AP Basketball Writer Back when the Lakers were putting on shows as good as anything coming out of Hollywood, the coolest guy in the building might’ve been courtside. Even across the country, everyone noticed Jack Nicholson. “Growing up, the guy I looked at was Jack Nicholson,” Spike Lee said. “When I was sitting in the
Continue ReadingAP Media Writer It’s a reflection of the news industry and modern world of work that Tampa Bay Times editor Mark Katches seems more relaxed than you’d expect after a crane pushed by Hurricane Milton’s winds gouged a hole in the building that houses his newsroom. “It’s had zero impact on our operations,” Katches said
Continue ReadingNASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee says counties severely impacted by Hurricane Helene will soon be able to access a new $100 million loan program designed to help clear debris and repair damaged water systems. Lee announced the program, dubbed the Helene Emergency Assistance Loan or HEAL program, on Thursday. The Republican says
Continue ReadingAssociated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Christopher Reeve’s children say they made a point to include all the complexities of their father’s life — his strengths and weaknesses — in the new documentary “Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story” — because that’s what he would have wanted. The film includes family home videos, mixed with interviews
Continue ReadingMADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin judicial regulators have filed a misconduct complaint against a Dane County judge who allegedly left court to try to arrest a hospitalized defendant and got into an argument with another defendant. The Wisconsin State Journal reports that the state Judicial Commission filed the complaint against Ellen Berz on Thursday. According
Continue ReadingAP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Fisher-Price is recalling parts of over 2 million infant swings across the U.S., Canada and Mexico due to a serious suffocation risk, following reports of five infant deaths. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission warned that all models of Fisher-Price’s Snuga Swings should never be used for sleep
Continue ReadingMEXICO CITY (AP) — Snubbed by Tesla, Mexico’s new president pledged Friday to create a Mexican-made small, affordable electric car to compete with vehicles imported from China. President Claudia Sheinbaum said Teslas were too “onerous,” or expensive, for the Mexican market anyway. Tesla’s cheapest car, the Model 3, costs about $30,000. Tesla CEO Elon Musk
Continue ReadingMOUNT OLIVET, Ky. (AP) — Authorities have arrested a Kentucky woman after a dismembered body was found in her mother’s backyard.. The Kentucky State Police say in a news release that a man hired to work on the property in Mount Olivet called authorities Wednesday after finding the body. Police obtained a search warrant for
Continue ReadingALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — A hot-air balloon struck and collapsed a radio tower Friday in Albuquerque, New Mexico, during the city’s famous festival — the second time in 20 years that a balloon has come into contact with that tower. There were no reports of injuries, said Kevin Carhart, a spokesperson for the Bernalillo County
Continue ReadingAssociated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Two Georgia election workers have reached a settlement in their defamation lawsuit against a Missouri-based website that falsely accused them of fraud in the 2020 presidential election. Lawyers for Ruby Freeman and Wandrea “Shaye” Moss say Friday that the lawsuit against The Gateway Pundit, its owner Jim Hoft and his
Continue ReadingAssociated Press CENTREVILLE, Va. (AP) — The brother of a Dutch journalist slain in 1982 covering El Salvador’s civil war has filed a lawsuit against a former Salvadoran military officer who has lived for decades in the northern Virginia suburbs and is accused of orchestrating the killing. The lawsuit was filed Thursday in federal court
Continue ReadingBEIRUT (AP) — The United Nations peacekeeping mission in southern Lebanon says Israeli tanks “forcibly entered” one of their positions, while Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu demands that they leave the area. International criticism is growing after Israeli forces have repeatedly fired on U.N. peacekeepers since the start of its ground operation in Lebanon. Five peacekeepers have
Continue ReadingAssociated Press BEIRUT (AP) — Animal rights activists are risking their lives in Lebanon to rescue cats, dogs and other animals harmed by Israeli airstrikes. In less than three weeks, nearly 190 cats and dogs from areas in Beirut and its suburbs that have been struck by Israeli airstrikes. Animals Lebanon, a rescue charity, says
Continue ReadingCLEVELAND (AP) — Citing weather issues, Major League Baseball moved the start time of Saturday’s decisive Game 5 of the AL Division Series between Detroit and Cleveland from 8:08 p.m. to a 1:08 p.m. The change was announced Friday as the Tigers were going through a workout at Progressive Field. Cleveland evened the back-and-forth series
Continue ReadingAssociated Press Although the Atlantic hurricane season officially ends Nov. 30, scientists say there is still the possibility for more named storms this year. That’s because warm ocean temperatures, which fuel hurricanes, are at record-level temperatures. Climate change has been causing a rise in ocean temperatures, and research indicates this is contributing to stronger hurricanes
Continue ReadingAssociated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — Former Las Vegas Raiders head coach Jon Gruden will get a full Nevada Supreme Court review of a lawsuit he filed against the NFL over emails leaked to the media before he resigned from the team in 2021. The state’s highest court isn’t scheduling oral arguments but said Thursday
Continue ReadingAssociated Pres ROME (AP) — Italian lawmakers on Friday questioned the head of troubled French-Italian automaker Stellantis over the group’s strategy, one day after it announced a management shakeup in an effort to revive sales. Stellantis, which makes Jeep and Chrysler vehicles, is navigating in rough waters globally, while the Italian government demands clarity about
Continue ReadingAssociated Press LONDON (AP) — A British woman who murdered her parents and then lived for four years alongside their bodies in makeshift tombs at the family home has been sentenced to life imprisonment and told she won’t be eligible for parole for 36 years. Virginia McCullough, who spent her parents’ money and went to
Continue ReadingAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. Treasury official Jay Shambaugh says withdrawing the U.S. from the IMF and World Bank would be “a step backward.” Shambaugh gave a speech Friday stressing the importance of the international financial institutions before the groups’ annual meetings this month. He was alluding to a Project 2025 proposal for the
Continue ReadingAssociated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A federal appeals court judge has ruled to keep Sean “Diddy” Combs locked up while he makes a third bid for bail in his sex trafficking case, which is slated to go to trial in May. In a decision filed Friday, Circuit Judge William J. Nardini denied the hip-hop
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