LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — A group of employees and teachers from a Kentucky middle school who bought a $1 million Powerball winning ticket tucked it in a math text book for safekeeping before claiming the prize this week. The group of 30 educators, some retired, met at Rector A. Jones Middle School in northern Kentucky
Continue ReadingBy TERESA M. WALKER AP Sports Writer Tennessee athletic director Danny White said he is refusing to let the NCAA “irrationally” make an example of the Volunteers over name, image and likeness compensation. White also accused the NCAA of leaking information to the media earlier this week about Tennessee in his statement on social media
Continue ReadingBy Jennifer Agiesta and Ariel Edwards-Levy, CNN (CNN) — With presidential primaries underway and a 2020 general election rematch seemingly the most likely outcome, a new CNN poll conducted by SSRS shows former President Donald Trump narrowly ahead of President Joe Biden in what’s shaping up to be a close contest nationally. The poll highlights voters’ conflicted feelings about
Continue ReadingBy JOHN ZENOR AP Sports Writer MOBILE, Ala. (AP) — Laiatu Latu writes the three letters above his notes from class and football meetings: LYL. “Like your last” has become a mantra for Latu to do everything like it’s the last time he’s going to do it, without regrets that he didn’t give it his
Continue ReadingWASHINGTON (AP) — Nearly $4 billion in drones and military equipment have been approved for sale to India by the Biden administration. Meant to improve the country’s maritime safety and surveillance, the approval comes at a time when Washington is courting New Delhi to increase its cooperation with the U.S. Indo-Pacific strategy, which is largely
Continue ReadingPUEBLO, Colo. (AP) — A child’s body was found encased in concrete in a Colorado storage unit, and Pueblo officers announced this week they are searching for two other children to determine if they are safe. The remains were discovered in a metal container on Jan. 10 by someone cleaning out the storage unit after
Continue ReadingBy CURT ANDERSON Associated Press ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — The National Hurricane Center will add inland predictions to its forecast of the location and ferocity of tropical storms. The Miami-based hurricane center said Thursday on the social media platform X that the new, experimental forecast tool will be ready around Aug. 15, just before
Continue ReadingBy JENNIFER PELTZ Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Yarrah Concepcion was a teenaged aspiring R&B singer and rapper when she got an appointment with Jam Master Jay at his New York City recording studio. But just minutes after Concepcion met the Run-DMC star, he was shot dead. Concepcion was brought to tears Thursday as
Continue ReadingBy ROB MAADDI AP Pro Football Writer Patrick Mahomes is chasing Tom Brady. Brock Purdy is playing in the shadow of Joe Montana. Winning the Super Bowl would be another major step for either quarterback. Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs seek to become the first team in 19 years to win back-to-back Super Bowls
Continue ReadingBy JOEY CAPPELLETTI and COLLEEN LONG Associated Press WARREN, Michigan (AP) — President Joe Biden celebrated his recent endorsement by the United Auto Workers union by visiting Michigan on Thursday, but growing anger over U.S. support for Israel’s war in Gaza in the critical battleground state with the nation’s highest density of Arab Americans meant
Continue ReadingBy SIMINA MISTREANU Associated Press TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Automakers including Tesla, General Motors, Volkswagen and Toyota are failing to ensure they are not using forced labor as part of their China supply chains, a report released Thursday by Human Rights Watch says. The U.S.-based nonprofit linked some of the world’s largest car manufacturers to
Continue ReadingST. LOUIS (AP) — Ricky Ian Gordon’s ”This House,” with a libretto by Pulitzer Prize winner Lynn Nottage and daughter Ruby Aiyo Gerber, will be given its world premiere at the Opera Theater of Saint Louis in June 2025. The commission was first announced in 2022 and was to have premiered this year. Daniela Candillari
Continue ReadingSOUTH FULTON, Ga. (AP) — Police say officers responding to shots fired at an Atlanta-area home found numerous women there and are investigating the possibility the residence was used for sex trafficking. South Fulton police detained 19 people at the home Thursday, most of them women between 16 and about 40 years old. South Fulton
Continue ReadingBy STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks bounced back from their worst drop since September. The S&P 500 rose 1.2% Thursday to recover three quarters of its sharp loss from the day before. The Dow Jones Industrial Average climbed 1%, and the Nasdaq composite added 1.3%. Big Tech stocks led Wall
Continue ReadingBy HOLLY RAMER Associated Press CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — The Republican-led but closely divided New Hampshire House rejected three abortion bills Thursday, refusing to either further restrict or protect reproductive rights. Current state law prohibits abortion after 24 weeks of pregnancy, with some exceptions. The House voted Thursday in favor of asking voters to enshrine
Continue ReadingBy ED WHITE Associated Press PONTIAC, Mich. (AP) — The mother of the Michigan school shooter took the stand in her trial for involuntary manslaughter. Jennifer Crumbley said she had no role in buying or storing the handgun used to kill four students in 2021. She instead shifted responsibility to her husband. Jennifer Crumbley also
Continue ReadingBy KYLE HIGHTOWER AP Sports Writer BOSTON (AP) — Lakers stars LeBron James and Anthony Davis were both ruled out of Los Angeles’ national television matchup with the East-leading Celtics on Thursday night due to “active” injuries coach Darvin Ham said the team has been managing throughout the season. The team said James is dealing
Continue ReadingBy Katie Hunt, CNN (CNN) — Microscopic fragments of protein and DNA recovered from bones discovered in 8-meter-deep cave dirt have revealed Neanderthals and humans likely lived alongside one another in northern Europe as far back as 45,000 years ago. The genetic analysis of the fossils, which were found in a cave near the town
Continue ReadingAssociated Press EUDORA, Ark. (AP) — Authorities say the police chief in Eudora, Arkansas, has been arrested and charged with kidnapping. Arkansas State Police say the felony kidnapping charge stems from Police Chief Michael Pitts’ actions in October 2023. Pitts’ lawyer says that his client denies the allegations and intends to plead not guilty. State
Continue ReadingLOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Churchill Downs will move the post draws for the 150th Kentucky Derby and Oaks to one full week before horse racing’s marquee event on May 4, a switch intended to provide better handicapping information for bettors and have entries on site earlier. Darren Rogers, senior director of communications and media services
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