By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer Coach Dan Campbell and quarterback Jared Goff aren’t the only popular Detroit Lions these days. A movie about the franchise’s greatest running back and his sudden retirement is Amazon Prime Video’s most-viewed documentary. “Bye Bye Barry” looks back at Barry Sanders’ 10-year career with the Detroit Lions and his
Continue ReadingBy JACK DURA Associated Press MANDAN, N.D. (AP) — The 42-year-old son of U.S. Sen. Kevin Cramer made his initial appearance in state district court on Friday in connection with the pursuit and crash that killed a North Dakota sheriff’s deputy on Wednesday. Ian Cramer faces multiple counts. His father said in a statement that
Continue ReadingSOFIA, Bulgaria (AP) — Bulgaria’s parliament has approved the provision of additional military aid to Ukraine in its war with Russia. The state-run BTA news agency says 147 lawmakers in the 240-seat chamber voted on Friday in favor of supplying Ukraine with portable anti-aircraft missile systems and surface-to-air missiles of various types intended to bolster
Continue ReadingBy STEVE KARNOWSKI Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — LGBTQ+ activists in Minnesota want prosecutors to treat the killing of a trans woman in Minneapolis as a hate crime, and they want lawmakers to strengthen legal safeguards to protect a community that’s disproportionately the target of violence. Savannah Ryan Williams was shot in the head at
Continue ReadingBy HANNAH SCHOENBAUM Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints announced Friday that a man raised in England who converted to the faith as an adult will be the newest member of its top governing body, filling a vacancy created when a member died last month. Patrick
Continue ReadingBy HANNAH SCHOENBAUM Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints announced Friday that a man raised in England who converted to the faith as an adult will be the newest member of its top governing body, filling a vacancy created when a member died last month. Patrick
Continue ReadingDECATUR, Ala. (AP) — An Alabama city has fired three police officers connected to the fatal shooting of a Black man in front of his own home during a dispute with a tow truck driver. Decatur Mayor Tab Bowling announced the decision Thursday night after the conclusion of personnel hearings. A fourth officer was suspended.
Continue ReadingBy DASHA LITVINOVA Associated Press TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Russian police have put prominent Russian-American journalist and author Masha Gessen on a wanted list after opening a criminal case against them on charges of spreading false information about the Russian army. It is the latest step in an unrelenting crackdown against dissent in Russia that
Continue ReadingBy EDITH M. LEDERER and ELLEN KNICKMEYER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United Nations chief and many Security Council members are demanding an immediate humanitarian cease-fire in Gaza. But the United States is reiterating its opposition, virtually dooming any action by the U.N.’s most powerful body. The foreign ministers of Saudi Arabia and
Continue ReadingBy RIO YAMAT and BEN FINLEY Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — Students and faculty at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas will not be returning to campus this semester for in-person classes after a gunman killed three professors, the university’s president announced Friday, saying final exams next week have been canceled. “Given the physical
Continue ReadingBy Priscilla Alvarez and Lauren Fox, CNN There remains a lot of daylight between Democrats and Republicans on border policy changes as the White House urges lawmakers to pass its national security supplemental request, according to multiple sources. While the White House appears willing to offer major concessions on border policy, including new asylum limits and
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at the life of Hamid Karzai, the former president of Afghanistan. Personal Birth date: December 24, 1957 Birth place: Kandahar, Afghanistan Father: Abdul Ahad Karzai, politician Mother: Mother’s name unavailable publicly Marriage: Zinat Quraishi Karzai (1999-present) Children: daughter’s name unavailable publicly, 2016; Howsi, 2014; Malalai, 2012;
Continue ReadingBy STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks are ticking higher Friday after a report showed the U.S. job market isn’t slowing as much as expected. The S&P 500 was 0.4% higher in late trading and close to extending its weekly winning streak to six. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was up
Continue ReadingBy Aaron Cantrell Click here for updates on this story NASHVILLE, Tennessee (WTVF) — In the United States, Black people are four times more likely to develop kidney failure as a white person, according to the Association of American Medical Colleges. Also, people in need of a kidney transplant can sometimes wait for years before
Continue ReadingBy Em Steck, CNN (CNN) — At Wednesday night’s Republican presidential debate, former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley reiterated her pledge to ban the Chinese social media platform TikTok in the United States, citing a statistic that the app makes people more antisemitic. “We really do need to ban TikTok once and for all and
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A family-run tree lot called Aerni expects to sell 600 Christmas trees this holiday season. According to the National and the American Christmas Tree Association (ACTA), the average price of a Christmas tree is between $80 and $100, a 10% increase from last year. Spike Aerni says there are many factors that play into the price
Continue ReadingBy Kyle Blaine, CNN (CNN) — The Republican National Committee said Friday that it has no party-sponsored presidential debates scheduled for January and that GOP candidates are free to participate in any forum or debate of their choosing. “We have held four successful debates across the country with the most conservative partners in the history
Continue ReadingBy MELINA WALLING and JOSHUA BICKEL Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A joint initiative from the United States and United Arab Emirates is announcing an additional $9 billion of funding to tackle agriculture’s role in the climate crisis. The announcement came Friday on the sidelines of the United Nations climate talks in
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