Reactions to the death of German soccer great Franz Beckenbauer at the age of 78
MUNICH (AP) — The sports world reacts to the announcement that soccer great Franz Beckenbauer, who won the World Cup both as player and coach for…
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JetBlue’s CEO is stepping down, and he’ll be replaced by the first woman to lead a big US airline
NEW YORK (AP) — The CEO of JetBlue is stepping down, and he’s being replaced by the first woman to head a major U.S. airline. JetBlue said…
Continue ReadingA Mississippi university proposes dropping ‘Women’ from its name after decades of also enrolling men
COLUMBUS, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi University for Women has announced a proposal to change its name to Mississippi Brightwell University. Officials…
Continue ReadingCalifornia man gets 4 years in prison for false sex assault claims against Hollywood executives
By LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A California man has been sentenced to four years in prison for seeking to win a $100 million…
Continue ReadingNewly sworn in, Louisiana’s governor calls for special session to draw new congressional map
By SARA CLINE Associated Press BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Newly sworn-in Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry has issued an executive order calling for a…
Continue ReadingUS retail mortgage lender loanDepot struggles with cyberattack
By FRANK BAJAK AP Technology Writer BOSTON (AP) — The U.S. retail mortgage lender loanDepot says it’s struggling with a cyberattack that has…
Continue ReadingNew Hampshire attorney general suggests national Dems broke law by calling primary ‘meaningless’
By HOLLY RAMER Associated Press CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — New Hampshire’s attorney general has ordered national Democratic party leaders to stop…
Continue ReadingMontana governor, first lady buy mansion for $4M for governor’s residence, will donate it to state
HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Montana’s Gov. Greg Gianforte and first lady Susan Gianforte have purchased a historic Helena mansion built by one of…
Continue ReadingUS Supreme Court declines to hear 2nd Illinois case challenging state’s ban on semiautomatic weapons
By JOHN O’CONNOR AP Political Writer SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — The U.S. Supreme Court has declined to hear a second Illinois case challenging…
Continue ReadingExplosion at historic Texas hotel injures 21 and scatters debris in downtown Fort Worth
By JAMIE STENGLE Associated Press FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — An explosion at a historic Texas hotel in Fort Worth on Monday blew out windows,…
Continue ReadingUS fugitive accused of faking his death to avoid rape charges is booked into a Utah jail
By HANNAH SCHOENBAUM Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A U.S. fugitive accused of faking his death to avoid rape charges has been booked in a…
Continue ReadingCan Congress land a deal on Ukraine aid and border security as lawmakers return to Washington?
By STEPHEN GROVES Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A deal on U.S. aid for Ukraine and policy changes at the border with Mexico was is still…
Continue ReadingLisa Bonet files for divorce from Jason Momoa 18 years after they became a couple
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Lisa Bonet has filed for divorce from Jason Momoa 18 years after the two actors became a couple. The 56-year-old Bonet filed…
Continue ReadingBrazil observes anniversary of the anti-democratic uprising in the capital
By DIANE JEANTET and DIARLEI RODRIGUES Associated Press RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Brazil has observed the anniversary of last year’s uprising in the…
Continue ReadingA 5-year-old boy was shot and killed while getting his hair cut, Alabama police say
BESSEMER, Ala. (AP) — Police in Alabama said a 5-year-old boy has been killed when someone shot into a home where he was getting his hair cut. The…
Continue ReadingFranz Beckenbauer was a graceful and visionary ‘libero’ who changed the face of soccer
By STEVE DOUGLAS AP Sports Writer Franz Beckenbauer put himself a step ahead on the soccer field by taking a step back. The “libero” position is…
Continue ReadingMSNBC’s Mehdi Hasan quits rather than accept demotion at news network
By DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer NEW YORK (AP) — MSNBC’s Mehdi Hasan says he’s quitting the network rather than accept a demotion. The…
Continue Reading911 transcripts reveal chaotic scene as gunman killed 18 people in Maine
By PATRICK WHITTLE and DAVID SHARP Associated Press PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — The 911 calls flooding into dispatchers as a gunman opened fire at a…
Continue ReadingFive companies agree to pay $7.2 million for polluting two Ohio creeks
TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) — Five companies have agreed to pay the federal government more than $7.2 million overall to resolve claims stemming from…
Continue Reading25 killed and 6 injured in collision between minibus and truck in Brazil’s northeast
Associated Press RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — A crash between a minibus transporting tourists and a truck in Brazil’s northeastern state of Bahia late…
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