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By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. (AP) — Joaquin Niemann was among players who risked being shut out of the majors when he chose to sign for Saudi money at LIV Golf, and that remains mostly true. Niemann, a 25-year-old from Chile, won his first LIV event last week at Mayakoba in
Continue ReadingERIE, Pa. (AP) — The conservative group Project Veritas and its former leader are taking the unusual step of publicly acknowledging that claims of ballot mishandling at a Pennsylvania post office in 2020 were untrue. The statements from Project Veritas and founder James O’Keefe came as a lawsuit filed against them by a Pennsylvania postmaster
Continue ReadingBy HOLLY RAMER and ALI SWENSON Associated Press CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — Authorities are issuing cease-and-desist orders against two Texas companies they believe were connected to robocalls that used artificial intelligence to mimic President Joe Biden’s voice and discourage people from voting in New Hampshire’s first-in-the-nation primary last month. New Hampshire Attorney General John Formella
Continue ReadingBy Haley Britzky, Natasha Bertrand and Jennifer Hansler, CNN (CNN) — US officials said Monday that Iraq was not notified ahead of a series of strikes on Iran-linked targets in the country, contradicting earlier statements that the Iraqi government was notified before the strikes occurred. “As for this specific response on Friday, there was not a pre-notification.
Continue ReadingBy Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN New York (CNN) — Violent crime and other felonies fell in 2023 in America’s biggest cities. They increased in Oakland. Robberies grew 38% last year in Oakland, according to police data. Burglaries increased 23%. Motor vehicle theft jumped 44%. Roughly one of every 30 Oakland residents had a car stolen last year, according to a
Continue ReadingKGO, CNN By Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN New York (CNN) — Violent crime and other felonies fell in 2023 in America’s biggest cities. They increased in Oakland. Robberies grew 38% last year in Oakland, according to police data. Burglaries increased 23%. Motor vehicle theft jumped 44%. Roughly one of every 30 Oakland residents had a car stolen last year, according
Continue ReadingBy FARNOUSH AMIRI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Democrats are pushing to prevent the Biden administration from bypassing Congress when approving weapons sales to Israel as the Jewish state continues its war against Hamas under increasing scrutiny. Democratic Sen. Tim Kaine of Virginia will be introducing an amendment Tuesday that if passed would strike
Continue ReadingBy CORA LEWIS Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — For Americans who lacked savings prior to the pandemic, financial stress is rising. A combination of inflation, increased interest rates, and the end of pandemic-tied relief, such as the moratorium on student loan payments, has led to record credit card debt, experts say, with rising and
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Luis Ernesto Quintana Barney (CNN) — Al menos siete inmigrantes fueron arrestados el lunes después de que una orden de registro en una casa en el Bronx revelara una conexión con un patrón de robo que ocurría en cuatro distritos de la ciudad de Nueva York, dijeron funcionarios el lunes. Los sospechosos son parte de
Continue ReadingBy JOSEPH WILSON Associated Press BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Dani Alves sat in silence and listened to a stream of witnesses give testimony during the second day of his sexual assault trial in Barcelona. Alves is accused of sexually assaulting a woman in the bathroom of an upscale Barcelona nightclub on Dec. 31, 2022. He
Continue ReadingCHILLICOTHE, Ohio (AP) — A professional bowler from Ohio was arrested by the U.S. Marshals Service while he was competing in a tournament in Indiana. Brandon Novak, of Chillicothe, was taken into custody Thursday at the 2024 U.S. Open Bowling Tournament in Indianapolis. Charles Sanso, deputy U.S. Marshal for the Southern District of Ohio, said
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By Niamh Kennedy, Lauren Said-Moorhouse and Max Foster, CNN London (CNN) — King Charles III’s shocking cancer diagnosis was “caught early,” British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said Tuesday. “Thankfully, this has been caught early and now everyone will be wishing him that he gets the treatment that that he needs and makes a full recovery,”
Continue ReadingBy MATTHEW LEE, WAFAA SHURAFA and SAMY MAGDY Associated Press DOHA, Qatar (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken pressed ahead with a diplomatic tour of the Middle East on Tuesday, meeting Egyptian and Qatari leaders as part of his efforts to secure a cease-fire in the Israel-Hamas war in exchange for the release
Continue ReadingBy Marianne Garvey, CNN (CNN) — John Krasinski is mining gold from his days on “The Office.” Krasinski and Ryan Reynolds released a new teaser for their upcoming movie, “IF,” also starring Randall Park, who pretends to be Krasinski in the preview. The teaser gives a nod to the NBC series’ Season 9 episode, “Andy’s
Continue ReadingBy KRISTIN M. HALL AP Entertainment Writer Toby Keith, a hit country crafter of pro-American anthems who both riled up critics and was loved by millions of fans, has died. He was 62. The “Should’ve Been a Cowboy” singer-songwriter, who had stomach cancer, died peacefully Monday surrounded by his family, according to a statement posted
Continue ReadingFORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — A Texas firefighter was critically injured and three others suffered lesser injuries when the firetruck they were in rolled over while responding to a fire. The Fort Worth Fire Department says that in addition to the firefighter who was hospitalized in critical condition, one firefighter was in stable condition and
Continue ReadingBy ANDREW DALTON AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — She’s everywhere, and the world is merely her backup band. This is Taylor Swift’s week. It’s hard to remember a star of Swift ‘s stature straddling so many roles, spanning so much of the globe, covering so many corners of the culture and doing so
Continue ReadingBy ANDREW DALTON AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — She’s everywhere, and the world is merely her backup band. This is Taylor Swift’s week. It’s hard to remember a star of Swift ‘s stature straddling so many roles, spanning so much of the globe, covering so many corners of the culture and doing so
Continue ReadingBy JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — King Charles III’s cancer was caught early and the monarch will “crack on” with his constitutional duties, Britain’s prime minister said Tuesday, as Prince Harry flew in from California for a rare visit with his father. Royal officials announced Monday that the 75-year-old king has been diagnosed
Continue ReadingBy Alicia Wallace, CNN New York (CNN) — Americans — particularly Millennials and those with lower incomes — are becoming increasingly overextended financially: Credit card and auto loan delinquencies have not only surpassed pre-pandemic levels, they’re the highest they’ve been in more than a decade. During the fourth quarter, US household debt hit a fresh
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