By JON GAMBRELL and JULIA NIKHINSON Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran’s foreign minister alleged Monday that nationwide protests in his nation “turned violent and bloody to give an excuse” for U.S. President Donald Trump to intervene. Abbas Araghchi offered no evidence for his claim, which comes after activists reported more than
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By DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer Five years ago, video images from a Minneapolis street showing a police officer kneeling on the neck of George Floyd as his life slipped away ignited a social movement. Now, videos from another Minneapolis street showing the last moments of Renee Good’s life are central to another debate about
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By DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer Five years ago, video images from a Minneapolis street showing a police officer kneeling on the neck of George Floyd as his life slipped away ignited a social movement. Now, videos from another Minneapolis street showing the last moments of Renee Good’s life are central to another debate about
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press College Football Monday, Jan. 19 CFP National Championship Miami Gardens, Fla. FAVORITE OPEN TODAY O/U UNDERDOG Indiana 7½ 7½ (48½) Miami (FL) NBA Monday FAVORITE LINE O/U UNDERDOG at CLEVELAND 13½ (250½) Utah Philadelphia 3½ (220½) at TORONTO Boston 5½ (224½) at INDIANA at DALLAS 3½ (221½) Brooklyn LA Lakers 9½
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By MOLLY QUELL Associated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Myanmar will face accusations Monday it is responsible for genocide against the Rohingya ethnic minority at the top court of the United Nations, as long-awaited hearings are set to begin. The West African country of Gambia first filed the case at the International Court of
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By MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer The Golden Globes had some predictable stuff, like “One Battle After Another” and “Adolescence” cleaning up and host Nikki Glaser making fun of the age of Leonardo DiCaprio’s partners. But there were also some sweet moments, like when “Adolescence” star Erin Doherty, who played a child therapist, won the
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By MICHAEL WEISSENSTEIN and ADAM GELLER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — In the days since the Trump administration ousted Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro in a late-night military raid, Alejandra Salima has spoken to fellow Venezuelan migrants in her role as an advocate. Like her, most voice feelings that seesaw between joy and trepidation, she
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By CAT MURPHY, HALEY PARSLEY, JOSEPHINE JOHNSON and MOLECULE JONGWILAI / Howard Center for Investigative Journalism, University of Maryland Howard Center for Investigative Journalism, University of Maryland Human errors and track defects caused more than 3,000 rail accidents over the last decade, killing 23 people and injuring nearly 1,200. Yet federal railroad regulators failed to
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By RODNEY MUHUMUZA Associated Press KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — One figure looms large ahead of Uganda’s elections Thursday, although he is not on the ballot: the president’s son and military commander, Muhoozi Kainerugaba. Kainerugaba, long believed to be the eventual successor, stood down for his father, President Yoweri Museveni, who is seeking a seventh term
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By KANIS LEUNG Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — A Hong Kong court began hearing arguments Monday about the sentencing of democracy advocate and onetime-media magnate Jimmy Lai and his co-defendants, whose convictions under a national security law could land them in prison for life. Lai, 78, is the founder of the now-defunct Apple Daily
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By ANDREW DALTON AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Nikki Glaser went hard then eased up in her monologue to open Sunday’s Golden Globes. In her earliest jokes she suggested stars in the room might be in the Epstein Files and took a shot at CBS, the network airing the show. “There are so
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No. 1 UConn (17-0) beat St. John’s 88-43; beat Creighton 95-54. No. 2 Texas (18-1) beat Auburn 97-36; lost to No. 12 LSU 70-65. No. 3 South Carolina (17-1) beat Arkansas 93-58; beat Georgia 65-43. No. 4 UCLA (15-1) beat No. 25 Nebraska 83-61. No. 5 Oklahoma (14-3) lost to No. 18 Ole Miss 74-69;
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By JAMES POLLARD and SARAH RAZA Associated Press Some celebrities donned anti-ICE pins at the Golden Globes on Sunday in tribute to Renee Good, who was shot and killed in her car by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer this week in Minneapolis. The black-and-white pins displayed slogans like “BE GOOD” and “ICE OUT,” introducing
Continue ReadingOWINGS MILLS, Md. (AP) — The Baltimore Ravens have interviewed Kansas City Chiefs offensive coordinator Matt Nagy for their head coaching vacancy. Baltimore fired longtime coach John Harbaugh on Tuesday. Since then, the Ravens have acknowledged interviewing Vance Joseph, Davis Webb, Klint Kubiak, Kevin Stefanski and the 47-year-old Nagy for the position. Nagy was the
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The Associated Press Hollywood’s awards season got underway Sunday with the 83rd Golden Globe Awards. Comedian Nikki Glaser returned for a second year to host the ceremony at the Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, California. It’s a Champagne-soaked party featuring some of the biggest names in film and television, even if the awards won’t exactly
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By BEATRICE DUPUY Associated Press Ariana Grande, Teyana Taylor, Timothée Chalamet and a sea of other stars said goodbye to color at this year’s Golden Globes, opting instead for black. And many in the crowd stuck with tried and true old Hollywood glamour Sunday. But even in basic black, the red carpet had plenty of
Continue ReadingAssociated Press QUITO, Ecuador (AP) — Five human heads were found hanging from ropes on a beach in southwestern Ecuador, police said on Sunday, as the country reels from a wave of violence related to drug trafficking. Images published by Ecuadorian media outlets showed the bloody scene. Next to the heads was a warning sign
Continue Reading Sunday No. 1 UConn (17-0) beat Creighton 95-54. Next: vs. Villanova, Thursday. No. 2 Texas (18-1) lost to No. 12 LSU 70-65. Next: at No. 3 South Carolina, Thursday. No. 3 South Carolina (17-1) beat Georgia 65-43. Next: vs. No. 2 Texas, Thursday. No. 4 UCLA (14-1) beat No. 25 Nebraska 83-61. Next: at Minnesota,
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By BILL BARROW and ANNA JOHNSON Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s photo portrait display at the Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery has had references to his two impeachments removed, the latest apparent change at the collection of museums he has accused of bias as he asserts his influence over how official presentations document
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