OCALA, Fla. (AP) — Police have arrested a 39-year-old man for murder after a shooting inside a Florida mall that killed a man and wounded a woman. Acting on tips, they surrounded a home in north Florida early Monday and negotiated for two hours with Albert Shell Jr. Ocala Police Chief Mike Balken said Shell
Continue ReadingPARIS (AP) — The office of French President Emmanuel Macron says that he has accepted the resignation of Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne. Borne’s resignation follows recent political tensions over a contentious immigration bill backed by Macron that would strengthen the government’s ability to deport some foreigners, among other measures. Borne had been appointed in May
Continue ReadingBy GONZALO SOLANO Associated Press QUITO, Ecuador (AP) — A convicted leader of one of the most powerful drug gangs in Ecuador has vanished from the prison where he was serving his sentence. Authorities are investigating whether he escaped like he did a decade ago from another facility. Ecuadorian authorities reported Sunday that Los Choneros
Continue ReadingBy NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press ROME (AP) — Pope Francis is calling for a universal ban on what he calls the “despicable” practice of surrogate motherhood. He included what he called the “commercialization” of pregnancy in an annual speech to ambassadors accredited to the Holy See. The speech listed the threats to global peace and
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press Tiger Woods and Nike indicated Monday they have parted ways after more than 27 years. Woods in a social media post thanked Nike co-founder Phil Knight for his “passion and vision” that brought Nike and the Nike Golf partnership with Woods together. “Over 27 years ago, I was fortunate to start
Continue ReadingBy Gregory Wallace, CNN (CNN) — Investigators will never know exactly what the Alaska Airlines pilots were saying last week in the chaotic, loud first moments after a door plug blew off a Boeing 737 MAX 9, leaving a hole in the side of its fuselage shortly after takeoff. That’s because the cockpit voice recorder
Continue ReadingCNN By Issy Ronald, CNN London (CNN) — When retired postman Rodney Holbrook set up cameras to try to find out who was tidying his shed almost every night, he found an unexpected helper scurrying around his workbench. The black-and-white, night-vision footage revealed that a tiny mouse was behind the mysterious tidying, helpfully moving objects
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — The estate of an opera fanatic known for collecting autographs backstage at the Metropolitan Opera has donated $215,000 to the George and Nora London Foundation for Singers. Lois Kirschenbaum died on March 27, 2021, at age 88. Known for her thick glasses and Brooklyn accent, Kirschenbaum was legally blind since birth
Continue ReadingBy JOHN RABY AP Sports Writer Olympic gymnastics great Mary Lou Retton says she faces a long battle recuperating at home from a rare form of pneumonia in which doctors weren’t sure whether she would survive. Retton said during an interview that aired Monday on NBC’s “Today” show that she was almost put on life
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press In his first interview since his assault and harassment conviction last month, actor Jonathan Majors says he hopes to work in Hollywood again. In the interview that aired Monday on ABC’s “Good Morning America,” Majors says he believes he deserves a second chance and he hopes others think so too. A
Continue ReadingBy DOUG FEINBERG AP Basketball Writer South Carolina remained No. 1 in The Associated Press Top 25 women’s basketball poll and is now one of three unbeaten teams left. The New Year began with seven undefeated teams, but only South Carolina, No. 2 UCLA and No. 4 Baylor remain. The Gamecocks (14-0) received 34 of
Continue ReadingBy CHINEDU ASADU Associated Press ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Nigeria’s president has suspended the country’s minister of humanitarian affairs and poverty alleviation over the use of a private bank account for ministry financial transactions in the government’s social welfare program. The president’s office says Nigeria’s anti-corruption agency will investigate the entire framework of Nigeria’s social
Continue ReadingOMAHA, Neb. (AP) — A “highly impactful” winter storm is expected to dump as much as a foot of snow across the country’s midsection, where blizzard and winter storm warnings are in effect. The National Weather Service says the storm has the potential to bring 8 to 12 inches of snow Monday and Tuesday to
Continue ReadingBy CIARÁN FAHEY AP Sports Writer BERLIN (AP) — Franz Beckenbauer, who won the World Cup both as player and coach and became one of Germany’s most beloved personalities with his easygoing charm, has died. He was 78. Beckenbauer’s death was first announced through a statement from his family to German news agency dpa and
Continue ReadingBy MARCIA DUNN AP Aerospace Writer CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — The first U.S. moon landing in more than 50 years was in jeopardy Monday after a private company’s newly launched spacecraft developed engine trouble. Pittsburgh-based Astrobotic Technology raced to orient its lander toward the sun so the solar panel could collect sunlight, as battery
Continue ReadingBy CNN staff House Oversight Chairman James Comer released on Monday text of the committee’s contempt resolution and an accompanying report on Hunter Biden, President Joe Biden’s son. The resolution is scheduled to be voted on Wednesday at a committee meeting. Read the resolution text and report here: The-CNN-Wire™ & © 2024 Cable News Network, Inc.,
Continue ReadingBy SARAH RANKIN and MATTHEW BARAKAT Associated Press ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) — Virginia lawmakers are set to take up legislation to enable Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s plan to build a new professional sports arena and entertainment district in Alexandria. The legislation is expected to be among the most high-profile issues legislators grapple with during the
Continue ReadingBy FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press VIENNA, Va. (AP) — Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen announced that 100,000 businesses have joined a new database that collects “beneficial ownership” information on firms as part of a new government effort to unmask shell company owners. Yellen said in remarks Monday that the new Treasury database that is collecting beneficial
Continue ReadingBy Kevin Liptak and Natasha Bertrand, CNN Washington (CNN) — The White House will review the “process and procedure” surrounding Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin’s hospitalization last week and make changes, if necessary, but President Joe Biden has no plans to fire him. “We will obviously, I think, as you might expect, we’ll take a look at
Continue ReadingBy SEUNG MIN KIM, ZEKE MILLER and LOLITA C. BALDOR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House said Monday the administration will review what rules or procedures weren’t followed when Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin did not disclose his hospitalization for days to President Joe Biden and top officials at the Pentagon and the National
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