‘Transformers’ edge out ‘Spider-Verse’ to claim first place at box office
It was Miles Morales and the Spider-Verse versus the “Transformers” at the box office this weekend and the bots came out on…
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Brittney Griner, Mercury teammates confronted at airport by ‘provocateur,’ WNBA says
The WNBA said in a statement it was looking into the team’s run-in with a “social media figure” whose “actions were inappropriate and…
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Panel makes ethics ruling against lawmaker who hid Bibles in Arizona House lounge
Rep. Stephanie Stahl Hamilton, of Tucson, was caught on video hiding the Bibles under furniture cushions. In an earlier instance that wasn’t captured…
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Janet Jackson performs alongside YOLA at sold-out concert in Los Angeles on tour stop with Ludacris
By JONATHAN LANDRUM Jr. AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Janet Jackson inserted some youthful spirit into her normally mature concert…
Continue Reading ‘Transformers’ edge out ‘Spider-Verse’ to claim first place at box office
By LINDSEY BAHR AP Film Writer It was Miles Morales and the Spider-Verse versus the “Transformers” at the box office this weekend and the bots…
Continue Reading SEC lawsuits against cryptocurrency companies raise questions about industry’s future
By FATIMA HUSSEIN & KEN SWEET Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — First came the crypto winter, then the alleged fraud wrought by FTX founder…
Continue Reading Ukraine recaptures village as Russian forces hold other lines, fire on fleeing civilians elsewhere
By JAMEY KEATEN Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine’s military on Sunday reported recapturing a southeastern village as Russian…
Continue Reading Section of heavily traveled I-95 collapses in Philadelphia after tanker truck catches fire
By RON TODT Associated Press PHILADELPHIA (AP) — An elevated section of Interstate 95 collapsed early Sunday in Philadelphia after a tanker truck…
Continue Reading Ex-Scottish leader Nicola Sturgeon released after arrest by police in party finance probe
By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Former Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon, who dominated politics in Scotland for almost a…
Continue Reading In Yemen, 3 killed in clashes between suspected al-Qaida militants and pro-government forces
By AHMED AL-HAJ Associated Press SANAA, Yemen (AP) — Military officials and tribal leaders say clashes between suspected al-Qaida militants and…
Continue Reading Gunfire into funeral procession in suburban Chicago wounds 4, police say
OAK PARK, Ill. (AP) — Police say shots were fired into vehicles as a funeral procession passed through a Chicago suburb, badly wounding two people…
Continue Reading Tony Awards telecast makes inclusive history and puts on quite a show despite Hollywood strike
By MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The intimate, funny-sad musical “Kimberly Akimbo” nudged aside splashier rivals on…
Continue Reading Hospitalized Pope Francis walks a bit, follows Mass on TV, lunches with medical personnel and aides
By FRANCES D’EMILIO Associated Press ROME (AP) — Sticking to doctors’ advice, Pope Francis on Sunday skipped his customary weekly…
Continue Reading Lawmakers say UK’s planned law to deport Channel migrants breaches rights obligations
By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — A committee of lawmakers say Britain will break its international human rights commitments if it…
Continue Reading Meet the LGBTQ activist who challenged his Caribbean country’s anti-sodomy law and won
By LUIS ANDRES HENAO Associated Press ST. JOHN’S, Antigua (AP) — For years, Orden David was persecuted in his native Antigua and Barbuda —…
Continue Reading Three British tourists missing after boat catches fire off Egypt’s Red Sea coast, authorities say
CAIRO (AP) — Egyptian authorities say three British nationals have gone missing after a scuba diving boat they were cruising in caught fire off…
Continue Reading At a glance: Laws in the Caribbean region that criminalize gay sex
By LUIS ANDRES HENAO Associated Press ST JOHN’S, Antigua (AP) — In recent years, several Caribbean nations have struck down laws…
Continue Reading In a last-ditch effort, longtime Southern Baptist churches expelled for women pastors fight to stay
By PETER SMITH Associated Press LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — The robed choir performed a rousing missionary chorus, the worshippers sang from the Baptist…
Continue Reading England’s health service says it won’t give puberty blockers to children at gender clinics
By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The publicly funded health service in England has decided it will not routinely offer…
Continue Reading Elvis Presley’s cousin lifts Democrats’ hope of ‘sleeper’ win in Mississippi governor’s race
By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS and SARA BURNETT Associated Press GRENADA, Miss. (AP) — Conservative Mississippi is tough territory for Democrats, but the…
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