Month: January 2024

By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — The New Mexico Supreme Court says personal injury lawsuits brought against tribal casinos can no longer be heard by state courts. The decision issued Tuesday marks the end of a long battle for Native American tribes in the state to keep such claims within their

By DAVID BAUDER and LEA SKENE Associated Press Writers The return of a struggling newspaper from an investment firm to a local owner would normally be cause for celebration in the troubled news industry. But The Baltimore Sun’s newly announced owner has a very specific political background, and some are concerned about what the 187-year-old

By ALI SWENSON Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — ChatGPT maker OpenAI has outlined a plan to prevent its artificial intelligence tools from being used to spread election misinformation in 2024. The San Francisco-based startup says it will not allow people to use its technology for political campaigning or lobbying. Users also can’t misrepresent the

By SETH BORENSTEIN AP Science Writer Much of the United States is shivering through brutal cold as most of the rest of the world is feeling unusually warm weather. However strange it sounds, that contradiction fits snugly in explanations of what climate change is doing to Earth, scientists said. In a map of global temperatures

By THOMAS ADAMSON AP Fashion Writer PARIS (AP) — At Paris Fashion Week, Pharrell Williams unveiled his sophomore collection for Louis Vuitton, a stunning fusion of Americana and Native American influences. Set against the Louis Vuitton Foundation’s dramatic silhouette, the collection featured oversized jackets, including a bold gangster-style fur coat, and Vegas-style suits with glimmering

NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — St. John’s coach Rick Pitino is recovering from COVID-19 and will miss his team’s game against Seton Hall on Tuesday night. The school announced his absence about three hours before tipoff. Associate coach Steve Masiello will serve as the Red Storm’s acting coach against the Pirates and will handle media responsibilities.

NEW YORK (AP) — The prospect of a JetBlue-Spirit Airlines merger has taken a major hit in court. A federal judge on Tuesday sided with the Biden administration and blocked the $3.8 billion deal to combine the two carriers. The judge ruled that JetBlue’s purchase of Spirit, the nation’s largest low-cost airline, would harm competition

By MICHAEL RUBINKAM Associated Press A federal judge says an Ohio elected official’s constitutional rights were violated when her colleagues on a county board of commissioners had her arrested for criticizing the sheriff during a public meeting. The judge ruled in favor of Trumbull County Commissioner Niki Frenchko in her lawsuit against several county officials.

By ANDREW DALTON AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Emmy Awards reached a record low in ratings. The Monday night show hosted by Anthony Anderson and aired on Fox reached just 4.3 million people, according to the Nielsen company. That’s down from the previous record low of 5.9 million in 2022, the last

By STEFANIE DAZIO and BRIAN MAHONEY Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — A woman has alleged that New York Knicks owner James Dolan sexually assaulted her a decade ago and then set her up to be molested by now-imprisoned film producer Harvey Weinstein. That’s according to a federal lawsuit filed Tuesday in Los Angeles. Plaintiff

By COLLEEN SLEVIN Associated Press DENVER (AP) — The shooter who killed five people and endangered the lives of over 40 others at a LGBTQ+ nightclub in Colorado Springs was charged with federal hate crimes Tuesday. The charges, which include gun counts, after Anderson Aldrich, 23 , pleaded guilty last June in state court to

By FARNOUSH AMIRI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — House Republicans are halting plans to hold Hunter Biden in contempt of Congress this week for defying a congressional subpoena. They cited ongoing negotiations with Hunter Biden’s attorney over a possible deposition. A contempt resolution against Hunter Biden was scheduled to move through a procedural hearing before

By THOMAS BEAUMONT Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ team had knocked on 947,000 doors across Iowa while the candidate had visited all 99 counties. It turns out Iowans just weren’t into him. On Monday, Iowa Republican caucus participants overwhelmingly chose former President Donald Trump in the absence of a

By WAYNE PARRY Associated Press ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — There is both good news and bad news for Atlantic City’s casinos and racetracks that took sports bets in 2023. Figures released Tuesday show they won nearly $5.8 billion from gamblers, setting a new record. But the bad news is that only three of the

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Supporters of former rebel leader Guy Philippe have launched protests that paralyzed some cities across Haiti as they demand the resignation of Prime Minister Ariel Henry. Local media are reporting that demonstrators forced the closures of schools, government agencies and private businesses on Monday in places including the southern cities of

By SAMANTHA HENDRICKSON Associated Press/Report For America COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Several transgender candidates vying for state office in Ohio are facing challenges and outright disqualification for omitting their former names from petition paperwork. That’s because of a little-known state elections law that mandates candidates disclose name changes. But the law isn’t mentioned in the

TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (AP) — Officials say an inmate has died following an apparent fight with another inmate at a federal prison in western Indiana. The Federal Bureau of Prisons says inmate Mario Waters was found unresponsive about 12:20 a.m. Monday at the U.S. Penitentiary in Terre Haute following a “perceived altercation” with another inmate.

By JAMES POLLARD Associated Press/Report for America COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Alex Murdaugh faces a steep uphill battle in his push for a new murder trial. Former South Carolina Supreme Court Justice Jean Toal on Tuesday set a high burden of proof surrounding claims that the court clerk committed jury tampering during last year’s proceedings.

By MARY CLARE JALONICK and LISA MASCARO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden has invited the top four congressional leaders and other lawmakers to the White House on Wednesday as members have struggled to reach agreement on aid for the Ukraine war. Republicans have insisted on pairing it with their own demands for

By LISA MASCARO AP Congressional Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) — Sen. Bernie Sanders is forcing congressional colleagues to vote on whether to have the U.S. State Department investigate if Israel has violated human rights and international accords in its war against Hamas. The Tuesday vote is a step toward potentially halting the U.S. military’s long-assured aid

By SCOTT BAUER Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin’s powerful Republican Assembly leader says he hopes the liberal-controlled state Supreme Court adopts new constitutional legislative boundary maps, even as he slammed proposals from Democrats as “a political gerrymander” and threatened an appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court. Assembly Speaker Robin Vos said Tuesday that

UVALDE, Texas (AP) — The Justice Department is planning this week to release findings of an investigation into the 2022 Uvalde, Texas, school shooting. The department has been looking into the law enforcement response at Robb Elementary School, where a gunman killed 19 students and two teachers. The report is expected to be released Thursday.

By HOLLY RAMER, BILL BARROW and JEFFREY COLLINS Associated Press CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — Donald Trump scored a record victory in the Iowa caucuses. Now New Hampshire voters get their turn to decide just how competitive Republicans nominating fight will be as the former president continues to dominate his party. Former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley

BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Serbian opposition supporters were back in the streets on Tuesday, accusing President Aleksandar Vucic’s populist government of orchestrating fraud in last month’s parliamentary and local elections. The protesters want the vote to be annulled and held again in free and fair conditions. Both Serbian election authorities and the courts have rejected

By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER Associated Press A federal judge has rejected a bid for a new trial for Peter Navarro, a Trump White House official convicted of contempt of Congress for refusing to cooperate with a congressional investigation into the U.S. Capitol attack. Navarro served as a White House trade adviser under Republican President Donald

NEW YORK (AP) — Erika Ayers Badan is stepping down as the CEO of Barstool Sports. Badan said in a video posted to social media on Tuesday she feels like the work she went to the company to perform has been completed. She’s been the leader of the sports and media company that has grown

By VALERIE GONZALEZ Associated Press McALLEN, Texas (AP) — The drowning deaths of three migrants have brought new urgency to an extraordinary showdown between the Biden administration and Texas Republican Gov. Greg Abbott. The state has seized a city park in a major corridor for illegal crossings and denied entry to Border Patrol agents. The

By CHINEDU ASADU ABUJA, Nigeria Associated Press (AP) — Nigeria’s leader says his government will embark on “massive education” of youth as one way to tackle the kidnappings for ransom now threatening the capital city along with the rest of the country’s conflict-hit north. President Bola Tinubu won last year’s election after promising to rid

By DAN GELSTON AP Sports Writer PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Jason Kelce stood on the sideline in tears as the final seconds ticked off in his likely final NFL game. Kelce embraced his long-time offensive line coach. He removed his helmet once the game ended — a Philadelphia Eagles loss that completed a harrowing season-ending collapse

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Retired wrestler Hulk Hogan and a friend rescued a teenage girl who was trapped in an overturned vehicle after a crash in Florida, according to Hogan’s social media posts. Hogan said on the social media platform X that he used a ball point pen to puncture the car’s airbag and free

By WAYNE PARRY Associated Press UNION, N.J. (AP) — A New Jersey firefighter says a kink in a fire hose stretched out in the smoky darkness of a cargo ship fire disoriented him as he tried to use the hose to return to safety during the fatal blaze. Newark Fire Capt. Oswald Robetto testified Tuesday

By KEVIN FREKING Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The chairmen of the top tax policy committees in Congress announced a bipartisan agreement Tuesday to enhance the child tax credit and revive a variety of tax breaks for businesses, a combination designed to attract support from lawmakers of both political parties. The roughly $78 billion in

DALLAS (AP) — A federal judge is siding with the Biden administration and blocking JetBlue Airways from buying Spirit Airlines, saying the $3.8 billion deal would reduce competition. The Justice Department sued to block the merger, saying it would drive up fares by eliminating Spirit, the nation’s biggest low-cost airline. JetBlue argued that the deal

By BERENICE BAUTISTA Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — For filmmaker Issa López, the first question was where? The Mexican director behind “True Detective: Night Country” was looking for a region of the United States that had a totally different physical feel from the previous three “True Detective” installments, which were set in Louisiana, Los

By AAMER MADHANI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A top White House official says the ongoing threat by Yemen’s Houthi rebels to commercial vessels in the Red Sea was an “all hands on deck” problem that the U.S. and allies must address together to minimize impact on the global economy. White House national security adviser

By MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Sit down and talk to Justin Tranter for just a while and likely a hit song will emerge. The Grammy-nominated songwriter credited with some of the biggest hits of the past decade usually begins a writing session with a friendly chat. Tranter is up for