Elton John turns the saga of televangelist Tammy Faye into song for Broadway
AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — When Elton John was on tour in America during the 1970s, there was someone on TV who caught his eye. She…
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Snake slithers through Dodgers dugout during NLCS loss to Mets
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A snake slithered through the Los Angeles Dodgers dugout during Game 2 of the National League Championship Series on Monday. The…
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Lawyers told to apologize for blasting recorded screams in a Philly neighborhood
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A federal judge says lawyers must formally apologize for blaring a looped recording of a woman screaming last month as a test…
Continue Reading US retail trade group expects holiday season sales to grow more slowly
AP Retail Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The largest retail trade group in the United States says it expects consumers to spend more during the upcoming…
Continue Reading US warns Israel to boost humanitarian aid into Gaza or risk losing weapons funding
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration has warned Israel that it must increase the amount of humanitarian aid it is allowing…
Continue ReadingCalifornia college shooting that left employee critical was ‘workplace violence,’ officials say
SANTA MONICA, Calif. (AP) — Southern California’s Santa Monica College is closed Tuesday as police investigate a campus shooting that wounded…
Continue ReadingCalifornia college shooting that left employee critical was ‘workplace violence,’ officials say
SANTA MONICA, Calif. (AP) — Southern California’s Santa Monica College is closed Tuesday as police investigate a campus shooting that wounded…
Continue ReadingRussian Olympic Committee president to step down. Neutral athletes competed at Paris Games
The president of the suspended Russian Olympic Committee plans to step down after six years in charge. Stanislav Pozdnyakov’s statement comes just…
Continue Reading Hezbollah vows to expand attacks in Israel after deadly strike in Lebanon’s Christian heartland
Associated Press AITO, Lebanon (AP) — The day after a deadly Israeli airstrike in northern Lebanon – far from Hezbollah’s main area of…
Continue Reading Trump emphasizes hypermasculinity as he and Harris pursue male voters
Associated Press The candidates for U.S. president and their allies want men to believe their vote says big things about their masculinity.…
Continue Reading Countries that have cashed in on their top-level domain names
AP Business Writer LONDON (AP) — Anguilla is raking in extra unexpected revenue from registration fees for its .ai web domain thanks to the…
Continue ReadingSafe! Florida Aquarium’s stingrays ride out Milton in MLB Rays’ ballpark tank
Associated Press ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Seven cownose stingrays are safely in a Florida Aquarium habitat after riding out Hurricane Milton in…
Continue ReadingMeta’s Oversight Board says viral video left on Facebook threatened LGBTQ+ people in Nigeria
Associated Press ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Meta’s oversight board has expressed serious concern over the company’s failure to take down a viral…
Continue ReadingSupreme Court tosses out decision letting 18-year-olds carry guns during emergencies in Pennsylvania
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court has tossed out a decision allowing 18-year-olds to legally carry guns in public. The justices…
Continue Reading Israel assures US it won’t strike Iranian nuclear or oil sites, US officials say
AP Diplomatic Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration believes it has won assurances from Israel that it will not hit Iranian nuclear or…
Continue ReadingSouth Carolina ranked No. 1 in women’s AP Top 25 preseason poll with UConn, USC, Texas and UCLA next
AP Basketball Writer South Carolina is starting the season where it finished off last year — ranked No. 1 in the AP Top 25 women’s college…
Continue ReadingSouth Carolina ranked No. 1 in women’s AP Top 25 preseason poll with UConn, USC, Texas and UCLA next
AP Basketball Writer South Carolina is starting the season where it finished off last year — ranked No. 1 in the AP Top 25 women’s college…
Continue ReadingAlex Murdaugh settles the wrongful death lawsuit that sparked his fall
Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Alex Murdaugh has settled a wrongful death lawsuit brought by the family of a teen killed in a boat crash…
Continue ReadingEx-Louisville officer who fired shots in Breonna Taylor raid readies for 3rd trial
Associated Press LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — A former Louisville police officer who fired shots into Breonna Taylor’s windows the night of the deadly…
Continue ReadingHead of Myanmar’s military government urges ethnic rebels to join peace talks
BANGKOK (AP) — The head of Myanmar’s military government has invited ethnic rebels to hold peace talks to end armed conflict across the country.…
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