By ADRIAN SAINZ Associated Press MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Police have identified a man arrested after an intense search and charged him with fatally shooting one man, wounding two women and carjacking two vehicles at four different locations in Memphis. Memphis police say 20-year-old Courdarion Craft was arrested Sunday on charges including first-degree murder, especially
Continue ReadingBy JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — UCLA athletic director Martin Jarmond said to give him 96 hours to find a new football coach after Chip Kelly resigned on Friday. It turns out, Jarmond needed less than 72. Former UCLA great DeShaun Foster was named head coach on Monday to take over
Continue ReadingWHITEFISH POINT, Mich. (AP) — Shipwreck hunters have discovered a merchant ship that sank in Lake Superior in 1940, taking its captain with it, during a storm off Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. The Great Lakes Shipwreck Historical Society and shipwreck researcher Dan Fountain announced Monday the discovery of the 244-foot (74-meter) bulk carrier Arlington in about
Continue ReadingU.S. auto safety regulators have closed a seven-year investigation into complaints about power-assisted steering failures in Ford Fusions without seeking additional recalls. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration says in documents posted Monday that its testing found only minor steering effort changes if the power-assist failed. It also found a declining failure trend, and a
Continue ReadingBy BEN FINLEY Associated Press The pastor who leads the Houston megachurch where a shooter opened fire on Sunday is one of the most familiar faces in American religion. Joel Osteen preaches to about 45,000 people a week in a former basketball arena. The 60-year-old had never preached until the Sunday before his father died
Continue ReadingBy ADRIANA GOMEZ LICON and ERIC TUCKER Associated Press FORT PIERCE, Fla. (AP) — Former President Donald Trump has spent several hours at a federal courthouse in Florida for a closed hearing in his criminal case charging him with mishandling classified documents. Monday’s hearing was scheduled to discuss the procedures for the handling of classified
Continue ReadingBy JOSH DUBOW AP Pro Football Writer LAS VEGAS (AP) — For the San Francisco 49ers, another season came a frustrating finish with an inevitable question: What if? What if the Niners hadn’t botched a punt return to set up a touchdown for Kansas City? What if San Francisco could have converted a third down
Continue ReadingBy LORNE COOK Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — The head of the U.N. agency delivering most aid to Gaza says it’s vital that it receives new European Union funding within weeks. Divisions among EU countries risk delaying the payment. The aid agency, UNRWA, has been the main supplier of food, water and shelter during Israel’s war
Continue ReadingBy ED WHITE Associated Press A Republican lawmaker in Michigan has lost his committee assignment and staff, days after posting an image of a racist ideology on social media. House Speaker Joe Tate, who is Black, said he will not allow the House to be a forum for “racist, hateful and bigoted speech.” State Rep.
Continue ReadingBy ANDREW DALTON AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — The casts of “Barbie” and “Oppenheimer gathered Monday for the annual Academy Award nominees luncheon along with other Oscar hopefuls coming together for photos, hugs and congratulations. The luncheon is a warm, feel-good, egalitarian affair where little-known first-time nominees in categories like best animated short
Continue ReadingBy ANDREW DALTON AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — The casts of “Barbie” and “Oppenheimer gathered Monday for the annual Academy Award nominees luncheon along with other Oscar hopefuls coming together for photos, hugs and congratulations. The luncheon is a warm, feel-good, egalitarian affair where little-known first-time nominees in categories like best animated short
Continue ReadingBy JUAN LOZANO, ACACIA CORONADO AND JIM VERTUNO Associated Press HOUSTON (AP) — Court documents say the shooter who opened fire at Houston megachurch shooter used an AR-style rifle before they were killed by security officers. A search warrant affidavit identified the shooter as Genesse Ivonne Moreno. The affidavit was released by the Montgomery County
Continue ReadingBy BEN FINLEY Associated Press Joel Osteen is one of the most familiar faces in American religion. The pastor who leads the Houston megachurch where a woman opened fire on Sunday — critically wounding a 5-year-old boy and hitting a man in the hip before she was killed by off-duty police working security— is known
Continue ReadingMOUNT BALDY VILLAGE, Calif. (AP) — A hiker who was missing for days on Southern California’s towering Mount Baldy was found dead over the weekend, authorities said. A helicopter crew recovered the body of Lefei Huang, 22, on Sunday morning from the upper San Antonio Creek Falls area of the mountain, the San Bernardino County
Continue ReadingBy Aaron Pellish and Michelle Shen, CNN (CNN) — Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. apologized to members of his family who objected to a new TV ad released Sunday during the Super Bowl that repurposed a spot from his uncle’s 1960 campaign. The retro-themed ad from a PAC backing his candidacy mimics the
Continue ReadingBy BARBARA SURK and THOMAS ADAMSON PARIS (AP) — French government officials accused Russia on Monday of operating a long-running online manipulation campaign against Ukraine’s Western backers in the lead up to the second anniversary of Moscow’s military invasion of its neighbor. French foreign ministry officials said Russia has been stepping up efforts to manipulate
Continue ReadingBy JULIE CARR SMYTH and SAMANTHA HENDRICKSON Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Two fired FirstEnergy Corp. executives have been indicted in connection with a $60 million bribery scheme in Ohio. Republican Attorney General Dave Yost announced the indictments of former CEO Chuck Jones and former senior vice president Michael Dowling Monday, along with additional
Continue ReadingBy TARA COPP Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has canceled his trip to Brussels to meet with NATO ministers and work on Ukraine military aid as he remains hospitalized while dealing with complications from prostate cancer. That’s according to two defense officials who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss
Continue ReadingBELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Golden State assistant coach Dejan Milojevic was buried Monday in his native Serbia, with many members of the Warriors’ staff among the hundreds of mourners present for the funeral on a rainy day at a Belgrade cemetery. Among the Warriors coaches and staff who made the trip: head coach Steve Kerr,
Continue ReadingBy MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Boy George, the singer-songwriter and beating heart of the iconic band Culture Club, is these days playing the role of the impresario in the Tony-Award winning “Moulin Rouge” until May 12. The jukebox musical is a stage adaptation of director Baz Luhrmann’s iconic 2001 film
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