Francis Ford Coppola to receive AFI lifetime achievement award
NEW YORK (AP) — Francis Ford Coppola will receive the 50th AFI Life Achievement Award, the American Film Institute announced Tuesday. Coppola, who…
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COVID-19 led to extra college eligibility. Those 5th-year players are set for their last runs
AP Basketball Writer CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) — RJ Davis accomplished enough in four years at North Carolina for his jersey to eventually earn a…
Continue ReadingIn ‘Ibelin,’ ‘Grand Theft Hamlet,’ video game realms draw filmmakers with virtual cameras
AP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Film productions often wrestle with shifts in the weather, the threat of the crew going into overtime or the fading…
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Paul Pelosi attacker sentenced to life in prison on state charges
A San Francisco judge handed down the sentence on DePape’s aggravated kidnapping conviction in the October 2022 attack on Paul Pelosi, which took…
Continue ReadingIn a first since 1938, Des Moines, Iowa, kids will trick-or-treat on Halloween
Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — For the first time since 1938, children in Des Moines, Iowa, will go trick-or-treating on Halloween. Going…
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The Associated Press’ role in calling races and polling voters
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Hundreds of news organizations, readers, listeners and viewers will look to the The Associated Press Decision…
Continue ReadingUN chief calls for more pledges, private sector input to save global biodiversity at Colombia summit
Associated Press CALI, Colombia (AP) — U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres urged delegates at a major biodiversity summit to follow through on…
Continue ReadingHundreds of Pennsylvania voters are challenged based on postal service’s change-of-address database
Associated Press HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Counties in Philadelphia’s suburbs are being asked to reject the mail-in ballot applications of hundreds…
Continue ReadingUS chooses winning bids in first commercial sale for floating offshore Atlantic wind
Associated Press PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — The U.S. government has chosen winning bids to develop wind power off New England in the first commercial…
Continue ReadingTrump’s social media company is now worth more than Musk’s X after recent surge in stock price
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump’s Truth Social is now worth more than Elon Musk’s X. That’s thanks to a recent run-up in…
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Maricopa County Election officials on election security
In a press release obtained by NBC News, the press conference is to “discuss steps being taken to secure the 2024 General Election” and to provide…
Continue Reading Israel’s move to ban a UN agency raises alarm about aid to Gaza even as the implications are unclear
Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli legislation cutting ties with the U.N. agency for Palestinian refugees has raised fears that the largest…
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Police dog in North Carolina helps with gender reveal
Footage released by the Greenville, North Carolina Police Department shows the moment K-9 Axle sprang into action, revealing that his handler Bradley…
Continue ReadingFederal government hands out $2.4 billion for 122 railroad projects nationwide
AP Business Writer OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — The federal government is handing out $2.4 billion in railroad grants to help pay for 122 projects nationwide…
Continue ReadingIn ‘Ibelin’ and ‘Grand Theft Hamlet,’ video game realms draw filmmakers with virtual cameras
AP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Film productions often wrestle with shifts in the weather, the threat of the crew going into overtime or the fading…
Continue ReadingResidents of landslide-stricken city in California offered $42M in buyout program
RANCHO PALOS VERDES, Calif. (AP) — Homeowners on a Southern California peninsula where worsening landslides have damaged homes and led to utility…
Continue ReadingBig 12 enters final month of topsy-turvy season following expansion to 16 teams
AP Sports Writer The Big 12 football season is winding toward its final stretch and has turned out just as everyone expected. OK, maybe not. As a…
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CAUGHT ON CAMERA: “Ghost dog” runs through the yard
Since announcing Ring’s Great Ghost Search, the brand has received nearly 4,000 customer videos catching what appear to be ghosts on…
Continue ReadingAndrea Mitchell says she’s ending her daytime MSNBC show after 16 years
NEW YORK (AP) — One of NBC News’ longest-tenured correspondents, Andrea Mitchell, is switching gears. She said she’ll end her weekday…
Continue ReadingPhiladelphia didn’t violate rights of cops fired over offensive Facebook posts, court rules
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The Philadelphia police department did not violate the First Amendment rights of several officers who were fired or suspended…
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