By NOAH TRISTER AP Baseball Writer Cal Ripken Jr. and Grant Hill are part of the investor group that has agreed to buy the Baltimore Orioles. So are former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg and former Baltimore Mayor Kurt Schmoke. The group is headed by Baltimore native David Rubenstein. He is co-founder of the Carlyle
Continue ReadingBy GEOFF MULVIHILL Associated Press Even before pornographic and violent deepfake images of Taylor Swift began widely circulating in the past few days, state lawmakers across the U.S. had been searching for ways to quash such nonconsensual images of both adults and children. But in this Taylor-centric era, the problem has been getting a lot
Continue ReadingBy BRUCE SCHREINER Associated Press FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Abortion-rights supporters are mounting another push to restore abortion access in Kentucky. But the lawmaker sponsoring the bill acknowledges the long odds against them. A near-total abortion ban has been in place in Kentucky since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade. It bans abortions
Continue ReadingBy Manu Raju and Ted Barrett, CNN Sen. Kyrsten Sinema, who hasn’t said whether she will seek another term and saw her fundraising slow in the fourth quarter, had a testy exchange with reporters when asked about the independent from Arizona’s reelection plans. Sinema’s campaign reported about $595,000 in receipts in the last quarter of
Continue ReadingLOS ANGELES (AP) — The Los Angeles Sparks acquired guard Kia Nurse from Seattle on Wednesday along with the Storm’s fourth-overall pick in April’s WNBA draft. In exchange, the Sparks will send their 2026 first-round pick to Seattle. Nurse signed as a free agent with Seattle last season and averaged 5.9 points, 2.3 rebounds and
Continue ReadingBy MAYSOON KHAN Associated Press/Report for America ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York Gov. Kathy Hochul nominated Steven G. James as the top leader of the state police force. If the state Senate agrees, he would be the second Black person confirmed to hold the rank of superintendent and the third to lead the 5,000-member
Continue ReadingBy KATE BRUMBACK Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — A defense attorney who has alleged that Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis has had an inappropriate romantic relationship with a special prosecutor hired for the Georgia election interference case against former President Donald Trump has called the two to testify at a hearing next month. Lawyer
Continue ReadingBy SUMMER BALLENTINE Associated Press JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri is mourning the death of former U.S. Sen. Jean Carnahan. The Missouri state House held a moment of silence Wednesday to mark Carnahan’s Tuesday death at age 90. Carnahan was the first female senator to represent Missouri. She was appointed to the U.S. Senate
Continue ReadingBy GARY D. ROBERTSON Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Republican Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson remains the top fundraiser in the GOP primary campaign for North Carolina governor entering 2024. But a recent rival has used his own personal fortune to compete with him monetarily. Finance reports for the second half of 2023 show Robinson’s
Continue ReadingBy MARIA SHERMAN AP Music Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — When the Kansas City Chiefs beat the Baltimore Ravens last Sunday to advance to the Super Bowl, the question on fans’ minds quickly became: Will Taylor Swift be able to attend to support her partner, the Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce, if she has a
Continue ReadingBy MARIA SHERMAN AP Music Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — When the Kansas City Chiefs beat the Baltimore Ravens last Sunday to advance to the Super Bowl, the question on fans’ minds quickly became: Will Taylor Swift be able to attend to support her partner, the Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce, if she has a
Continue ReadingBy STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street fell to its worst loss in since September after Big Tech stocks got burned by the downside of high expectations and the Federal Reserve indicated cuts to interest rates likely aren’t imminent. The S&P 500 lost 1.6% Wednesday. The Nasdaq composite fell 2.2%,
Continue ReadingBy MIKE SCHNEIDER Associated Press ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — A federal judge on Wednesday dismissed Disney’s free speech lawsuit against Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, dealing a setback to the company’s hopes of regaining control of the district that governs Walt Disney World after it was taken over by the governor’s appointees. U.S. District Judge Allen
Continue ReadingBy Marshall Cohen, CNN (CNN) — Colorado’s top election official told the Supreme Court on Wednesday that they should keep Donald Trump off her state’s 2024 ballot because he is an “ineligible insurrectionist,” and she forcefully defended the process that led to his disqualification. Secretary of State Jena Griswold, a Democrat and staunch Trump critic,
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — Melinda Ledbetter Wilson, the longtime wife and manager of Brian Wilson whom the Beach Boys co-founder often credited for stabilizing his famously troubled life, has died at age 77. Wilson died Tuesday at the couple’s home in Beverly Hills, California, Brian Wilson announced online. Brian Wilson’s spokesperson Lauren Mele said Wednesday
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — Melinda Ledbetter Wilson, the longtime wife and manager of Brian Wilson whom the Beach Boys co-founder often credited for stabilizing his famously troubled life, has died at age 77. Wilson died Tuesday at the couple’s home in Beverly Hills, California, Brian Wilson announced online. Brian Wilson’s spokesperson Lauren Mele said Wednesday
Continue ReadingBy Clare Foran, Tami Luhby, Kristin Wilson and Haley Talbot, CNN The House voted on Wednesday evening to pass a $78 billion bipartisan tax package that would temporarily expand the child tax credit and restore a number of business tax benefits. The bill will next go to the Senate. House Speaker Mike Johnson currently oversees a
Continue ReadingBy COLLEEN LONG Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — White House senior adviser John Podesta will replace John Kerry as U.S. special climate change envoy, according to a person familiar with the appointment. Kerry announced earlier this month that he would step down from the top climate job to work on President Joe Biden’s reelection campaign.
Continue ReadingBy MARGERY A. BECK Associated Press LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Preliminary tests by a University of Nebraska road safety research facility and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers point to concerns that the nation’s roadside guardrails are no match for new heavy electric vehicles. At a news conference Wednesday, a university official said a first-of-its-kind
Continue ReadingCNN By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — It’s a presidential election year, and with it comes a lot of political jargon. Take a look at CNN’s list of common terms used throughout the election season to help you understand what’s happening before you cast your vote. Here’s what else you need to know to Get Up
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