BERLIN (AP) — German soccer club St. Pauli is leaving X, saying the social media platform has become a “hate machine” that could influence upcoming German elections. The Hamburg-based Bundesliga club says it is ending its activities on the platform formerly called Twitter, and that it is encouraging its 250,000 followers there to switch to
Continue ReadingNo. 13 Boise State (8-1, 5-0 Mountain West, No. 13 CFP) at San Jose State (6-3, 3-2), Saturday, 7 p.m. EST (CBS Sports Network) BetMGM College Football Odds: Boise State by 13 1/2. Series record: Boise State leads 15-1. What’s at stake? Boise State is seeking to maintain its spot as the top team from
Continue ReadingNo. 22 Louisville (6-3, 4-2 Atlantic Coast Conference, No. 19 CFP) at Stanford (2-7, 1-5), Saturday, 3:30 p.m. EST (ACC Network) BetMGM College Football Odds: Louisville by 20 1/2. Series record: First meeting. What’s at stake? Louisville comes off a bye bowl eligible and still mathematically in contention for a share of the ACC title
Continue ReadingWASHINGTON (AP) — The papers of composer and songwriter Burt Bacharach are being donated to the Library of Congress. Bacharach, an Grammy, Tony and Oscar winner, is among the most important and popular figures of 20th century music, with his film scores and hit songs including “Close to You,” “Walk on By,” and “Raindrops Keep
Continue ReadingSyracuse (6-3, 3-3 Atlantic Coast Conference) at California (5-4, 1-4), Saturday, 3 p.m. EST (The CW) BetMGM College Football Odds: Cal by 7 1/2. Series record: Tied 1-1. What’s at stake? Syracuse needs to win its final two conference games to finish with a winning record in ACC for the second time since joining the
Continue ReadingCNN By Isaac Yee and Chris Lau, CNN (CNN) — Koalas are normally found in eucalyptus trees, but one couple came home in Australia on Wednesday and were shocked to find one in their bedroom. “I was scared, happy and excited at the same time,” Fran Dias Rufino told CNN from Adelaide in South Australia.
Continue ReadingWEWS, UCLA, AMERICAN ACADEMY OF PEDIATRICS, CNN By Karina Tsui, CNN (CNN) — The Ohio Senate on Wednesday greenlit a measure that would ban transgender students from using locker rooms and bathrooms associated with their gender identities. Senate Bill 104 passed 24-7 on a party-line vote. If signed into law by the state’s GOP governor,
Continue ReadingPHILADELPHIA (AP) — More human remains from a 1985 police bombing on the headquarters of a Black liberation group in Philadelphia have been found at the University of Pennsylvania. The remains are believed to be those of 12-year-old Delisha Africa. She was one of five children and six adults killed when police bombed the MOVE
Continue ReadingAP Auto Writer DETROIT (AP) — Ford Motor Co. will pay a penalty of up to $165 million to the U.S. government for moving too slowly on a recall and failing to give accurate recall information. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said Thursday that the civil penalty is the second-largest in its 54-year history.
Continue ReadingAssociated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Democrats are grappling with how to handle transgender politics and policy following a campaign that featured withering and often misleading GOP attacks on the issue. There’s plenty of second-guessing after President-elect Donald Trump anchored his victory with grandiose promises on the economy and immigration. But Democrats also will not soon
Continue ReadingAP Film Writer Richard Curtis is known for his contributions to romantic comedies with “Four Weddings and a Funeral,” “Notting Hill” and “Love, Actually.” But writing and directing some of modern cinema’s most quotable scenes only occupy a portion of his professional life. Since a trip to Ethiopia in 1985 during the famine, Curtis has
Continue ReadingBy Tami Luhby, Tierney Sneed and Rene Marsh, CNN (CNN) — President-elect Donald Trump and Elon Musk have big ambitions for making the federal government leaner and more efficient by reviewing its budget and operations from top to bottom. Musk, the world’s richest person who owns or runs several companies, has warned that his goals
Continue ReadingAP Auto Racing Writer Roger Penske on Thursday added the most prestigious street race in North America to his portfolio with the purchase of the Grand Prix of Long Beach. He bought the race from Gerry Forsythe, who owned half the event with the late Kevin Kalkhoven. Forsythe bought Kalkhoven’s shares earlier this year amid
Continue ReadingAssociated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — NATO and the European Union are ramping up pressure on China. They want Beijing to persuade North Korea to stop sending troops to Russia in support of its war on Ukraine. Up to 12,000 North Korean troops have been sent to Russia’s Kursk border region to help beat back Ukrainian
Continue ReadingAssociated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The Democrat looking to unseat an incumbent Republican in a close Iowa congressional race has asked for a recount. Democrat Christina Bohannan is requesting the recount in her bid against incumbent Republican Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks to represent Iowa’s 1st District. The race is one of a handful yet
Continue ReadingAssociated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Katie Gavin is self-proclaimed “gay famous.” The frontwoman of the pop band Muna, Gavin burst onto the scene three years ago with “Silk Chiffon,” an anthem to queer joy. She goes on tour Nov. 18 with her debut solo record “What a Relief,” which was released in October. Gavin’s
Continue ReadingBy Mostafa Salem and Eyad Kourdi, CNN (CNN) — Fifteen people were killed and 16 others injured in Israeli strikes on Damascus in Syria, state media SANA said, citing a military source and marking one of the deadliest strikes in months to hit the Syrian capital. The strikes targeted several residential buildings in the upscale
Continue ReadingAP Health Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Those ever-present TV drug ads showing patients hiking, biking or enjoying a day at the beach could soon have a different look: New rules require drugmakers to be clearer and more direct when explaining their medications’ risks and side effects. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration spent more than
Continue ReadingAP Business Writer Americans are fed up with the price of food, and many are looking to President-elect Donald Trump to lower their grocery bills. Trump often railed on the campaign trail against hefty price increases for bacon, cereal, crackers and other items. “We’ll get them down,” he told shoppers during a September visit to
Continue ReadingAssociated Press BEIRUT (AP) — An Israeli airstrike killed at least 12 Lebanese rescue workers on Thursday inside a civil defense center in the eastern city of Baalbek, according to health and rescue officials, hours after state media in Syria said Israeli strikes in and around the capital killed at least 15 people. Lebanese emergency
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