By MIKE SCHNEIDER Associated Press ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Disney says Walt Disney World’s governing district made up of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ appointees is dragging its feet in providing requested documents to the company in a lawsuit over who has design and construction powers over Disney’s sprawling theme park resort in central Florida. Disney
Continue ReadingBy HOLLY RAMER, LISA RATHKE, KATHY McCORMACK, DAVID SHARP and DAVID R. MARTIN Associated Press The 18 people killed in two mass shootings in Lewiston, Maine, included a 14-year-old bowler, a shipbuilder who loved playing the game of cornhole and a sign language interpreter. Forty-four-year-old Bill Young, of Winthrop, had taken his 14-year-old son, Aaron,
Continue ReadingPONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Two members of the Korn Ferry Tour have been suspended for placing bets on PGA Tour competitions, making them the latest professional athletes to be disciplined for sports betting. The tour said Friday that Vince India and Jake Staiano violated its “Integrity Program” by making the wagers. Neither placed
Continue ReadingBy EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. General Assembly has approved a nonbinding resolution calling for a “humanitarian truce” in Gaza leading to a cessation of hostilities between Israel and Gaza’s Hamas rulers. It was the first U.N. response to Hamas’ surprise Oct. 7 attacks on Israel and Israel’s ongoing
Continue ReadingBy DAVID SHARP, PATRICK WHITTLE, HOLLY RAMER and MICHELLE R. SMITH Associated Press LEWISTON, Maine (AP) — All 18 of the people who died in a mass shooting in Maine have been identified. The victims ranged in age from 14 to 76, the medical examiner said. Their names have not yet been released. THIS IS
Continue ReadingBy MEGAN JANETSKY Associated Press ACAPULCO, Mexico (AP) — Desperate families made missing posters Friday and joined online groups to find loved ones out of touch since Hurricane Otis devastated the Mexican Pacific coast city of Acapulco. Officials said they are moving in supplies and evacuating people from the devastated metropolis of 1 million people.
Continue ReadingCNN By Kevin Flower, Christian Edwards, Tara John, Kareem Khadder and Abeer Salman, CNN (CNN) — Israeli airstrikes rocked Gaza during a night of heavy bombardment after the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said Friday it is “expanding ground operations” in the besieged enclave, where communications links have reportedly been severed. In a statement Saturday, the IDF
Continue ReadingBy JULIE CARR SMYTH and CHRISTINE FERNANDO Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Misinformation targeting a reproductive rights measure on Ohio’s fall ballot is appearing in an unusual place: the official website of the Republican-controlled state Senate. Groups backing the proposed constitutional amendment say it’s an improper use of a taxpayer-supported website, while several experts
Continue ReadingCOALINGA, Calif. (AP) — A California inmate accused of attacking Paul Flores this summer, shortly after Flores reported to prison to serve his conviction for murdering college student Kristin Smart, strangled his serial killer cellmate two years ago, officials said. The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation this week identified inmate Jason Budrow as the
Continue ReadingCOALINGA, Calif. (AP) — A California inmate accused of attacking Paul Flores this summer, shortly after Flores reported to prison to serve his conviction for murdering college student Kristin Smart, strangled his serial killer cellmate two years ago, officials said. The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation this week identified inmate Jason Budrow as the
Continue ReadingLAS VEGAS (AP) — After nearly two months of repairs, authorities have reopened the first of three state storm-damaged highways that provide primary access for residential enclaves and recreation areas on Mount Charleston in the Las Vegas area. However, officials said Thursday that some popular hiking trails will remain closed due to extensive damage from
Continue ReadingBy WAFAA SHURAFA, JOSEF FEDERMAN and BASSEM MROUE Associated Press DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Internet and phone services collapsed in the Gaza Strip under intensified Israeli bombardment Friday night, largely cutting off its 2.3 million people from the outside world and each other, as Israel’s military said it was “expanding” ground operations in
Continue ReadingBy ANTHONY IZAGUIRRE Associated Press ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York City is intensifying efforts to transport migrants out of the city as its shelter system reaches capacity. City Hall confirmed the establishment of a new “reticketing center” in Manhattan where asylum-seekers can get free, one-way tickets to anywhere in the world. The effort is
Continue ReadingBy JENNIFER PELTZ Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump is set to testify Nov. 6 at his New York civil fraud trial, following his three eldest children to the witness stand in a case that threatens to disrupt their family’s real estate empire, state lawyers said Friday. It was already expected that the
Continue ReadingBy AMANDA SEITZ Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The COVID-19 treatments millions of have taken for free from the federal government will enter the private market next week with a hefty price tag. Pharmaceutical giant Pfizer is setting the price for a five-day treatment of Paxlovid at $1,390, but Americans can still access the pills
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UPDATE 2:30 P.M. Riverside County Sheriff’s Deputies said that the second suspect has been taken into custody. UPDATE 11 A.M. Riverside County Sheriff’s Deputies have called off the search. Deputies said that one person is in custody and that the investigation is ongoing. Another suspect is at large. Police were actively searching for suspects spotted
Continue ReadingBy PETER SMITH Associated Press Evangelical Christian conservatives have long had allies in top Republican leadership in Congress. But never before have they had one so thoroughly embedded in their movement as new House Speaker Mike Johnson, a longtime culture warrior in the courthouse, in the classroom and in Congress. Religious conservatives cheered Johnson’s election
Continue ReadingBy MARIA SHERMAN AP Music Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — There’s Mark Tuan, the K-pop musician. And then there’s “Digital Mark.” The artist whose new EP is out Friday partnered with Soul Machines to create an artificial intelligence-powered avatar. Tuan hopes that as the technology advances, so too will his fans’ relationship with the avatar.
Continue ReadingBy SARAH RANKIN Associated Press RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s administration has identified nearly 3,400 voters who were improperly removed from the state’s rolls due to probation violations. That’s a greater number than the administration previously acknowledged. The Department of Elections said in a statement Friday that the vast majority of those
Continue ReadingBy ANNE D’INNOCENZIO AP Retail Writer NEW YORK (AP) — A former model for Abercrombie & Fitch has sued the fashion retailer, alleging it allowed its former CEO Mike Jeffries to run a sex-trafficking organization during his 22-year tenure. Jeffries left Abercrombie in 2014. While there, he converted the chain from an struggling retailer of
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