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By JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Red Bull future engine supplier Ford Motor Co. says it is awaiting the results of an investigation into alleged inappropriate behavior by team principal Christian Horner, but a top executive stressed that Ford holds its company and partners to very high moral standards.
Continue ReadingBy JOHN ANTCZAK Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Seven of nine firefighters injured when a truck’s fuel tank exploded have been released from a hospital, a Los Angeles Fire Department spokesman said Friday. The two firefighters who were most seriously injured remained hospitalized, Capt. Erik Scott said in a video update on social media.
Continue ReadingBy JOHN ANTCZAK Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Seven of nine firefighters injured when a truck’s fuel tank exploded have been released from a hospital, a Los Angeles Fire Department spokesman said Friday. The two firefighters who were most seriously injured remained hospitalized, Capt. Erik Scott said in a video update on social media.
Continue ReadingBy JONEL ALECCIA AP Health Writer A medication used to treat asthma can now be used to help people with food allergies avoid severe reactions. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Friday approved a new use for Xolair. It is the first medication approved to reduce allergic reactions caused by accidental exposure to foods
Continue ReadingBy MARK SCOLFORO Associated Press HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — A suspended magistrate judge in Pennsylvania is accused of shooting her estranged boyfriend in the head as he slept last weekend. Susquehanna Township Police filed attempted murder and aggravated assault charges on Thursday against 57-year-old Magisterial District Judge Sonya McKnight. Investigators allege she had gunshot residue
Continue ReadingBy MATT O’BRIEN and ALI SWENSON Associated Press Major technology companies signed a pact Friday to voluntarily adopt “reasonable precautions” to prevent artificial intelligence tools from being used to disrupt democratic elections around the world. Executives from Adobe, Amazon, Google, IBM, Meta, Microsoft, OpenAI and TikTok gathered at the Munich Security Conference to announce a
Continue ReadingBy KATE BRUMBACK, ALANNA DURKIN RICHER and ERIC TUCKER Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia prosecutors sought to knock down misconduct allegations against Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis on Friday, calling her father to the witness stand to testify about his knowledge of her romantic relationship with the special prosecutor she hired to lead
Continue ReadingBy SAMANTHA HENDRICKSON Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A judge declared a mistrial Friday morning, then retracted it minutes later, in the murder trial of a former Ohio sheriff’s deputy. Jason Meade was charged in the December 2020 killing of Casey Goodson Jr. in Columbus. Meade, who is white, shot Goodson six times, including
Continue ReadingBy Donald Judd, CNN (CNN) — Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas on Friday defended his record on the border, saying his impeachment by House Republicans has no basis in fact or law and he has no plans to slow down his work. In an interview with CNN’s Christiane Amanpour at the Munich Security Conference, his
Continue ReadingDOHA, Qatar (AP) — Marrit Steenbergen won gold for the Netherlands in the women’s 100-meter freestyle Friday at the World Aquatics Championships. Siobhán Haughey of Hong Kong went out strong, making the turn with the lead. But Steenbergen finished stronger, touching first in 52.26 seconds — improving on a bronze-medal finish at last summer’s worlds
Continue ReadingBy STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Another hotter-than-expected update on inflation is keeping U.S. stocks in check on Friday. The S&P 500 fell 0.2% in afternoon trading, trimming some of its earlier losses from the morning. It’s drifting near its all-time high set the day before, but on track for just
Continue ReadingBy STEVE PEOPLES and MICHELLE L. PRICE Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin says he is not running for president. Manchin announced his decision in a speech Friday at West Virginia University, saying he didn’t want to be a “spoiler.” The centrist Democrat who often bucked his party’s leadership had
Continue ReadingBy Kevin Liptak, CNN (CNN) — The announcement of Alexey Navalny’s death on Friday thrust fresh urgency into the roiling debate in Washington over how forcefully to counter Russia and its president, Vladimir Putin, a question of wide-ranging consequence on which President Joe Biden and his likely opponent Donald Trump have adopted diametrically opposed positions. The
Continue ReadingBy JUAN A. LOZANO Associated Press HOUSTON (AP) — A judge has rejected Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s attempts to throw out felony securities fraud charges that have shadowed the Republican for nearly a decade. The decision Friday by state District Judge Andrea Beall keeps Paxton on track to stand trial in April on charges
Continue ReadingBy JAMEY KEATEN Associated Press GENEVA (AP) — The head of the World Trade Organization says the body remains relevant and its leaders focus on reform “no matter who comes into power” as Donald Trump — who as U.S. president bypassed WTO rules by slapping tariffs on America’s friends and foes alike — makes another
Continue ReadingBy BRIAN MELLEY Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Paul McCartney no longer gently weeps for his original bass guitar. A five-year search by the manufacturer of the instrument that was aided by a husband-and-wife team of journalists helped reunite The Beatles star with the distinctive violin-shaped 1961 electric Höfner that went missing a half century
Continue ReadingBy Xiaofei Xu, Nimi Princewill and Larry Madowo, CNN (CNN) — Senegal’s outgoing president Macky Sall Friday said he would hold presidential elections “as soon as possible” one day after the West African country’s constitutional council ruled against his decision to postpone elections. “The President of the Republic has taken note of this decision which
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press Christopher Nolan’s “Oppenheimer” arriving on Peacock and a documentary and album from Jennifer Lopez are some of the new television, movies, music and games headed to a device near you. Also among the streaming offerings worth your time as selected by The Associated Press’ entertainment journalists: “Young Sheldon” returning for its
Continue ReadingBy WAFAA SHURAFA Associated Press RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — A small sewing workshop making cloth diapers with cotton padding in Gaza’s crowded city of Rafah is helping desperate parents with babies afford a basic necessity. Israel’s military campaign in the besieged enclave has hit parents of young children particularly hard, turning diapers and baby
Continue ReadingBy MARCIA DUNN AP Aerospace Writer CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — NASA finally has counted up all the asteroid samples returned by a spacecraft last fall — and it’s double the rubble return goal. Officials reported Thursday that the Osiris-Rex spacecraft collected 121.6 grams (4.29 ounces) of dust and pebbles from asteroid Bennu. That’s just
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