Month: February 2024

By JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Apple has had it’s first box office flop. “Argylle,” the $200-million star-studded spy thriller from Apple Studios, debuted with $18 million in ticket sales. According to studio estimates Sunday, the  film directed by Matthew Vaughn managed to lead the weekend box office, but still found

BERLIN (AP) — Police in southwestern Germany say five people were injured when a carnival float burst into flames in the city of Kehl. Around 3 p.m. local time on Sunday afternoon, part of a float in a local parade caught fire. Participants jumped off the float, and five people were injured, some seriously, either

By MARIA SHERMAN AP Music Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Clive Davis held his annual star-studded pre-Grammys gala Saturday at the Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, California. There was a lot to be excited about, but it was a concluding performance by Gladys Knight, Dionne Warwick, and Stevie Wonder that really stole the show —

By JILL COLVIN Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Former President Donald Trump has offered a warning to the chair of the Republican National Committee Sunday morning, saying in an interview that, “they’ll probably be some changes made.” Trump had been asked by Fox News host Maria Bartiromo about Ronna McDaniel, who has been facing

By STEPHEN GROVES, MARY CLARE JALONICK and LISA MASCARO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Senators are racing to release a highly-anticipated bill that pairs border enforcement policy with wartime aid for Ukraine, Israel and other U.S. allies as part of a long-shot effort to push the package through heavy skepticism from Republicans, including House Speaker

By PATRICIA LUNA and MANUEL RUEDA Associated Press SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — Firefighters wrestled with massive forest fires that broke out in central Chile, as officials imposed new curfews in the cities most heavily affected by the blazes and provided new updates on casualties. On Sunday, Rodrigo Mundaca, the governor of the Valparaiso region, said

PRISTINA, Kosovo (AP) — The European Union and the United States have expressed their deep concern after Kosovo banned the use of the Serbian currency and police raided the premises of organizations working with the Serb minority in the north of the country. In the past week, Kosovo police searched the premises of Serbia-administered institutions

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Powerful winds and heavy rain are expected to hammer the Central Coast of California, as a second atmospheric river in days threatens to soak the state and cause flooding and mudslides. The storm blew ashore Saturday in Northern California and is expected to cause downpours into Tuesday as it heads down

By The Associated Press The Russian space agency says one of its cosmonauts has broken the world record for the most time spent in space. Oleg Kononenko, who’s 59, has now spent at least 878 days and 12 hours in space, surpassing the previous cumulative record set by a fellow Russian in 2015. Kononenko has

By BALINT SZLANKO Associated Press The United States and Britain have struck Iran-backed armed groups in Syria, Iraq and Yemen, while Israel presses ahead with its offensive against Hamas in Gaza. U.S. troops maintain a presence in the area to fight the Islamic State group. They returned to Iraq in 2014 after the extremists overran

By MELANIE LIDMAN and SAMY MAGDY Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Criticism of President Joe Biden by a far-right minister in Israel’s government sparked outrage on Sunday, underscoring the sensitivity of U.S. relations as Washington provides key support for the offensive against Hamas in Gaza. The Biden administration has expressed unwavering support for Israel since

By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Hockey Writer TORONTO (AP) — Justin Bieber not only served as a celebrity captain at NHL All-Star Weekend. He actually got on the ice for warmups prior to the All-Star 3-on-3 tournament Saturday. Bieber during the games wore a Super Mario Brothers-inspired mushroom coat. He was one of four celebrities involved

BERLIN (AP) — A college student in Berlin beat a Jewish classmate until he was hospitalized after the two got into an argument about the Israel-Hamas conflict Friday night, police said. One of the students was a a 23-year-old, who held strong pro-Palestinian views, the other a 30-year-old Jewish student, who had posted pro-Israel views

By GABE STERN and DARLENE SUPERVILLE Associated Press RENO, Nev. (AP) — President Joe Biden’s latest campaign swing is taking him to Nevada, where the “first-in-the-West” primaries are under way with early and absentee voting. But the Democrat and his team are also using the visit to shore up support for the general election. Biden

By JILL COLVIN Associated Press NASHUA, N.H. (AP) — When Donald Trump left the White House three years ago, he was a one-term president whose refusal to accept his reelection defeat culminated in an insurrection at the U.S. Capitol. Today, he’s on the cusp of a stunning political turnaround. He’s poised to recapture the Republican

By JON GAMBRELL, LOLITA C. BALDOR and TARA COPP Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Iran issued a warning Sunday to the U.S. over potentially targeting two cargo ships in the Mideast long suspected of serving as forwarding operating base for Iranian commandos, just after America and the United Kingdom launched a massive airstrike campaign against

By JILL COLVIN Associated Press NASHUA, N.H. (AP) — When Donald Trump left the White House three years ago, he was a one-term president whose refusal to accept his reelection defeat culminated in an insurrection at the U.S. Capitol. Today, he’s on the cusp of a stunning political turnaround. He’s poised to recapture the Republican

By MICHAEL KUNZELMAN and ALANNA DURKIN RICHER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Judges overseeing the cases against U.S. Capitol rioters are trying to set the record straight concerning distortions about the Jan. 6 the attack that have been promoted by Donald Trump and his allies. In a recent ruling, U.S. District Judge Royce Lamberth condemned

The Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — It’s almost time for the Grammy Awards, the daylong celebration of music that on Sunday also marks the start of an epic week for Taylor Swift. Swift is among the contenders for the Grammys’ top prize, album of the year. SZA is the leading nominee and the “Barbie”

LONDON (AP) — A British aircraft carrier that had been set to lead the largest NATO exercises since the Cold War will not set sail because of a propeller problem. The Royal Navy said the HMS Queen Elizabeth will not sail Sunday as had been planned. It will be replaced in the exercises off Norway’s

By BARBARA ORTUTAY AP Technology Writer Social media CEOs got grilled by Senate lawmakers this week in an emotional and often heated hearing about the dangers their platforms pose to children. Republican and Democratic senators came together in a rare show of agreement throughout the hearing, though it’s not yet clear if this will be

By BABACAR DIONE and CHINEDU ASADU Associated Press DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — West Africa’s regional bloc has called for dialogue to resolve the political crisis in Senegal as opposition leaders reject the decision by the country’s leader to postpone the Feb. 25 presidential election. The bloc on Sunday urged Senegalese politicians to “prioritize dialogue and

DENVER (AP) — Police in Colorado say at least six people were injured in an early morning shooting in Denver. The Denver Police Department says in a social media post early Sunday that investigators were at the scene of a shooting in the 5000 block of North Orleans Court. Police say six victims were located.

PARIS (AP) — Parisians are voting whether to muscle SUVs off the French capital’s streets by making them much more expensive to park. It’s the latest leg in a drive by Socialist Mayor Anne Hidalgo to make the host city for this year’s Olympic Games greener and friendlier for pedestrians and cyclists. City Hall is

BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — A fire at a guesthouse in central Romania has left one person dead and two hospitalized, authorities said. Emergency service teams were deployed to the blaze in the town of Calimanesti in Valcea county where 10 people were staying at the guesthouse, according to the Department for Emergency Situations, DSU. Nine

By BHARATHA MALLAWARACHI Associated Press COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Thai Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin is the guest of honor at Sri Lanka’s 76th Independence Day celebrations. Sretta joined Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe on Sunday at a low-key ceremony near the country’s main seaside esplanade that involved a military parade and parachute jumps. The

By The Associated Press Moscow-installed officials say Ukrainian shelling killed at least 28 people Saturday at a bakery in the Russian-occupied city of Lysychansk. At least one child was among the dead, local leader Leonid Pasechnik wrote in a statement on Telegram. A further 10 people were rescued from under the rubble by emergency services,

By STEFANIE DAZIO Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Newspaper heiress Patricia “Patty” Hearst was kidnapped at gunpoint 50 years ago Sunday by the Symbionese Liberation Army, a little-known armed revolutionary group. The 19-year-old college student’s infamous abduction in Berkeley, California, led to Hearst joining forces with her captors for a 1974 bank robbery that

By JOHN HANNA Associated Press Hundreds of communities across the U.S. have for decades tried to reduce crime, fight gangs and tackle noise and other neighborhood problems through the use of “crime-free” or “public nuisance” laws encouraging and allowing landlords to evict renters when police or emergency crews are repeatedly called to the same addresses.

By JOHN HANNA Associated Press Hundreds of U.S. communities have enacted “crime-free” laws encouraging and allowing landlords to evict tenants after repeated calls to police or for emergency services. Proponents say the laws help reduce crime, but the U.S. Department of Justice last year found a Minneapolis suburb used its ordinance to illegally discriminate against

CAIRO (AP) — Namibian President Hage Geingob died Sunday while receiving medical treatment, his office announced. In a post on the social media platform X, formerly Twitter, the Nambian presidency said Geingob’s medical team at Lady Pohamba Hospital did its best to help him, but Geingob died with his wife, Monica Geingos, and children by

OXFORD, Miss. (AP) — Auburn’s Johni Broome met one of his favorite movie stars and had to apologize to Morgan Freeman for how it happened. Broome scored 15 points in the 16th-ranked Tigers’ 91-77 victory over Mississippi on Saturday night. He tried to save a ball from going out of bounds in the second half

By CLAIRE RUSH Associated Press SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Oregon lawmakers are set to convene for the start of a short legislative session expected to be dominated by homelessness, a housing shortage and plans to overhaul the state’s pioneering drug decriminalization law as overdose deaths surge. Lawmakers will have just 35 days to pass bills

By KAREEM CHEHAYEB and OMAR ALBAM Associated Press JINDERIS, Syria (AP) — A year ago, Sido Naji woke to his house shaking in northwest Syria. He was used to the sounds of shelling and airstrikes after more than a decade of war, but this time the assailant was a force of nature: a massive earthquake.

By MEGAN JANETSKY Associated Press SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador (AP) — Salvadorans are headed out to vote Sunday in a presidential and legislative elections that’s largely about the tradeoff between security and democracy. With soaring approval ratings and virtually no competition, Nayib Bukele is almost certainly headed for a second term as president. El Salvador’s

By RIAZAT BUTT Associated Press KARACHI, Pakistan (AP) — Pakistan’s winter months are all about weddings. The cooler temperatures between November and February see millions of people attending festivities every week. The wedding season has become a calendar fixture, like birthdays. It even has a nickname, Decemberistan, and draws diaspora from around the world who

By SCOTT BAUER Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin Democrats are inching closer to overturning Republican-drawn legislative maps that the GOP have used to grow their majorities and advance their agenda over the past 13 years. Wisconsin is a purple state where Republicans have held a firm grip on control of the Legislature even

By GRAHAM LEE BREWER AP National Writer MUSKOGEE, Okla. (AP) — Oklahoma’s oldest Native American school is nearing the brink of closure as years of poor financial decisions, inconsistent leadership and disrepair threaten what was once a haven for Indigenous academics. There are no students learning this semester at Bacone College in Muskogee. Spring courses

By MARK THIESSEN Associated Press ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — The double murder trial of a man accused of killing two Alaska Native women is set to begin more than four years after a woman turned in a stoled digital memory card that authorities say contained gruesome recordings of one of the killings. Police say they

By MARIA SHERMAN AP Music Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — The 66th Grammy Awards will take place Sunday at the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles. And there’s a lot to be excited about. Women outpace men in the general field categories — so expect to see a spotlight on its female nominees. Grammys Executive Producer