OVERLAND PARK, Kan. (AP) — A Kansas couple has been charged with fraudulently collecting more than $215,000 in retirement benefits on behalf of a dead relative while they concealed his body inside their home for six years. Authorities say Mike Carroll’s pacemaker showed that he died in 2016 at age 81, but Overland Park police
Continue ReadingBy REBECCA BOONE, CLAUDIA LAUER and LINDSAY WHITEHURST Associated Press The day after the deadliest U.S. wildfire in a century destroyed a seaside community on Maui, the barrage of 911 calls didn’t stop: Reports of missing people, stranded family members and confused tourists trapped without food or water lit up the emergency lines every few
Continue ReadingBy MEG KINNARD Associated Press MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (AP) — Ron DeSantis is aiming to frame his presidential campaign as one that can best both GOP front-runner Donald Trump and former Gov. Nikki Haley in South Carolina, although some attendees at one of his three events said they felt the state’s votes were likely to
Continue ReadingBy Sara Smart and Ashley R. Williams, CNN (CNN) — The good Samaritan who risked electrocution to save a baby in northeast Portland after a power line fell on top of a car and killed three people said she didn’t think twice about jumping in to help. “I wasn’t thinking, like, ‘Oh, I could be
Continue ReadingBy JOSH FUNK Associated Press The longtime Iowa principal who risked his life to save students during a shooting earlier this month was remembered Saturday not just for his heroic actions that day but for the unconditional love and compassion he showed his family and students during his years at Perry High School. Mourners filled
Continue ReadingBy CHARLES ODUM AP Sports Writer ATLANTA (AP) — The Atlanta Falcons interviewed Los Angeles Rams defensive coordinator Raheem Morris for the head coaching vacancy on Saturday, adding a familiar name to the team’s list of candidates. The virtual interview with Morris came one day after former longtime New England coach Bill Belichick completed his
Continue ReadingCNN By Ebony Davis, CNN (CNN) — Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley on Saturday questioned Donald Trump’s mental fitness after he appeared to confuse her with former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi when talking about the January 6, 2021, attack on the US Capitol. “Last night, Trump is at a rally and he’s going on and on mentioning
Continue ReadingANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Anaheim Ducks forward Alex Killorn will be sidelined for four to six weeks after undergoing arthroscopic surgery on his left knee. The Ducks announced their latest major injury setback Saturday before they faced San Jose. Killorn played in the Ducks’ most recent game Tuesday at Washington. The team didn’t announce when
Continue ReadingLONDON (AP) — A British politician who was making a speech calling for a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip has been interrupted by pro-Palestinian protesters. David Lammy, a member of Parliament from the opposition Labour party, was briefly rushed backstage Saturday when a woman approached his microphone and unfurled a Palestinian flag. Lammy was heckled
Continue ReadingBy SUDHIN THANAWALA Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Freezing temperatures and wind speeds are creating dangerously cold conditions in a large part of the U.S. stretching from Montana to northern Florida. The region is not expected to begin thawing out until Monday. In the meantime, forecasters are warning residents to be careful when outside. Weather
Continue ReadingBy JULIA FRANKEL and NASSER NASSER Associated Press AL-MAZRA’A ASH-SHARQIYA, West Bank (AP) — The father of an American teen killed by Israeli fire in the occupied West Bank railed against Washington’s military support for Israel, as hundreds of mourners buried the 17-year-old in the family’s ancestral Palestinian village Saturday. The death of Tawfiq Ajaq
Continue ReadingBy Ebony Davis, CNN (CNN) — Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley on Saturday questioned Donald Trump’s mental fitness after he appeared to confuse her with former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi when talking about the January 6, 2021, attack on the US Capitol. “Last night, Trump is at a rally and he’s going on and on mentioning me
Continue ReadingLAS VEGAS (AP) — Adam Harrison, one of three sons of reality TV show “Pawn Stars” celebrity Richard “Rick” Harrison, has died in Las Vegas, a family representative said Saturday. He was 39. Harrison family spokesperson Laura Herlovich confirmed Adam Harrison died Friday, said his death was from a suspected drug overdose and issued a
Continue ReadingBy JULIA FRANKEL and NASSER NASSER Associated Press AL-MAZRA’A ASH-SHARQIYA, West Bank (AP) — The father of an American teen killed by Israeli fire in the occupied West Bank has railed against Washington’s military support for Israel. He spoke as hundreds of mourners buried the 17-year-old in the family’s Palestinian village Saturday. The death of
Continue ReadingBy Zoe Sottile and Artemis Moshtaghian, CNN (CNN) — A former National Security Council official has reached a plea deal on hate crime charges after going on racist, anti-Palestinian and Islamophobic rants against a food cart vendor in New York in November. Stuart Seldowitz, 64, pleaded not guilty in November to two counts of fourth-degree
Continue ReadingCOLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A second man has been convicted on charges stemming from the death of an Ohio religious leader authorities said was killed in a botched robbery attempt. Twenty-three-year-old Isaiah Brown-Miller was convicted Friday of kidnapping and aggravated robbery charges in his third trial in the December 2021 death of 48-year-old Columbus imam
Continue ReadingBy THOMAS ADAMSON AP Fashion Writer PARIS (AP) — In Jonathan Anderson’s latest Loewe collection, art, fashion and celebrity converge to explore modern masculinity in a social media-driven world. The show space, awash with Richard Hawkins’ vivid pop art, created a sensory overload, perfectly complementing the narrative-rich and aesthetically vibrant collection. Actor Jamie Dornan humorously
Continue ReadingBy ADRIAN SAINZ Associated Press MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Arctic weather brought more misery to much of the U.S. on Saturday, especially for people unaccustomed to such bitter cold in places like Memphis, Tennessee, where residents were urged to boil water and some had no water at all after freezing temperatures broke water mains across
Continue ReadingBy EMILY SCHULTHEIS Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — Tens of thousands of people protested the far right in cities across Germany on Saturday, attending events with slogans such as “Never Again is Now,” “Against Hate” and “Defend Democracy.” The large crowds were the latest in a series of demonstrations that have been gaining momentum in
Continue ReadingLONDON (AP) — A spaniel with six legs that was found abandoned in a supermarket parking lot is now like other dogs after having her extra limbs surgically removed. Ariel, who was named for “The Little Mermaid” character because her extra appendage with two paws on the end looked a flipper, ran outdoors Saturday as
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