Ken Page, who starred in ‘Cats’ on Broadway and voiced Oogie Boogie, dies at 70
AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Ken Page, a stage and screen actor who starred alongside Beyoncé in “Dreamgirls,” introduced Broadway…
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John Amos, patriarch on ‘Good Times’ and an Emmy nominee for the blockbuster ‘Roots,’ dies at 84
Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — John Amos, who starred as the family patriarch on the hit 1970s sitcom “Good Times” and earned an Emmy…
Continue ReadingWisconsin Democrats, Republicans pick new presidential electors following 2020 fake electors debacle
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Democrats and Republicans in Wisconsin have selected their 2024 presidential electors. Each party’s legislative caucus…
Continue ReadingWatchdog blasts DEA for not reporting waterboarding, torture by Latin American partners
Associated Press MIAMI (AP) — A federal government watchdog is blasting the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration for failing to timely report human…
Continue ReadingNo one expects a judge’s rollback of Georgia’s abortion ban to be the last word
Associated Press SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — A judge rolled back Georgia’s abortion ban this week, but it’s not expected to be the final word.…
Continue ReadingWildfires in California have burned 1 million acres so far this year. Heat wave poses more risk
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Spiking temperatures added to the challenges facing firefighters struggling to contain a stubborn Southern California wildfire,…
Continue ReadingNew Jersey offshore wind farm clears big federal hurdle amid environmental concerns
Associated Press SEA GIRT, N.J. (AP) — The federal government has given a key approval to an offshore wind farm in New Jersey. The decision comes…
Continue ReadingSwiss glaciers are receding again after 2 punishing years and despite a good start to 2024
GENEVA (AP) — Experts say the volume of Switzerland’s glaciers shrank again this summer and compounded the negative impact of climate change…
Continue ReadingFacing more clergy abuse lawsuits, Vermont’s Catholic Church files for bankruptcy
Associated Press Vermont’s Catholic church has filed for bankruptcy protection as it faces more than 30 lawsuits alleging child sex abuse by clergy…
Continue ReadingJustice Department finds Georgia is ‘deliberately indifferent’ to unchecked abuses at its prisons
Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia’s corrections department says a new federal report on state prison conditions reflects a…
Continue ReadingHair found in truck helps police identify suspect in 1995 disappearance of Morgan Nick, 6
Associated Press ALMA, Ark. (AP) — An Arkansas man who died in prison decades ago has been identified as a suspect in the disappearance of a…
Continue ReadingPope leads top cardinals in atoning for a host of sins ahead of a new phase of reform effort
Associated Press ROME (AP) — Pope Francis is asking forgiveness for a host of sins on the eve of the next phase of his big reform project. Francis…
Continue Reading13-year-old Michigan girl charged with murder in stabbing death of younger sister
TAYLOR, Mich. (AP) — A 13-year-old girl has been charged with first-degree premeditated murder in the stabbing death of her 7-year-old sister she…
Continue ReadingLarry Laughlin, longtime AP bureau chief for northern New England, dies at 75
Associated Press CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — Lawrence “Larry” Laughlin, a calm, kind and quick-witted journalist whose 38-year career included two…
Continue ReadingTwo nominees for West Virginia governor agree to Oct. 29 debate
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — The two major-party nominees for West Virginia governor have agreed to participate in a debate. The debate between…
Continue ReadingThis year’s MacArthur ‘genius’ fellows include more writers, artists and storytellers
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The 2024 class of the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation fellows includes more writers, artists and…
Continue ReadingOfficials identify driver who crashed into a Texas pipeline and sparked a 4-day fire
Associated Press Police have released the name of the driver of a vehicle that crashed into a pipeline valve and sparked a four-day fire in a Houston…
Continue ReadingA man in south Lebanon cares for pets left behind as residents flee Israeli strikes
Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — A dog clings to Hussein Hamza inside a car as he pans his camera around to show the aftermath of an Israeli…
Continue Reading15-year-old is charged with murder in July shooting death of Chicago mail carrier
CHICAGO (AP) — Police have arrested a 15-year-old in Iowa in connection with the fatal shooting of a mail carrier in Chicago over the summer.…
Continue ReadingWoman who lost husband and son uses probate process to obtain gunman’s records
Associated Press BATH, Maine (AP) — A woman who lost her husband and son in Maine’s deadliest shooting is seeking the gunman’s health and…
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