NEW YORK (AP) — Taylor Swift’s townhouse in New York City appears to have been the target of another break-in attempt, this time by a man who was arrested near the singer’s Tribeca home Saturday as police responded to a report of a disorderly person. Witnesses said the man tried but failed to enter the
Continue ReadingBy STEVE PEOPLES AP National Political Writer CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — Donald Trump’s effort to march to the Republican presidential nomination faces perhaps its greatest challenge on Tuesday when voters in New Hampshire hold the first-in-the-nation primary. With Ron DeSantis ending his 2024 campaign and endorsing Trump on Sunday, the primary becomes the first one-on-one
Continue ReadingBy PAT GRAHAM AP Sports Writer BOULDER, Colo. (AP) — There were the two steals from Kindyll Wetta down the stretch, along with the charge that Jaylyn Sherrod drew to foul out Trojans standout JuJu Watkins. There were the big 3s from Quay Miller and, of course, the even bigger basket from Aaronette Vonleh. Just
Continue ReadingSACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A former firefighter with a previous arson conviction has been arrested on suspicion of detonating a homemade bomb and planting several other explosive devices along roadways across two Northern California counties, authorities said. The 41-year-old man pleaded not guilty last week to multiple felony charges including possessing and exploding an explosive
Continue ReadingSACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A former firefighter with a previous arson conviction has been arrested on suspicion of detonating a homemade bomb and planting several other explosive devices along roadways across two Northern California counties, authorities said. The 41-year-old man pleaded not guilty last week to multiple felony charges including possessing and exploding an explosive
Continue ReadingMary Weiss, the lead singer of the 1960s pop group the Shangri-Las, whose hits included “Leader of the Pack,” has died. She was 75. Miriam Linna, founder of Weiss’ label, Norton Records, said Sunday that Weiss died Friday in Palm Springs, California. No cause of death was given. Rolling Stone first reported her death Friday.
Continue ReadingMary Weiss, the lead singer of the 1960s pop group the Shangri-Las, whose hits included “Leader of the Pack,” has died. She was 75. Miriam Linna, founder of Weiss’ label, Norton Records, said Sunday that Weiss died Friday in Palm Springs, California. No cause of death was given. Rolling Stone first reported her death Friday.
Continue ReadingPANAMA CITY (AP) — Santiago De La Fuente of Mexico birdied the last two holes for a 6-under 64 on Sunday, giving him a two-shot victory in the Latin America Amateur Championship and a berth in three majors later this year. De La Fuente became the second Mexican to win in the nine-year history of
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The organizers of the celebration and grand opening of the Marsha P. Johnson LGBTQ+ Youth Drop-In Center say, “This isn’t just an opening; it’s a powerful statement of acceptance, love, and support. The Transgender Health and Wellness Center will run the center. The MPJ Drop-In Center was created as a safe haven and resource for
Continue ReadingCNN Analysis by Ronald Brownstein, CNN Manchester, New Hampshire (CNN) — And then there was one. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ withdrawal from the GOP presidential race Sunday placed former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley in the kind of one-on-one match-up with Donald Trump that his Republican opponents have been thirsting for since the 2016 primary
Continue ReadingKILLINGTON, Vt. (AP) — Police say 23 skiers and snowboarders had to be rescued in frigid temperatures on Saturday after becoming lost in the back country in Killington, Vermont. Local police posted on Facebook that search and rescue crews hiked, snowshoed and used skis with skins to travel about 5 miles to bring a group
Continue ReadingBy MEG KINNARD Associated Press Donald Trump is the last major Republican presidential candidate after former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley’s exit from the race. The former president dominated the early-state contests and romped through elections held on Super Tuesday. On the Democratic side, President Joe Biden has easily won his party’s opening contests.
Continue ReadingBy Jennifer Hansler, CNN (CNN) — US Secretary of State Antony Blinken departs for a four-nation trip to Africa on Sunday as the Biden administration seeks to prove the US is a key partner on a continent where China and Russia have exerted their influence. Blinken is slated to visit Cape Verde, Ivory Coast, Nigeria
Continue ReadingBy MOHAMMED ZAATARI and ABBY SEWELL Associated Press SIDON, Lebanon (AP) — An Israeli airstrike hit two vehicles near a Lebanese army checkpoint in south Lebanon on Sunday, killing a Hezbollah member in one car and a woman in the other and wounding several other people, Lebanese state media and health officials reported. The strike
Continue ReadingBy ROBERT F. BUKATY Associated Press MILAN, N.H. (AP) — Some of the Northeast’s best young ski jumpers took flight at the country’s oldest ski club on Sunday. They are part of a comeback for the once-popular winter sport featuring speed, skill and sometimes spills. The Eastern Ski Jumping Meet took place at the Nansen
Continue ReadingTEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iranian state TV reports that an Iranian soldier has opened fire on fellow soldiers, killing five of them, in the southeastern city of Kerman. Kerman is where 94 people were killed in a bombing attack earlier this month. State TV said Sunday the shooting happened when the soldier arrived at a
Continue ReadingCNN By Steve Contorno and Kit Maher, CNN (CNN) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, who entered the Republican presidential primary as Donald Trump’s greatest threat, announced Sunday that he is ending his White House bid and endorsing the former president. His announcement, made in a video posted on X, comes after a disappointing second-place finish in last week’s Iowa Republican
Continue ReadingTINLEY PARK, Ill. (AP) — Four people have been fatally shot outside Chicago in what suburban officials describe as a “domestic-related shooting.” A suspect was taken into custody Sunday. That’s according to a Tinley Park Public Safety Department social media post. The village of roughly 55,000 people is located about 30 miles southwest of Chicago.
Continue ReadingBy STEVE PEOPLES, THOMAS BEAUMONT and HOLLY RAMER Associated Press MANCHESTER, N.H. (AP) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis suspended his Republican presidential campaign on Sunday, ending his 2024 White House bid just before the New Hampshire primary while endorsing his bitter rival Donald Trump. The decision leaves Trump and former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley as
Continue ReadingBy TIM REYNOLDS AP Sports Writer HALLANDALE BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Bob Baffert is the only trainer to win the Pegasus World Cup Invitational twice. And oddsmakers say he’s got a chance to win it for a third time this weekend. Preakness winner National Treasure — trained by Baffert — has been installed as the
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