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By MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Jeff Daniels tackles his life and career in an absorbing, unconventional way this month with a music- and skit-filled audio memoir from Audible that he calls “a little bit like a one-man musical.” In the 12-episode season of “Alive and Well Enough,” the actor, musician
Continue ReadingBy MIKE CORDER Associated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Members of the U.S. House Foreign Affairs Committee say Russian President Vladimir Putin is committing genocide in Ukraine. Their comments Wednesday come a day before they are scheduled to meet the chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court in The Hague. The committee’s chairman, Rep.
Continue ReadingBy JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The Rolling Stones are back, and they’ve brought a few famous friends. “Hackney Diamonds,” the band’s first album of new songs in 18 years, features guest appearances from the likes of Lady Gaga, Paul McCartney and Stevie Wonder. Poignantly, it also features Charlie Watts, the stalwart Stones
Continue ReadingBy DAMIAN J. TROISE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks fell in morning trading on Wall Street Wednesday, continuing a weak stretch in a holiday-shortened week. The S&P 500 fell 0.7%. Slightly more companies fell than rose within the index. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 163 points, or 0.5%, to 34,479 as
Continue ReadingBy STEPHEN McGRATH and VADIM GHIRDA Associated Press BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — Romania’s defense minister says that pieces, apparently of a drone from Russia’s recent attacks on Ukraine’s port on the Danube River, have been found on the territory of his country. Romania is a NATO member. Angel Tilvar, the minister, told local news channel
Continue ReadingBy JOEY CAPPELLETTI Associated Press LANSING, Mich. (AP) — A Michigan appeals court heard arguments on whether a former police officer should go to trial for a murder charge in the killing of a Black motorist in 2022. The murder charge stems from a morning traffic stop that ended with then-Grand Rapids police officer Christopher
Continue ReadingBy GRANT PECK Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — A court in military-ruled Myanmar has sentenced a photojournalist for an underground news agency to 20 years in prison with hard labor for his coverage of the aftermath of a deadly cyclone in May. independent online news service Myanmar Now said the sentence given to Sai Zaw
Continue ReadingBy Shania Shelton and Kaanita Iyer, CNN (CNN) — Former White House aide Gabe Amo will win the Democratic special election primary for Rhode Island’s 1st District, CNN projects, likely setting him up to be the first Black person to represent the state in Congress. Amo, the son of Ghanaian and Liberian immigrants, will be
Continue ReadingWARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland’s central bank has lowered its key interest rate by 75 basis points despite the country’s double-digit inflation rate. The move prompted concerns by economists that the central bank was providing an economic stimulus to help the governing party ahead of parliamentary elections next month. The National Bank of Poland’s monetary
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By Emily Brown Click here for updates on this story FLINT, Michigan (WNEM) — A former employee of a General Motors plant in Flint has been sentenced after pleading guilty for threatening to shoot up the facility in 2022. Paris Alexander threatened to shoot up the facility because he was angry GM opted to not
Continue ReadingAssociated Press CAIRO (AP) — The United States has imposed sanctions on Sudanese paramilitary commander Abdelrahim Hamdan Dagalo for acts of violence and human rights abuses committed by his troops in their monthslong conflict with Sudan’s army. Abdelrahim is the brother of Mohammed Hamdan Daglo, leader of the Rapid Support Forces. According to Wednesday’s treasury
Continue ReadingBy Marianne Garvey, CNN (CNN) — Aaron Paul says he doesn’t get residuals from “Breaking Bad” from Netflix, where the show streams. Paul joined the SAG-AFTRA picket line in Los Angeles, along with his former co-stars Bryan Cranston and Jesse Plemons last week. “I don’t get a piece from Netflix on ‘Breaking Bad’ to be
Continue ReadingBy Brittany Ford Click here for updates on this story ATLANTA, Georgia (WANF) — Students and faculty at Morehouse College are mourning the loss of two students Tuesday. Classes were canceled and a vigil was held. The community came together to remember Hugh Douglas and Christion Files Jr. They were tragically killed Monday when the
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Melissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — Casi cinco décadas después de que fuera condenado injustamente por violación, un juez de Nueva York anuló la condena de Leonard Mack tras nuevas pruebas de ADN que lo descartaron como autor e identificaron a un hombre diferente que ya ha confesado el crimen, anunciaron los fiscales. Mack, de 72
Continue ReadingISTANBUL (AP) — Rescue teams in Turkey, Greece and Bulgaria have recovered the bodies of five more people following floods after fierce rainstorms. The discoveries increased the death toll in the three neighboring countries to 12 on Wednesday. The storm that hit a campsite in northwestern Turkey near the border with Bulgaria late Tuesday also
Continue ReadingRoku is cutting about 10% of its workforce, or 360 people, and it will limit new hiring as it cuts costs to stem a series of quarterly losses. The streaming platform also said in a regulatory filing Wednesday that it expects adjusted third-quarter revenue of between $835 million and $875 million, which is much better
Continue ReadingRIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Authorities in southern Brazil say at least 27 people have died after a fierce storm caused floods in several cities in the region. The governor of Rio Grande do Sul state says rescue efforts were expanding farther west with helicopters headed to the Rio Pardo Valley. More than 60 cities
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — Stocks are opening lower on Wall Street, continuing a weak stretch on this holiday-shortened week. The S&P 500 slipped 0.4% in the early going Wednesday. The Dow fell 131 points, or 0.4%, and the Nasdaq composite gave back 0.4%. Crude oil prices were stable and Treasury yields were little changed. Roku
Continue ReadingBy SAMYA KULLAB Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — At least 16 people were killed and dozens were wounded Wednesday when Russian shelling struck a market in a city in eastern Ukraine, officials said. The deadly attack came as U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken visited Kyiv and was expected to announce more than $1
Continue ReadingBy SCOTT BAUER Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Wisconsin Democratic Party has launched a $4 million effort to pressure Republicans to back down from impeaching a new liberal state Supreme Court justice. Wisconsin Democratic Party Chair Ben Wikler says the effort announced Wednesday will include digital and television ads, voter outreach efforts and
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