By PAT EATON-ROBB AP Sports Writer ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — The Los Angeles Times has edited a column it published last week about the LSU women’s basketball team ahead of its game against UCLA following criticism from Tigers coach Kim Mulkey, who blasted it as sexist and hurtful. Mulkey defended her players after they were
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — Kia is recalling more than 427,000 of its Telluride SUVs due to a defect that may cause the cars to roll away while they’re parked. According to documents published by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, the intermediate shaft and right front driveshaft of certain 2020-2024 Tellurides may not be fully
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — Kia is recalling more than 427,000 of its Telluride SUVs due to a defect that may cause the cars to roll away while they’re parked. According to documents published by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, the intermediate shaft and right front driveshaft of certain 2020-2024 Tellurides may not be fully
Continue ReadingBy ANDREW DALTON AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Godzilla-King Kong combo stomped on expectations as “ Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire ” roared to an $80 million opening on 3,861 North American screens, according to Sunday studio estimates. The monster merger from Warner Bros. and Legendary Pictures starring Rebecca Hall and
Continue ReadingBy ANDREW DALTON AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Godzilla-King Kong combo stomped on expectations as “ Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire ” roared to an $80 million opening on 3,861 North American screens, according to Sunday studio estimates. The monster merger from Warner Bros. and Legendary Pictures starring Rebecca Hall and
Continue ReadingBy Eric Levenson, CNN (CNN) — Citing new DNA evidence, a Pennsylvania judge on Thursday overturned the murder convictions of three men known as the “Chester Trio” who have been imprisoned for nearly 25 years for a crime they say they did not commit. Derrick Chappell, 41, Morton Johnson, 44, and Samuel Grasty, 47, were
Continue ReadingPARIS (AP) — French Defense Minister Sébastien Lecornu said France is going to deliver “hundreds” of armored vehicles by the beginning of next year to Ukraine. In an interview with the French newspaper La Tribune’s Sunday edition, Lecornu said the Ukrainian army needs armored personnel carriers that are “absolutely key for troop mobility.” France is
Continue ReadingQUITO, Ecuador (AP) — Armed gunmen attacked a group of people in Ecuador ’s coastal city of Guayaquil killing eight people and injuring eight others, the Interior Ministry said, the latest in a string of violent incidents in the South American country. At around 7 p.m. local time on Saturday, armed men arrived in a
Continue ReadingCIBOLA, Ariz. (AP) — A woman reported missing by her family more than a month ago has been found dead near the Arizona-California border, according to authorities. La Paz County Sheriff’s officials said the body of 26-year-old Amanda Nenigar was located Friday night in a remote area south of the small Arizona town of Cibola.
Continue ReadingBy WAFAA SHURAFA, MELANIE LIDMAN and SAMY MAGDY Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Tens of thousands of Israelis gathered outside the parliament building in Jerusalem on Sunday in the largest anti-government demonstration since the country went to war in October. They urged the government to reach a cease-fire deal to free dozens of hostages held
Continue ReadingBy MIKE PESOLI and JEFFREY COLLINS Associated Press BALTIMORE (AP) — As divers assisted crews with the complicated and meticulous operation of removing the steel and concrete from the fallen Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, some near the site took time on Easter Sunday to reflect on the six workers presumed to have plunged
Continue ReadingBy SUZAN FRASER and CINAR KIPER Associated Press ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey’s main opposition party appeared set to retain its control over key cities in Sunday’s local elections, preliminary results showed, in a major upset to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who had set his sights on retaking control of those urban areas. With some
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Valley residents gathered atop the Palm Springs Aerial Tramway for the annual Easter Sunrise Service. The first tram car started shuttling guests up at 4:30 a.m. for the 5:30 a.m. service. Guests were able to hear songs of faith from the Perkins Brothers and partake in worship services led by Pastor Robert Sneed. Breakfast was
Continue ReadingBy Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN (CNN) — DNA evidence has linked two brothers to multiple unsolved rape cases around metro Atlanta in the 1980s, the DeKalb County District Attorney announced this week. Jeffrey Briney, 59, and David Briney, 62, have been indicted on a slew of charges ranging from rape, kidnapping, aggravated sodomy, armed robbery and
Continue ReadingHOUSTON (AP) — Officials say gunfire at two separate Houston-area birthday parties this weekend resulted in two people being fatally shot and three others being injured. Authorities say that during the first shooting, two people were killed after gunfire broke out around 1 a.m. Saturday following an argument at a party in Jacinto City, located
Continue ReadingBy Sam Fossum, CNN (CNN) — Republican Rep. Tim Walberg insists he was speaking metaphorically when he appeared to suggest bombs should be dropped on Gaza “like Nagasaki and Hiroshima” to “get it over quick.” Walberg, who represents southern Michigan, was speaking with constituents in a town hall on March 25 when he made the WWII-era reference
Continue ReadingCNN By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — Be forewarned: Today is April Fools’ Day, so keep your eyes peeled for possible hoaxes and pranks. While the exact origins of the tradition are unclear, some historians believe that practical jokes date back to the 1500s. Here’s what else you need to know to Get Up to Speed and
Continue ReadingBy Jack Forrest and Andrew Millman, CNN (CNN) — Rep. Mike Lawler, a moderate Republican from New York, expressed optimism on Sunday that a vote on funding for Ukraine’s war effort could land on the House floor when members return from recess early next month. Divisions in the House GOP have so far stymied progress
Continue ReadingBy Tamar Michaelis, Benjamin Brown and Jessie Gretener, CNN (CNN) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is in “excellent” health following surgery to treat a hernia, according to a statement released Sunday by Hadassah Hospital Ein Kerem in Jerusalem. The procedure “ended successfully” and Netanyahu is “awake, he is talking to his family, and his situation
Continue ReadingSALLISAW, Okla. (AP) — An Oklahoma highway has been reopened following its closure for a few hours on Saturday after a bridge over the Arkansas River was struck by a barge. Troopers with the Oklahoma Highway Patrol closed a portion of U.S. Highway 59 south of Sallisaw at around 1:25 p.m. after the barge hit
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