COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — In a story published January 17, 2024, about discrimination lawsuits filed against U.S. Senate candidate Bernie Moreno and his businesses, The Associated Press misspelled the name of a lawyer representing one of the plaintiffs. He is Peter Mapley, not Peter Mabley.
Continue ReadingBy MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Charles Osgood, a five-time Emmy Award-winning journalist who anchored “CBS Sunday Morning” for more than two decades, hosted the long-running radio program “The Osgood File” and was referred to as CBS News’ poet-in-residence, has died. He was 91. CBS reported that Osgood died Tuesday at
Continue ReadingBy JACK DURA Associated Press BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A North Dakota judge won’t block a part of a state law that doctors say puts them at risk of prosecution if they perform an abortion to save a patient’s life or health. The judge ruled Tuesday, but the lawsuit will continue to play out in
Continue ReadingBy SUZAN FRASER Associated Press ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkish legislators on Tuesday endorsed Sweden’s membership in NATO, lifting a major hurdle on the previously nonaligned country’s entry into the military alliance. The legislators ratified Sweden’s accession protocol by 287 votes to 55, with four abstentions. The ratification will come into effect after its publication
Continue ReadingBy DENIS POROY, JULIE WATSON and JOHN ANTCZAK Associated Press SAN DIEGO (AP) — Stunned residents, some breaking down in tears, pulled soggy and muddy furniture from their homes in San Diego on Tuesday, a day after flash floods from a torrential storm produced the city’s fourth-wettest day in nearly 175 years, an inundation in
Continue ReadingBy DENIS POROY Associated Press SAN DIEGO (AP) — Stunned residents, some breaking down in tears, pulled soggy and muddy furniture from their homes in San Diego on Tuesday, a day after flash floods from a torrential storm produced the city’s fourth-wettest day in nearly 175 years, an inundation in stark contrast to its image
Continue ReadingBy Isil Sariyuce, Jessie Gretener, and Kristin Wilson, CNN (CNN) — The Turkish parliament voted Tuesday to approve Sweden’s NATO membership bid, bringing the Nordic country one step closer to joining the military alliance after months of delays. Of the 346 members of parliament who voted, 287 were in favor of Sweden’s accession and 55
Continue ReadingLOS ANGELES (AP) — The Los Angeles Times plans to lay off 94 newsroom employees — one-fourth of its newsroom staff — starting Tuesday, a number that is substantial but less than feared, the head of the journalists union said. The announcement comes after the LA Times Guild walked off the job last Friday to
Continue ReadingLOS ANGELES (AP) — The Los Angeles Times plans to lay off 94 newsroom employees — one-fourth of its newsroom staff — starting Tuesday, a number that is substantial but less than feared, the head of the journalists union said. The announcement comes after the LA Times Guild walked off the job last Friday to
Continue ReadingBy TIA GOLDENBERG Associated Press TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Ever since Israel was attacked on Oct. 7, a main Israeli highway has been flanked by billboards preaching national unity and a ubiquitous wartime slogan: “Together we will win.” But lately those billboards have been replaced with a starkly different message: a call for immediate
Continue ReadingBy LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — New Jersey Sen. Bob Menendez is asking a judge to toss out much of the evidence in the prosecution against him, saying investigators illegally searched his residence to get back at him for defeating a prior prosecution. The arguments were contained in papers filed late Monday
Continue ReadingATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece’s influential Orthodox Church has voiced strong opposition to the center-right government’s plans to legalize same-sex civil marriages. It says it will present its views to congregations nationwide and to lawmakers who will be debating the proposals. A statement by the Church’s governing body, the Holy Synod, says that while legislation
Continue ReadingLOS ANGELES (AP) — Last weekend’s four NFL divisional round playoff games averaged 40.0 million viewers on television and digital platforms, the highest on record dating back to 1988. The viewer average is a 7% increase over last year and a 5% jump from two years ago. Sunday night’s game between the Kansas City Chiefs
Continue ReadingLOS ANGELES (AP) — Last weekend’s four NFL divisional round playoff games averaged 40.0 million viewers on television and digital platforms, the highest on record dating back to 1988. The viewer average is a 7% increase over last year and a 5% jump from two years ago. Sunday night’s game between the Kansas City Chiefs
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Charles Osgood, who anchored “CBS Sunday Morning” for more than two decades, was host of the long-running radio program “The Osgood File” and was referred to as CBS News’ poet-in-residence, has died. He was 91. CBS reported that Osgood died Tuesday at his home in New Jersey
Continue ReadingBy JACK DURA Associated Press BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A North Dakota judge has denied a requested temporary block on a part of the state’s revised abortion laws so that doctors can perform the procedures to save a patient’s life or health. They argue a provision that allows the procedure in life-saving or “serious health
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FARM, Tac/Quila, Front Porch and Clandestino are now Certified Autism Centers (CAC). The Palm Springs restaurants were awarded this designation after the owners, Liz and Mark Ostoich, and the majority of their employees received autism-awareness training from the International Board of Credentialing and Continuing Education Standards (IBCCES.) “We had over 80 percent of the front
Continue ReadingBy ALBERT AJI and OMAR AKOUR Associated Press DAMASCUS (AP) — Syria’s foreign ministry has condemned recent presumed Jordanian airstrikes against suspected drug traffickers on Syrian territory, including one last week that killed women and children. In response, Jordan has accused the Syrians of failing to take action to halt smuggling across the border. The
Continue ReadingBy FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The IRS wants to rewrite its complicated letters to taxpayers and speak to people in plain English. The federal tax collector is rewriting and sending out commonly received notices ahead of the 2024 tax filing season as part of its new “Simple Notice Initiative.” “Redesigned notices will
Continue ReadingBy SARAH RANKIN Associated Press RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Public universities would be prohibited from giving preferential treatment in admissions to applicants who are related to alumni or donors under a bill that has sailed out of the Virginia Senate. The measure passed the General Assembly’s upper chamber Tuesday on a 39-0 vote. It now
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