SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The Walt Disney Co. posted stronger than expected earnings in the October-December quarter, boosted by cost cuts and growing revenue from its theme parks business. Disney earned $1.91 billion, or $1.04 per share, in the fiscal first quarter. That’s up 49% from $1.28 billion, or 70 cents per share, in the
Continue ReadingBy JOSH DUBOW AP Pro Football Writer HENDERSON, Nev. (AP) — Trent Williams’ accomplishments are already worthy of a Hall of Fame career with 11 Pro Bowl bids, three first-team All-Pro selections and near universal recognition as the best left tackle of his generation. All that was missing for the San Francisco 49ers star was
Continue ReadingBy Christopher Lamb, CNN (CNN) — Pope Francis has hit back at those criticizing his decision to allow blessings for same-sex couples, saying the critics are guilty of hypocrisy. “No one is scandalized if I give a blessing to an entrepreneur who perhaps exploits people: and that is a most serious sin,” the Pope said
Continue ReadingBy JULIE WATSON and LOLITA C. BALDOR Associated Press SAN DIEGO (AP) — Rescuers were battling heavy snow Wednesday to reach a Marine Corps helicopter carrying five troops that went down in a mountainous area outside San Diego. The CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter — the largest helicopter in the military, designed to fly in harsh
Continue ReadingBy Danny Freeman, John Miller, Celina Tebor and Michelle Krupa, CNN (CNN) — Authorities believe they have recovered the bodies of all five family members from a burned-out home near Philadelphia, along with the remains of the relative suspected of unleashing gunfire there Wednesday as police arrived, a prosecutor said Friday. A grandmother identified her
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Originally Published: 07 FEB 24 09:49 ET Updated: 07 FEB 24 15:58 ET By Haley Britzky, Andy Rose and Dakin Andone, CNN (CNN) — Rescue crews are searching for five US Marines after finding their military helicopter in Southern California’s Pine Valley, the 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing said Wednesday. The CH-53E Super Stallion had been “reported
Continue ReadingBy MATTHEW LEE, TIA GOLDENBERG and WAFAA SHURAFA Associated Press TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Wednesday that a cease-fire and hostage-release agreement between Israel and Hamas was still possible, despite the two sides being far apart on the central terms for a deal. Blinken was in the region
Continue ReadingBy GONZALO SOLANO and REGINA GARCIA CANO QUITO, Ecuador (AP) — Ecuador’s high court has decriminalized euthanasia and ordered lawmakers and health officials to draft rules and regulations for the procedure. The decision of Ecuador’s highest court came in response to a lawsuit from a terminally ill woman diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, commonly known
Continue ReadingOAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — A former California police chief fired from his post last year has sued the city of Oakland and its mayor, saying he was unlawfully terminated in retaliation for criticizing the federal court-appointed monitor overseeing the department. LeRonne Armstrong filed his lawsuit in Alameda County Superior Court on Monday. He seeks reinstatement
Continue ReadingOAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — A former California police chief fired from his post last year has sued the city of Oakland and its mayor, saying he was unlawfully terminated in retaliation for criticizing the federal court-appointed monitor overseeing the department. LeRonne Armstrong filed his lawsuit in Alameda County Superior Court on Monday. He seeks reinstatement
Continue ReadingBy Natasha Bertrand, Oren Liebermann, Mohammed Tawfeeq and Haley Britzky, CNN Washington (CNN) — A US military strike on Wednesday in Baghdad killed a Kataib Hezbollah commander who was responsible for attacks on American forces in the region, according to US Central Command. The attack, on Wednesday evening local time, was carried out by a
Continue ReadingBy Kara Scannell, CNN (CNN) — A federal judge denied Donald Trump’s motions for a mistrial in the defamation case brought by columnist E. Jean Carroll saying the former president’s arguments had no “merit” and are “entirely pointless.” Judge Lewis Kaplan denied Trump’s motions from the bench during the civil trial and said a written
Continue ReadingBy DAMIAN DOVARGANES, RICHARD VOGEL and STEFANIE DAZIO Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Jesus Barron answered his wife’s panicked phone call warning him that a mudslide was smashing into their bedroom in the hills of eastern Los Angeles County. Then, the line went dead. “She called me and told me the mountain was coming
Continue ReadingBy DAMIAN DOVARGANES, RICHARD VOGEL and STEFANIE DAZIO Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Jesus Barron answered his wife’s panicked phone call warning him that a mudslide was smashing into their bedroom in the hills of eastern Los Angeles County. Then, the line went dead. “She called me and told me the mountain was coming
Continue ReadingBy ED WHITE Associated Press PONTIAC, Mich. (AP) — The mother of a Michigan school shooter is the first parent in the U.S. to be found criminally responsible for a mass school attack conducted by their child, even though she didn’t pull the trigger. It’s an example for prosecutors elsewhere and could be a sharp
Continue ReadingBy LAURA UNGAR and MATTHEW PERRONE Associated Press A medical journal has retracted studies claiming to show the harms of the leading abortion pill. The journal cites conflicts of interest by the authors. The decision comes just weeks before the Supreme Court hears arguments in a case that could determine access to mifepristone, which is
Continue ReadingARCADIA, Calif. (AP) — Santa Anita has postponed Friday’s nine-race card to give time for horses to return to a normal routine after training was suspended since last weekend. Regular training will resume Friday and racing will be held Saturday. This Friday’s races will be run on Feb. 15. “We got over 10 inches of
Continue ReadingARCADIA, Calif. (AP) — Santa Anita has postponed Friday’s nine-race card to give time for horses to return to a normal routine after training was suspended since last weekend. Regular training will resume Friday and racing will be held Saturday. This Friday’s races will be run on Feb. 15. “We got over 10 inches of
Continue ReadingBy AIDA SULTANOVA Associated Press BAKU, Azerbaijan (AP) — Preliminary results of Azerbaijan’s presidential elections show a victory for incumbent Ilham Aliyev, as expected. The head of the country’s Central Election Commission, Mazahir Panahov, says that with over 93% of the ballots counted, Aliyev, 62, was winning the race with 92.05% of the votes. None
Continue ReadingBy SUSAN HAIGH Associated Press HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont has given an upbeat assessment of the state and its finances. He countered calls from some of his fellow Democrats to raise taxes on the wealthy so more money can be spent on higher education and social services, as well as to
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