One Direction was the internet’s first boy band, and Liam Payne its grounding force
AP Music Writer One Direction member Liam Payne was found dead this week after falling from a hotel balcony in Buenos Aires, Argentina, at just 31.…
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South Carolina man gets life in prison in killing of Black transgender woman
Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A South Carolina man has been sentenced to life in federal prison in the killing of a Black transgender…
Continue ReadingVirginia basketball coach Tony Bennett is retiring effective immediately
AP Sports Writers Virginia basketball coach Tony Bennett is retiring effective immediately. The program said Thursday that Bennett will announce his…
Continue ReadingParkland shooting judge criticizes shooter’s attorneys during talk to law students
Associated Press MIAMI (AP) — The former judge who presided over the trial of the 2018 Parkland high school mass murderer has sharply criticized…
Continue ReadingWhat to know about the Los Angeles Catholic Church’s $880M settlement with sexual abuse victims
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Archdiocese of Los Angeles has agreed to pay $880 million to hundreds of victims of clergy sexual abuse dating back decades.…
Continue ReadingNetflix’s subscriber growth is slowing, but its profit and stock price are still surging
AP Technology Writer Netflix on Thursday reported that its subscriber growth slowed dramatically during the summer, a sign the huge gains from the…
Continue ReadingLeonard won’t play for Los Angeles Clippers to start the season while rehabbing knee, report says
INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — Kawhi Leonard won’t play for the Los Angeles Clippers to start the season because of ongoing rehabilitation from…
Continue ReadingWhat to know about the Los Angeles Catholic Church’s $880M settlement with sexual abuse victims
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Archdiocese of Los Angeles has agreed to pay $880 million to hundreds of victims of clergy sexual abuse dating back decades.…
Continue Reading Sinwar’s killing opens up opportunity and much uncertainty for the war in Gaza
Associated Press TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Israel’s killing of Yahya Sinwar, Hamas’ top leader and the mastermind of the group’s Oct. 7 2023,…
Continue ReadingFormer elections official in Virginia sues the state attorney general
Associated Press A Virginia elections official who faced criminal charges that were later dropped over a botched vote count in the 2020 presidential…
Continue ReadingOklahoma parents and teachers sue to stop top education official’s classroom Bible mandate
Associated Press OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — A group of Oklahoma parents, teachers and ministers are suing to stop the state’s top education…
Continue ReadingAll-Star 1B Freddie Freeman out of Dodgers’ lineup for Game 4 of NLCS against Mets
AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — All-Star first baseman Freddie Freeman was out of the Los Angeles Dodgers’ starting lineup for Game 4 of…
Continue ReadingArkansas Supreme Court upholds wording of ballot measure that would revoke planned casino’s license
Associated Press LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — The Arkansas Supreme Court has upheld the wording of a ballot measure that would revoke the license…
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Prop 425 to increase Yuma mayor and councilmember compensation
It’s been 40 years since the salary for councilmembers has been adjusted and about 30 years for the mayor in Yuma and Prop 425 would change…
Continue ReadingFollowing death of Hamas leader, Harris says it’s ‘time for the day after to begin’ in Gaza
Associated Press MILWAUKEE (AP) — Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris says the death of Hamas’ top leader, Yahya Sinwar, “gives us an…
Continue ReadingRuben Gallego divorce records unsealed but reveal little about Democratic Senate candidate
Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — Divorce records for Arizona Democratic Senate candidate Ruben Gallego and his ex-wife, Phoenix Mayor Kate Gallego,…
Continue ReadingRuben Gallego divorce records unsealed but reveal little about Democratic Senate candidate
Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — Divorce records for Arizona Democratic Senate candidate Ruben Gallego and his ex-wife, Phoenix Mayor Kate Gallego,…
Continue ReadingWhooping cough is at a decade-high level in US
AP Health Writer MILWAUKEE (AP) — U.S. health officials say whooping cough is at its highest level in a decade for this time of year. The Centers…
Continue ReadingMidwest chicken farmers struggle to feed flocks after sudden closure of processor
Associated Press Dozens of farmers in Iowa, Minnesota and Wisconsin are scrambling to feed their flocks after a struggling organic broiler chicken…
Continue ReadingTikTok let through disinformation in political ads despite its own ban, Global Witness finds
AP Technology Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Just weeks before the U.S. presidential election, TikTok approved advertisements that contained election…
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