By REBECCA SANTANA Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The fatal shooting over the weekend of a Minneapolis man has prompted calls for a thorough independent investigation into the second death at the hands of federal immigration officers since the Trump administration began its large-scale operation in the city late last year. But many of the
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By LINDSEY BAHR AP Film Writer PARK CITY, Utah (AP) — Jay Duplass had come to a turning point in his life and career. After years of mining personal stories, add those of his family, he’d decided that he was ready to tell other people’s stories. That’s when Kumail Nanjiani and Emily V. Gordon approached
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By LISA MASCARO, JOEY CAPPELLETTI and MARY CLARE JALONICK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The shooting deaths of two American citizens during the Trump administration’s deportation operations in Minneapolis have upended the politics of immigration in Congress, plunging the country toward another government shutdown. Democrats have awakened to what they see as a moral moment
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All Times EST EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W L Pct GB L10 Str Home Away Conf Boston 29 17 .630 — 6-4 W-1 14-7 15-10 21-11 Toronto 29 19 .604 1 6-4 W-4 13-10 16-9 22-12 New York 27 18 .600 1½ 4-6 W-2 17-6 9-12 20-11 Philadelphia 24 21 .533 4½ 4-6 L-2 12-13
Continue Reading All Times EST EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W L Pct GB Boston 29 17 .630 — Toronto 29 19 .604 1 New York 27 18 .600 1½ Philadelphia 24 21 .533 4½ Brooklyn 12 32 .273 16 Southeast Division W L Pct GB Miami 25 22 .532 — Orlando 23 22 .511 1 Atlanta 23
Continue ReadingCLAYTON, Mo. (AP) — CLAYTON, Mo. (AP) — Enterprise Financial Services Corp. (EFSC) on Monday reported fourth-quarter earnings of $54.8 million. The bank, based in Clayton, Missouri, said it had earnings of $1.45 per share. Earnings, adjusted for non-recurring gains, came to $1.36 per share. The results missed Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of
Continue Reading Monday No. 1 UConn (21-0) did not play. Next: vs. Xavier, Wednesday. No. 2 UCLA (19-1) did not play. Next: at Illinois, Wednesday. No. 3 South Carolina (20-2) did not play. Next: at Auburn, Thursday. No. 4 Texas (19-2) did not play. Next: at Florida, Thursday. No. 5 Vanderbilt (20-1) did not play. Next: at
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By TRISHA THOMAS Associated Press ROME (AP) — The first refugee to lead the U.N. refugee agency said Monday the world faces “a very difficult moment in history” and is appealing to a common humanity amid dramatic change. Repression of immigrants is growing, and the funding to protect them is plummeting. Without ever mentioning the
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By The Associated Press Two-time Grammy Award-winning reggae drummer Sly Dunbar, who fueled countless tracks from Bob Marley to Bob Dylan and was one-half of the influential reggae rhythm section Sly & Robbie, has died. He was 73. Dunbar’s wife, Thelma, announced the death to the Jamaica Gleaner. Dunbar and bassist Robbie Shakespeare — Sly
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By DYEPKAZAH SHIBAYAN Associated Press ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — A group of Nigerian military officers will stand trial for allegedly plotting to overthrow the West African nation’s government, the Nigeria Defense Headquarters said Monday, citing findings from an investigative panel. At least 16 officers were arrested in October over what military authorities described as “acts
Continue ReadingBy HILLEL ITALIE AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Renée Watson’s “All the Blues in the Sky,” in which the author blends poetry and prose to tell the story of a teen confronting the death of her best friend, has won the John Newbery Medal for the year’s best children’s book. The Randolph Caldecott
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By JULIA FRANKEL and MELANIE LIDMAN Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — The announcement that the remains of the last hostage in Gaza, Ran Gvili, were recovered Monday ended a painful saga that had transfixed Israel for two and a half years and stalled its ceasefire agreement with Hamas. There was an outpouring of emotion in
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By SCOTT BAUER Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A lawyer for the immigration officer who shot and killed Renee Good dropped out of the Minnesota governor race Monday, breaking with many fellow Republicans and calling President Donald Trump’s immigration operation in the state an “unmitigated disaster.” Chris Madel’s surprise move comes amid growing calls
Continue Reading Monday, Jan. 26 EAST Le Moyne 87, Fairleigh Dickinson 74 Stonehill 61, Central Connecticut 59 SOUTH Bethune-Cookman 82, Alcorn State 73 Duke 83, Louisville 52 Jackson State 66, Florida A&M 65 Morgan State 79, Norfolk State 78 South Carolina State 70, Delaware State 64 MIDWEST Eureka 130, Greenville 125 Ferris State 85, Saginaw Valley State
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press The following stories are planned for the next 12 hours. For text, photos, video, live and audio plans beyond the next 12 hours, please visit Coverage Plan. —————————— KANSAS – UPCOMING – SPORTS —————————— US–WASHINGTON MIDAIR COLLISION-INVESTIGATION DESCRIPTION: The causes of last January’s deadly collision between an airliner and an Army
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press The following stories are planned for the next 12 hours. For text, photos, video, live and audio plans beyond the next 12 hours, please visit Coverage Plan. —————————— KANSAS – UPCOMING – SPORTS —————————— US–WASHINGTON MIDAIR COLLISION-INVESTIGATION DESCRIPTION: The causes of last January’s deadly collision between an airliner and an Army
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press The following stories are planned for the next 12 hours. For text, photos, video, live and audio plans beyond the next 12 hours, please visit Coverage Plan. —————————— KANSAS – UPCOMING – SPORTS —————————— US–WASHINGTON MIDAIR COLLISION-INVESTIGATION DESCRIPTION: The causes of last January’s deadly collision between an airliner and an Army
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press The following stories are planned for the next 12 hours. For text, photos, video, live and audio plans beyond the next 12 hours, please visit Coverage Plan. —————————— KANSAS – UPCOMING – SPORTS —————————— US–WASHINGTON MIDAIR COLLISION-INVESTIGATION DESCRIPTION: The causes of last January’s deadly collision between an airliner and an Army
Continue ReadingTo see stories that have already moved, please visit AP Newsroom. For text, photos, video, live and audio plans beyond the next 24 hours, please visit Coverage Plan ——————————-— KANSAS ————-——————— US–Washington Midair Collision-Timeline Timeline of the year since an Army helicopter and plane collided over Washington, DC SUMMARY: A collision between a U.S. Army
Continue ReadingTo see stories that have already moved, please visit AP Newsroom. For text, photos, video, live and audio plans beyond the next 24 hours, please visit Coverage Plan ——————————-— KANSAS ————-——————— US–Washington Midair Collision-Timeline Timeline of the year since an Army helicopter and plane collided over Washington, DC SUMMARY: A collision between a U.S. Army
Continue Reading The Associated Press The top 25 teams in The Associated Press’ college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, and total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and previous ranking. Record Pts Prv 1. Arizona (60) 20-0 1500 1 2. UConn 19-1 1402 2 3.
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By BERENICE BAUTISTA Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — BTS’s upcoming concerts in Mexico have escalated to a presidential level, with the demands of the ARMY fan base reaching Claudia Sheinbaum’s Monday news briefing and prompting a response from the president herself. Following a lightning-fast sell-out last week, Mexico’s president used her briefing to advocate
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By KONSTANTIN TOROPIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln and three accompanying warships have arrived in the Middle East, bringing a renewed potential that President Donald Trump could opt to order airstrikes on Iran over its crackdown on protesters. The carrier, along with three destroyers, “is currently deployed to the
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BRUSSELS (AP) — NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte insisted Monday that Europe is incapable of defending itself without U.S. military support and would have to more than double current military spending targets to be able to do so. “If anyone thinks here … that the European Union or Europe as a whole can defend itself without
Continue Reading The Associated Press The top 25 teams in The Associated Press’ women’s college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, and total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and previous ranking. Record Pts Prv 1. UConn (31) 21-0 775 1 2. UCLA 19-1 740 3
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By MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Fans of Broadway, circle this date: This season’s Tony Awards will take place on June 7 at its familiar home of Radio City Music Hall. Producers of the show announced the date and location Monday. Nominations will be announced May 5. Radio City can seat
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By MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Some people see the glass as half full and some as half empty. Marc Shaiman is something else entirely. “I’m not even happy with the glass,” he says with a laugh. The award-winning Hollywood and Broadway composer and lyricist cheerfully likes to call himself an
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By THOMAS ADAMSON AP Fashion Writer PARIS (AP) — Dior turned the Musée Rodin into a celebrity waiting room — then into a garden — on the first day of Paris Couture Week. Guests packed into the museum as the start time for the show drifted. French first lady Brigitte Macron arrived. Lauren Sánchez Bezos
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NEW YORK (AP) — Columbia University has named Jennifer Mnookin, the chancellor of the University of Wisconsin-Madison, as its next president as it tries to move forward from two years of turmoil that included campus protests over the Israel-Hamas war and President Donald Trump’s subsequent campaign to squelch student activism and force changes at the
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By WYATTE GRANTHAM-PHILIPS AP Business Writer From family-run cafes to retail giants, businesses are increasingly coming into the crosshairs of President Donald Trump’s mass deportation campaign, whether it’s public pressure for them to speak out against aggressive immigration enforcement or becoming the sites for such arrests themselves. In Minneapolis, where the Department of Homeland Security
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