On Gita Jayanti, Hare Krishnas celebrate the birth of the sacred text Bhagavad Gita
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Trump wants to turn the clock on daylight saving time
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump wants to turn the lights out on daylight saving time. In a post on his social media…
Continue Reading Supreme Court will take up a challenge related to California’s tough vehicle emissions standards
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Friday said it would take up a business-backed appeal that could make it easier to…
Continue Reading OpenAI’s legal battle with Elon Musk reveals internal turmoil over avoiding AI ‘dictatorship’
AP Technology Writer A 7-year-old rivalry between tech leaders Elon Musk and Sam Altman over who should run OpenAI and prevent an artificial…
Continue Reading UN Security Council criticizes Taliban ban on Afghan women’s medical education
Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. Security Council has expressed “deep concern” at the recent decision by…
Continue Reading Maine’s voter-approved limit on PAC contributions triggers lawsuit in federal court
Associated Press PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — A pair of conservative groups are challenging a new Maine law that limits donations to political action…
Continue Reading Taylor Swift makes surprise visit to Kansas City children’s hospital
Associated Press Taylor Swift has made a surprise stop at a Kansas City children’s hospital, shocking parents and patients alike as she laughed…
Continue Reading Trump’s lawyers rebuff DA’s idea for upholding his hush money conviction, calling it ‘absurd’
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump’s lawyers urged a judge again Friday to throw out his hush money conviction,…
Continue Reading A Mississippi company is sentenced for mislabeling cheap seafood as premium local fish
GULFPORT, Miss. (AP) — The largest seafood distributor on the Mississippi Gulf Coast and two of its managers have been sentenced on federal charges…
Continue Reading Colombia arrests alleged ‘invisible’ cocaine trafficker wanted in the UK
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Colombian authorities say they have arrested a suspected British drug trafficker they characterized as “invisible” due…
Continue Reading Supreme Court will hear Catholic charitable group’s plea to be free from Wisconsin unemployment tax
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court has agreed to take up a new religious rights case over whether a Catholic charitable…
Continue Reading Paula Abdul settles lawsuit alleging sexual assault by ‘American Idol’ producer Nigel Lythgoe
AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Paula Abdul and former “American Idol” producer Nigel Lythgoe have agreed to settle a lawsuit in…
Continue Reading Texas’ abortion pill lawsuit against New York doctor marks new challenge to interstate telemedicine
Associated Press Texas has sued a New York doctor for prescribing abortion pills to a woman near Dallas, launching one of the first challenges in the…
Continue Reading US military flies American released from Syrian prison to Jordan, officials say
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. military has transported out of Syria an American who had disappeared seven months ago into former…
Continue Reading ‘Malcolm in the Middle’ to offer new episodes with Frankie Muniz, Bryan Cranston and Jane Kaczmarek
AP Entertainment Writer Frankie Muniz, Bryan Cranston and Jane Kaczmarek are reuniting for a new four-episode run of “Malcolm in the Middle” for…
Continue Reading How Timothée Chalamet transformed into Bob Dylan for ‘A Complete Unknown’
AP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) — How many roads must a man walk down to play Bob Dylan? Quite a few, at least, if you’re Timothée Chalamet. Off…
Continue Reading African Union chairperson candidates advocate for permanent UN Security Council seats
Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Three African leaders seeking to head the African Union have detailed their plans for regional security amid…
Continue Reading New Jersey governor wants more federal resources for probe into drone sightings
Associated Press TOMS RIVER, N.J. (AP) — Gov. Phil Murphy has asked the Biden administration to put more resources into an investigation of…
Continue Reading Fraud charges filed after college hoops team is forced to cancel Bahamas trip
FAIRFAX, Va. (AP) — An Atlanta man has been arrested and charged with fraud after George Mason University’s men’s basketball team was forced to…
Continue Reading Missouri governor and St. Louis County executive name appointees for same prosecutor job
Associated Press CLAYTON, Mo. (AP) — When the elected prosecutor in Missouri’s largest county leaves his job for a seat in Congress next month,…
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