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By MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Everything from rap to yacht rock, country and alt-rock are represented among the nominees for the 2024 Songwriters Hall of Fame, with nods for Public Enemy, Steely Dan, Bryan Adams, George Clinton, Tracy Chapman, R.E.M., Blondie, Heart and The Doobie Brothers. The ballot also includes
Continue ReadingBy ANDREW DeMILLO and RICK CALLAHAN The Associated Press INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indianapolis high school senior Caston Peters had used they and them or he and him pronouns at school for three years without a problem, but they came home a few days into this school year and told their mother that the situation had
Continue ReadingLONDON (AP) — Britain’s top court has ruled that riders for one of the U.K.’s biggest meal delivery companies aren’t entitled to collective bargaining protections because they aren’t employees. The Independent Workers Union of Great Britain had sought to represent Deliveroo riders to improve working conditions for the people who scurry around the nation’s streets
Continue ReadingMADRID (AP) — Police say three people have been arrested in connection with the shooting of a Spanish right-wing politician. Alejandro Vidal-Quadras was shot in the face on a Madrid street on Nov. 9. The 78-year-old remains hospitalized. The National Police force said two suspects were detained Tuesday in the southern city of Lanjaron and
Continue ReadingBy DAVID KOENIG AP Airlines Writer DALLAS (AP) — Despite inflation and memories of past holiday travel meltdowns, millions of people are expected to hit airports and highways in record numbers over the Thanksgiving break. The busiest days to fly will be Tuesday and Wednesday as well as the Sunday after Thanksgiving. The Transportation Security
Continue ReadingBy KATE BRUMBACK Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — A judge in Atlanta is set to hear arguments Tuesday on a request to revoke the bond of one of former President Donald Trump’s co-defendants in the Georgia case related to efforts to overturn the 2020 election. Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis last week filed a
Continue ReadingBy BASSEM MROUE and ABBY SEWELL Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — An Israeli strike in southern Lebanon on Tuesday killed two journalists who were reporting for a Beirut-based TV news channel Al-Mayadeen on military activity along the border with Israel, according to Lebanese officials and the broadcaster. A Palestinian official and a Lebanese security official
Continue ReadingBy EMMANUEL IGUNZA Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Heavy fighting in a disputed region claimed by both Sudan and South Sudan has killed at least 32 people, according to a regional official. Local media reported that the civilians died when unknown gunmen attacked two villages in the southern part of the Abyei administrative region.
Continue ReadingNAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — In a story published on November 19, 2023, and November 20, 2023 about heavy fighting in the Abyei region of Africa, The Associated Press erroneously reported that a U.N peacekeeper was among the people killed. The U.N., correcting information provided by an official in the region claimed by both Sudan and
Continue ReadingBy DAVID KOENIG AP Airlines Writer DALLAS (AP) — Despite inflation and memories of past holiday travel meltdowns, millions of people are expected to hit airports and highways in record numbers over the Thanksgiving break. The busiest days to fly will be Tuesday and Wednesday as well as the Sunday after Thanksgiving. The Transportation Security
Continue ReadingBy DEEPA BHARATH Associated Press KAPAA, Hawaii (AP) — It is the only all-granite, hand-carved Hindu temple in the West built without power tools or electricity, and it’s nestled on one of the smaller islands in Hawaii surrounded by lush gardens and forests. On the island of Kauai, the presence of the Iraivan Temple —
Continue ReadingLONDON (AP) — Dire Straits frontman Mark Knopfler will sell off a collection of guitars he considers “old friends” at a Christie’s auction in London next year. The musician is putting 120 guitars and amps up for sale in London on Jan. 31. Estimated sale prices range from 300 pounds ($375) to 500,000 pounds ($625,000).
Continue ReadingBy MARIA SHERMAN AP Music Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Last month, The Rolling Stones released “Hackney Diamonds,” their first album of original material in 18 years. Tuesday, the legendary English band announced they’re taking it on the road. Starting on April 28 in Houston and concluding in Santa Clara, California, on July 17, the
Continue ReadingBy MARIA SHERMAN AP Music Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Last month, The Rolling Stones released “Hackney Diamonds,” their first album of original material in 18 years. Tuesday, the legendary English band announced they’re taking it on the road. Starting on April 28 in Houston and concluding in Santa Clara, California, on July 17, the
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at the life of Rosalynn Carter, wife of former US President Jimmy Carter. Personal Birth date: August 18, 1927 Death date: November 19, 2023 Birth place: Plains, Georgia Birth name: Eleanor Rosalynn Smith Father: Wilburn Smith, a mechanic Mother: Allethea (Murray) Smith Marriage: Jimmy Carter (July
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at the life of Michael Chertoff, former secretary of Homeland Security. Personal Birth date: November 28, 1953 Birth place: Elizabeth, New Jersey Birth name: Michael Chertoff Father: Gershon Chertoff, rabbi Mother: Livia Chertoff Marriage: Meryl (Justin) Chertoff (1988-present) Children: Two Education: Harvard University, BA, 1975; Harvard
Continue ReadingBy Abeer Salman and David Shortell, CNN (CNN) — Palestinian poet and writer Mosab Abu Toha, who had been contributing to The New Yorker and other publications with reflections on his life inside Gaza during the war, has been released from detention after questioning, according to the Israel Defense Forces (IDF). In a statement Tuesday,
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of Oscar-winning filmmaker Woody Allen. Personal Birth date: December 1, 1935 Birth place: Brooklyn, New York Birth name: Allan Stewart Konigsberg Father: Martin Konigsberg, worked various jobs Mother: Nettie (Cherry) Konigsberg, bookkeeper Marriages: Soon-Yi Previn (December 22, 1997-present), Louise Lasser (divorced), Harlene Rosen (divorced)
Continue ReadingBy LOUIS OKAMBA Associated Press BRAZZAVILLE, Republic of Congo (AP) — A stampede at a military stadium has left at least 37 people dead in Republic of Congo after large crowds of young people responded to a recruitment appeal, authorities said Tuesday. The Congolese Armed Forces Command later announced that all recruitment operations have been
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of the former Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, Janet Napolitano. Personal Birth date: November 29, 1957 Birth place: New York, New York Birth name: Janet Ann Napolitano Father: Leonard Michael Napolitano, anatomy professor and Dean, University of New Mexico School of Medicine
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