Month: November 2023

By ANDREW DALTON AP Entertainment Writer Board members from Hollywood’s actors union have voted to approve the deal with studios that ended their strike after nearly four months. Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists Executive Director Duncan Crabtree-Ireland announced at an afternoon news conference that it was approved with 86% of the

LOS ANGELES (AP) — “Nope” star Keke Palmer alleges in civil court documents that she suffered physical and emotional abuse at the hands of the ex-boyfriend who is the father of her son. The filing this week in Los Angeles County Superior Court included a request for a domestic violence restraining order against 29-year-old Darius

By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The credit rating agency Moody’s Investors Service has lowered its outlook on the U.S. government’s debt to “negative” from “stable.” In a statement Friday, the agency cited the cost of rising interest rates and political polarization in Congress for its move. Moody’s retained its top triple-A

By JOSH FUNK Associated Press An additional 1.2 million chickens will be slaughtered after bird flu was confirmed on an Iowa egg farm in the second massive case this week. It comes  just days after nearly 1 million chickens were killed on a Minnesota egg farm. Iowa’s governor immediately declared a disaster to make sure

By MARK THIESSEN Associated Press ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Four homeless people have died in the last week on the streets of Anchorage as a major winter storm dropped more than 2 feet on snow on Alaska’s largest city. The deaths bring the total number of people living outdoors in Anchorage this year to 49,

By MICHAEL CASEY Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — One New England university banned a pro-Palestinian student group. Another suspended some students involved in protests around the Israel-Hamas war. A third saw a protest where scores of students were arrested. The responses are a sign that universities are struggling to deal with protests that have gotten

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — The body of a Sioux Falls, South Dakota, man who has been missing 30 years was identified in Colorado, where deputies have long been trying to put a name the suspected homicide victim. The Jackson County Sheriff’s Office used genetic testing and a titanium rod in his leg to identify

By SEAN MURPHY Associated Press OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — An Oklahoma trooper’s decision to issue a ticket to an Otoe-Missouria Tribe citizen for failing to pay vehicle taxes has sparked outrage among tribal leaders. Like thousands of citizens of the 39 Native American tribes in Oklahoma, Crystal Deroin has a valid tribally issued license plate.

By SAMANTHA HENDRICKSON Associated Press/Report For America COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Four Ohio Republican state lawmakers are seeking to strip judges of their power to interpret an abortion rights amendment after voters opted to enshrine those rights in the state’s constitution this week. Republican state Reps. Jennifer Gross, Bill Dean, Melanie Miller and Beth Lear

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Daytime Emmys are back on after being postponed by the Hollywood writers’ strike. The 50th annual ceremony honoring talk shows and soap operas will air Dec. 15 live on CBS and be livestreamed on Paramount + and will be hosted by Kevin Frazier and Nischelle Turner of “Entertainment Tonight.” It

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Authorities in Puerto Rico say a surgical dentist shot and killed a patient who entered his office and allegedly assaulted the dentist and his secretary. A police statement says the 41-year-old victim was reported as being upset about recent dental work he had done. The incident occurred Friday in

NEW YORK (AP) — FBI agents seized phones and an iPad from New York City Mayor Eric Adams this week as part of an investigation into his campaign fundraising, his attorney confirmed Friday. The seizures happened after an event Monday night, according to a statement from the mayor’s attorney, Boyd Johnson. “On Monday night, the

By RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Football Writer STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) — Jim Harbaugh was banned from coaching at Michigan’s three remaining regular-season games by the Big Ten on Friday for a sign-stealing scheme that has rocked the second-ranked Wolverines . Harbaugh was disciplined by the conference less than 24 hours before the Wolverines

By MICHAEL LIEDTKE and FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen says she and her Chinese counterpart have agreed to work toward a “healthy economic relationship,” during two days of talks that she said helped lay the groundwork for a productive meeting next week between President Joe Biden and

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Republican congressman who leads the House GOP’s investigation of the origins of COVID-19 says he won’t seek reelection next year. Rep. Brad Wenstrup represents Ohio’s 2nd Congressional District and was first elected to the House in 2012. He said in a video Thursday that he would be stepping down to spend

By BEN FINLEY NORFOLK, Va. A European company has cancelled plans to build blades for offshore wind turbines in coastal Virginia. It’s the latest sign of struggle within the U.S.’s nascent offshore wind industry. Siemens Gamesa confirmed the cancellation Friday. The proposed $200 million factory would have created more than 300 jobs. And it would

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Kansas City is hiring two overdose investigators as part of an effort to reduce fentanyl deaths in the Missouri city. The ordinance passed Thursday by the city council also requires overdoses to be reported within 24 hours. The Kansas City Star reports the city will create a review board to

BRANDON, Fla. (AP) — Two Florida sheriff’s deputies remained hospitalized Friday after surgeries for injuries they suffered when a man intentionally plowed into them with his speeding car, authorities said. Hillsborough County Sheriff Chad Chronister said in a video message that deputies Carlos Brito, 39, and Manny Santos, 31, “are on a long road to

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — A 5.0 magnitude earthquake has struck the northwest Dominican Republic near the border with Haiti. The U.S. Geological Survey said the tremor occurred Friday at a depth of 12 miles (19 kilometers). Dominican officials said the quake was felt in the border town of Montecristi all the way south

By MARÍA VERZA Associated Press ACAPULCO, Mexico (AP) — More than two weeks ago Otis went from tropical storm to Category 5 hurricane in a record 12 hours. It caught authorities and residents flat footed in this city of 1 million, a blend of big hotels and impoverished suburbs, tourism and drug violence. Now it

By ISABELLA VOLMERT INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Federal prosecutors say a former Indiana lawmaker has agreed to plead guilty to a federal charge alleging that he accepted promises of compensation from a casino company during his time in public office. Court documents released this week say former Indiana state Rep. Sean Eberhart accepted the promise of

By YURAS KARMANAU Associated Press TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Ukrainian and Russian officials on Friday say they’ve reached an agreement to bring a Ukrainian teenager taken to Russia amid the war last year back to his home country. Russia’s children’s rights ombudsman says Bohdan Yermokhin will be reunited with a cousin “in a third country”

By MEG KINNARD Associated Press Jill Stein is running for president again. Stein became the latest candidate to enter the 2024 White House race when she announced Thursday that was running as a member of the Green Party. She joins Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and progressive activist Cornel West in launching a third-party bid. All

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s immensely powerful ruling party may face its biggest test yet Friday, as it announces its candidates for the 2024 gubernatorial elections. The challenge isn’t coming from flagging opposition parties. Rather, the party of President Andrés Manuel López Obrador has to prove it can really hold together and prevent the desertion

PRISTINA, Kosovo (AP) — Israel’s national soccer team has arrived in Kosovo amid tight security measures at the airport ahead of a postponed European Championship qualifier. The team’s two buses were accompanied by several police vehicles and armed officers as it left the airport. There was also tight security at the hotel where the team

By DANICA KIRKA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — A British judge has expressed profound concerns about the tactics of the parents of a terminally ill infant as he refused to allow them to take her home from the hospital to die. The decision by Court of Appeal Justice Peter Jackson came after the parents of

By CHRISTINA A. CASSIDY Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — While workers were counting ballots for primary elections in August, the elections office in King County, Washington, received a suspicious envelope that turned out to contain trace amounts of fentanyl. It happened again this week, and not just in Washington state, where the office was processing

By MARIA SHERMAN AP Music Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — With new categories, “Barbie” and SZA — there’s a lot to discuss regarding the 2024 Grammy Award nominations. But who didn’t make the cut? And what were the best surprises of all? If there is something to pop bottles over, it is the seven nominations

The Associated Press OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — Washington state Public Lands Commissioner Hilary Franz is dropping her bid for the governor’s office to run for Congress. Franz, a Democrat who lives in Grays Harbor County, is running to replace retiring Rep. Derek Kilmer, who has served the 6th Congressional District since 2013. Franz has spent

By STEPHEN GROVES and KEVIN FREKING Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — With just a week left to avert a government shutdown, new House Speaker Mike Johnson is facing his first big test as he tries to win House Republican support for a short-term funding plan — a task that looks increasingly difficult amid stubborn divisions