Month: January 2024

By ED WHITE Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — A judge has approved a $2.8 million settlement in a dispute over unpaid work performed by aspiring hair stylists at a Michigan cosmetology school. Roughly 1,500 people will get some compensation for cleaning floors, washing towels and stocking shelves when they were students at Douglas J Aveda

By RANDALL CHASE AP Business Writer DOVER, Del. (AP) — The clock is ticking for Cleveland Browns owner Jimmy Haslam and his family to decide whether to sell their remaining stake in the Pilot truck stop chain to fellow billionaire Warren Buffet’s Berkshire Hathaway company. A trial had been scheduled to start Monday in Delaware

MUNICH (AP) — The sports world reacts to the announcement that soccer great Franz Beckenbauer, who won the World Cup both as player and coach for Germany, has died at the age of 78.

OCALA, Fla. (AP) — Police have arrested a 39-year-old man for murder after a shooting inside a Florida mall that killed a man and wounded a woman. Acting on tips, they surrounded a home in north Florida early Monday and negotiated for two hours with Albert Shell Jr. Ocala Police Chief Mike Balken said Shell

By BASSEM MROUE Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — The elite Hezbollah commander who was killed in an Israeli airstrike in southern Lebanon fought for the militant group for decades and took part in some of its biggest battles. Wissam al-Tawil was a commander in Hezbollah’s secretive Radwan Force, which is deployed along the border with

LAS VEGAS (AP) — A man who was caught on camera attacking Las Vegas judge is being sentenced to 19 to 48 months in an unrelated case. Deobra Delone Redden leapt over the bench and attacked Clark County District Court Judge Mary Kay Holthus in her courtroom last week.

QUITO, Ecuador (AP) — A convicted leader of one of the most powerful drug gangs in Ecuador has vanished from the prison where he was serving his sentence. Authorities are investigating whether he escaped like he did a decade ago from another facility. Ecuadorian authorities reported Sunday that Los Choneros gang leader Adolfo Macías wasn’t

By The Associated Press Tiger Woods and Nike have indicated they have parted ways after more than 27 years. Woods in a social media post thanked Nike co-founder Phil Knight for his “passion and vision” that brought Nike and the Nike Golf partnership with Woods together. Nike also posted to social media, saying in a

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — An elected prosecutor in Florida who was suspended by Gov. Ron DeSantis after he signed a statement opposing abortion prosecutions says that he won’t seek re-election because he believes the Florida governor would suspend him again if he won the race. Andrew Warren said Monday that, while he won’t seek re-election,

PARIS (AP) — The office of French President Emmanuel Macron says that he has accepted the resignation of Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne. Borne’s resignation follows recent political tensions over a contentious immigration bill backed by Macron that would strengthen the government’s ability to deport some foreigners, among other measures. Borne had been appointed in May

By JOHN RABY AP Sports Writer Olympic gymnastics great Mary Lou Retton says she faces a long battle recuperating at home from a rare form of pneumonia in which doctors weren’t sure whether she would survive. Retton said during an interview that aired Monday on NBC’s “Today” show that she was almost put on life

By CHINEDU ASADU Associated Press ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Nigeria’s president has suspended the country’s minister of humanitarian affairs and poverty alleviation over the use of a private bank account for ministry financial transactions in the government’s social welfare program. The president’s office says Nigeria’s anti-corruption agency will investigate the entire framework of Nigeria’s social

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — A “highly impactful” winter storm is expected to dump as much as a foot of snow across the country’s midsection, where blizzard and winter storm warnings are in effect. The National Weather Service says the storm has the potential to bring 8 to 12 inches of snow Monday and Tuesday to

MUNICH (AP) — Franz Beckenbauer, the German soccer great who helped his country win the World Cup both as player and coach, has died, news agency dpa reported Monday. He was 78. “It is with deep sadness that we announce that my husband and our father, Franz Beckenbauer, passed away peacefully in his sleep yesterday,

By SARAH RANKIN and MATTHEW BARAKAT Associated Press ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) — Virginia lawmakers are set to take up legislation to enable Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s plan to build a new professional sports arena and entertainment district in Alexandria. The legislation is expected to be among the most high-profile issues legislators grapple with during the

By FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen is announcing that 100,000 businesses have joined a new database that collects “beneficial ownership” information on firms as part of a new government effort to unmask shell company owners. Yellen, in remarks prepared for delivery Monday, says the new Treasury database that is

By SEUNG MIN KIM and ZEKE MILLER The Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House says the administration will review what rules or procedures weren’t followed when Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin did not disclose his hospitalization for days. Austin was admitted into intensive care on Jan. 1, but President Joe Biden and senior White

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — A judge in Haiti has issued arrest warrants for more than 30 high-ranking officials accused of government corruption, including numerous former presidents and prime ministers. Among those named are former presidents Michel Martelly and Jocelerme Privert, as well as former prime ministers Laurent Lamothe, Jean-Michel Lapin, Evans Paul and Jean-Henry Céant.

By MIKE CORDER Associated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Far-right Dutch election winner Geert Wilders is withdrawing legislation he proposed in 2018 that calls for a ban on mosques and the Quran. The move announced Monday is a key concession to potential coalition partners a day before talks to form the next government are

LONDON (AP) — Actor Idris Elba is urging urged the British government to ban machetes and serrated “zombie” knives to help stop young people falling victim to knife crime. The London-born star joined protesters from the “Don’t Stop Your Future” campaign outside Parliament on Monday. He posed with clothes and shoes that belonged to people

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court has rejected Alaska’s bid to revive a proposed copper and gold mine that was blocked by the Environmental Protection Agency. The justices did not comment Monday in turning away Alaska’s attempt to sue the Biden administration directly in the high court over its desire to revive the proposed Pebble

PARIS (AP) — The city of Paris is immortalizing British music icon David Bowie by naming a street after him in the city’s southeast on what would have been his 77th birthday. The inauguration of rue David-Bowie on Monday was first announced in 2020 by the mayor of the 13th arrondissement. The new street is

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Japanese Foreign Minister Yoko Kamikawa has paid a visit to Poland in an attempt to strengthen ties with the NATO nation, which borders Ukraine. During her visit to Warsaw on Monday, Kamikawa met with Foreign Minister Radek Sikorski and a placed a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. She

By CLAIRE RUSH and DAVID KOENIG Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A federal official says the Boeing jetliner that suffered an inflight blowout over Portland, Oregon, was not being used for flights to Hawaii after a warning light that could have indicated a pressurization problem lit up on three different flights. Alaska Airlines decided

By LEFTERIS PITARAKIS and DEREK GATOPOULOS Associated Press ATHENS, Greece (AP) — The European Union’s top official for migration says member states will have to confront tough policy challenges to cope with the continent’s aging population. The EU home affairs commissioner says there is a pressing need to shift away from illegal migration and find

In his first interview since his assault and harassment conviction last month, actor Jonathan Majors says he was shocked by the New York jury’s verdict. In the interview that aired Monday on ABC’s “Good Morning America,” Majors says he was “absolutely shocked and afraid” when the verdict was handed down and wondered how it was

SARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina (AP) — Two U.S. fighter jets will fly over Bosnia in a demonstration of support for the Balkan country’s integrity in the face of increasingly secessionist policies of the Bosnian Serb pro-Russia leader Milorad Dodik. The U.S. Embassy in Sarajevo says that the Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcons’ flyover on Monday is part

ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan’s Supreme Court has scrapped a lifetime ban on politicians with convictions from contesting elections, paving the way for former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif to run for the fourth time. The lifetime ban on convicted politicians was imposed in 2018. Under a new court order passed on Monday, convicted politicians would be

BERLIN (AP) — A high-profile German opposition politician has formally founded a new party that combines left-wing economic policy with a restrictive approach to migration and other positions that some observers believe could help it take votes away from the far-right Alternative for Germany. Sahra Wagenknecht said Monday her “Sahra Wagenknecht Alliance — Reason and

By KYLE HIGHTOWER AP Sports Writer FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — Bill Belichick is open to letting someone else handle personnel duties if he remains with the New England Patriots. The Patriots coach also confirmed during his season-ending new conference that he remains under contract, though he didn’t specify the length of its current terms. New

By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Sports Writer ASHBURN, Va. (AP) — A person with knowledge of the decision tells The Associated Press the Washington Commanders have fired coach Ron Rivera. The Commanders lost eight in a row to finish 4-13 after opening with back-to-back victories. Washington made one playoff appearance by winning the NFC East at

By RAHIM FAIEZ and MUNIR AHMED Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — Afghanistan’s Taliban-appointed prime minister has met with one of Pakistan’s most senior politicians in an attempt to reduce lingering tensions between the two countries. Both sides confirmed the meeting with Fazlur Rehman, whose Jamiat Ulema Islam party is known for backing the Afghan Taliban.

By BRUCE SCHREINER Associated Press FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear has announced the formation of a federal political action committee. His new PAC will support candidates across the country as he seeks to broaden his influence beyond the Bluegrass State. Beshear has defeated Donald Trump-backed rivals twice in Republican-leaning Kentucky. Beshear announced