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By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Before there was John and Yoko — and after — there was just Yoko Ono. The Japanese-American artist became a global celebrity through her marriage to John Lennon, her partner for more than a decade until his murder in 1980, as well as her collaborator on peace-protest
Continue ReadingBy SUDHIN THANAWALA and RUSS BYNUM Associated Press CARROLLTON, Ga. (AP) — Family and friends are gathering in Georgia this week as funerals begin for three Army Reserve soldiers killed in a recent drone attack in Jordan. Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp joined military officers Tuesday in the front row for the funeral of Staff Sgt.
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Valentine’s Day is tomorrow! The holiday is the #1 holiday for floral purchases. In 2024, the Society of American Florists is expecting for 250 million roses to be cut. Wade Frahm is the owner at Dr. Orchid in Palm Desert. He says the shop pre ordered 100 dozen roses. And they have been hard at
Continue ReadingBy SCOTT BAUER Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin’s Republican-controlled Legislature is taking another shot at passing a new legislative map before the liberal-controlled state Supreme Court does it. Tuesday marks the second time in less than a month that the Legislature has tried to enact new Senate and Assembly boundaries before the court
Continue ReadingBy Kristen Holmes, Zachary Cohen, Kara Scannell and Lauren del Valle, CNN (CNN) — Former President Donald Trump is expected to attend Thursday’s hearing in the New York hush money criminal case, according to Steve Sadow, Trump’s lead attorney for the Georgia election subversion case. Trump had considered traveling to Georgia on Thursday for a
Continue ReadingPARIS (AP) — The United Nations’ cultural agency says Ukraine will need nearly $9 billion over the next decade to rebuild its cultural sites and tourism industry following Russia’s invasion and war. UNESCO released new statistics on Tuesday on the impact of the war that started two years ago this month. The agency estimates that
Continue ReadingBy Nadeen Ebrahim and Sarah El Sirgany, CNN (CNN) — Egypt is boosting its security presence at its border with the Gaza Strip, wary of a spillover of Israel’s war on Hamas onto its territory should the Israeli military begin its ground assault on the enclave’s southernmost city, Rafah, where more than half of Gaza’s
Continue ReadingTALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Estonia’s prime minister has been put on a wanted list in Russia because of her efforts to remove Soviet-era World War II monuments in the Baltic nation, officials said Tuesday as tensions between Russia and the West soar amid the war in Ukraine. The name of Prime Minister Kaja Kallas appeared
Continue ReadingSECAUCUS, N.J. (AP) — Retired St. Louis Cardinals All-Star pitcher Adam Wainwright has joined the MLB Network as an on-air analyst. Wainwright will make his debut on opening day, March 28. He will work the Cardinals’ game against San Francisco at Rickwood Field in Birmingham, Alabama, on June 20. Wainwright went 200-128 with a 3.53
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press PGA TOUR GENESIS INVITATIONAL Site: Los Angeles. Course: Riviera CC. Yardage: 7,322. Par: 71. Prize money: $20 million. Winner’s share: $4 million. Television: Thursday-Friday, 4-8 p.m. (Golf Channel); Saturday, 1-3 p.m. (Golf Channel), 3-7 p.m. (CBS); Sunday, 1-3 p.m. (Golf Channel), 3-6:30 p.m. (CBS). Previous winner: Jon Rahm. FedEx Cup leader:
Continue ReadingBy STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks are falling sharply Tuesday after worse-than-expected inflation data forced investors to question hopes that have sent Wall Street to record heights. The S&P 500 was 1.4% lower in morning trading as traders delayed their forecasts for when the Federal Reserve will deliver the
Continue ReadingBy ISABELLA O’MALLEY Associated Press PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Lab-created diamonds come with sparkling claims: that they are ethically made by machines running on renewable energy. But many don’t live up to these claims or don’t respond to questions about their electricity sources, and lab diamonds require a lot of electricity. They are chemically the same
Continue ReadingBy SYLVIA HUI Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The Body Shop, the British beauty and cosmetics retail chain, says it’s appointed insolvency administrators after years of financial struggles. The retailer grew from a single shop in 1976 to become one of the most recognizable retailers on the British high street with hundreds of stores in
Continue ReadingBy DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Tiger Woods in a red shirt on Sunday has become as recognizable as a Masters champion in a green jacket. Only it’s no longer about a Sunday red shirt for Woods. It’s about a brand. Five weeks after Woods and Nike announced their relationship had
Continue ReadingBy DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Tiger Woods in a red shirt on Sunday has become as recognizable as a Masters champion in a green jacket. Only it’s no longer about a Sunday red shirt for Woods. It’s about a brand. Five weeks after Woods and Nike announced their relationship had
Continue ReadingBy MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — A panel of safety experts is urging the operator of the tsunami-wrecked Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in Japan to communicate more quickly with the public over incidents such as last week’s leak of contaminated water. Thirteen years have passed since the Fukushima disaster in which the
Continue ReadingBy LINDSEY BAHR AP Film Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Leaving it on the field seemed to be the M.O. for everyone who got the chance to return to Arrakis for “Dune: Part Two,” which opens March 1. The sequel had not been a given and was dependent on the success of “Part One,” but
Continue ReadingBy ANDREW WILKS Associated Press ISTANBUL (AP) — Nine workers are believed to be trapped underground after a landslide hit a gold mine in eastern Turkey. Officials say the landslide at the Copler mine happened at 2:30 p.m. near the town of Ilic in Turkey’s mountainous Erzincan province. Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya said nine workers
Continue ReadingBy DAVE COLLINS Associated Press HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — A quick-moving snowstorm hit the Northeast on Tuesday canceling and delaying flights, making roads slippery and prompting many school districts to cancel classes or switch to remote learning —- or at least try to switch. In New York City, the online learning system that serves the
Continue ReadingBANGKOK (AP) — Two Thai journalists arrested for reporting on the vandalism of Bangkok temple wall with graffiti criticizing a pro-monarchy law have been released on bail. The arrests, carried out nearly a year after the incident, drew widespread criticism and raised concerns from several right groups over the state of media freedom in Thailand.
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