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By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Mark Ruffalo celebrated his new star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on Thursday, and had a little help from a certain “13 Going On 30” cast member. Jennifer Garner was on hand to honor the man of the hour, which felt right since the beloved film in
Continue ReadingBy BRIAN WITTE Associated Press ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Former Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan announced Friday that he will run for U.S. Senate, giving Republicans a prominent candidate who is well-positioned to run a competitive campaign for the GOP in a state that hasn’t had a Republican U.S. senator in 37 years. The decision marks
Continue ReadingBy Jordan Valinsky, CNN New York (CNN) — Unilever is the latest company to report a rough fourth quarter because of boycotts against the company over the war in the Middle East. The company, which makes Vaseline, Dove soaps, Rexona deodorant and other household staples, said that sales declined 15% in Indonesia in the last
Continue ReadingBy MOLLY QUELL Associated Press THE HAGUE (AP) — A former prime minister of the Netherlands has died by euthanasia “hand in hand” together with his wife. That’s according to the human rights organization Dries van Agt founded. The Christian Democrat served as the Dutch prime minister from 1977 until 1982. The Rights Forum said
Continue ReadingBy MOLLY QUELL Associated Press THE HAGUE (AP) — A former prime minister of the Netherlands has died by euthanasia “hand in hand” together with his wife. That’s according to the human rights organization Dries van Agt founded. The Christian Democrat served as the Dutch prime minister from 1977 until 1982. The Rights Forum said
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Tour De Palm Springs starts on Saturday at 6:30 a.m. on Palm Canyon Drive. The charity bike ride hosts thousands of cyclists, walkers and spectators. “We are expecting between 6,000 and 7,000 cyclists, which is several thousand more than last year,” said Founder Tim Esser. “The majority of these cyclists are the 50 and 100-mile
Continue ReadingBy Jack Bantock, CNN (CNN) — Cristóbal del Solar wrote his name into the history books on Thursday, as the Chilean golfer shot a 13-under 57 at the Astara Golf Championship to set the new record for the lowest round ever shot at a PGA Tour-sanctioned event. The 30-year-old Florida State alumni shot two eagles
Continue ReadingBy DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer LAS VEGAS (AP) — The Kansas City Chiefs have been here before. They’ve won here before. In fact, they’ve beaten the San Francisco 49ers here before. Of all the reasons why the Chiefs will raise their third Lombardi Trophy in four trips to the Super Bowl over the past
Continue ReadingBy JULIA FRANKEL Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — The director of the main U.N. aid agency for Palestinians says Israeli restrictions are preventing food for 1.1 million people from reaching war-battered Gaza. Tens of thousands in the war-battered enclave are struggling with starvation. The head of the agency told reporters Friday that its Israeli bank
Continue ReadingBy JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Prince Harry said Friday that his “mission” to rein in the British media continues, after he accepted costs and damages from a tabloid publisher that invaded his privacy with phone hacking and other illegal snooping. Harry’s attorney, David Sherborne, said at a court hearing that Mirror Group
Continue ReadingBy JOSH DUBOW AP Pro Football Writer LAS VEGAS (AP) — The San Francisco 49ers had Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs on the ropes four years ago when the teams last met in the Super Bowl. The Niners held a 10-point lead and had possession with less than 10 minutes to play before
Continue ReadingSHEFFIELD, England (AP) — South Yorkshire police say a man arrested on suspicion of manslaughter following the death of American ice hockey player Adam Johnson has had his bail extended. Johnson died after his neck was cut by a skate blade during a game in England in October. Johnson was playing for the Nottingham Panthers
Continue ReadingBy Clare Duffy, CNN New York (CNN) — A former TikTok senior executive is suing the company alleging that she experienced discrimination based on her age and gender during her three years working for the company. Katie Puris, who worked in marketing at TikTok starting in 2019, says she faced uneven expectations as a woman,
Continue ReadingBy RIAZAT BUTT and MUNIR AHMED Associated Press LAHORE, Pakistan (AP) — Pakistan’s former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif changed tack on Friday and said he will seek to form a coalition government after his party trailed independent candidates backed by his imprisoned rival, Imran Khan, in parliamentary election results. Sharif told supporters he was sending
Continue ReadingBy JAN-YVES KAMALE Associated Press KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — Congolese authorities say at least 18 people were killed Friday when the bus they were traveling on collided with a truck in the capital, Kinshasa. A government official said the bus collided with the truck as it was making a turn along a highway. Two passengers
Continue ReadingBy TODD RICHMOND and SCOTT BAUER Associated Press EVANSVILLE, Wis. (AP) — The first tornado ever recorded in Wisconsin in the usually frigid month of February came on a day that broke records for warmth, the type of severe weather normally seen in the late spring and summer. The storms left a swath of destruction
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — New York City police are looking for a suspected shoplifter they say shot a tourist in the leg inside a Times Square sporting goods store and then fired at police as he ran away. The 37-year-old tourist shot Thursday evening is a woman who is expected to survive. The shooting prompted
Continue ReadingBy JOSEF FEDERMAN, NAJIB JOBAIN, and BASSEM MROUE Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Friday said he has ordered the military to prepare a plan to evacuate civilians from Rafah ahead of an expected Israeli invasion of the densely populated southern Gaza city. The announcement came after heavy international criticism,
Continue ReadingMEXICO CITY (AP) — A gunman has killed an activist who led a group of volunteers searching for some of Mexico’s more than 100,000 missing people. Prosecutors say the killer burst into a beauty salon in the northern border city of Mexicali and shot to death Ángela León. León was at least the seventh volunteer
Continue ReadingBy MEGAN JANETSKY Associated Press SANTA ANA, El Salvador (AP) — Tears welled in Alex’s eyes and he pressed his head into his hands as he thought about more than a year of birthdays and holidays without his mother, who was swept up by El Salvador’s police as she walked to work in a clothing
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