Billie Eilish announces new album: ‘Hit Me Hard and Soft’ arrives next month
By MARIA SHERMAN AP Music Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Billie Eilish announced that her highly anticipated third studio album, “Hit Me Hard and…
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Clarence ‘Frogman’ Henry, the New Orleans R&B singer behind the 1956 hit ‘Ain’t Got No Home,’ dies
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — New Orleans R&B singer Clarence “Frogman” Henry has died at age 87. In 1956, he recorded “Ain’t Got No Home,”…
Continue ReadingAtlantic City casinos were less profitable in 2023, even with online help
By WAYNE PARRY Associated Press ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — Atlantic City’s casinos were less profitable in 2023 than they were a year earlier,…
Continue ReadingKiller in Las Vegas law office shooting had ‘very specific targets,’ police say
By RIO YAMAT Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — Authorities say a man opened fire at a law office in the affluent Summerlin neighborhood of Las…
Continue ReadingTrump’s abortion statement angers conservatives and gives the Biden campaign a new target
By STEVE PEOPLES AP National Political Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump still says he’s proud that the Supreme Court justices he nominated…
Continue ReadingPope marks 6-month anniversary of Hamas attacks by meeting with relatives of hostages
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis met Monday with relatives of hostages taken by Hamas on Oct. 7, marking the six-month anniversary of the attack in…
Continue ReadingTransgender Catholics say new Vatican document shows no understanding of their lives
By DAVID CRARY AP National Writer Transgender Catholics — as well as a priest who welcomes them to his parish — expressed disappointment Monday…
Continue ReadingMcConnell, back in Kentucky, talks about life in the Senate after leaving longtime leadership post
By BRUCE SCHREINER Associated Press SHELBYVILLE, Ky. (AP) — For nearly two decades, Mitch McConnell’s only job uncertainty hinged on whether…
Continue ReadingJackpot claimed: What AP knows so far about the $1.3 billion Powerball win
By MEAD GRUVER Associated Press Someone in Oregon has claimed the $1.3 billion Powerball jackpot won last weekend, which is the eighth-largest…
Continue ReadingProtesters in southern Mexico set state government building afire and torch a dozen vehicles
CHILPANCINGO, Mexico (AP) — Protesters in southern Mexico have set the state government building afire and torched vehicles in the parking lot. The…
Continue ReadingNew York appeals judge rejects Donald Trump’s request to delay his April 15 hush money trial
By MICHAEL R. SISAK, JAKE OFFENHARTZ and JENNIFER PELTZ Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A New York appeals court judge on Monday rejected Donald…
Continue ReadingNAIA all but bans transgender athletes from women’s sports. NCAA vows to ensure ‘fair competition’
By ERIC OLSON AP Sports Writer The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics announced a policy Monday that all but bans transgender athletes…
Continue ReadingJustice Department blasts GOP effort to hold Attorney General Garland in contempt over Biden audio
By FARNOUSH AMIRI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department is blasting Republicans’ effort to hold Attorney General Merrick…
Continue ReadingDisney allowed to pause its federal lawsuit against Florida governor as part of settlement deal
By MIKE SCHNEIDER Associated Press ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — An appellate court has granted Disney’s request for a two-month pause in its federal…
Continue ReadingKevin Costner’s Western epic ‘Horizon, An American Saga’ will premiere at Cannes
By JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer Kevin Costner’s multi-episode epic “Horizon, An American Saga” will premiere at the Cannes Film Festival next…
Continue ReadingIran’s foreign minister accuses US of giving Israel ‘green light’ to attack consulate in Syria
By KAREEM CHEHAYEB and ALBERT AJI Associated Press DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Iran’s foreign minister Monday accused the United States of giving…
Continue Reading1 police officer killed and 6 others wounded in grenade attack at a mosque in southwestern Pakistan
QUETTA, Pakistan (AP) — A police officer died and six other officers were wounded in a grenade attack at a mosque in southwestern Pakistan,…
Continue ReadingTwo Oklahoma firefighters are injured battling wildfire that prompted evacuations
The Associated Press MOORELAND, Okla. (AP) — Two Oklahoma volunteer firefighters are recovering after suffering burns battling a weekend wildfire…
Continue Reading‘Panama Papers’ trial starts. 27 people charged in the worldwide money laundering case
PANAMA CITY (AP) — The trial of 27 people charged in connection with the worldwide “Panama Papers” money laundering started Monday in a…
Continue ReadingTwo years after its historic win, a divided Amazon Labor Union lurches toward a leadership election
By HALELUYA HADERO AP Business Writer The first labor union for Amazon workers in the United States is divided, running out of money and still does…
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