Month: October 2022

By JONATHAN LANDRUM Jr. AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — While Lil Baby’s new album blares loudly in the living room, the Atlanta-born rapper stands in the kitchen of his $20 million Bel Air home singing to his son, who dances along on FaceTime. For Lil Baby, living in one of the most exclusive

By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A Mississippi judge has blocked a state law that put $10 million of federal pandemic relief money into infrastructure grants for private schools. The ruling by Hinds County Chancery Judge Crystal Wise Martin is a victory for Parents for Public Schools. The nonprofit group sued

By RONALD BLUM AP Sports Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Fox plans to avoid coverage of Qatar’s controversial treatment of migrant workers during World Cup broadcasts, much as it didn’t address criticism of Russia’s government during the 2018 tournament. David Neal, executive producer of Fox’s World Cup coverage, says “our stance is if it affects

By ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Never-before-seen video footage played Thursday by the House Jan. 6 committee shows House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and other congressional leaders, including Republican allies of Donald Trump, responding anxiously — and angrily — to the insurrection at the Capitol. The recordings offer a rare glimpse into the real-time

By AMANDA SEITZ, TRISHA AHMED, CLAIRE SAVAGE and HANNAH SCHOENBAUM Associated Press ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) — In a year when inflation has made Americans’ eyes pop when they fill up their gas or walk down aisles at the grocery store, many Social Security recipients worry whether the biggest cost-of-living increase in four decades will be

NEW YORK (AP) — New York’s attorney general has asked a judge to bar the Trump Organization from selling or transferring any of its assets without court approval while a legal battle plays out over her fraud allegations against the former president’s company. In her motion for a preliminary injunction, Attorney General Letitia James accuses

STANFORD, Calif. (AP) — Stanford University apologized for limiting the admission of Jewish students in the 1950s after a task force commissioned by the school found records that show university officials excluded Jewish students for years and later the school denied it occurred. The task force was formed in January and issued a report last

By CHEVEL JOHNSON Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The New Orleans street where one of the founders of rock ‘n’ roll spent most of his life is being renamed in his honor. A community-wide Second line and Musical Celebration begins at 11 a.m. Saturday at the longtime home of Antoine “Fats” Domino on Caffin

By FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — More than 9 million people and families who did not receive their advance child tax credit checks, stimulus payments and other tax rebates will soon get a letter from the IRS to claim their money. The tax credit was originally offered through President Joe Biden’s $1.9 trillion

By MARK SHERMAN and JESSICA GRESKO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Thursday rejected former President Donald Trump’s plea to step into the legal fight over the FBI search of his Florida estate. The justices did not otherwise comment in turning away Trump’s emergency appeal. Trump had pressed the court on an

By MARCY GORDON AP Business Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Facebook parent Meta struck back in its legal battle with federal regulators over its proposed acquisition of virtual-reality company Within Unlimited and its fitness app Supernatural. Meta asked a federal court in San Jose, California, to dismiss the Federal Trade Commission’s request in July for an

By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. special envoy for Yemen is blaming Houthi rebels for the failure to renew a six-month-long truce. Hans Grundberg called on the warring parties to demonstrate “leadership, compromise and flexibility” and urgently renew and expand the deal that brought the longest period of calm

By JOSH FUNK AP Business Writer OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — The lack of some benefits most American workers can readily count on, like paid sick leave and regularly scheduled weekends, is driving some railroad workers to veto contracts that include hefty raises and $5,000 bonuses. This week’s vote by the third-largest railroad union against their

MERCED, Calif. (AP) — The California man accused of kidnapping and killing an 8-month-old baby, her parents and uncle earlier this month has pleaded not guilty. Jesus Salgado, allegedly kidnapped the family at gunpoint from their trucking business on Oct. 3. Authorities say Jesus Salgado, a former employee with a longstanding dispute, likely killed them

LAFAYETTE, Ind. (AP) — A Purdue University student has been charged with murder in the stabbing death of his roommate, whose body was found by officers sitting in a chair in their dorm room. Ji Min Sha, a 22-year-old cybersecurity major from South Korea, was charged Thursday. The Journal & Courier of Lafayette reports that

HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — A former official at Yale University’s medical school has been sentenced to more than nine years in prison for carrying out a $40 million scam involving computers and other electronics. Jamie Petrone pleaded guilty in March to wire fraud and filing a false tax return. The U.S. attorney’s office says Petrone

By MATTHEW BARAKAT Associated Press ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) — A Russian-born analyst who provided the bulk of the information for a flawed dossier about former President Donald Trump told an FBI agent he was shocked and dismayed that the speculative information he provided was portrayed as fact, an agent testified Thursday. FBI agent Kevin Helson

By ZEYNEP BILGINSOY and SUZAN FRASER Associated Press ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey’s parliament has passed a contentious bill that amends press and social media laws with the stated aim of combatting fake news and disinformation. Critics fear the bill approved Thursday will be used to further crack down on social media and independent reporting

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — A former student at the University of Puerto Rico has been sentenced to more than a year in federal prison after authorities accused him of breaking into women’s Snapchat accounts and sharing their nude images with others. The U.S. Attorney’s Office said Thursday that Iván Santell-Velázquez pleaded guilty to