LAS VEGAS (AP) — Lexi Thompson delivered star-power moments built for a stage like Las Vegas, and when she poured in a pair of long birdie putts Friday, she was on the verge of history. Thompson was 4 under with seven holes to play. She was on the verge of becoming the first woman in
Continue ReadingBy LISA MASCARO, KEVIN FREKING and FARNOUSH AMIRI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans chose firebrand Rep. Jim Jordan as their new nominee for House speaker during internal voting Friday, putting the gavel within reach of the staunch ally of GOP presidential front-runner Donald Trump. Electing Jordan, a founding member of the Freedom Caucus, to
Continue ReadingBy MATT O’BRIEN AP Technology Writer After two years co-piloting the biggest acquisition in video game history past an onslaught of challenges, Xbox CEO Phil Spencer now moves on to his next quest: making Microsoft’s takeover of Activision Blizzard worth the hassle. Microsoft, which owns the Xbox gaming system, closed its $69 billion deal to
Continue ReadingBy Helen Regan and Jerome Taylor, CNN (CNN) — New Zealand Prime Minister Chris Hipkins has conceded his Labour party lost Saturday’s election, as voters punished the government and took the country rightwards nine months after his predecessor Jacinda Ardern suddenly resigned. The rising cost of living dominated campaigning with voters New Zealanders ending six
Continue ReadingBy MATT O’BRIEN AP Technology Writer After two years co-piloting the biggest acquisition in video game history past an onslaught of challenges, Xbox CEO Phil Spencer now moves on to his next quest: making Microsoft’s takeover of Activision Blizzard worth the hassle. Microsoft, which owns the Xbox gaming system, closed its $69 billion deal to
Continue ReadingBy TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer BEREA, Ohio (AP) — The Cleveland Browns didn’t wait for Deshaun Watson to tell them he couldn’t play. Two weeks after Watson surprised them before kickoff by saying he couldn’t play with a shoulder injury, the Browns officially ruled the quarterback out Friday and named P.J. Walker, currently on
Continue ReadingBy Hilary Whiteman, CNN Brisbane, Australia (CNN) — Most polls have closed in an Australian referendum that will set the tone of relations with the country’s First Nations people for decades to come. Counting was underway Saturday in several eastern states and territories, with very early results pointing to a possible defeat for the proposal,
Continue ReadingBy BERNIE WILSON AP Sports Writer Peter Burling and Team New Zealand rejoin the rough-and-tumble SailGP fleet in Spain this weekend after an unexpected five-week layoff, eager to reel in their biggest rivals in the Season 4 championship chase in tech baron Larry Ellison’s global league. While the Kiwis return with a new wingsail five
Continue ReadingBy NICK PERRY Associated Press AUCKLAND, New Zealand (AP) — New Zealanders began voting in a general election Saturday, with opinion polls indicating they favor a conservative change after six years of a liberal government led for most of that time by Jacinda Ardern. Ardern unexpectedly stepped down in January, saying she no longer had
Continue ReadingBy JOHN LEICESTER, JEFFREY SCHAEFFER and SAM PETREQUIN Associated Press ARRAS, France (AP) — A man of Chechen origin who was under surveillance by French security services over suspected Islamic radicalization stabbed a teacher to death at his former high school and wounded three other people Friday in northern France, authorities said. France raised its
Continue ReadingBy JACK DURA Associated Press BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota lawmakers are scrambling to fill a giant hole in state government operations left by a surprising state Supreme Court ruling that voided a major budget bill, leaving uncertainty until a resolution is reached. Lawmakers might be back at the state Capitol as soon as
Continue ReadingBy NICK PERRY Associated Press AUCKLAND, New Zealand (AP) — New Zealanders were preparing to vote in a general election Saturday, with opinion polls indicating they favor a conservative change after six years of a liberal government led for most of that time by Jacinda Ardern. Ardern unexpectedly stepped down in January, saying she no
Continue ReadingBy MIKE CORDER and JULIA FRANKEL Associated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The deadly attacks by Hamas on Israeli civilians and the devastating Israeli airstrikes and blockade of Gaza have raised accusations among international legal experts that both sides were violating international law. A United Nations Commission of Inquiry said it has been “collecting
Continue ReadingBy Jennifer Hansler, CNN (CNN) — The Biden administration underlined its public and fulsome show of support for Israel Friday as two of its most senior national security officials visited the Middle East ahead of an expected Israeli ground incursion into Gaza. Behind the scenes, however, the US faces a difficult diplomatic challenge – providing
Continue ReadingDECATUR, Ga. (AP) — A suburban Atlanta woman has been sentenced to 30 years in prison for the 2021 murder of a 4-month-old who died after she placed him to sleep on his abdomen. A judge sentenced 48-year-old Amanda Hickey on Friday after families of children she abused gave emotional testimony against her. Charlie Cronmiller
Continue ReadingBy ALANNA DURKIN RICHER Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Police in New York, Los Angeles, and other U.S. cities increased patrols, authorities put up fencing around the U.S. Capitol and some schools closed Friday amid fears of violence inspired by the Israel-Hamas war. But law enforcement officials stressed there were no credible threats in the
Continue ReadingBy Lauren del Valle and Kara Scannell, CNN New York (CNN) — Trump Organization executives considered tacking on “presidential premiums” to some of then-President Donald Trump’s properties in a way that would increase asset values and inflate his net worth in 2017, according to exhibits and testimony shown at Trump’s civil fraud trial on Friday.
Continue ReadingBy JOHN LEICESTER Associated Press PARIS (AP) — Because of the fracture in her leg, Karin Journo had talked herself out of going to the Tribe of Nova music festival and sold her ticket. But a week before Hamas militants turned the party into a killing ground, she bought another. The 24-year-old French-Israeli airport worker
Continue ReadingBy MONIKA SCISLOWSKA Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Party leaders competing in Poland’s parliamentary election on Sunday have called on voters to give them winning support. They held their final campaign rallies Friday as opinion polls suggested a close race. Ruling party leader Jaroslaw Kaczynski and main opposition leader Donald Tusk sought to discredit
Continue ReadingSAN DIEGO (AP) — A migrant in a waiting area between two border walls has died this week after a medical emergency, a migrant advocacy group said. U.S. authorities confirmed Friday that someone died but gave few details. The migrant was a 29-year-old woman from Guinea who died Wednesday after encountering medical problems at an
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