By ANDREW SELIGMAN AP Sports Writer CHICAGO (AP) — A photo of Dick Butkus sneering behind his facemask filled the cover of Sports Illustrated’s 1970 NFL preview, topped by the headline, “The Most Feared Man in the Game.” Opponents who wound up on the business end of his bone-rattling hits could testify that wasn’t an
Continue ReadingBy Mark Morales, Caroll Alvarado and Kristina Sgueglia, CNN (CNN) — An 18-year-old man has been arrested for the fatal stabbing of a well-known community activist returning home from a wedding with his girlfriend early Monday. Ryan Carson, 32, was at a Brooklyn bus stop just before 4 a.m. when he was confronted by a
Continue ReadingBy SEAN MURPHY Associated Press OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Oklahoma is one of the busiest death penalty states in the nation, but some Republican lawmakers are considering trying to impose a temporary pause on executions. A GOP-led panel on Thursday explored the idea of a moratorium until some reforms can be put in place. State
Continue ReadingCNN By Priscilla Alvarez, CNN Washington (CNN) — President Joe Biden said Thursday that he doesn’t believe border walls work, even as his administration said it will waive 26 laws to build additional border barriers in the Rio Grande Valley amid heightened political pressure over migration. According to a notice posted to the Federal Register
Continue ReadingBy JOSH FUNK AP Business Writer OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Billionaire investor Charlie Munger, who’s been Warren Buffett’s right-hand man for more than five decades, has made a $40 million gift to a California museum that he’s supported in the past. Munger gave 77 Class A Berkshire Hathaway shares to the Henry E. Huntington Library
Continue ReadingBy ANDREW SELIGMAN AP Sports Writer CHICAGO (AP) — A photo of Dick Butkus sneering behind his facemask filled the cover of Sports Illustrated’s 1970 NFL preview, topped by the headline, “The Most Feared Man in the Game.” Opponents who wound up on the business end of his bone-rattling hits could testify that wasn’t an
Continue ReadingCHICAGO (AP) — Dick Butkus, fearsome Hall of Fame linebacker for the Chicago Bears, dies at 80.
Continue ReadingBy MARTHA BELLISLE Associated Press TACOMA, Wash. (AP) — Lawyers for three police officers charged in the death of Manny Ellis have challenged a forensic video analyst’s interpretation of videos shot by witnesses that show the Black man’s fatal arrest in Tacoma, Washington. Analyst Grant Fredericks showed the jury a video Wednesday that showed Ellis
Continue ReadingBy DAVID BRANDT AP Baseball Writer PHOENIX (AP) — To learn how to win on a consistent basis, the Arizona Diamondbacks had to figure out how to lose. A terrible six weeks back in the middle of the summer threatened to derail their season, but the D-backs persevered and came out stronger. Now they’re on
Continue ReadingBy KAREN MATTHEWS Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The father of a toddler who authorities say died of fentanyl poisoning at a New York City day care center said he had hoped to have a photo of his son’s kindergarten graduation in four years. Otoniel Feliz cried as he held up a photo of
Continue ReadingBy Ariane de Vogue, CNN Supreme Court Reporter (CNN) — Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito on Friday froze a lower court ruling that blocked the Biden administration from regulating so-called ghost guns after a controversial ruling from a district court judge in Texas. Alito, who has jurisdiction over the lower court involved in the case,
Continue ReadingBy MICHAEL R. SISAK and JENNIFER PELTZ Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump’ s corporate executives once boosted the estimated worth of his Trump Tower penthouse by $20 million partly because of the value of his celebrity, according to trial testimony Thursday. Another $100 million hike in the estimate was based on a
Continue ReadingBy JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer Teams usually go into the bye week looking back at their accomplishments. Brandon Staley, though, is trying to look ahead. After four games, Staley’s Los Angeles Chargers squad is on its earliest in-season break since 2009. Instead of the usual intensive self-scouting done during bye weeks, Staley said his
Continue ReadingBy JESSE BEDAYN Associated Press PENROSE, Colo. (AP) — Authorities said Thursday they were investigating the improper storage of human remains at a southern Colorado funeral home that performs “green” burials without embalming chemicals or metal caskets. The investigation centers on a building owned by the Return to Nature Funeral Home outside Colorado Springs in
Continue ReadingSANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — In a story published Oct. 4, 2023, about public access and use of voter registration rolls, The Associated Press erroneously reported the name of a public interest law firm. It is the Public Interest Legal Foundation, not the Public Interest Law Foundation.
Continue ReadingBy THOMAS BEAUMONT and MARGERY A. BECK Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Vivek Ramaswamy’s presidential campaign says protesters upset about his remarks in opposition to aid for Ukraine yelled and swore at him in Iowa before jumping into a vehicle, ramming a campaign car and speeding off. Ramaswamy spokesperson Tricia McLaughlin said no
Continue ReadingBy SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — A radio, batteries and a trap door on the side for stretching are some of the things pilots are relying on to endure what’s been called the world’s oldest gas balloon race. It’s been 15 years since elite ballooning pilots have gathered in the United
Continue ReadingBy HANNA ARHIROVA Associated Press HROZA, Ukraine (AP) — A Russian rocket blast turned a village cafe and store in eastern Ukraine into rubble Thursday, killing at least 51 civilians in one of the deadliest attacks in the war in months, according to President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and other top officials in Kyiv. Rescuers searched for
Continue ReadingMADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Republican leader of the Wisconsin Assembly says he won’t pursue impeachment for the state’s top elections official, despite calls from Senate Republicans to do so. Assembly Speaker Robin Vos said Thursday that lawmakers should wait until the court rules on whether the state Senate had the authority to vote last
Continue ReadingBy Annie Grayer and Evan Perez, CNN Washington (CNN) — The Justice Department has directed an FBI special agent not to testify before the Republican-led House Judiciary Committee in a dispute over the agent’s request to have both his personal lawyer and a Justice Department attorney present during his deposition, a source familiar with the
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