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By DEE-ANN DURBIN AP Business Writer In a classic “Saturday Night Live” sketch, a young man hands his girlfriend a Valentine’s Day gift: a bear dressed in a bee costume that he picked up at the drugstore. “When did you get this?” she asks with a strained smile. “One minute ago,” he replies. It has
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By Laura Paddison, CNN (CNN) — A mysterious shipwreck suddenly appeared on the shores of a Newfoundland coastal community last month, believed to have been dislodged from the seabed by a fierce storm. Now, as a new storm barrels toward eastern Canada, the community is in a race against time to save it. The wreck,
Continue ReadingBy NICK KURCZEWSKI Edmunds The 2024 Chevrolet Colorado proves how transformative the midsize pickup truck market has suddenly become. In a segment where slow and steady changes are the norm, this generation of Colorado has a bold exterior, a turbocharged four-cylinder in two states of tune, and newly-added rock-crawling trims like the Bison Edition. Seeking
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a law that will allow authorities to confiscate money, valuables and other assets from people convicted of spreading “deliberately false information” about the country’s military. It will apply to people who are convicted of publicly inciting “extremist activities” and calling for actions that would hurt
Continue ReadingBy Sam Joseph, CNN (CNN) — Five-time NBA All-Star Jayson Tatum poured in a game-high 41 points and grabbed 14 rebounds to lead the Boston Celtics to a 118-110 victory over the Brooklyn Nets on Tuesday. The Celtics have one of the best five-man units in the NBA with their starting lineup of Jrue Holiday,
Continue ReadingBy NINIEK KARMINI and EDNA TARIGAN Associated Press JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Defense Minister Prabowo Subianto had a strong lead in early, unofficial tallies of Indonesia’s presidential race Wednesday, suggesting the former general may be able to avoid a runoff. The 72-year-old candidate has presented himself as an heir to immensely popular sitting President Joko
Continue ReadingBy SUZAN FRASER Associated Press ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkish state media say authorities have detained four people in connection with a massive landslide that engulfed a gold mine in eastern Turkey, leaving at least nine workers missing. The landslide struck the mine in Turkey’s mountainous Erzincan province on Tuesday. Video seemingly shot by a
Continue ReadingBy DAN GELSTON AP Sports Writer DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Jimmie Johnson and Matt Kenseth forged a deeper friendship bantering on all those punishing bicycle rides than they did as rivals on four wheels over their Hall of Fame NASCAR careers. Johnson gained an understanding of Kenseth’s often unassuming demeanor and the time, the
Continue ReadingBy JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Newly retired NASCAR driver Kevin Harvick will make his full-time debut as a Fox Sports broadcaster with the Daytona 500 this week. Harvick says he is looking forward to it. He also says the transition has been smooth and something of a relief.
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By DEE-ANN DURBIN AP Business Writer In a classic “Saturday Night Live” sketch, a young man hands his girlfriend a Valentine’s Day gift: a bear dressed in a bee costume that he picked up at the drugstore. “When did you get this?” she asks with a strained smile. “One minute ago,” he replies. It has
Continue ReadingBy Jacopo Prisco, CNN (CNN) — If you’ve ever sat on a plane wondering why the pilot announced that you’d be landing soon but seemed to be flying in circles with no runway in sight, you’ve probably been in a holding pattern. Holding patterns can happen for various reasons. They’re primarily congestion and bad weather,
Continue ReadingBy JOSH DUBOW AP Pro Football Writer LAS VEGAS (AP) — Inside the Numbers dives into NFL statistics, streaks and trends each week. For more Inside the Numbers, head here. ___ The Kansas City Chiefs ended a nearly two-decade drought without a repeat champion in the NFL. Now they will go for an unprecedented three
Continue ReadingBy HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH Associated Press KANSAS CITY (AP) — Downtown Kansas City was a sea of red Wednesday for Valentine’s Day as Chiefs fans celebrate their third Super Bowl title in five seasons with a parade. “We are stacking up trophies,” linebacker Drue Tranquill said as he grabbed a reporter’s mic during Wednesday’s festivities to
Continue ReadingBy TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer She’s the player with the best 3-point contest performance in NBA or WNBA history. He’s made more 3-pointers than anyone who’s ever played at the highest level. Sabrina Ionescu. Stephen Curry. She’s one of his favorites and led the WNBA in 3-pointers made last season. He’s one of her
Continue ReadingBy DEE-ANN DURBIN AP Business Writer In a classic “Saturday Night Live” sketch, a young man hands his girlfriend a Valentine’s Day gift: a bear dressed in a bee costume that he picked up at the drugstore. “When did you get this?” she asks with a strained smile. “One minute ago,” he replies. It has
Continue ReadingBy Ben Church, CNN (CNN) — Brahim Díaz scored a sensational goal on Tuesday to earn an injury-plagued Real Madrid a 1-0 win and the advantage in its Champions League last-16 tie against RB Leipzig. The 24-year-old’s brilliant effort was the only goal of the first leg, with the Spanish giant taking its slim lead
Continue ReadingBy HALELUYA HADERO AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — A few months ago, Derek Carrier started seeing someone and became infatuated. He experienced a “ton” of romantic feelings but he also knew it was an illusion. That’s because his girlfriend was generated by artificial intelligence. Carrier wasn’t looking to develop a relationship with something
Continue ReadingBy WAFAA SHURAFA, SAMY MAGDY and MELANIE LIDMAN Associated Press RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Palestinians have begun evacuating the main hospital in the southern Gaza town of Khan Younis, according to videos shared by medics on Wednesday. Weeks of heavy fighting had isolated the medical facility and claimed the lives of several people inside
Continue Reading By Larry Madowo, CNN Nairobi, Kenya (CNN) — A man accused of murdering his girlfriend in Boston before fleeing to Kenya has been re-arrested following his escape from a police station in Nairobi nearly a week ago, police said. Kevin Kinyanjui Kang’ethe, 42, was arrested on Tuesday at a relative’s house in Ngong, a suburb
Continue Reading By Sebastian Shukla, Anna Chernova and Catherine Nicholls, CNN (CNN) — Russian authorities on Tuesday launched unprecedented criminal proceedings against Estonian Prime Minister Kaja Kallas, charges the leader of the Baltic state alleged were politically motivated. The Kremlin accused Kallas, Estonian Secretary of State Taimar Peterkop and Lithuanian Culture Minister Simonas Kairys of destroying or
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