The A’s clear the last major hurdle for a $1.75 billion Las Vegas stadium
AP Sports Writer LAS VEGAS (AP) — The Las Vegas Stadium Authority approved the lease, non-relocation and development documents Thursday to clear…
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Q&A: Binoche and Fiennes on reuniting for ‘The Return’ and fighting for meaningful movies
AP Film Writer Ralph Fiennes and Juliette Binoche became friends while playing lovers in “Wuthering Heights.” A few years later, they would share…
Continue Reading Louisiana Treasurer John Fleming announces bid to run for U.S. Sen. Bill Cassidy’s seat
Associated Press BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Republican Louisiana Treasurer John Fleming announced on Wednesday that he will be running for U.S.…
Continue Reading Bill seeks trails and cabins, not pickleball courts and hotels, for Florida state parks
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Plans for hotels and pickleball courts at Florida state parks could be squashed before they get started — unlike earlier…
Continue Reading Fox News loses bid for Smartmatic voting-tech company’s records about Philippines bribery case
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Smartmatic does not need to give Fox News any information about U.S. federal charges against the voting machine…
Continue Reading An architect of Project 2025 is pressuring Republican senators to confirm Pete Hegseth
Associated Press PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — The Heritage Foundation, the conservative think tank behind Project 2025, is reemerging with a campaign to…
Continue Reading Trump dispatched his incoming envoy to the Mideast for high-level talks on reaching Gaza ceasefire
Associated Presss WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump’s incoming Middle East envoy recently visited Israel and Qatar for high-level…
Continue Reading Hamas official says Gaza ceasefire talks have resumed after weekslong hiatus
Associated Press ISTANBUL (AP) — A Hamas official said Thursday that international mediators have resumed negotiating with the militant group and…
Continue Reading California will appeal rejection of lawsuit over Huntington Beach voter ID law
SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) — California will appeal a judge’s decision to reject a lawsuit over a measure allowing the city of Huntington Beach to…
Continue Reading 7.0 earthquake off Northern California prompts brief tsunami warning
Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A 7.0 magnitude earthquake shook a large area of Northern California on Thursday, knocking items off grocery…
Continue Reading Romanian soccer leader urges fans to keep country pro-European ahead of state presidential election
BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — Romania’s soccer federation leader has urged fans to keep the country on a pro-European path before a state…
Continue Reading Mexico president will ask Trump to deport non-Mexican migrants directly to their home countries
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s president will ask President-elect Donald Trump that, if he deports migrants, to deport non-Mexicans directly to…
Continue Reading Sports betting wins narrow approval in Missouri after high-dollar campaign
Associated Press JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Fans in Missouri will be able to bet on sports next year under a ballot measure that narrowly won…
Continue Reading McKinsey subsidiary will pay $122M for scheme to bribe South African officials, US says
WASHINGTON (AP) — An African subsidiary of the consulting firm McKinsey & Company Inc. will pay a criminal penalty of more than $122 million to…
Continue Reading EPA hails ‘revitalized’ enforcement efforts as Biden administration heads to exit
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Environmental Protection Agency says it concluded more than 1,850 civil cases this year, a 3.4% increase…
Continue Reading NASA pushes back astronaut flights to the moon again
AP Aerospace Writer CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — NASA announced more delays Thursday in sending astronauts back to the moon more than 50 years after…
Continue Reading US judge rejects Boeing’s plea deal in a conspiracy case stemming from fatal plane crashes
Associated Press DALLAS (AP) — A federal judge on Thursday rejected a deal that would have let Boeing plead guilty to a felony conspiracy charge…
Continue Reading Cuba restores power grid and resumes planned blackouts of about 5 hours a day
Associated Press HAVANA (AP) — After a nationwide blackout left millions without electricity for several hours in Cuba, the power grid has been…
Continue Reading Israeli court rejects Netanyahu’s request to limit how often he’ll testify
JERUSALEM (AP) — An Israeli court has rejected a request from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to limit the number of days each week that he’ll…
Continue Reading Paraguay kicks out a visiting Chinese envoy for urging its lawmakers to turn their backs on Taiwan
ASUNCIÓN, Paraguay (AP) — Paraguay has accused a Chinese diplomat of interfering in its domestic affairs and given him 24 hours to leave the…
Continue Reading From outsider to the Oval Office, bitcoin surges as a new administration embraces crypto
AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Bitcoin burst on the scene after trust had withered in the financial system and Washington’s ability to…
Continue Reading Father of victim in NYC subway chokehold case sues defendant Daniel Penny
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The father of the victim in the fatal New York City subway chokehold case has sued defendant Daniel Penny as a…
Continue Reading Yvonne Johnson, the first Black mayor of North Carolina’s third-largest city, has died
GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) — The first Black mayor of North Carolina’s third largest city has died. Greensboro Mayor Nancy Vaughan announced that…
Continue Reading Hegseth faces senators’ concerns not only about his behavior but also his views on women in combat
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Pete Hegseth has spent the week on Capitol Hill trying to reassure Republican senators that he is fit to lead…
Continue Reading Words on ammo in CEO shooting echo common phrase on insurer tactics: Delay, deny, defend
AP Health Writer A message left at the scene of an insurance executive’s fatal shooting echoes a phrase commonly used to describe insurer tactics…
Continue Reading A George Floyd protester injured by Fort Lauderdale police gets $2 million in lawsuit settlement
Associated Press FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — A protester who suffered eye damage when a rubber bullet fired by Fort Lauderdale police struck her…
Continue Reading House rejects Democratic efforts to force release of Matt Gaetz ethics report
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The House shut down Democrats’ efforts Thursday to release the long-awaited ethics report into former Rep.…
Continue Reading Kate Hamill delivers a ‘feminist primal scream’ with her new play ‘The Light and the Dark’
AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The inspiration for Kate Hamill’s latest play came from across centuries and the planet. The…
Continue Reading Simple fixes give after-dinner cocktails some holiday flair. Here are 5 recipes from the pros
Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Looking to tweak some traditional cocktails to make them more festive for the holidays? Here are some suggestions…
Continue Reading The US government is closing a women’s prison and other facilities after years of abuse and decay
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The federal Bureau of Prisons is permanently closing its “rape club” women’s prison in California and will…
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