explosions?
Associated Press ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Nigerian authorities have announced measures to correct lapses that resulted in the death of more than 140…
Continue ReadingLiam Payne’s 1D bandmates, James Corden and more friends and musicians mourn singer
LONDON (AP) — Friends and collaborators have expressed shock and sadness over the death of former One Direction singer Liam Payne, who has died in…
Continue ReadingHunger experts say the risk of famine in Gaza remains high
Associated Press The international authority on hunger crises says the Gaza Strip is still at risk of famine more than a year into the Israel-Hamas…
Continue ReadingUS shoppers spent more at retailers last month in latest sign consumers are driving growth
AP Business Writers WASHINGTON (AP) — Americans stepped up their purchases at retailers last month as low unemployment, steady pay gains and rising…
Continue ReadingAsian American evangelicals’ theology is conservative. But that doesn’t mean they vote that way
Associated Press The Rev. Wayne Lee leads an English-speaking church of second- and third-generation Chinese Americans in the heart of…
Continue ReadingAsian American evangelicals’ theology is conservative. But that doesn’t mean they vote that way
Associated Press The Rev. Wayne Lee leads an English-speaking church of second- and third-generation Chinese Americans in the heart of…
Continue ReadingPanel looking into Trump assassination attempt says Secret Service needs ‘fundamental reform’
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — An independent panel investigating the attempted assassination of Donald Trump at a Pennsylvania campaign rally…
Continue ReadingIsrael says it has killed Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar in Gaza
Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli forces in Gaza killed Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar, a chief architect of last year’s attack on Israel that…
Continue ReadingExecution of inmate Robert Roberson in ‘shaken baby’ death is halted after last-minute Texas Supreme Court decision
By Dakin Andone, Ed Lavandera, Ashley Killough and John Fritze, CNN (CNN) — The scheduled execution of Texas death row inmate Robert Roberson…
Continue Reading2 still missing from migrant boat that sank south of Greece
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece’s Coast Guard says that rescuers are still searching the Mediterranean Sea near Greece’s southernmost island…
Continue ReadingBus carrying Japanese tourists crashes in Turkey, injuring 22
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — A bus carrying Japanese tourists has crashed into a ditch in Turkey, injuring 22 people on board. The state-run Anadolu news…
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