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LOS ANGELES - FEBRUARY 5:  Author P.J. O'Rourke poses for a portrait at Book Soup February 5, 2007 ...
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P.J. O’Rourke, irreverent author and commentator, dead at 74

P.J. O'Rourke, the prolific author and satirist who re-fashioned the irreverence and “Gonzo” journalism of the 1960s counterculture into a distinctive brand of conservative and libertarian commentary, has died at age 74.
2 years ago
FILE -- This Feb. 8, 2017, photo, Utah State Crime Lab Director Jay Henry holds a sexual assault ev...
Associated Press

DA: Police used DNA collected from sex-assault victim to arrest her for property crime

San Francisco's police chief says he's investigating claims by the district attorney that DNA collected from rape victims is being used to help identify them as possible crime suspects.
2 years ago
Simone Biles and Jonathan Owens attend a game between the Houston Rockets and the Los Angeles Laker...
The Associated Press

It’s a yes! Simone Biles engaged to Jonathan Owens on V-day

Olympic great Simone Biles said it was “THE EASIEST YES” when her fellow elite athlete Jonathan Owens popped the question on Valentine's Day.
2 years ago
NEW YORK, NEW YORK - DECEMBER 09: Alec Baldwin speaks onstage during the 2021 Robert F. Kennedy Hum...
ANDREW DALTON AP Entertainment Writer

Alec Baldwin sued by family of cinematographer killed on set

The family of a cinematographer shot and killed on the set of the film “Rust” sued Alec Baldwin and the movie's producers Tuesday for wrongful death.
2 years ago
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VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV and YURAS KARMANAU, Associated Press

Biden: US has not verified claim of Russia troop withdrawal

President Joe Biden says the U.S. has “not yet verified” Russia’s claim that some of its forces have withdrawn from the Ukraine border.
2 years ago
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Regina Hall, Amy Schumer, Wanda Sykes to host Oscars

After three years without a host, the Oscars are making up for lost time with three hosts for this year’s awards: Amy Schumer, Regina Hall, and Wanda Sykes are set to host the 94th Academy Awards, producer Will Packer said Tuesday.
2 years ago
FILE: Walt Disney World Resort marked its 45th anniversary on October 1, 2016 in Lake Buena Vista, ...
The Associated Press

Disney World: No more masks indoors for vaccinated visitors

Starting this week, the masks are coming off for vaccinated visitors to Walt Disney World in Florida.
2 years ago
Topaz, the Japanese internment camp which held over 8,000 internees for a 3 1/2 years, shown here i...
JAMES ANDERSON Associated Press

Utah Sen. Mike Lee drops opposition after drawing outrage, internment camp bill advances

A proposal to create a national historic site at a former World War II Japanese American internment camp in Colorado has passed the U.S. Senate after Republican Utah Sen. Mike Lee dropped his objections to adding more land to the federal government's portfolio.
2 years ago
People walk near Canadian Parliament buildings as hundreds of truck drivers and their supporters ga...
ROB GILLIES and TED SHAFFREY, Associated Press

Ottawa’s police chief resigns amid truck protest in Canada

Trucks and other vehicles in Canada are rolling out of a southern Alberta town and ending a blockade that paralyzed a United States border crossing into Montana for more than two weeks.
2 years ago
US Army Soldiers exit a U.S. Air Force Boeing C-17A Globemaster III transport aircraft at Jasionka ...
NOMAAN MERCHANT Associated Press

US accuses financial website of spreading Russian propaganda

U.S. intelligence officials on Tuesday accused a conservative financial news website with a significant American readership of amplifying Kremlin propaganda.
2 years ago
FILE: Prince Andrew looks on after being greeted by Professor Romy Lawson, Provost of Murdoch Unive...
LARRY NEUMEISTER, Associated Press

Lawyers: Sex abuse lawsuit against Prince Andrew settled

Lawyers say a tentative settlement has been reached in a lawsuit accusing Prince Andrew of sexually abusing Virginia Giuffre when she was 17 years old.
2 years ago
Head coach Sean McVay of the Los Angeles Rams  holds up the Vince Lombardi Trophy  after Super Bowl...
The Associated Press

Super Bowl has 101.1 million TV viewers, up from 2021

An estimated 101.1 million people watched the Los Angeles Rams win the Super Bowl over the Cincinnati Bengals on NBC and Telemundo.
2 years ago
FILE: Photos of Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre victims sits at a small memorial near the sch...
DAVE COLLINS, Associated Press

Sandy Hook families settle for $73M with gun maker Remington

The families of nine victims of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting have agreed to a settlement of a lawsuit against the maker of the rifle used to kill 20 first graders and six educators in 2012.
2 years ago
A member of the Ukrainian State Border Guard stands watch at the border crossing between Ukraine an...
DASHA LITVINOVA and YURAS KARMANAU, Associated Press

Russia says some forces pulling back amid Ukraine crisis

Russia says that some units participating in military exercises will begin returning to their bases
2 years ago
Former President Donald Trump speaks at a rally on Sept. 25, 2021, in Perry, Georgia. (Photo by Sea...
MICHAEL R. SISAK, Associated Press

Accounting firm: Trump financial statements aren’t reliable

The accounting firm that prepared former President Donald Trump’s annual financial statements says the documents, used to secure lucrative loans and burnish Trump’s image as a wealthy businessman, “should no longer be relied upon” after investigators said they found evidence he and his company regularly misstated the value of assets.
2 years ago
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KAREN MATTHEWS, Associated Press

Woman killed by man who followed her into NYC apartment

Authorities say a woman was stabbed to death inside her lower Manhattan apartment by a man who followed her from the street into her building.
2 years ago
People gather along with truck drivers to block the streets during an anti-government and anti-vacc...
ROB GILLIES and TED SHAFFREY, Associated Press

Canada’s Trudeau invokes emergency powers to quell protests

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is invoking emergency powers to weaken the protests by demonstrators who are paralyzing the capital city of Ottawa and blocking border crossings.
2 years ago
KYIV, UKRAINE - FEBRUARY 12: People participate in a Unity March to show solidarity and patriotic s...
VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV and YURAS KARMANAU Associated Press

Sliver of hope: Kremlin sees a diplomatic path on Ukraine

The Kremlin signaled Monday it is ready to keep talking with the West about security grievances that led to the current Ukraine crisis, offering hope that Russia might not invade its beleaguered neighbor within days as the U.S. and European allies increasingly fear.
2 years ago
WASHINGTON, DC - APRIL 08: U.S. President Joe Biden listens during an event on gun control in the R...
ZEKE MILLER and COLLEEN LONG Associated Press

Gun control groups press Biden to do more to stop violence

Four years after 17 people were gunned down at Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, families and gun control advocates are pressing President Joe Biden to do more to address gun violence.
2 years ago
LONDON, ENGLAND - JULY 03:  Replica elephant tusks are seen in the 'Not for Sale' Ivory  garden by ...
CHRISTINA LARSON AP Science Writer

DNA analysis of elephant ivory reveals trafficking networks

A new study suggests that as few as three major criminal groups are responsible for smuggling the vast majority of elephant ivory tusks out of Africa.
2 years ago
A member of the Ukrainian State Border Guard stands watch at the border crossing between Ukraine an...
YURAS KARMANAU and VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV, Associated Press

German leader in Ukraine as fears of Russian invasion grow

More NATO troops are heading to Eastern Europe and some nations are working to move their citizens and diplomats out of Ukraine.
2 years ago
People dance as they block the streets during an anti-government and anti-vaccine mandate protest o...
ROB GILLIES and COREY WILLIAMS, Associated Press

Key US-Canada bridge reopens as Ottawa protest persists

The busiest U.S.-Canada border crossing has reopened after protests against COVID-19 restrictions closed it for almost a week, while Canadian officials are holding back from a crackdown on a larger protest in the capital, Ottawa.
2 years ago
50 Cent performs during the Pepsi Super Bowl LVI Halftime Show at SoFi Stadium on February 13, 2022...
ANDREW DALTON, AP Entertainment Writer

Super Bowl: 50 Cent hangs upside down, Guyton slows it down

There was about as much hip-hop as a stadium can hold at Super Bowl halftime, with Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, Mary J. Blige, Eminem and Kendrick Lamar spitting a fiery medley of their hits as expected, and a surprise appearance by 50 Cent.
2 years ago
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Police seek suspect in shooting outside LA Super Bowl party

Police are searching for a gunman who shot four people after a brawl erupted outside a Los Angeles restaurant hosting a Super Bowl party that followed a Justin Bieber concert.
2 years ago

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