By JEFF AMY Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Lawyers for the city of Atlanta are asking an appeals court to overturn a ruling that let nonresidents collect signatures in the “Stop Cop City” effort to force a referendum on a police and fire training center. Those lawyers on Thursday asked three federal judges to kill
Continue ReadingBy WAYNE PARRY Associated Press ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — With prospects for a smoking ban in Atlantic City’s casinos looking hazier than ever, workers who want smoking banned took matters into their own hands, lips and lungs Thursday. Members of the United Auto Workers union disrupted a meeting of a state Assembly committee that
Continue ReadingBy MARK LONG AP Pro Football Writer JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — A 31-year-old former Jacksonville Jaguars financial manager accused of stealing more than $22 million from the NFL franchise through its virtual credit card program has pleaded guilty to federal charges and faces up to 30 years in prison. Amit Patel pleaded guilty to one
Continue ReadingCLARKSVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A 4-month-old boy has survived after a tornado in Tennessee sucked him up from his family’s mobile home, which was demolished in the storm. Sydney Moore told WSMV-TV that when the tornado hit their home in Clarksville on Saturday, it ripped off the roof and lifted the bassinet with her son
Continue ReadingPORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The shiny, gold Nike sneakers were hard to miss in the donation pile at a shelter in Portland, Oregon, earlier this year. They were Air Jordan 3s, size 12 1/2, and one of just a few custom pairs that had been made for filmmaker Spike Lee. Now they’re up for auction,
Continue ReadingBy JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) — “Poor Things” is a Frankenstein-esque fantasia about a young woman (Emma Stone) reanimated by a demented surgeon (Willem Dafoe). Yet the behind-the-scenes work that went into crafting the movie’s wildly warped world may be the film’s greatest act of mad science. Though Yorgos Lanthimos’ earlier
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at the water crisis in Flint, Michigan, where cost-cutting measures led to tainted drinking water that contained lead and other toxins. Facts Flint once thrived as the home of the nation’s largest General Motors plant. The city’s economic decline began during the 1980s, when GM downsized.
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at Kwanzaa, an African American holiday celebrated each year from December 26 to January 1. Facts Kwanzaa is based on traditional African harvest festivals. Also spelled Kwanza. Maulana Karenga, a professor of Pan-African studies at California State University at Long Beach, created the holiday in 1966 to
Continue ReadingBy DEE-ANN DURBIN AP Business Writer Miljenko “Mike” Grgich, a celebrated winemaker who helped establish Napa Valley as one of the world’s premier wine-making regions, has died. He was 100. Grgich died in his sleep Wednesday morning at his home in Calistoga, California, according to his winery, Grgich Hills Estate. Grgich was born on April
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at the life of George Tenet, former director of the CIA. Personal Birth date: January 5, 1953 Birth place: Flushing, NY Birth name: George John Tenet Father: John Tenet, restaurant owner Mother: Evangelia Tenet Marriage: A. Stephanie Glakas-Tenet Children: John Michael Education: Georgetown University, B.S.F.S., 1976;
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at the life of Dennis Hastert, former Republican speaker of the House. Hastert was sentenced to 15 months in prison in a hush money case that revealed he was being accused of sexually abusing young boys while he was a teacher in Illinois. Personal Birth date:
Continue ReadingLOS ANGELES (AP) — Clayton Kershaw said he is recovering well after recent shoulder surgery and has yet to decide where and when to sign his next contract. The three-time Cy Young Award winner is a free agent after signing one-year contracts each of the last two seasons with the Los Angeles Dodgers. “I’m excited
Continue ReadingSAN DIEGO (AP) — Marine Corps officials on Thursday identified the Marine killed in a training exercise at a California base after the amphibious combat vehicle he was in rolled over earlier this week, sending 14 others to area hospitals. All but one remains hospitalized and was listed in good condition, officials said Thursday. They
Continue ReadingBy JACK DURA Associated Press BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — New charges approved Thursday against the 42-year-old son of U.S. Sen. Kevin Cramer included an upgraded homicide count in a crash that killed a North Dakota sheriff’s deputy. Ian Cramer initially faced a manslaughter charge related to the Dec. 6 death of Mercer County Sheriff’s Deputy
Continue ReadingCONCORD, N.H. (AP) — A judge has released from jail a New Hampshire man accused of sending text messages threatening to kill a presidential candidate. The judge says thirty-year-old Tyler Anderson must avoid contact with any presidential candidate and their political campaigns. Anderson was charged with sending a threat using interstate commerce. A federal prosecutor
Continue ReadingJOSH FUNK FORT CALHOUN, Neb. (AP) — Prosecutors say a suspect in the stabbing death of a Catholic priest in eastern Nebraska appears to have no connection to the priest or the town where the stabbing occurred. Assistant Washington County Attorney Erik Petersen outlined that belief Thursday in the arraignment of 43-year-old Kierre Williams. The
Continue ReadingBy STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street is drifting Thursday following its big rally the day before on excitement that several cuts to interest rates may indeed be coming next year. The S&P 500 was unchanged in afternoon trading after giving up an earlier gain. It is within 1.9% of
Continue ReadingBy Fredreka Schouten, CNN (CNN) — Starting next year, federal candidates can more easily use campaign funds to pay themselves salaries, under a rule approved Thursday by federal election regulators. The change, which the Federal Election Commission approved 5-1, is aimed at helping ensure that Americans of modest means can afford to mount campaigns for
Continue ReadingBy ANTHONY IZAGUIRRE Associated Press ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Republicans have picked a little-known county lawmaker who once served in the Israeli military as their candidate in a special election to replace ousted New York congressman George Santos, party officials said Thursday. Nassau County legislator and former Israeli paratrooper Mazi Pilip will face off against
Continue ReadingBy JULIA FRANKEL Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s president has joined the ranks of high-ranking Israeli officials to speak out against a two-state solution after the war in Gaza. In an interview with The Associated Press on Thursday, Isaac Herzog said it is not the time to be talking about establishing an independent state
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