By JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Steve Martin has long marveled at the many phases of his life. There’s his youth as a Disneyland performer, surrounded by vaudeville performers and magicians. A decade as a stand-up before the sudden onset of stadium-sized popularity. An abrupt shift to movies. Later, a new
Continue ReadingThe Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Former President Donald Trump launched his social media platform, Truth Social, in early 2022, after he was banned from major sites such as Facebook and the former Twitter following the Jan. 6 insurrection. While he’s since been reinstated to both, he’s largely stayed off X, the Elon Musk-owned
Continue ReadingBy MARK SHERMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Supreme Court justices seemed concerned Tuesday about whether abortion opponents have the right to sue over a medication that was used in nearly two-thirds of all abortions in the U.S. last year, in the court’s first abortion case since conservative justices overturned Roe v. Wade two years
Continue ReadingBy ALICIA RANCILIO Associated Press One of the buzzy new shows of the spring TV season is “Diarra from Detroit”,” now streaming on BET+. The comedic mystery was created by and stars Diarra Kilpatrick, who is best-known for a role on HBO’s “Perry Mason.” Kilpatrick plays a woman also named Diarra who has a great
Continue ReadingBy TIM BOOTH AP Sports Writer SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — Members of the Utah women’s basketball team were subjected to racism near their hotel in Idaho last week when a pickup truck with a Confederate flag drove near them and the driver began using offensive language, including the N-word, authorities said Tuesday. The team was
Continue ReadingBy MATT OTT AP Business Writer U.S. consumer confidence held steady this month even as Americans are still concerned about high prices and feeling less optimistic about the short-term future. The Conference Board, a business research group, said Tuesday that its consumer confidence index ticked down to 104.7 in March from a revised 104.8 in
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By Matthew Nuttle Click here for updates on this story MOUNTAIN VIEW, Hawaii (KITV) — A Big Island man is facing several counts of child abuse after investigators say he physically abused and starved his girlfriend’s 2-year-old daughter. Clayton Ernest Saragosa, 31, of Mountain View, was arrested on Saturday March 23. Police officers were first
Continue ReadingBy Joe McLean Click here for updates on this story JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri (KMOV) — Missouri legislators are debating a requirement that suicide awareness and prevention training be mandated in schools and that students as young as 5th grade should begin age-appropriate material on the subject. Under the bill, the material would be added to
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press PGA TOUR TEXAS CHILDREN’S HOUSTON OPEN Site: Houston. Course: Memorial Park GC. Yardage: 7,412. Par: 70. Prize money: $9.1 million. Winner’s share: $1.638 million. Television: Thursday-Friday, 4-7 p.m. (Golf Channel); Saturday, 1-3:30 p.m. (Golf Channel), 3:30-6 p.m. (NBC); Sunday, 1-2:30 p.m. (Golf Channel), 2:30-6 p.m. (NBC). Defending champion: Tony Finau. FedEx
Continue ReadingBy MATT OTT AP Business Writer U.S. consumer confidence held steady this month even as Americans are still concerned about high prices and feeling less optimistic about the short-term future. The Conference Board, a business research group, said Tuesday that its consumer confidence index ticked down to 104.7 in March from a revised 104.8 in
Continue ReadingBy LEA SKENE Assoociated Press BALTIMORE (AP) — A container ship lost power and rammed into a major bridge in Baltimore early Tuesday, causing the span to buckle into the river below and plunging a construction crew and several vehicles into the dangerously cold waters. Rescuers pulled out two people, but six others were missing.
Continue ReadingBy Alex Gaul Click here for updates on this story ST. LOUIS, Missouri (KMOV) — A growing community of runners is raising hundreds of thousands in honor of their family and friends fighting lung disease. Hundreds of climbers participate each year in the unique event, run by the American Lung Association. The goal is to
Continue ReadingBy Caleb Wethington Click here for updates on this story NASHVILLE, Tennessee (WSMV) — School Resource Officers (SROs) in La Vergne reportedly helped a homeless high school student repair their van, which serves as his home. The Rutherford County Sheriff’s Office said SROs Cody Didier and Jeremy Gregory helped a homeless 17-year-old student get parts
Continue ReadingBy Anna Kathman Click here for updates on this story LINDEN, Michigan (WNEM) — A mid-Michigan bookworm is living the dream after buying a bookstore for only $1. Olivia Porter, 19, is now the owner of Beloved Books, located at 208 N. Bridge Street in Linden. “It was crazy. One day I was just working
Continue ReadingWARSAW, Poland (AP) — The majority of Poland’s ruling pro-European Union coalition lawmakers have taken steps to bring the head of the central bank before a special court on allegations of acting against the country’s financial interests and abusing his powers. The motion on Tuesday to try National Bank of Poland chief Adam Glapiński before
Continue ReadingBy Ben Church, CNN (CNN) — NFL owners officially voted to ban the ‘hip-drop tackle’ from the sport on Monday, after an annual league meeting in Florida. The tackle has long been a topic of debate and was cited as the reason behind multiple injuries in the NFL. According to the NFL, the hip-drop tackle
Continue ReadingBy LEA SKENE Associated Press BALTIMORE (AP) — The operators of a cargo ship issued a mayday call moments before slamming into a Baltimore bridge, enabling authorities to limit vehicle traffic on the span, the Maryland governor said. THIS IS A BREAKING NEWS UPDATE. AP’s earlier story follows below. BALTIMORE (AP) — A container ship
Continue ReadingBy SCOTT BAUER Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Wisconsin Supreme Court on Tuesday let stand a lower court ruling that declared some delivery drivers for Amazon were employees as the state argued. The court says they are not independent contractors as the online retail giant contended. The court unanimously decided the appeal was
Continue ReadingBy STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks are ticking higher Tuesday, near their record levels. The S&P 500 was up 0.2% in afternoon trading, coming off a listless performance where it edged a bit further from its all-time high set last week. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 58
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — Shares of Donald Trump’s social media company jumped nearly 50% in the first day of trading on the Nasdaq, boosting the value of Trump’s large holdings in the company as well as the smaller stakes of fans who purchased shares as a show of support for the former president. Trump Media
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