By GEOFF MULVIHILL Associated Press Alabama lawmakers have passed legislation that was quickly signed by Gov. Kay Ivey to protect clinics that provide in vitro fertilization from lawsuits in response to a ruling last month from the State’s Supreme Court that frozen embryos have the rights of children under the state’s wrongful death law. The Republican-sponsored
Continue ReadingBy STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks are falling further from their records on Tuesday, as a lull for Wall Street this week continues. The S&P 500 was 0.8% lower in morning trading and on track for a second straight dip after closing last week at an all-time high. The
Continue ReadingBy STEPHEN MCGRATH and ANDREEA ALEXANDRU Associated Press BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — Moldova’s national intelligence agency warns against “unprecedented” Russian interference as the country gears up for a referendum on joining the European Union and a presidential election. The Intelligence and Security Services released a report Tuesday saying it has gathered data indicating Russia plans
Continue ReadingBy JONATHAN MATTISE and TRAVIS LOLLER Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The pilot of a single-engine plane that crashed near downtown Nashville told air traffic controllers he could see the runway they were clearing for an emergency landing. But he said he couldn’t reach it. The plane crashed Monday night alongside Interstate 40, killing
Continue ReadingBy ROD McGUIRK Associated Press MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Taylor Swift stole the show at an Asian summit Tuesday when Singapore’s leader was prompted to defend his tiny country’s exclusive concert deal with the singer that risks bad blood in the region by preventing her from performing in neighboring nations. Singapore is a key member
Continue ReadingCHICAGO (AP) — Doctors and nurses at a premier Chicago children’s hospital can again access patients’ electronic medical records, more than a month after a cyberattack forced Lurie Children’s Hospital to take its networks offline. The hospital provided the update Monday and said its phone system also is fully functioning. The hospital shut down its
Continue ReadingBy LAURA UNGAR AP Science Writer Thirty-seven-year-old Corinn O’Brien is about two months pregnant through in vitro fertilization, but an ultrasound recently showed the fetus might be in trouble, and she wants the option to try again if she needs to. Cancer survivor Kailani Greenwood, due to give birth in spring after undergoing IVF, hopes
Continue ReadingBERLIN (AP) — Production at Tesla’s electric vehicle plant in Germany came to a standstill and workers were evacuated Tuesday after a power outage that officials suspected was caused by arson. Elon Musk, Tesla’s CEO, condemned the incident. The interior ministry in the state of Brandenburg, where the plant is located, said unidentified people were
Continue ReadingBy KEN SWEET and JOSH BOAK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration announced a rule Tuesday to cap all credit card late fees, the latest effort in the White House push to end what it has called junk fees and a move that regulators say will save Americans up to $10 billion a
Continue ReadingBy STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks are falling further from their records on Tuesday, as a lull for Wall Street this week continues. The S&P 500 was 0.5% lower in early trading and on track for a second straight dip after closing last week at an all-time high. The
Continue ReadingBy LLAZAR SEMINI Associated Press TIRANA, Albania (AP) — An Albanian court has imprisoned a mayor from the country’s Greek minority on vote-buying charges. Tuesday’s ruling is expected to raise tensions with neighboring Greece, which has said the case could negatively impact Albania’s application to join the European Union. Albania is a candidate member negotiating
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The draws are out and play is soon to follow at the 2024 BNP Paribas Open. The path to the title is set, who will take it all? 🏆#TennisParadise— BNP Paribas Open (@BNPPARIBASOPEN) March 5, 2024 MEN’S DRAW #1 Novak Djokovic (5-time tournament champion, 24-time grand slam champion) #2 Carlos Alcaraz (2023 tournament champion) #3
Continue ReadingBy Christopher Hickey, CNN (CNN) — At one point or another, voters in 42 different states have cast ballots in a presidential primary or caucus on a Super Tuesday. Sixteen of those states are holding elections today — the most since 2008, when two dozen states held contests on that year’s Super Tuesday. Super Tuesday
Continue ReadingBy Rob Picheta and Sugam Pokharel, CNN (CNN) — The International Criminal Court (ICC) has issued arrest warrants against two high-ranking Russian military figures, accusing them of war crimes against Ukrainian civilians. Sergei Kobylash, a lieutenant-general in the Russian Armed Forces, and Viktor Sokolov, an admiral in the Russian Navy, were the pair listed in
Continue ReadingBy HILARY FOX Associated Press LONDON (AP) — One of the original momagers, Mary Villiers knew how to use her son to get wealth, power and prestige. In “Mary & George,” Julianne Moore plays the mom who took advantage of her son George’s charms to win favor in the court of King James I in
Continue ReadingBy PREDRAG MILIC Associated Press PODGORICA, Montenegro (AP) — An appeals court in Montenegro has overturned a ruling that Terraform Labs founder Do Kwon should be extradited to the United States to face fraud charges rather than to his native South Korea. The 32-year-old Kwon was arrested nearly a year ago in Montenegro on an
Continue ReadingBy MATTHEW LEE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The third-highest ranking U.S. diplomat and frequent target of criticism for her hawkish views on Russia and its actions in Ukraine will be leaving her post. The State Department said Tuesday that Victoria Nuland will retire this month. Nuland is a career foreign service officer who served
Continue ReadingNORTH PORT, Fla. (AP) — National League MVP Ronald Acuña Jr. is expected to be ready for opening day with the Atlanta Braves after a more thorough examination of his sore right knee found no serious issues. Acuña left the Braves’ spring training site in Florida to be examined by Dr. Neal ElAttrache in Los
Continue ReadingMONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama has heated primary battles in two congressional districts on Super Tuesday. Eighteen candidates — 11 Democrats and seven Republicans — are running in Alabama’s newly revamped 2nd Congressional District. Federal judges redrew the district after ruling Alabama’s prior congressional map undermined the voting strength of Black residents. The primaries will
Continue ReadingBy HILLEL ITALIE AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Omar Tyree, author of such urban lit narratives as “Flyy Girl” and “The Last Street Novel,” recently went to see the Oscar-nominated movie “American Fiction.” “I loved the emotions of the family,” Tyree said of the comic drama starring best actor nominee Jeffrey Wright as
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