Month: February 2023

Penn Entertainment Inc. has closed on its acquisition of Barstool Sports. Penn paid about $388 million for the remaining stake in Barstool that it doesn’t already own. Penn and Barstool Sports initially announced an exclusive sports betting and iCasino partnership in January 2020. Penn took a 36% stake of Barstool Sports in February 2020 for

By MATTHEW DALY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration is defending its response to a freight train derailment in Ohio that left toxic chemicals spilled or burned off, even as local leaders and members of Congress demanded that more be done. The administration says it has “mobilized a robust, multi-agency effort” to support

By DÁNICA COTO Associated Press SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Tourists in the Bahamas witnessed a rare standoff between a dog and a shark this week. The incident happened near a tour boat on the coast of a private island when a dog decided to jump into the turquoise waters to chase a 12-foot

By RANDALL CHASE Associated Press WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — To millions of viewers, Fox News hosts gave allies of former President Donald Trump a platform to champion false claims that he lost the 2020 election because of voter fraud. To one another, they expressed doubts about the claims and mocked the people making them. Private

By LINDSEY TANNER AP Medical Writer Pennsylvania Democratic Senator John Fetterman is seeking treatment for severe depression months after having a stroke. Fetterman last year had the most common kind of stroke, caused by clots that block a blood vessel to the brain. Fetterman’s office has said the senator had bouts of depression before his

By LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Attorneys for Donald Trump want to ban from his upcoming civil rape trial the “Access Hollywood” tape in which the former president boasts graphically about how celebrities can molest women. The lawyers asked in a Manhattan federal court filing Thursday to block references to the 2005

By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — A top Federal Reserve official downplayed recent signs that the economy is strengthening, but also said he is prepared to keep raising interest rates in smaller increments as often as needed to quell inflation. Richmond Federal Reserve President Thomas Barkin said Friday that recent data showing

By TARA COPP and LOLITA C. BALDOR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. military said Friday that it has ended its search for airborne objects that were shot down near Deadhorse, Alaska, and over Lake Huron on Feb. 10 and 12. The statement released late Friday came hours after officials said the U.S. has

By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer A federal judge has ruled the PGA Tour can require documents and depositions from the Saudi Arabia wealth fund and its leader. It’s part of the antitrust lawsuit by LIV Golf against the PGA Tour. LIV Golf attorneys had argued the Public Investment Fund and Yasir al-Rumayyan should be

By FARNOUSH AMIRI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Several Biden Cabinet members have received a letter from House Republicans as they launch the second investigation into the chaotic U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan. Rep. James Comer, R-Ky., the chairman of the House Oversight Committee, sent a series of letters Friday to senior leadership at the White

BEIRUT (AP) — The U.S. military says a helicopter raid conducted by its armed forces in northeast Syria has left a senior leader with the Islamic State group dead and four American service members wounded. The military added in the short statement that the Thursday night raid was conducted in partnership with the Kurdish-led Syrian

By BOBBY CAINA CALVAN Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Three years ago, YiJie Ye was on a routine delivery run in Brooklyn on his motorized scooter when he was in a crash with another vehicle. The collision left the father of three injured and unable to work, but soon he was back on the

By GRAHAM DUNBAR AP Sports Writer GENEVA (AP) — The sale of Manchester United is set to test European rules designed to protect soccer’s integrity from the risks of owners controlling multiple clubs. Three widely expected bids to buy the most storied brand in English soccer are closely tied to clubs already established in UEFA

By CHINEDU ASADU Associated Press ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Nigeria’s top police official says at least 400,000 security forces are being deployed to ramp up safety across the West African nation ahead of its Feb. 25 presidential election. Nigeria is set to elect a new president as it is confronted by several security problems including

By The Associated Press Bruce Willis’ family has announced that he has been diagnosed with frontotemporal dementia. The announcement Thursday came about a year after his family said that Willis would step away from acting after being diagnosed with aphasia, a brain disorder that leads to speaking, reading and writing problems. Here’s some details on

By The Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Hollywood is gearing up for the 95th Academy Awards, where “Everything Everywhere All at Once” comes in as the lead nominee and the film industry will hope to move past “the slap” of last year’s ceremony. Here’s a few key details to know about the upcoming ceremony.

By The Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Alan Gilbert has agreed to a five-year contract extension as chief conductor of the Elbphilharmonie Orchestra in Hamburg, Germany. The deal runs through the 2028-29 season. The New Yorker turns 56 on Feb. 23. He became the orchestra’s chief conductor the 2019-20 season. Gilbert also is music

By KWIYEON HA and MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Former leaders from Australia, Britain and Belgium have called for a tougher international approach to China to reduce the possibility of war over Taiwan and respond to human rights violations. Former Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison linked human rights violations in China with security

By JOSEPH WILSON Associated Press BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Barcelona’s reputation as one of soccer’s elite is in danger because of a scandal of its own making. Spanish soccer is reeling this week as a state prosecutor probes Barcelona’s payment of millions of dollars over several years to a company that belonged to the vice

By JOHN RABY Associated Press Authorities in West Virginia say the body of an infant has been found in a submerged car after floodwaters swept through the state. The flooding came amid thunderstorms that inundated the South. A woman called 911 saying her car was stuck in high water in the southern West Virginia town