LSU All-American Angel Reese signs endorsement deal with Reebok
LSU All-American Angel Reese has a new endorsement deal with a major shoe and athletic apparel company. Reebok announced it has signed the Tigers’…
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Jim Jordan scrambles for votes after 20 GOP defections imperil his speaker bid
By Jeremy Herb, Manu Raju, Melanie Zanona, Annie Grayer and Haley Talbot, CNN (CNN) — Conservative Republican Rep. Jim Jordan called off a…
Continue ReadingMedical expert testifies restraint actions of Tacoma police killed Washington man
TACOMA, Wash. (AP) — An expert in forensic pathology testified Monday in the ongoing trial of three Tacoma, Washington, police officers charged…
Continue ReadingDisney attorneys want to question former administrator in lawsuit with DeSantis appointees
By MIKE SCHNEIDER Associated Press ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Disney attorneys want to question a previous administrator of the Walt Disney World…
Continue ReadingJuventus midfielder Nicolò Fagioli gets seven-month ban from soccer for betting violations
ROME (AP) — Juventus midfielder Nicolò Fagioli has been banned for seven months by the Italian soccer federation for betting violations. Fagioli…
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Chavez-DeRemer urges Secretary Buttigieg to review ‘serious flaws’ in ODOT’s process to implement tolling
WASHINGTON (KTVZ) – Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer (OR-05) is urging U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg to review several key…
Continue ReadingGuinness World Records declares Pepper X as world’s new hottest chili pepper
By Chris Boyette, CNN (CNN) — The Carolina Reaper has met its match. Chili Pepper X has captured the spicy record as the world’s hottest,…
Continue ReadingSweden reports damage to an undersea cable to Estonia, after Finland cites damage to a gas pipeline
STOCKHOLM (AP) — Sweden has reported partial damage to an undersea telecom cable in the Baltic Sea running to Estonia. Authorities believe it…
Continue ReadingWhat is the Rafah crossing, Gazans’ last hope to escape the war, and how does it work?
By Abbas Al Lawati and Mohammed Abdelbary, CNN (CNN) — Hundreds of thousands of Palestinians have descended on the south of the Gaza Strip as a…
Continue ReadingHong Kong court upholds rulings backing subsidized housing benefits for same-sex couples
By KANIS LEUNG Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — A Hong Kong court has upheld two earlier rulings that supported the granting of subsidized housing…
Continue ReadingDeion Sanders’ advice book ‘Elevate and Dominate’ to be published in March
NEW YORK (AP) — Deion “Coach Prime” Sanders has counted the ways to success. The Gallery Books imprint 13a announced Tuesday that Sanders’…
Continue ReadingAurora police officer’s actions had ‘cataclysmic effect’ on Elijah McClain, prosecutor says as manslaughter trial opens
By Eric Levenson and Andi Babineau, CNN (CNN) — Aurora, Colorado, police officer Nathan Woodyard’s actions on the day Elijah McClain was…
Continue ReadingWisconsin Republicans withhold university pay raises in fight over school diversity funding
By HARM VENHUIZEN Associated Press/Report for America MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Republicans who control the Wisconsin Legislature are withholding pay…
Continue ReadingMan faces misdemeanor charge for twice bringing guns to Wisconsin Capitol, demanding to see governor
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A man who brought a loaded handgun into the Wisconsin Capitol, demanding to see Gov. Tony Evers, and returned hours later with…
Continue ReadingPutin meets with Hungary’s prime minister in rare in-person talks with an EU leader
By JUSTIN SPIKE and KEN MORITSUGU Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has held talks with Vladimir Putin in a…
Continue ReadingCollege athlete shoe deals in NIL era get stepped on by lucrative school contracts with big brands
By ERIC OLSON AP Sports Writer LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — A volleyball shoe startup is bringing attention to colleges’ multi-million-dollar…
Continue ReadingA new memoir serves up life lessons from a childhood in a Chinese restaurant
By TERRY TANG Associated Press Curtis Chin has been championing other Asian Americans for over 30 years. He co-founded the Asian American Writers’…
Continue ReadingA Thai construction magnate convicted of poaching protected animals gets early release from prison
By JINTAMAS SAKSORNCHAI Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — A Thai construction magnate whose conviction on poaching charges became a rare example of…
Continue ReadingUkraine uses US-provided long-range ATACMS missiles against Russian forces for the first time
By LOLITA C. BALDOR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has confirmed that the United States quietly…
Continue ReadingMartin Scorsese is still curious — and still awed by the possibilities of cinema
By JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) — “Killers of the Flower Moon” is an audacious big swing by Martin Scorsese to continue his kind of…
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