NEW YORK (AP) — Shares of Donald Trump’s social media company jumped more than 30% in the first day of trading on the Nasdaq, boosting the value of Trump’s large holdings in the company as well as the smaller stakes of fans who purchased shares as a show of support for the former president. Trump
Continue ReadingBy PAUL J. WEBER Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The securities fraud case against Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is over after nine years. He will stay in office under an agreement announced in a Houston courtroom on Tuesday. The deal with special prosecutors abruptly ends the long-running criminal case, which at one time
Continue ReadingBy BASSEM MROUE Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — The head of a Lebanese Sunni political and militant group that has joined the Shiite militant group Hezbollah in its fight against Israel on Lebanon’s border says the conflict has helped strengthen cooperation between the two groups. The leader of the Islamic Group, Sheikh Mohammed Takkoush said
Continue ReadingBy MELANIE LIDMAN Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — As Israel battles a prolonged war in Gaza, broad exemptions from mandatory military service for ultra-Orthodox men have reopened a deep divide in the country and rattled the government coalition, with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s fellow War Cabinet members staunchly opposed to his proposed new conscription law.
Continue ReadingBEIRUT (AP) — A series of airstrikes on eastern Syria have killed more than a dozen people, including an Iranian military adviser and a team member working for the World Health Organization. It’s not immediately clear who was behind the Tuesday airstrikes in Syria’s eastern province of Deir el-Zour that borders Iraq. Iran’s state news
Continue ReadingKYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine has sunk or disabled a third of all Russian warships in the Black Sea in just over two years of war, the navy spokesman said Tuesday, a heavy blow to Moscow’s military capability. Ukraine’s Navy spokesman Dmytro Pletenchuk told The Associated Press that the latest strike on Saturday night hit
Continue ReadingBy CHINEDU ASADU Associated Press KADUNA, Nigeria (AP) — A Nigerian court has sentenced a Chinese national to death after finding him guilty of killing his girlfriend. The Kano state justice commissioner tells The Associated Press he will recommend execution if the man unsuccessfully appeals the ruling. Death sentences for capital offenses are common in
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — Shares of Donald Trump’s social media company jumped nearly 50% in the first day of trading on the Nasdaq, boosting the value of Trump’s large holdings in the company as well as the smaller stakes of fans who purchased shares as a show of support for the former president. Trump Media
Continue ReadingBy JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Steve Martin has long marveled at the many phases of his life. There’s his youth as a Disneyland performer, surrounded by vaudeville performers and magicians. A decade as a stand-up before the sudden onset of stadium-sized popularity. An abrupt shift to movies. Later, a new
Continue ReadingBy MAE ANDERSON AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Hiring woes may be easing for small businesses. The CBIZ Small Business Employment Index reported a seasonally adjusted increase of 0.17% in February as the U.S. economy stays strong despite high interest rates. Small businesses have a tougher time retaining workers since they often can’t
Continue ReadingBy JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Steve Martin has long marveled at the many phases of his life. There’s his youth as a Disneyland performer, surrounded by vaudeville performers and magicians. A decade as a stand-up before the sudden onset of stadium-sized popularity. An abrupt shift to movies. Later, a new
Continue ReadingThe Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Former President Donald Trump launched his social media platform, Truth Social, in early 2022, after he was banned from major sites such as Facebook and the former Twitter following the Jan. 6 insurrection. While he’s since been reinstated to both, he’s largely stayed off X, the Elon Musk-owned
Continue ReadingBy MARK SHERMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Supreme Court justices seemed concerned Tuesday about whether abortion opponents have the right to sue over a medication that was used in nearly two-thirds of all abortions in the U.S. last year, in the court’s first abortion case since conservative justices overturned Roe v. Wade two years
Continue ReadingBy ALICIA RANCILIO Associated Press One of the buzzy new shows of the spring TV season is “Diarra from Detroit”,” now streaming on BET+. The comedic mystery was created by and stars Diarra Kilpatrick, who is best-known for a role on HBO’s “Perry Mason.” Kilpatrick plays a woman also named Diarra who has a great
Continue ReadingBy TIM BOOTH AP Sports Writer SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — Members of the Utah women’s basketball team were subjected to racism near their hotel in Idaho last week when a pickup truck with a Confederate flag drove near them and the driver began using offensive language, including the N-word, authorities said Tuesday. The team was
Continue ReadingBy MATT OTT AP Business Writer U.S. consumer confidence held steady this month even as Americans are still concerned about high prices and feeling less optimistic about the short-term future. The Conference Board, a business research group, said Tuesday that its consumer confidence index ticked down to 104.7 in March from a revised 104.8 in
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press PGA TOUR TEXAS CHILDREN’S HOUSTON OPEN Site: Houston. Course: Memorial Park GC. Yardage: 7,412. Par: 70. Prize money: $9.1 million. Winner’s share: $1.638 million. Television: Thursday-Friday, 4-7 p.m. (Golf Channel); Saturday, 1-3:30 p.m. (Golf Channel), 3:30-6 p.m. (NBC); Sunday, 1-2:30 p.m. (Golf Channel), 2:30-6 p.m. (NBC). Defending champion: Tony Finau. FedEx
Continue ReadingBy MATT OTT AP Business Writer U.S. consumer confidence held steady this month even as Americans are still concerned about high prices and feeling less optimistic about the short-term future. The Conference Board, a business research group, said Tuesday that its consumer confidence index ticked down to 104.7 in March from a revised 104.8 in
Continue ReadingBy Nadeen Ebrahim and Abbas Al Lawati, CNN (CNN) — Following several failed attempts over five months of Israel’s devastating war in Gaza, the United Nations Security Council on Monday finally passed a resolution calling for an immediate ceasefire. The United States, which had been the only remaining hurdle to such a call, decided not
Continue ReadingBy LEA SKENE Assoociated Press BALTIMORE (AP) — A container ship lost power and rammed into a major bridge in Baltimore early Tuesday, causing the span to buckle into the river below and plunging a construction crew and several vehicles into the dangerously cold waters. Rescuers pulled out two people, but six others were missing.
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