By Christina Maxouris, CNN (CNN) — A Seattle zoo shared a story that just may be our favorite this month: it’s about six flamingo eggs, a midair rescue effort and a heartwarming reunion. Consider us tickled pink. It all started on an August 2023 flight. Six flamingo eggs from Atlanta’s zoo were chosen to be
Continue ReadingBy SETH BORENSTEIN and STEVE KARNOWSKI Associated Press ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — For the eighth straight month in January, Earth was record hot, according to the European climate agency. That was obvious in the northern United States, where about 1,000 people were golfing last month in a snow-starved Minneapolis during what the state is
Continue ReadingDETROIT (AP) — Henry Fambrough of the iconic R&B group The Spinners has died. He was 85. A spokesperson for the group says Fambrough died Wednesday of natural causes at his home in northern Virginia. The group’s hits included “It’s a Shame,” “Could It Be I’m Falling in Love” and “The Rubberband Man.” The group
Continue ReadingBy WILL WEISSERT Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Self-help author and spiritual guru Marianne Williamson on Wednesday announced the end of her long-shot Democratic challenge to President Joe Biden. The 71-year-old onetime spiritual adviser to Oprah Winfrey contemplated suspending her campaign last month after winning just 5,000 votes in New Hampshire’s primary, writing that she
Continue ReadingBy WILL WEISSERT Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Self-help author and spiritual guru Marianne Williamson on Wednesday announced the end of her long-shot Democratic challenge to President Joe Biden. The 71-year-old onetime spiritual adviser to Oprah Winfrey contemplated suspending her campaign last month after winning just 5,000 votes in New Hampshire’s primary, writing that she
Continue ReadingBy DAN GELSTON AP Sports Writer PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Steve Kerr sounded like a wide-eyed optimist in his state-of-the-Warriors breakdown, less than 24 hours ahead of the NBA trade deadline. His assessment: Golden State — a team still not yet in the playoff standings — is still poised for big things this season. Klay Thompson
Continue ReadingBy RON TODT and MATT ROURKE Associated Press EAST LANSDOWNE, Pa. (AP) — Authorities say at least six people are unaccounted for after two police officers were wounded by gunfire at a home in suburban Philadelphia that was soon after set on fire and consumed by the flames. Officials in Delaware County say officers were
Continue ReadingBy Kaanita Iyer, CNN (CNN) — Author Marianne Williamson has announced she is suspending her campaign for the Democratic presidential nomination. “I appreciate greatly all the incredible people who accompanied me on our political journey over the last ten months. While the level of our failure is obvious to all, a level of success is
Continue ReadingSAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A judge has thrown out a lawsuit that sought to block the University of California from renaming the former Hastings College of the Law because its namesake was linked to the slaughter of Native Americans. Descendants of Serranus Hastings filed the $1.7 billion breach of contract lawsuit over the decision to
Continue ReadingSAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A judge has thrown out a lawsuit that sought to block the University of California from renaming the former Hastings College of the Law because its namesake was linked to the slaughter of Native Americans. Descendants of Serranus Hastings filed the $1.7 billion breach of contract lawsuit over the decision to
Continue ReadingBy Kara Scannell, CNN (CNN) — The New York attorney general’s office and lawyers for Donald Trump agree on one thing: they want the judge overseeing the former president’s civil fraud trial to issue his decision despite a possible perjury deal involving former Trump lieutenant Allen Weisselberg. Last week, CNN and other news organizations reported that
Continue ReadingBy Kylie Atwood, Jeff Zeleny, Arit John and Ebony Davis, CNN (CNN) — A day after losing to “none of these candidates” in Nevada’s non-binding primary, Nikki Haley urged supporters in California, one of several Super Tuesday states she plans to compete in next month, to stick with her. “If you will stay with us
Continue ReadingBy Elizabeth González, José Álvarez and Marlon Sorto (CNN) — Nicaragua said Wednesday it had granted political asylum to former Panamanian President Ricardo Martinelli days after Panama’s top court rejected an appeal to annul his prison sentence in a money laundering case. According to a diplomatic note that Nicaragua’s government sent to Panama’s foreign ministry,
Continue ReadingBy KIM CHANDLER Associated Press MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — A group of Alabama lawmakers has unveiled a sweeping gambling bill that could authorize a state lottery and 10 casinos across the conservative Deep South. Some Republicans are looking to get the question before voters in November. Alabama is one of few states without a state
Continue ReadingLAS VEGAS (AP) — A man who bills himself as “The Official Pro-Life Spider-Man” scaled the exterior of the massive Sphere venue in Las Vegas on Wednesday to raise funds for a pregnant woman, according to a post on his social media site. He was arrested. Las Vegas police said they began receiving calls about
Continue ReadingHELENA, Mont. (AP) — A Montana appliance store owner is set to be sentenced in June for his role in the Jan. 6, 2021, breach of the U.S. Capitol. Henry Phillip Muntzer of Dillon was found guilty Wednesday of two felonies, including obstructing an official proceeding. The business that was underway that day was certifying
Continue ReadingBy STEPHEN GROVES and MARY CLARE JALONICK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Wartime aid for Ukraine was left hanging in the Senate Wednesday after Republicans blocked a bipartisan border package that had been tied to the funding, then struggled to coalesce around a plan to salvage the aid for Kyiv. After GOP senators scuttled months
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Visitors made sure to make the recent snowfall, after the Palm Springs Aerial Tramway resumed services one day ahead of schedule. It was temporarily shutdown on Monday because of storm-related road closures, and wasn’t scheduled to re-open until Thursday. “He’d had the news on all day,” said Kathy Bishop, telling News Channel Three she learned
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The Palm Springs Police Department’s IMPACT unit, aimed at community-oriented policing and problem-solving, has been working tirelessly to spread a clear message that retail theft WILL NOT be tolerated in this community! Over the past two weeks, the PSPD’s IMPACT team has conducted three retail theft operations at large corporations such as Walmart, Home Depot,
Continue ReadingBy ELÉONORE HUGHES Associated Press RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Rio de Janeiro city authorities have declared a public health emergency in the city because of an outbreak of mosquito-borne dengue fever. The announcement came just days before Carnival celebrations kick off across Brazil. But the outbreak wasn’t expected to derail Carnival, which officially starts
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