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 Reading Virginia 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 Reading Parkland 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 Reading What 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 Reading Former 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 Reading Oklahoma 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 Reading Arkansas 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…
Continue Reading Following 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 Reading Ruben 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 Reading Whooping 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 Reading Midwest 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 Reading TikTok 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…
Continue Reading Attorneys give opening statements in murder trial of Minnesota man accused of killing his girlfriend
MANKATO, Minn. (AP) — Attorneys delivered opening statements on Thursday in the high-profile murder trial of the former boyfriend of a Minnesota…
Continue Reading Browns announce plans to move from their lakefront stadium since 1999 to dome in the suburbs
AP Sports Writer CLEVELAND (AP) — The Browns are moving out of their lakefront home. The team officially announced plans to leave their 25-year-old…
Continue Reading Onetime art adviser to actor Leonardo DiCaprio, among others, pleads guilty in $6.5 million fraud
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — An art adviser who once counted actor Leonardo DiCaprio among her wealthy clients has pleaded guilty to wire…
Continue Reading New Jersey internet gambling revenue set new record in Sept. at $208 million
Associated Press ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey’s red-hot internet gambling market set another record in September with Atlantic…
Continue Reading Nearly $75M in federal grant funds to help Alaska Native communities with climate impacts
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Nearly $75 million in federal grant funds over the next five years will be aimed at helping Alaska Native communities as…
Continue Reading A Canadian former Olympic snowboarder is wanted in a US drug trafficking case
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A former Olympic snowboarder for Canada has been charged with running a drug trafficking ring that shipped vast amounts of…
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