How to watch and stream the Grammy Awards, including red carpet arrivals and interviews
The Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — It’s almost time for the Grammy Awards, the daylong celebration of music that on Sunday also marks the…
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UK aircraft carrier sidelined from largest NATO exercises since Cold War due to propeller problem
LONDON (AP) — A British aircraft carrier that had been set to lead the largest NATO exercises since the Cold War will not set sail because of a…
Continue Reading Keeping children safe on social media: What parents should know to protect their kids
By BARBARA ORTUTAY AP Technology Writer Social media CEOs got grilled by Senate lawmakers this week in an emotional and often heated hearing about…
Continue Reading Senegal police clamp down on protesters as opposition rejects election delay
By BABACAR DIONE and CHINEDU ASADU Associated Press DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Senegal’s police have made arrests and fired tear gas at opposition…
Continue Reading 2 people dead, 4 injured after police say gunfire erupts during confrontation at Denver party
DENVER (AP) — Two people were killed and four others injured after gunfire broke out during a confrontation at a late-night party in a residential…
Continue Reading Parisians vote to hit SUVs with eye-popping parking costs in latest green drive before Olympics
By HELENA ALVES and JOHN LEICESTER Associated Press PARIS (AP) — Parisians have voted to muscle SUVs off the French capital’s streets by making…
Continue Reading The second guesthouse blaze in Romania in recent weeks has left 1 person dead and 2 hospitalized
BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — A fire at a guesthouse in central Romania has left one person dead and two hospitalized, authorities said. Emergency…
Continue Reading Debt-laden Sri Lanka marks Independence Day with Thai prime minister as guest of honor
By BHARATHA MALLAWARACHI Associated Press COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Thai Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin is the guest of honor at Sri Lanka’s…
Continue Reading Shelling kills at least 28 at bakery in Russian-occupied Ukraine, Moscow-installed officials say
By The Associated Press Ukrainian shelling killed at least 28 people at a bakery in the Russian-occupied city of Lysychansk, Moscow-installed…
Continue Reading Newspaper heiress Patty Hearst was kidnapped 50 years ago. Now she’s famous for her dogs
By STEFANIE DAZIO Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Newspaper heiress Patricia “Patty” Hearst was kidnapped at gunpoint 50 years ago Sunday…
Continue Reading Correction: Housing Discrimination-Mental Illness-Explainer story
In a story published February 4, 2024, about the debate over local anti-crime and anti-nuisance ordinances, The Associated Press misidentified an…
Continue Reading Many cities have anti-crime laws. The DOJ says one in Minnesota harmed people with mental illness
By JOHN HANNA Associated Press Hundreds of U.S. communities have enacted “crime-free” laws encouraging and allowing landlords to evict tenants…
Continue Reading Namibia president and anti-apartheid activist Hage Geingob dies. He pushed for Africa on world stage
By FARAI MUTSAKA and SONJA SMITH Associated Press WINDHOEK, Namibia (AP) — Namibia’s president and founding prime minister Hage Geingob has died…
Continue Reading Auburn star apologizes to Morgan Freeman after thinking actor was Ole Miss fan trying to rattle him
OXFORD, Miss. (AP) — Auburn’s Johni Broome met one of his favorite movie stars — and apologized to Morgan Freeman for how it happened.…
Continue Reading After GOP walkout, Oregon lawmakers reconvene to focus on housing and drugs
By CLAIRE RUSH Associated Press SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Oregon lawmakers are convening for the start of a short legislative session expected to be…
Continue Reading Shrinking international aid and enduring conflict compound earthquake misery for Syrians one year on
By KAREEM CHEHAYEB and OMAR ALBAM Associated Press JINDERIS, Syria (AP) — A year ago, Sido Naji woke to his house shaking in northwest Syria. He…
Continue Reading Salvadorans celebrating expected reelection of ‘world’s coolest dictator’ as their president
By MEGAN JANETSKY and MARCOS ALEMÁN Associated Press SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador (AP) — Salvadorans are packing the capital’s central square to…
Continue Reading Brides, biryani and marriage multiplexes: Pakistan’s wedding season heats up in cool weather
By RIAZAT BUTT Associated Press KARACHI, Pakistan (AP) — There’s a scrum of people trying to get photos with the married couple at the Radiance…
Continue Reading Wisconsin Democrats inch closer to overturning Republican-drawn legislative maps
By SCOTT BAUER Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin Democrats are inching closer to overturning Republican-drawn legislative maps that…
Continue Reading Oklahoma’s oldest Native American school, Bacone College, is threatened by debts and disrepair
By GRAHAM LEE BREWER AP National Writer MUSKOGEE, Okla. (AP) — The hallways of Bacone College are cold and dark. In the main hall, there are no…
Continue Reading A woman stole a memory card from a truck. The gruesome footage is now key to an Alaska murder trial
By MARK THIESSEN Associated Press ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — A woman with a lengthy criminal history including theft, assault and prostitution got…
Continue Reading Taylor Swift wins album of the year at the Grammy Awards for the fourth time, setting a new record
By MARIA SHERMAN AP Music Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Taylor Swift won album of the year at the Grammy Awards for “Midnights,” breaking the…
Continue Reading South Dakota tribe bans governor from reservation over US-Mexico border remarks
By TRISHA AHMED Associated Press/Report for America A South Dakota tribe has banned Republican Gov. Kristi Noem from the Pine Ridge Reservation after…
Continue Reading Panama’s Ricardo Martinelli vows to run for presidency despite recent money-laundering conviction
By ALMA SOLIS and MANUEL RUEDA Associated Press PANAMA CITY, Panama (AP) — A former Panamanian president convicted of money laundering is defiantly…
Continue Reading Why AP called South Carolina for Biden: Race call explained
By ROBERT YOON Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden won the South Carolina primary, the contest that revitalized his 2020…
Continue Reading Another ‘Pineapple Express’ storm is expected to wallop California
By STEFANIE DAZIO Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Another potentially dangerous “Pineapple Express” storm was expected to hit California…
Continue Reading House Republicans announce bill that provides more military aid to Israel but leaves out Ukraine
By KEVIN FREKING Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — House Republicans will move forward with a $17.6 billion package that provides military aid to…
Continue Reading Los Angeles Opera to present Puccini’s ‘Madama Butterfly’ reimagined on film soundstage
By RONALD BLUM Associated Press The Los Angeles Opera opens its 2024-25 season Sept. 21 with Puccini’s “Madama Butterfly” reimagined in a film…
Continue Reading 1 icon, 6 shoes, $8 million: An auction of Michael Jordan’s championship sneakers sets a record
NEW YORK (AP) — A collection of sneakers that superstar Michael Jordan wore as he and the Chicago Bulls won six NBA championships has fetched $8…
Continue Reading Funeral held for 7 of the 8 victims in Joliet-area shootings
JOLIET, Ill. (AP) — The funeral for seven of the eight victims killed in Joliet-area shootings last month was held Saturday. The funeral for…
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