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By ANDREW DALTON AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — “Barbenheimer” brought a bump not a boom to Oscars ratings. An estimated 19.5 million people watched Sunday night’s 96th Academy Awards ceremony on ABC. That’s the biggest number drawn by the telecast in four years. But that upward trend comes from an all-time low during
Continue ReadingMADRAS, Ore. (AP) — Authorities say a small plane crash in a remote area of central Oregon has killed everyone on board. The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office says a 911 call around 7:40 p.m. Sunday reported the crash outside the city of Madras. The plane had been traveling to Idaho after departing from Aurora, Oregon,
Continue ReadingHARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Prosecutors say a 76-year-old Connecticut woman accused of killing her husband, hiding his body for months and collecting his paychecks has pleaded guilty to manslaughter. Linda Kosuda-Bigazzi was arrested in February 2018 in the death of her husband, Dr. Pierluigi Bigazzi, a professor of laboratory science and pathology at UConn Health.
Continue ReadingBy PHILIP MARCELO Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A union representing New York City firefighters is raising concerns about possible disciplinary action against its members after state Attorney General Letitia James was booed and a pro-Donald Trump chant broke out during a fire department ceremony last week. The Democrat, whose office won a $355
Continue ReadingLOS ANGELES (AP) — Oscars draw an estimated 19.5 million viewers, the show’s highest ratings in four years.
Continue ReadingBy Steve Almasy and Zenebou Sylla, CNN (CNN) — An Indiana man was sentenced to 57 years in prison Monday for the murder of his 17-year-old neighbor, who was found buried in his backyard last year after she had been missing for more than five months, according to court documents. As part of a plea agreement, Patrick
Continue ReadingBy DÁNICA COTO Associated Press U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Monday announced an additional $100 million to finance the deployment of a multinational force to Haiti following a meeting with Caribbean leaders in Jamaica to halt the country’s violent crisis. Blinken also announced another $33 million in humanitarian aid and the creation of
Continue ReadingBy MICHAEL R. SISAK and MICHAEL BALSAMO Associated Press The warden of a troubled federal women’s prison in California has been ousted months into his tenure as FBI agents on Monday hauled boxes of evidence from the facility in an apparent escalation of a yearslong investigation that put a former warden and other employees behind
Continue ReadingBy MICHAEL R. SISAK and MICHAEL BALSAMO Associated Press The warden of a troubled federal women’s prison in California has been ousted months into his tenure as FBI agents on Monday hauled boxes of evidence from the facility in an apparent escalation of a yearslong investigation that put a former warden and other employees behind
Continue ReadingBy MARK LONG AP Sports Writer GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) — The NAACP says Black student-athletes should reconsider attending public colleges and universities in Florida. The NAACP sent a letter to NCAA President Charlie Baker as well as current and prospective student-athletes. It was in response to the University of Florida and other state schools that
Continue ReadingAssociated Press Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg is turning up the heat on Boeing. Buttigieg said Monday that with the aircraft maker facing multiple government investigations, it needs to make “a serious transformation” around its safety and manufacturing quality. Boeing has been under increasing scrutiny since a panel blew off a Boeing 737 Max jetliner during
Continue ReadingBy JILL COLVIN and KEVIN FREKING Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — House Republicans are moving ahead with a bill that would require Chinese company ByteDance to sell TikTok or face a ban in the United States even as former President Donald Trump is voicing opposition to the effort. House leadership has scheduled a vote
Continue ReadingBy MIKE CATALINI Associated Press TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey lawmakers voted to advance a measure that could make it easier for government agencies to withhold documents under the state’s open records law, casting it as a modernizing bill that would cut back on profiteering businesses. Committees in the Democratic-led Senate and Assembly approved
Continue ReadingBy Daniel Strauss, CNN (CNN) — The Republican National Committee began laying off dozens of staffers on Monday, days after Donald Trump’s handpicked team took the reins of the organization, according to two Republican operatives with knowledge of the dismissals. The layoffs affect staffers across multiple departments, the sources said. The cuts also go beyond senior
Continue ReadingBy RICK CALLAHAN Associated Press Authorities have released the names of seven Virginia residents who were killed when the van they were in collided with a semi-trailer in western Wisconsin, leaving a 2-year-old as the only survivor. The Clark County sheriff’s office said Monday the van’s driver, six other adults and a 6-month-old child died
Continue ReadingBy PHILIP MARCELO Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A union representing New York City firefighters is raising concerns about possible disciplinary action against its members after state Attorney General Letitia James was booed and a pro-Donald Trump chant broke out during a fire department ceremony last week. The Democrat, whose office won a $355
Continue ReadingBy Steve Contorno and Kate Sullivan, CNN (CNN) — Shortly after Donald Trump called into CNBC Monday morning, a host on the financial network’s flagship show posed a straightforward question: How did the former president’s vision for the country compare to the one President Joe Biden laid out in last week’s State of the Union
Continue ReadingPORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A police officer in Portland, Oregon, has been accused in a federal civil rights lawsuit of excessive force in the fatal shooting of an unarmed Black man in 2022. According to the complaint, the officer shot Immanueal Clark in the back as he ran away while police responded to an attempted
Continue ReadingBy JULIE CARR SMYTH Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Republican Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine has parted ways with Donald Trump to endorse state Sen. Matt Dolan over Trump-backed businessman Bernie Moreno in the three-way GOP primary for U.S. Senate. Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose is also running. DeWine and wife Fran on Monday
Continue ReadingBy RANDALL CHASE Associated Press DOVER, Del. (AP) — Gun rights groups are urging a federal appeals court to overturn a judge’s refusal to halt enforcement of Delaware laws banning certain semiautomatic firearms and restricting the size of firearm magazines. The appeals court heard arguments Monday on laws enacted in 2022 banning the sale of
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