Spotify CEO says canceling Joe Rogan isn’t ‘the answer’
By TOM KRISHER and LINDSEY BAHR Associated Press Spotify’s CEO says that while he condemned podcaster Joe Rogan’s use of racial slurs, he…
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EXPLAINER: What ex-officer claims in bid to toss conviction
By DON BABWIN Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Former suburban Chicago police Sgt. Drew Peterson is getting another chance to ask a judge to vacate…
Continue ReadingHearing delayed on ex-cop’s bid to toss murder conviction
By DON BABWIN Associated Press JOLIET, Ill. (AP) — A judge has delayed for three months a hearing on former suburban Chicago police officer Drew…
Continue ReadingLung expert: Officers could have saved George Floyd’s life
By STEVE KARNOWSKI and TAMMY WEBBER Associated Press ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — A lung specialist says George Floyd could have been saved if police…
Continue ReadingOmicron forces S. Korea to end GPS monitoring, some checkups
By KIM TONG-HYUNG Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea will no longer use GPS monitoring to enforce quarantines and will also end…
Continue ReadingSaints’ Alvin Kamara arrested on battery charge in Las Vegas
LAS VEGAS (AP) — After playing in the Pro Bowl on Sunday, Saints running back Alvin Kamara was arrested and accused of beating someone the night…
Continue ReadingNBC’s Tirico coming back from Beijing earlier than planned
By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer NBC prime-time Olympic host Mike Tirico will have a shorter stay in Beijing than originally planned. Tirico’s final…
Continue ReadingPeng Shuai emerges at Olympics, gives controlled interview
By JOHN LEICESTER Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — Chinese tennis player Peng Shuai has given a controlled interview to a French newspaper about the…
Continue ReadingOlympics Live: Slovenia takes ski jumping mixed team gold
BEIJING (AP) — Slovenia has won gold in the ski jumping mixed team event’s Olympic debut. The team of Ursa Bogataj, Nika Kriznar, Peter Prevc and…
Continue ReadingShiffrin’s fall in Olympic giant slalom will stick with her
By ANDREW DAMPF AP Sports Writer BEIJING (AP) — Two-time Olympic gold medalist Mikaela Shiffrin missed a gate early in the first run of the giant…
Continue ReadingKylie Jenner announces birth of 2nd child with Travis Scott
NEW YORK (AP) — Kylie Jenner has announced the birth of her second child with rapper Travis Scott. A post Sunday on social media included a blue…
Continue ReadingOvermars quits Ajax over messages to female colleagues
By ROB HARRIS AP Global Soccer Writer Marc Overmars abruptly quit as director of football at Dutch champion Ajax after admitting to what the club…
Continue ReadingRogan’s use of racial slurs adds to pressure on Spotify
By TOM KRISHER and LINDSEY BAHR Associated Press Joe Rogan’s mouth has put Spotify in a tough spot. Anti-coronavirus vaccine comments and racial…
Continue ReadingSuper Bowl/Olympics Sunday about to become routine for NBC
By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer Super Sunday will become Super Gold Sunday for NBC. Next Sunday’s matchup between the Los Angeles Rams and Cincinnati…
Continue ReadingShirley Cuban, mother of Mavericks owner Mark Cuban, dies
DALLAS (AP) — Shirley Cuban, the mother of Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban, has died. Her son Brian Cuban confirmed the death. She was 84. The…
Continue ReadingMexican authorities evict Tijuana migrant camp near border
By JORGE LEBRIJA Associated Press TIJUANA, Mexico (AP) — About a hundred members of the police, National Guard and army have evicted 381 migrants,…
Continue ReadingFlorida man steals car; train sends it crashing into house
PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. (AP) — A Florida sheriff’s office says a man stole a car but abandoned it seconds before it was struck by a train. The…
Continue ReadingSyl Johnson, Chicago soul and blues artist, dies at 85
By SOPHIA TAREEN Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Syl Johnson, a Chicago soul singer and blues artist whose work was sampled by top hip-hop artists,…
Continue ReadingNavy identifies SEAL trainee who died after ‘Hell Week’
SAN DIEGO (AP) — A Navy SEAL candidate who died just hours after completing the grueling Hell Week test was identified Sunday as a 24-year-old…
Continue ReadingPope Francis notches new first: TV evening talk show guest
ROME (AP) — Pope Francis has a new first in his papacy — an appearance as a TV talk show guest. Francis was interviewed by the host of a popular…
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