Associated Press MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — A Tennessee man who helped two hired killers after they gunned down rapper Young Dolph at a Memphis bakery three years ago has been sentenced to six years probation. Jermarcus Johnson pleaded guilty in June 2023 to three counts of serving as an accessory after the shooting. Johnson helped
Continue ReadingAP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Kendrick Lamar gave music listeners an early holiday present Friday with the surprise drop of a new album. The Grammy winner’s 12-track “GNX” is his first release since 2022’s “Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers” and his sixth studio album overall. It also comes just months after his
Continue ReadingAP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Kendrick Lamar gave music listeners an early holiday present Friday with the surprise drop of a new album. The Grammy winner’s 12-track “GNX” is his first release since 2022’s “Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers” and his sixth studio album overall. It also comes just months after his
Continue ReadingAP National Writer It looked like a recipe for disaster. So, when his country’s swimmers were being accused of doping earlier this year, one Chinese official cooked up something fast. He blamed it on contaminated noodles. In fact, he argued, it could have been a culinary conspiracy concocted by criminals, whose actions led to the
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CNN By Kristen Holmes, CNN (CNN) — Former Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz, who withdrew from consideration as President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for attorney general on Thursday, said Friday he will not be returning to Congress next year. “I’m still going to be in the fight, but it’s going to be from a new perch. I
Continue ReadingAP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Rayah Marshall remembers upsetting ranked Arizona and Stanford as a freshman in an otherwise sub.-500 season and first-year Southern California coach Lindsay Gottlieb telling her: “One day this is going to be us.” Four years later, that time is now. Two games featuring four powerhouse teams has put
Continue ReadingAP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Rayah Marshall remembers upsetting ranked Arizona and Stanford as a freshman in an otherwise sub.-500 season and first-year Southern California coach Lindsay Gottlieb telling her: “One day this is going to be us.” Four years later, that time is now. Two games featuring four powerhouse teams has put
Continue ReadingCHICAGO (AP) — Catcher Matt Thaiss has agreed to a one-year contract with the Chicago Cubs paying $1 million while in the major leagues and $400,000 while in the minors. Thaiss was acquired Wednesday from the Los Angeles Angels, who had designated him for assignment on Nov. 14. A 29-year-old who made his major league
Continue ReadingAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge has imposed a one-year reduction in a prison sentence for a man who stormed the U.S. Capitol and then engaged in a pattern of disruptive courtroom behavior, including berating and insulting the judge. Marc Bru complained about his prison conditions but refrained from hurling any more insults
Continue ReadingAssociated Press HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — A Zimbabwean court has convicted an opposition leader and 34 other activists on charges of participating in an unlawful gathering, more than five months after they were taken into pre-trial detention. Jameson Timba, from the splintered Citizens Coalition for Change opposition party, and the activists face five years in
Continue ReadingAssociated Press NEW YORK (AP) — In his sixth season as chief conductor, Kirill Petrenko is leading the Berlin Philharmonic on its 25th U.S. tour and second in three years. There are eight performances from Nov. 15-26 in Washington, D.C., New York, Boston, Ann Arbor, Michigan, and Chicago. He is the latest in the orchestra’s
Continue ReadingAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — After several weeks working mostly behind closed doors, Vice President-elect JD Vance returned to Capitol Hill this week in a new, more visible role: Helping Donald Trump try to get his most contentious Cabinet picks to confirmation in the Senate, where Vance has served for the last two years. Vance
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CNNEspañol sjv (CNN) — El exrepresentante de Florida Matt Gaetz, quien el jueves declinó la postulación del presidente electo Donald Trump para ser secretario de Justicia, dijo el viernes que no se reincorporará al Congreso el próximo año. “Seguiré en la lucha, pero será desde una nueva posición. No tengo la intención de unirme al
Continue ReadingBy Liam Reilly, CNN New York (CNN) — Dana White is tapping out of politics. After embracing President-elect Donald Trump, the Ultimate Fighting Championship chief executive said in an interview this week he won’t help future presidential campaigns, stating he “want[s] nothing to do with politics.” “I’m never f***ing doing this again,” White told The
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By Chris Boyette, CNN (CNN) — After recent burglaries at homes of professional athletes – including Kansas City Chiefs stars Patrick Mahomes and Travis Kelce – the NFL, NBA and NHL have warned teams about skilled groups that are increasingly targeting players’ residences for such crimes. An NFL security bulletin issued Wednesday and obtained by
Continue ReadingGENEVA (AP) — The Swiss government says it is barring exports to a Polish military hardware supplier after concluding that some 645,000 rounds of Swiss-made small-caliber ammunition ended up in Ukraine in violation of Swiss law. The State Secretariat for Economic Affairs said exports to the Polish company will be barred because “the risk of
Continue ReadingBy Matthew Rodriguez Click here for updates on this story LOS ANGELES (KCAL, KCBS) — The U.S. Department of Justice’s Los Angeles office filed charges in what could be the nation’s first death-resulting criminal case involving a synthetic opioid that prosecutors say is “up to three times more powerful than fentanyl.” On Thursday, federal prosecutors
Continue ReadingAssociated Press LONDON (AP) — A woman who claimed mixed martial arts fighter Conor McGregor “brutally raped and battered” her in a Dublin hotel penthouse was awarded nearly 250,000 Euros ($257,000) on Friday by a civil court jury in Ireland. Nikita Hand said the Dec. 9, 2018, assault after a night of partying left her
Continue ReadingATLANTA (AP) — Spelman College’s president won’t be coming back from her leave of absence and is stepping down permanently. The historically Black women’s college made the announcement Thursday. The college hasn’t said why Dr. Helene Gayle initially left or why she won’t return. Trustees say they are working on a plan to select the
Continue ReadingBy Stephen Swanson, Emily Mae Czachor Click here for updates on this story GREEN LAKE, Wisconsin (WCCO) — Authorities are urging a Wisconsin man accused of faking his death and fleeing to Europe to come home to spend the holidays with his wife and three children. Ryan Borgwardt, 45, went missing on Aug. 12 while
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