By MARK SHERMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court hears arguments Thursday over whether former President Donald Trump can be kept off the 2024 ballot because of his efforts to overturn the 2020 election results, culminating in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol. The justices will wrestle with whether a provision
Continue ReadingBy MARK ANDERSON AP Sports Writer HENDERSON, Nev. (AP) — Chiefs running back Isiah Pacheco was relaxed Wednesday as reporters peppered him with questions, the opposite of his running style that has commonly been described as angry. When asked how he would describe his style, Pacheco deferred to the experts, or in this case the
Continue ReadingEven if it’s not the game itself, millions of Americans will find something to be excited about when it comes to Super Bowl Sunday — and that’s before even factoring in the influence of Taylor Swift. Four in 10 U.S. adults are extremely or very excited for at least one part of the Super Bowl
Continue ReadingEven if it’s not the game itself, millions of Americans will find something to be excited about when it comes to Super Bowl Sunday — and that’s before even factoring in the influence of Taylor Swift. Four in 10 U.S. adults are extremely or very excited for at least one part of the Super Bowl
Continue ReadingBy AIDA SULTANOVA Associated Press BAKU, Azerbaijan (AP) — The Ukrainian and Russian presidents have congratulated Azerbaijan’s President Ilham Aliyev after his expected landslide election win. Vladimir Putin called Aliyev and discussed their “continued partnership” while Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on X that he appreciated Azerbaijan’s help to Ukraine. Preliminary results released on Thursday indicated Aliyev’s
Continue ReadingBy ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer BANGKOK (AP) — Share were mostly higher in Europe and Asia on Thursday after the S&P 500 neared the 5,000 level for the first time. Germany’s DAX gained 0.2% to 16,959.12 and the CAC 40 in Paris advanced 0.6% to 7,658.98. Britain’s FTSE 100 picked up 0.3% to 7,648.23.
Continue ReadingBy HILLEL ITALIE AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Dr. Anthony Fauci has a memoir coming out in June, a look back at his long career as an infectious disease expert and the many outbreaks he contended with, from AIDS/HIV to the COVID-19 pandemic. Viking announced Thursday that Fauci’s “On Call: A Doctor’s Journey
Continue ReadingBy JOHN LEICESTER Associated Press PARIS (AP) — When they make history at the Paris Games, Olympic medalists will take a bit of France and its history home, too. A hexagonal, polished piece of iron taken from the Eiffel Tower is being embedded in the gold, silver and bronze medals that will be hung around
Continue ReadingBy COLLEEN SLEVIN Associated Press DENVER (AP) — A Colorado funeral home owner who authorities say abandoned nearly 200 bodies in a building infested with maggots and flies is slated to appear in court to hear prosecutors’ evidence against him. Jon Hallford and his wife, Carie Hallford, owned the Back to Nature Funeral Home in
Continue ReadingBy YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Nissan has reported its profit sank in October-December to about half of what it earned in the same period the year before. Nissan, based in the port city of Yokohama, said Thursday that its profit in the last quarter was 29 billion yen ($195 million). Quarterly
Continue ReadingMOSCOW (AP) — Russia’s main election authority has refused to allow a politician opposing Moscow’s military action in Ukraine on the ballot for the upcoming presidential election. Boris Nadezhdin, a legislator in a town near Moscow, was required by law to gather at least 100,000 signatures in support of candidacy. The Central Election Commission on
Continue ReadingBy DARLENE SUPERVILLE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden has chosen a longtime aide and close adviser to be a White House deputy chief of staff. Boston native Annie Tomasini has spent the past three years as director of Oval Office Operations. Tomasini is a close adviser who travels regularly with the president,
Continue ReadingBy ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer BANGKOK (AP) — Shares have risen in China after Beijing ousted its top stock market regulator and announced more funding for hard-strapped property developers. Investors appeared to give a warm welcome to Wu Qing. The industry veteran has a reputation for being tough on market misbehavior. He was named
Continue ReadingBy Marshall Cohen, CNN (CNN) — Norma Anderson had already earned her spot in the Colorado history books before becoming the lead plaintiff in the lawsuit seeking to disqualify Donald Trump from office. The standoff against Trump is one final chapter in the 91-year-old’s storied political career, which includes stints as the first-ever woman majority leader
Continue ReadingBy John Fritze, CNN (CNN) — The Supreme Court will hear arguments Thursday in a historic challenge to Donald Trump’s eligibility to appear on the ballot, thrusting the high court into a raucous election as it threatens to abruptly end the former president’s campaign for a second term. Not since the court decided Bush v. Gore after the
Continue ReadingBy Samantha Waldenberg, CNN Washington (CNN) — The White House announced Thursday it will work with all the major American sports leagues in unique new partnerships meant to underscore the importance of physical activity and proper nutrition. The new partnerships are a part of the White House’s Challenge to End Hunger and Build Healthy Communities, which was
Continue ReadingBy Sebastian Shukla, Anna Chernova, Clare Sebastian and Rob Picheta, CNN (CNN) — Anti-war candidate Boris Nadezhdin has been barred from standing in Russia’s presidential election next month, in a move that further clears the country’s political landscape of opponents to Vladimir Putin. The decision was made during a ruling on Thursday by the Central
Continue ReadingBy JOHN LEICESTER Associated Press PARIS (AP) — When they make history at the Paris Games, Olympic medalists will take a bit of France and its history home, too. A hexagonal, polished piece of iron taken from the Eiffel Tower is being embedded in the gold, silver and bronze medals that will be hung around
Continue ReadingBERLIN (AP) — The Berlin Zoo is mourning Ingo the Flamingo, its oldest resident, who died at what is believed to be at least 75 years of age and had lived there since the mid-1950s. His place of origin is unclear. The zoo announced Ingo’s death at an “imposing” age in social media posts on
Continue ReadingSTOCKHOLM (AP) — A senior member of the Swedish security police says that Iran “has been preparing and conducted activities aimed at carrying out a so-called physical attack against someone or something in Sweden.” The head of the counterespionage at Sweden domestic security agency, told Swedish radio Thursday that “we have worked on a number
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