By COLLEEN BARRY Associated Press MILAN (AP) — An Italian Jewish leader on Tuesday protested a citation of Holocaust survivor Primo Levi on flyers for a planned pro-Palestinian demonstration in the Italian capital on Saturday. The event coincides with International Holocaust Remembrance Day. Noemi Di Segni, head of the Union of Italian Jewish Communities, told
Continue ReadingBy GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Right-handed reliever Robert Stephenson agreed to a $33 million, three-year contract with the Los Angeles Angels on Tuesday. The 30-year-old Stephenson joins his fifth major league team after an impressive finish last season with Tampa Bay, where he adjusted his slider into a faster, more
Continue ReadingBy LINDSEY BAHR AP Film Writer PARK CITY, Utah (AP) — Angela Patton has devoted her career to listening to the needs of young girls. Over a decade ago, the CEO of the non-profit Girls For a Change and founder of Camp Diva Leadership Academy helped start a program in Richmond, Virginia, for a daddy
Continue ReadingBy KATHLEEN FOODY, SOPHIA TAREEN and KEN MILLER Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — A man suspected of shooting and killing eight people in suburban Chicago this weekend was related to most of the victims, authorities said Tuesday, a day after the 23-year-old fatally shot himself during a confrontation with law enforcement in Texas. The Illinois
Continue ReadingBy SUZAN FRASER Associated Press ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkish legislators on Tuesday endorsed Sweden’s membership in NATO, lifting a major hurdle on the previously nonaligned country’s entry into the military alliance. The legislators ratified Sweden’s accession protocol by 287 votes to 55, with four abstentions. The ratification will come into effect after its publication
Continue ReadingBy RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer Left-hander James Paxton and the Los Angeles Dodgers have agreed to an $11 million, one-year contract, a person familiar with the negotiations told The Associated Press. The person spoke on condition of anonymity Tuesday because the agreement was subject to a successful physical. Paxton can earn up to $13
Continue ReadingBy JOSH DUBOW AP Pro Football Writer SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — The most taxing part of getting to the precipice of the Super Bowl only to fall short might be the long journey just to return to that stage for another shot. Offseason workouts, followed by training camp, a 17-game season and then the
Continue ReadingBy GERALD IMRAY Associated Press JOHANNESBURG (AP) — A man has been arrested hours after he claimed responsibility for starting a building fire in South Africa last year that killed 76 people while trying to get rid of the body of someone he had killed. The man’s apparent confession came as a shock when he
Continue ReadingCOLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — In a story published January 17, 2024, about discrimination lawsuits filed against U.S. Senate candidate Bernie Moreno and his businesses, The Associated Press misspelled the name of a lawyer representing one of the plaintiffs. He is Peter Mapley, not Peter Mabley.
Continue ReadingBy MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Charles Osgood, a five-time Emmy Award-winning journalist who anchored “CBS Sunday Morning” for more than two decades, hosted the long-running radio program “The Osgood File” and was referred to as CBS News’ poet-in-residence, has died. He was 91. CBS reported that Osgood died Tuesday at
Continue ReadingBy JACK DURA Associated Press BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A North Dakota judge won’t block a part of a state law that doctors say puts them at risk of prosecution if they perform an abortion to save a patient’s life or health. The judge ruled Tuesday, but the lawsuit will continue to play out in
Continue ReadingBy SUZAN FRASER Associated Press ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkish legislators on Tuesday endorsed Sweden’s membership in NATO, lifting a major hurdle on the previously nonaligned country’s entry into the military alliance. The legislators ratified Sweden’s accession protocol by 287 votes to 55, with four abstentions. The ratification will come into effect after its publication
Continue ReadingBy DENIS POROY, JULIE WATSON and JOHN ANTCZAK Associated Press SAN DIEGO (AP) — Stunned residents, some breaking down in tears, pulled soggy and muddy furniture from their homes in San Diego on Tuesday, a day after flash floods from a torrential storm produced the city’s fourth-wettest day in nearly 175 years, an inundation in
Continue ReadingBy DENIS POROY Associated Press SAN DIEGO (AP) — Stunned residents, some breaking down in tears, pulled soggy and muddy furniture from their homes in San Diego on Tuesday, a day after flash floods from a torrential storm produced the city’s fourth-wettest day in nearly 175 years, an inundation in stark contrast to its image
Continue ReadingBy Isil Sariyuce, Jessie Gretener, and Kristin Wilson, CNN (CNN) — The Turkish parliament voted Tuesday to approve Sweden’s NATO membership bid, bringing the Nordic country one step closer to joining the military alliance after months of delays. Of the 346 members of parliament who voted, 287 were in favor of Sweden’s accession and 55
Continue ReadingLOS ANGELES (AP) — The Los Angeles Times plans to lay off 94 newsroom employees — one-fourth of its newsroom staff — starting Tuesday, a number that is substantial but less than feared, the head of the journalists union said. The announcement comes after the LA Times Guild walked off the job last Friday to
Continue ReadingLOS ANGELES (AP) — The Los Angeles Times plans to lay off 94 newsroom employees — one-fourth of its newsroom staff — starting Tuesday, a number that is substantial but less than feared, the head of the journalists union said. The announcement comes after the LA Times Guild walked off the job last Friday to
Continue ReadingBy TIA GOLDENBERG Associated Press TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Ever since Israel was attacked on Oct. 7, a main Israeli highway has been flanked by billboards preaching national unity and a ubiquitous wartime slogan: “Together we will win.” But lately those billboards have been replaced with a starkly different message: a call for immediate
Continue ReadingBy LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — New Jersey Sen. Bob Menendez is asking a judge to toss out much of the evidence in the prosecution against him, saying investigators illegally searched his residence to get back at him for defeating a prior prosecution. The arguments were contained in papers filed late Monday
Continue ReadingATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece’s influential Orthodox Church has voiced strong opposition to the center-right government’s plans to legalize same-sex civil marriages. It says it will present its views to congregations nationwide and to lawmakers who will be debating the proposals. A statement by the Church’s governing body, the Holy Synod, says that while legislation
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