Pete Maravich’s LSU letterman jacket fetches nearly $117K
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — More than 50 years after his record-setting basketball career at LSU, “Pistol” Pete Maravich’s college letterman…
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Nigeria to reject vaccine donations with short shelf lives
By CHINEDU ASADU Associated Press LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — Authorities in Nigeria have announced that the West African country will no longer accept…
Continue Reading Treasury awards $8.7B for lending in minority communities
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Treasury Department will release $8.7 billion to help increase lending to small and minority-owned businesses and to people…
Continue Reading AP Breakthrough Entertainer: ‘Snowfall’ star Damson Idris
By JONATHAN LANDRUM Jr. AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Damson Idris transformed from his real life British-speaking Nigerian persona…
Continue Reading AP Breakthrough Entertainer: Rachel Zegler’s baptism by fire
By LINDSEY BAHR AP Film Writer Nothing can really prepare a person to go from New Jersey high school student to the lead in a Steven Spielberg…
Continue Reading The AP names its Breakthrough Entertainers of 2021
By The Associated Press If 2020 was a pandemic-induced pause, 2021 was when things started up again, albeit slowly and timidly. But that doesn’t…
Continue Reading Iraqi singer’s music still brings split society together
By SAMYA KULLAB and SALAR SALIM Associated Press BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraqi singer Sajida Obeid is a unifying figure in Iraq’s fractured society.…
Continue Reading Canada cops ask for help to ID suspect in billionaire murder
By ROB GILLIES Associated Press TORONTO (AP) — Toronto police are asking for the public’s help to identify a suspect in the murders of Canadian…
Continue Reading Putin discusses Ukraine tensions with Macron, Niinistö
By DASHA LITVINOVA Associated Press MOSCOW (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin has spoken on the phone with his French and Finnish counterparts…
Continue Reading Landlord accused of demanding sex from tenants to pay $4.5M
By DAVID PORTER Associated Press NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — A landlord accused of demanding sex from his low-income tenants has agreed to pay more than $4…
Continue Reading Tornado victims include granddad who ‘stole the show’
By DYLAN LOVAN and RUSS BYNUM Associated Press A grandfather who “stole the show” anytime he was around his grandchildren was among dozens of…
Continue Reading ‘Zola,’ A24 lead indie spirit award nominations
By LINDSEY BAHR AP Film Writer Janicza Bravo’s wild road trip saga “Zola” scored a leading seven Film Independent Spirit Award nominations,…
Continue Reading Election probe into pro-Trump attorney’s residency dismissed
By KATE BRUMBACK Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — An investigation has found that a high-profile lawyer who falsely insisted that former President…
Continue Reading The AP Interview: UN nuke chief says view of Iran blurred
By JON GAMBRELL and ISABEL DEBRE Associated Press ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The head of the United Nations nuclear watchdog has warned…
Continue Reading Mormon women’s influence expands despite priesthood ban
By LINDSAY WHITEHURST and HOLLY MEYER Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Women in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints are not…
Continue Reading Albania arrests ex-minister on corruption charges
By LLAZAR SEMINI Associated Press TIRANA, Albania (AP) — A former Albanian environment minister has been arrested on abuse of post and corruption…
Continue Reading EU plan for sweeping update of Big Tech rules gains momentum
By KELVIN CHAN AP Business Writer LONDON (AP) — The European Union’s ambitious plan to update its pioneering internet rules has gained momentum.…
Continue Reading Event featuring teachers crawling for cash prompts apology
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — The organizers of a fundraiser that featured teachers on their hands and knees grabbing for dollar bills at a junior…
Continue Reading Explosion near Colombia airport kills two policemen
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Colombian police are investigating two explosions that occurred on Tuesday in the border city of Cucuta and killed two…
Continue Reading European court urges Russia to tackle domestic violence
By DASHA LITVINOVA Associated Press MOSCOW (AP) — A top European human rights court has issued a ruling urging Russia to introduce measures…
Continue Reading EU’s top court boosts the rights of same-sex parents
By RAF CASERT Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — A ruling by the European Union’s top court has boosted the rights of same-sex parents and their…
Continue Reading Powerful storm drenches Southern California with heavy rain
By JOHN ANTCZAK and JANIE HAR Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Rain is drenching Southern California as a blustery storm charged down the state,…
Continue Reading What’s your religion? In US, a common reply now is “None”
By LUIS ANDRES HENAO, KWASI GYAMFI ASIEDU and DAVID CRARY Associated Press When Americans are asked by pollsters about their religious identity, the…
Continue Reading Giving Pledge adds 14 billionaires to philanthropist list
By GLENN GAMBOA AP Business Writer The Giving Pledge announced Tuesday that 14 more billionaires, including the CEOs of DoorDash and Pinterest, had…
Continue Reading US study: Record highs, rain and beaver damage in Arctic
By SETH BORENSTEIN AP Science Writer The Arctic continues to deteriorate as global warming increases. A new federal Arctic report card Tuesday…
Continue Reading N. Macedonian police find 28 migrants in van, arrest driver
SKOPJE, North Macedonia (AP) — Authorities in North Macedonia have detailed 28 mostly Cuban migrants found crammed into a van driven by a suspected…
Continue Reading Cities wracked by opioids close to getting $26B settlement
By ANDREW SELSKY Associated Press McMINNVILLE, Ore. (AP) — Thousands of towns across the United States that were wracked by the opioid crisis are…
Continue Reading Ukrainian defense minister: Our troop buildup is defensive
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Ukraine’s defense minister says that the former Soviet republic has “no plans to attack anyone,” and its…
Continue Reading Kroger ending some COVID-19 benefits for unvaccinated staff
By MICHELLE CHAPMAN AP Business Writer Kroger, the country’s biggest traditional grocery chain, is ending some benefits for unvaccinated workers as…
Continue Reading UK’s Johnson faces political threat in virus rules votes
By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — British lawmakers are to vote on whether to approve new restrictions to curb the spread of the…
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