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By MIKE SCHNEIDER Associated Press ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Disney has filed a lawsuit claiming that the oversight government for Walt Disney World, which was taken over by appointees of Gov. Ron DeSantis earlier this year, has failed to release documents and properly preserve records in violation of Florida public records law. Disney said in

By STEFANIE DAZIO Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — An appellate court on Tuesday reversed a 2022 federal conviction against former Rep. Jeff Fortenberry of Nebraska, ruling that he should not have been tried in Los Angeles. Fortenberry was convicted in March 2022 on charges that he lied to federal authorities about an illegal $30,000

By STEFANIE DAZIO Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — An appellate court on Tuesday reversed a 2022 federal conviction against former Rep. Jeff Fortenberry of Nebraska, ruling that he should not have been tried in Los Angeles. Fortenberry was convicted in March 2022 on charges that he lied to federal authorities about an illegal $30,000

By The Associated Press The Associated Press national player of the week in women’s basketball for Week 7 of the season: HANNAH HIDALGO, Notre Dame The 5-foot-6 freshman guard from Haddonfield, New Jersey, led the Fighting Irish to a win last week over Western Michigan with her first career triple-double. Hidalgo had 26 points, 11

By The Associated Press The Associated Press national player of the week in women’s basketball for Week 7 of the season: HANNAH HILDAGO, Notre Dame The 5-foot-6 freshman guard from Haddonfield, New Jersey, led the Fighting Irish to a win last week over Western Michigan with her first career triple-double. Hildago had 26 points, 11

By THALIA BEATY Associated Press Christmas is over, but giving season for nonprofits is just starting to peak. The end of the calendar year is when nonprofits make appeals far and wide to attract donors — in part because of holiday traditions or, for some, tax advantages. Nonprofits get about 30% of their annual donations

By BETH HARRIS AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Caitlin Clark — the current Associated Press national player of the year — is in what may be her final season at Iowa. She could stay one more year as the result of the COVID-19 pandemic, as could Angel Reese of national champion LSU. Regardless

By DOUG FEINBERG AP Basketball Writer After a relatively quiet December between exams and the holidays, it’s time for women’s basketball to start heating up with the beginning of conference play. The Pac-12 has been dominant in non-conference play and boasts five of the top 12 teams in the country led by No. 2 UCLA

By JOHN MARSHALL AP Basketball Writer Creighton came within a few seconds of the Final Four last spring and has the type of roster that could make another deep run this season. After a solid start to the season, the Bluejays have hit a few bumps in the road, losing two of their past three

By JOSH DUBOW AP Pro Football Writer SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — Brock Purdy and the San Francisco 49ers seemed poised for another fast start when two big passes to George Kittle moved them into the red zone on the opening drive of the game. What happened next set the tone for the rest of

By JOSH DUBOW AP Pro Football Writer SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — If the rare late-season matchup between the top teams in the NFL was a statement game, Lamar Jackson and the Baltimore Ravens delivered a loud one to the rest of the league. Jackson threw two touchdown passes in a span of 18 seconds

HOUSTON, Texas (AP) — Beyoncé’s childhood home caught fire early on Christmas morning, though the family living there escaped safely. The fire was reported at about 2 a.m. Monday and the Houston Fire Department arrived on the scene of the two-story brick house within three to five minutes, the Houston Chronicle reported. “We had it

By DAN GREENSPAN Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Boston Celtics were happy to share on Christmas Day, and it propelled them to a historic holiday against the Los Angeles Lakers. Led by Kristaps Porzingis with 28 points and 11 rebounds, all five starters had at least 18 points for the Celtics in a

By PAT GRAHAM AP Sports Writer DENVER (AP) — Nikola Jokic’s frequent parade to the free-throw line was a sore subject for Steve Kerr. The Golden State coach doesn’t feel like defense gets rewarded consistently enough in today’s NBA. Jokic overcame an off day from the field by going 18 of 18 from the free-throw

By PAT GRAHAM AP Sports Writer Jamal Murray scored 28 points, Nikola Jokic overcame an off day from the field by going 18 of 18 from the free throw line and the Denver Nuggets extended their winning streak to five games by holding off the Golden State Warriors 120-114 on Monday. Jokic finished with 26

By The Associated Press Kamar de los Reyes, a television, movie and voice actor best known for playing a gang member-turned-cop in the soap “One Life to Live” and a villain in the video game “Call of Duty: Black Ops II,” has died in Los Angeles at 56, the family announced. De los Reyes died

Associated Press HERMOSA BEACH, Calif. (AP) — An armed man who faced off with officers at a California home for several hours on Christmas Eve was later found dead in the home’s garage, authorities told local media. The Los Angeles County Fire Department responded to a 911 call on 11th Street in Hermosa Beach around

By DOUG FEINBERG AP Basketball Writer South Carolina remained the No. 1 team in The Associated Press women’s basketball poll on Monday. The Gamecocks received all 36 votes from a national media panel, marking the seventh consecutive week that they’ve been No. 1. South Carolina had a run of 38 straight weeks as the top

Associated Press ANTIOCH, Calif. (AP) — Authorities in a California community are seeking a suspect in a hit-and-run collision that killed two young brothers on Friday. Police responded to a reported traffic collision at an intersection in Antioch around 11:30 p.m., the Antioch Police Department said in a statement. Officers arrived at the scene of