By ANDREW DALTON AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Host Anthony Anderson has opened an atypical Emmys in Mr. Rogers mode, walking on to a living room set and changing out of a flowing fur coat into a black tuxedo coat. “Welcome to Mr. Anderson’s neighborhood on this beautiful MLK Day,” Anderson said from
Continue ReadingBy JOHN WAWROW AP Sports Writer ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — Josh Allen threw three touchdown passes and scored on a franchise playoff-record 52-yard touchdown run, and the Buffalo Bills beat the Pittsburgh Steelers 31-17 on Monday in an AFC wild-card playoff game that was postponed a day because of a lake-effect blizzard. The Highmark
Continue ReadingBALTIMORE (AP) — The Baltimore Sun newspaper has been purchased by David D. Smith, the executive chairman of the media conglomerate Sinclair Inc. Smith told the newspaper he acquired Baltimore Sun Media from the investment firm Alden Global Capital in a private deal reached on Friday. He did not disclose how much he paid in
Continue ReadingBy JOSH BOAK and LINLEY SANDERS Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The majority of Iowa Republicans who are caucusing believe in the need to “Make America Great Again,” and that’s a sign of how Donald Trump and his political movement have transformed a state party that denied him a victory eight years ago. AP VoteCast
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Five months after Tropical Storm Hilary destroyed the street, Little Morongo Road in Desert Hot Springs is back open. Councilmember Russell Betts announced the street was back open on social media Monday morning. City officials ask drivers to use caution when driving on the roadway as the contractor will continue to do shoulder work and
Continue ReadingBy Ariel Edwards-Levy, CNN (CNN) — Most Iowa GOP caucusgoers refuse to accept President Joe Biden’s 2020 election victory and say they would view former President Donald Trump, whom CNN projected will win the caucuses Monday night, as fit for office even if convicted of a crime, according to CNN’s entrance poll for the Iowa
Continue ReadingBy QASSIM ABDUL-ZAHRA and SALAR SALIM Associated Press IRBIL, Iraq (AP) — Iran fired missiles late Monday at what it claimed were Israeli “spy headquarters” near the U.S. Consulate in the northern Iraqi city of Irbil, and at targets linked to the extremist group Islamic State in northern Syria. Four civilians were killed and six
Continue ReadingBy LEANNE ITALIE AP Lifestyles Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Television’s finest brought the silver carpet alive in color, vying with a sea of black, on Monday at the strike-delayed 75th Emmy Awards, including a 3D-molded black look for Ayo Edebiri and sparkly chartreuse for Rhea Seehorn. Edebiri of “The Bear” walked in a strapless
Continue ReadingBy JON GAMBRELL Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Houthi rebels have fired a missile, striking a U.S.-owned ship just off the coast of Yemen in the Gulf of Aden. Monday’s attack on the Gibraltar Eagle came less than a day after Yemen’s Houthi rebels fired an anti-ship cruise missile toward an American destroyer in the
Continue ReadingBy KEN MAGUIRE AP Sports Writer LONDON (AP) — Aitana Bonmatí has hailed a “powerful generation of women” in accepting FIFA’s award as best female soccer player. Looking on at the awards ceremony in London was Spain teammate Jenni Hermoso who has spearheaded the fight against sexism in women’s soccer in Spain. Hermoso was on
Continue ReadingMELFORD, Saskatchewan (AP) — An inquest has begun into a stabbing rampage on a Saskatchewan First Nation that left 11 people dead and 17 injured in 2022. Myles Sanderson, the 32-year-old accused in the attacks on James Smith Cree Nation and in the village of Weldon, died in police custody a few days later. “The
Continue ReadingSEATTLE (AP) — Washington state Attorney General Bob Ferguson on Monday sued to block the proposed merger of Kroger and Albertsons, two of the nation’s largest grocery chains. In the suit filed in King County Superior Court, Ferguson argued that the $25-billion deal would harm consumers and raise prices, The Seattle Times reported. Kroger and
Continue ReadingBy CLAY BAILEY Associated Press MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Golden State forward Draymond Green returned to action Monday after missing 16 games as part of a league suspension for his history of misconduct, the action coming after he struck Phoenix center Jusuf Nurkic in the face during a Dec. 12 game. “Felt good, all things
Continue ReadingBy JACK DURA Associated Press Parents in the Iowa town where a deadly school shooting took place earlier this month told school officials on Monday they want more preventative measures and transparency as the school board plans for students’ return. The Perry school board heard their concerns in a meeting on Monday, the day after
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Emmys are finally here! The 75th Emmys were delayed because of the Hollywood strikes, catapulting them from their usual perch in late summer or early fall to squarely in the midst of winter – better known in Hollywood as awards season. Follow along for our live
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Emmys are finally here! The 75th Emmys were delayed because of the Hollywood strikes, catapulting them from their usual perch in late summer or early fall to squarely in the midst of winter – better known in Hollywood as awards season. Follow along for our live
Continue ReadingBy Jomana Karadsheh, Adam Pourahmadi, and Eyad Kourdi, CNN (CNN) — The imprisoned Iranian Nobel Peace Prize laureate Narges Mohammadi has been sentenced to an additional 15 months in prison, Mohammadi’s family said in a written statement sent to CNN on Monday. She was charged with “spreading propaganda” against the Islamic Republic regime, her family
Continue ReadingBy QASSIM ABDUL-ZAHRA and SALAR SALIM Associated Press IRBIL, Iraq (AP) — Iran has announced that it launched strikes against a “spy headquarters and the gathering of anti-Iranian terrorist groups” shortly after missiles hit an area near the U.S. consulate in Irbil, the seat of Iraq’s semi-autonomous Kurdish region. Soon after, a statement from Iran’s
Continue ReadingBy STEPHEN WHYNO AP Sports Writer Adam Peters is the new general manager of the Washington Commanders, with the team making the hire agreed to last week official Monday. A person with knowledge of the move told The Associated Press on Friday that the team had a deal in place with the San Francisco 49ers
Continue ReadingBy BOB SUTTON Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Trevor Moore scored two goals and the Los Angeles Kings snapped an eight-game winless streak by beating the Carolina Hurricanes 5-2 on Monday. Phillip Danault, Alex Laferriere and Pierre-Luc Dubois also scored in a four-goal third period for Los Angeles, which had gone 0-4-4 since beating
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