By The Associated Press The new diamond on Taylor Swift’s wedding ring finger reflects her vintage-loving heart in a brilliant cut dating to 18th-century candlelight. A close-up of the sparkler Tuesday was among five photos that accompanied Swift’s engagement announcement with beau Travis Kelce on Instagram. The ring was designed by Kindred Lubeck, a representative
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By JOCELYN NOVECK and MARIA SHERMAN AP Entertainment Writers NEW YORK (AP) — It started with a friendship bracelet. It ended with an engagement ring. Taylor Swift, the pop superstar, and Travis Kelce, the football champion, are engaged. The fiances, both 35, announced the news in a joint post on Instagram on Tuesday. It is
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By ANDREW DALTON AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Lil Nas X said Tuesday that his arrest and jail time were “terrifying” in his first public comments since he was charged with attacking Los Angeles police officers. The 26-year-old rapper and singer whose legal name is Montero Lamar Hill pleaded not guilty to four
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By JOHN RABY Associated Press CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Tim Armstead, a West Virginia Supreme Court justice who also served as Republican speaker of the House of Delegates during a 20-year legislative career, died Tuesday, the court announced. He was 60. Armstead died following a brief hospitalization, the court said in a statement without elaborating.
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By Keith BieryGolick Click here for updates on this story SPRINGFIELD TOWNSHIP, Ohio (WCPO) — Irene Doran is walking through her home — a home she’s moving out of in a few days. “As you can see, this is a mess,” Doran said. She’s lived here with her husband since they came to the Tri-State
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By ALI SWENSON Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A conservative election researcher whose faulty findings on voter data were cited by President Donald Trump as he tried to overturn his 2020 election loss has been appointed to an election integrity role at the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. Pennsylvania activist Heather Honey is now
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KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) — A police officer died early Tuesday after a fleeing driver hit tire-deflating devices and veered into him, authorities said. His police chief said the death was “an intentional act of homicide.” Officer Hunter Simoncic, 26, was the second law enforcement officer in Kansas City, Kansas, to die within a month.
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By Jennifer Ketchmark Click here for updates on this story MASON, Ohio (WCPO) — Birdwatching: It’s a hobby often reserved for the retirement age group. But there’s a renewed focus on watching our feathered friends and the payoff is improved mental health and connection with others. Landon and Megan Miller started a slew of social
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By LAURIE KELLMAN Associated Press The late Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia said that if it were up to him, he would jail “every sandal-wearing, scruffy-bearded weirdo who burns the American flag,” But the Constitution, the conservative hero noted in 2015, protects flag-burning as a form of free speech. And importantly: “I am not king”
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By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Moments before the news raced across social media that Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift had become engaged, Chiefs coach Andy Reid had stepped to a podium to talk about the coming season, which begins for them next weekend in Brazil. Good-natured defensive end Mike
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By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Moments before the news raced across social media that Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift had become engaged, Chiefs coach Andy Reid had stepped to a podium to talk about the coming season, which begins for them next weekend in Brazil. Good-natured defensive end Mike
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By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Moments before the news raced across social media that Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift had become engaged, Chiefs coach Andy Reid had stepped to a podium to talk about the coming season, which begins for them next weekend in Brazil. Good-natured defensive end Mike
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By Metia Carroll Click here for updates on this story PONCHATOULA, Louisiana (WDSU) — A Tickfaw man has been arrested after shooting at a car during a road rage incident, critically injuring a pregnant teen girl. The Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff’s Office arrested Barry West, 54, of Tickfaw on four counts of attempted second-degree murder, one
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By Alli Rosenbloom, Dan Heching, CNN (CNN) — Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s relationship is going from “so high school” to officially getting married. The couple announced Tuesday that they are engaged via concurrent posts on Instagram, with a caption reading, “Your English teacher and your gym teacher are getting married.” The post included five
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By Kyle Feldscher, CNN (CNN) — Ohio State denied Tuesday that it banned Barstool Sports founder Dave Portnoy from Ohio Stadium as a part of Fox Sports’ “Big Noon Kickoff” show on Saturday, as the prominent University of Michigan alumnus called the Buckeyes out for focusing more on him than the Texas Longhorns. The Buckeyes
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By ANDREW DeMILLO and HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH Associated Press Miceala Morano scrambled for cover behind a green screen in the University of Arkansas broadcast room after she received a campuswide alert about an active shooter. As officers outside donned bullet proof vests and searched for an intruder, the 21-year-old journalism student called her grandmother, telling her,
Continue Reading By HILLEL ITALIE AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The CEO of Simon & Schuster, Jonathan Karp, is stepping down from his position, but will remain with the company as the head of a new imprint. “My north star has always been our authors and their books, and I have decided it’s time for
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By The Associated Press Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s engagement following a two-year romance was swiftly praised by stars from the entertainment and sports worlds, British royalty and even the U.S. president. “Your English teacher and your gym teacher are getting married,” the couple announced in an Instagram post Tuesday. The couple took the spotlight
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By The Associated Press Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s engagement following a two-year romance was swiftly praised by stars from the entertainment and sports worlds, British royalty and even the U.S. president. “Your English teacher and your gym teacher are getting married,” the couple announced in an Instagram post Tuesday. The couple took the spotlight
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By ANDREW DeMILLO and HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH Associated Press Miceala Morano scrambled for cover behind a green screen in the University of Arkansas broadcast room after she received a campuswide alert about an active shooter. As officers outside donned bullet proof vests and searched for an intruder, the 21-year-old journalism student called her grandmother, telling her,
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By Marcie Cipriani Click here for updates on this story NEW KENSINGTON, Pennsylvania (WTAE) — The first game of Valley High School’s football season ended in a frightening scene Friday night when senior defensive back Joshua Dunlap was injured on the final play and later diagnosed with a severe concussion, his mother said. Dunlap said
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By Adam Roberts Click here for updates on this story FAYETTEVILLE, Arkansas (KHBS, KHOG) — Law enforcement investigated reports of an active shooter at the University of Arkansas on Monday. No threat was ever found. Police received 308 landline calls and more than 30 911 calls reporting an active shooter at seven different buildings across
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By Kelby Wingert Click here for updates on this story NEWTON, Iowa (KCCI) — A Newton woman is charged with child neglect after her infant fell from a second-story window. Angelia Varner was arrested on Monday. Court records show she left her three young kids, who are all under the age of 9, alone in
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By The Associated Press Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce are engaged, they announced Tuesday. This is a photo gallery curated by AP photo editors.
Continue Reading KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) — A police officer died early Tuesday after a fleeing driver hit tire-deflating devices and veered into him, authorities said. His police chief said the death was “an intentional act of homicide.” Officer Hunter Simoncic, 26, was the second law enforcement officer in Kansas City, Kansas, to die within a month.
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By KCCI Web Staff Click here for updates on this story AMES, Iowa (KCCI) — Authorities are investigating what they say were two false reports of an active shooter on the Iowa State University campus in Ames. Students returned to classes at ISU on Monday — as well as the state’s other regent universities, the
Continue Reading By ANDREW DALTON AP Entertainment Writer SAN DIEGO (AP) — “The Toxic Avenger” got stuck in the sludge. Director Macon Blair’s reboot of the classic 1980s cult superhero franchise from Troma Entertainment was shot four years ago and had its festival premiere two years ago, but for a long time, no theatrical distributors would bite.
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ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (News-Press NOW) — Missouri Western State University welcomed more than 800 new students on its campus for the first day of classes.
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By Isabella Ledonne Click here for updates on this story KANSAS CITY, Missouri (KSHB) — A grieving mother is demanding answers and justice in the wake of her son’s death. Jonathan Rodgers was killed in October 2024 near East 6th Street and Independence Avenue in Kansas City, Missouri. Rodgers suffered blunt force trauma and died
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