Fill your holiday stocking with Cher, Ella Fitzgerald, Brandy, Andrea Bocelli and more
By MARIA SHERMAN AP Music Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — What is a holiday season without festive music? The classics are great, but the classics…
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IRS delays reporting rules for users of Venmo, Cash App and other payment apps
By FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Users of Venmo, Cash App and other payment apps will get a bit of a tax reprieve this year.…
Continue Reading4 Las Vegas high school students charged with murder as adults in classmate’s fatal beating
By RIO YAMAT Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — Prosecutors in Las Vegas have formally charged four high school students as adults with…
Continue ReadingNBA, NHL and MLB unveil a 30-second ad promoting responsible sports betting
NEW YORK (AP) — The NBA, NHL and Major League Baseball have joined forces to produce a 30-second ad promoting responsible sports betting. The…
Continue ReadingGaza health officials say they lost the ability to count dead as Israeli offensive intensifies
By ISABEL DEBRE Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Palestinian health officials in Gaza say they have lost the ability to count the dead because of…
Continue ReadingProsecutors won’t pursue assault charge against friend of Ja Morant after fight at player’s home
Associated Press MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Prosecutors aren’t pursuing an assault charge against a close friend of Memphis Grizzlies star Ja…
Continue ReadingRosalynn Carter made a wrongfully convicted felon a White House nanny and helped win her pardon
By BILL BARROW Associated Press PLAINS, Ga. (AP) — Rosalynn Carter used her powerful posts to address injustices as her husband rose in politics,…
Continue ReadingLargest crypto exchange Binance fined $4 billion, CEO pleads guilty to not stopping money laundering
By LINDSAY WHITEHURST, GENE JOHNSON, FATIMA HUSSEIN and ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. government dealt a massive blow to…
Continue ReadingNiger’s junta asks West Africa’s court to compel neighbors to lift coup sanctions, citing hardship
By CHINEDU ASADU Associated Press ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Niger’s junta on Tuesday asked West Africa’s regional court to order the lifting of…
Continue ReadingStudy reveals first mammal known to mate without using penetration
By Katie Hunt, CNN (CNN) — Bats have long been the odd ones out among mammals. They are the only creatures in this branch of the animal kingdom…
Continue ReadingPadres give Mike Shildt another chance to manage 2 years after his Cardinals exit
By BERNIE WILSON AP Sports Writer SAN DIEGO (AP) — Mike Shildt has been hired as manager of the San Diego Padres, returning to the dugout two years…
Continue ReadingJeff Bezos’s fund has now given almost $640 million to help homeless families
By THALIA BEATY Associated Press Amazon founder Jeff Bezos’ fund to support homeless families announced $117 million in new grants on Tuesday…
Continue ReadingIsrael considers potential hostage deal with Hamas
By Becky Anderson, MJ Lee, Alex Marquardt and Rob Picheta, CNN (CNN) — Israel’s cabinet convened to consider a proposed hostage deal on…
Continue ReadingGiving thanks isn’t just a holiday tradition. It’s part of how humans evolved
By MADDIE BURAKOFF AP Science Writer NEW YORK (AP) — It’s the season of giving thanks — and it turns out humans have been doing it for a long,…
Continue ReadingStockholm city hall backs Olympic bid ahead of key IOC meeting for 2030-2034 Winter Games candidates
LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) — The Stockholm city council has publicly supported Sweden’s latest bid to host the 2030 Olympics ahead of key…
Continue ReadingColorado Supreme Court will hear appeal of ruling that Trump can stay on ballot despite insurrection
By NICHOLAS RICCARDI Associated Press DENVER (AP) — The Colorado Supreme Court has agreed to hear appeals from both a liberal group that sought to…
Continue ReadingScientists said the ozone hole was recovering. That good news was premature, one study claims
By Angela Dewan, CNN (CNN) — The recovery of the ozone layer — which sits miles above the Earth and protects the planet from ultraviolet…
Continue ReadingBoston Bruins forward Milan Lucic pleads not guilty to assaulting wife
BOSTON (AP) — Boston Bruins forward Milan Lucic was released on personal recognizance bail Tuesday after pleading not guilty to assaulting his…
Continue ReadingMore than 100 guns stolen in Michigan after store manager is forced to reveal alarm code
By ED WHITE Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — Authorities say more than 100 handguns were stolen from a Michigan store after the manager was held at…
Continue ReadingBahrain government websites briefly inaccessible after cyberattack over Israel-Hamas war
By JON GAMBRELL Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The websites of two government ministries in Bahrain briefly became…
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