Alex Jones loses lawsuits over Sandy Hook ‘hoax’ conspiracy
By DAVE COLLINS Associated Press A Texas judge has found Infowars host and conspiracy theorist Alex Jones liable for damages in three defamation…
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UK’s Princess Beatrice names first child Sienna Elizabeth
LONDON (AP) — Princess Beatrice and her husband Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi have named their newborn daughter Sienna Elizabeth. In a tweet Friday,…
Continue ReadingCalifornia pushes 1st US vaccine mandate for schoolchildren
By OLGA R. RODRIGUEZ and ADAM BEAM Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — California is poised to impose the nation’s first coronavirus vaccine…
Continue ReadingQ&A: Charlamagne talks new late-night show, biggest regret
By JONATHAN LANDRUM Jr. AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Charlamagne tha God made a living on radio calling out popular figures like…
Continue ReadingSpears case spotlights state efforts to rein in conservators
DAISY NGUYEN Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Britney Spears’ fight to end the conservatorship that controlled vast aspects of her life is…
Continue ReadingGeorgia’s ex-president arrested after returning home
By SOPHIKO MEGRELIDZE Associated Press TBILISI, Georgia (AP) — The prime minister of Georgia says former President Mikheil Saakashvili has been…
Continue ReadingNew this week: Documentaries on Bieber, Fauci and ‘Buried’
By The Associated Press This week’s new entertainment releases feature music from Grammy-winning songwriter Natalie Hemby and two pop star…
Continue ReadingPat Robertson steps down as host of long-running ‘700 Club’
By BEN FINLEY Associated Press NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — The Christian Broadcasting Network says Pat Robertson is stepping down as host of the…
Continue ReadingPowerball jackpot rises to $635M due to ticket-buying surge
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The giant Powerball jackpot has grown even bigger, with officials raising the estimated payout to $635 million ahead of…
Continue ReadingBilly Strings wins bluegrass entertainer of the year award
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Grammy-winning bluegrass musician Billy Strings won entertainer of the year at the genre’s top awards show, a major feat for…
Continue ReadingHochul could face rising Democrats in New York governor race
By MICHELLE L. PRICE Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — After being vaulted into the New York governor’s office two months ago, Democrat Kathy…
Continue ReadingRecovered items will be returned to condo collapse victims
By MIKE SCHNEIDER Associated Press Personal property recovered from the destroyed units of a South Florida condo building that collapsed will be…
Continue ReadingHelicopter and plane collide midair in Arizona; 2 killed
PAUL DAVENPORT CHANDLER, Ariz. (AP) — Officials in Arizona say two people are dead after their helicopter crashed following a mid-air collision…
Continue ReadingEXPLAINER: Flood insurance revamp aims for fairer rates
By MICHAEL PHILLIS and SUMAN NAISHADHAM Associated Press U.S. officials are rolling out a new flood insurance program they say will more accurately…
Continue ReadingTaliban say they have raided IS hideout north of Kabul
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — A Taliban spokesman says Taliban fighters have raided a hideout of the Islamic State group north of the capital, Kabul,…
Continue ReadingBrazil’s Amazon records least September fires in 20 years
By DAVID BILLER Associated Press RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — The number of fires in Brazil’s Amazon during the month of September dropped to the lowest…
Continue ReadingUS tries to make nice with France after Australia sub snub
By MATTHEW LEE AP Diplomatic Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Secretary of State Antony Blinken will visit France as the Biden administration tries to…
Continue ReadingKentucky governor files paperwork for reelection run in 2023
By BRUCE SCHREINER Associated Press FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Democratic Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear has launched his run for another term. Beshear…
Continue ReadingSuit blames baby’s death on cyberattack at Alabama hospital
MOBILE, Ala. (AP) — An Alabama woman has filed suit claiming a hospital’s response to a cyberattack led to the death of her infant daughter.…
Continue ReadingGuinea junta leader sworn in as president amid uncertainty
By BOUBACAR DIALLO Associated Press CONAKRY, Guinea (AP) — Guinea’s coup leader Col. Mamady Doumbouya has been sworn in as president of the…
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