By ANNE D’INNOCENZIO Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — For AP writer Anne D’Innocenzio, losing her mother was hard enough. But dismantling her childhood home only magnified the loss. Her mom’s house had been the center of gatherings for relatives and friends who enjoyed her Italian cooking. They would then convene around her Mom’s restored
Continue ReadingBy ERIC TUCKER Associated Press McLEAN, VA. (AP) — FBI Director Christopher Wray says the U.S. expects to confront fast-moving threats to American elections this year as artificial intelligence and other technological advances have made interference and meddling easier than before. Wray told a national security conference Thursday that though the U.S. had confronted foreign
Continue ReadingBy ADAM BEAM Associated Press REDDING, Calif. (AP) — Voters in this rural California county have twice voted for Donald Trump by wide margins while electing staunch conservatives to their local governing board, even going so far as to boot some from office who were deemed not conservative enough. But that string of victories at
Continue ReadingBy ADAM BEAM Associated Press REDDING, Calif. (AP) — Voters in this rural California county have twice voted for Donald Trump by wide margins while electing staunch conservatives to their local governing board, even going so far as to boot some from office who were deemed not conservative enough. But that string of victories at
Continue ReadingBy Ben Church, CNN (CNN) — Look at Liverpool’s team sheet of late and you’ll start to feel very old, very quickly. With the English Premier League club vying to win an historic quadruple this season, and with injuries ravaging the senior squad, manager Jurgen Klopp has turned to the club’s famed academy for help.
Continue ReadingBy THOMAS ADAMSON AP Fashion Writer PARIS (AP) — Chloe has revisited its vibrant 1970s essence, infused with Karl Lagerfeld’s indelible influence, propelling the brand into a new era while honoring its pioneering ready-to-wear legacy under new designer Chemena Kamali. Thursday’s fall-winter 2024 show became a meeting point for fashion dynasties. Kamali’s collection, a dance
Continue ReadingBy ILLIA NOVIKOV Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian forces are pushing hard against more Ukrainian towns and villages in eastern and southeastern Ukraine as Moscow tries to press its current advantage in weapons and troops, Kyiv officials said Thursday. Despite Russia’s apparent offensive momentum on the ground, Ukraine said it has shot down
Continue ReadingBy Marianne Garvey, CNN (CNN) — Jamie Lee Curtis sent love to her late friend and former costar, comedian and actor Richard Lewis, who died at his home in Los Angeles on Tuesday. The “Curb Your Enthusiasm” star had been living with Parkinson’s disease. Curtis took to Instagram with a series of pictures of herself
Continue ReadingBy Gregory Wallace, Colin McCullough, Evan Perez and Chris Isidore, CNN Washington DC (CNN) — Boeing faces yet another federal probe over its 737 Max door plug blowout, this one by the Justice Department, an investigation that could expose it to criminal liability. Justice is reviewing whether deficiencies found in the wake the door plug
Continue ReadingBy STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street’s latest winning month is heading toward a solid finish as U.S. stocks tick upward toward record heights. The S&P 500 was 0.5% higher in early trading and on track to surpass its record set last week. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was up
Continue ReadingBy LINDSEY BAHR and JAKE COYLE AP Film Writers Ahead of the 96th Academy Awards on March 10, Associated Press Film Writers Jake Coyle and Lindsey Bahr share their predictions. BEST PICTURE Nominees: “American Fiction”; “Anatomy of a Fall”; “Barbie”; “The Holdovers”; “Killers of the Flower Moon”; “Maestro”; “Oppenheimer”; “Past Lives”; “Poor Things”; “The Zone
Continue ReadingBy LINDSEY BAHR and JAKE COYLE AP Film Writers Ahead of the 96th Academy Awards on March 10, Associated Press Film Writers Jake Coyle and Lindsey Bahr share their predictions. BEST PICTURE Nominees: “American Fiction”; “Anatomy of a Fall”; “Barbie”; “The Holdovers”; “Killers of the Flower Moon”; “Maestro”; “Oppenheimer”; “Past Lives”; “Poor Things”; “The Zone
Continue ReadingBy DAN GELSTON AP Sports Writer PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Jessica Gelman has become an influential leader and innovator in the sports industry. She co-founded the MIT Sloan Sports Analytics Conference. She teamed with Philadelphia 76ers President Daryl Morey to not only found the conference, but guide it into the preeminent forum for number-crunchers. The conference
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — New York City officials have cleared out a Bronx storefront illegally converted to house dozens of tenants that was run by the same person who operated one hosting as many as 70 migrants in a Queens furniture store. The city Department of Buildings said Thursday that it responded Wednesday to reports
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By Eric Levenson, CNN (CNN) — A hearing Wednesday in the murder trial of Bryan Kohberger, the man accused of killing four University of Idaho students in November 2022, focused on the investigative genetic genealogy evidence in the case – an issue his attorneys have said is a key part of his defense. In an
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Sofía Benavides (CNN Español) — El Gobierno de Perú formalizó este miércoles una declaratoria de emergencia sanitaria para la mayor parte de su territorio —19 de los 24 departamentos y una de las dos provincias— debido a la epidemia de dengue que afecta al país, de acuerdo con un decreto publicado por la noche en el
Continue ReadingBy BRITTANY PETERSON Associated Press DENVER (AP) — A new study says U.S. ski areas lost $5 billion from 2000 to 2019 as a result of human-caused climate change. The study estimates annual losses could rise to around $1 billion by the 2050s depending on what’s done to lower the emissions that are causing warming.
Continue Reading By Holly Yan, Rosa Flores and Sara Weisfeldt, CNN (CNN) — Eagle Pass, Texas, has turned into the epicenter of a growing feud between Texas and federal authorities over how to tackle the migrant crisis and who has jurisdiction over that part of the US-Mexico border. The dispute intensified on January 10, when Texas authorities
Continue ReadingBy Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Jennifer Garner’s golden retriever has some goals before she turns nine, though she has already achieved one. During an appearance on the WeRateDogs Youtube channel, Garner walked her dog, Birdie, and spoke about her beloved companion. It was noted that Garner did 50 things to celebrate turning 50
Continue Reading By Melissa Alonso, CNN (CNN) — A Kansas City Chiefs superfan known as ChiefsAholic has pleaded guilty to federal bank robbery and other charges, admitting to a violent string of robberies of banks and credit unions in seven states, then to laundering the stolen money through casinos, a federal prosecutor in Missouri announced. Xaviar Michael
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