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Jordan Peele’s ‘High Horse: The Black Cowboy’ doc sheds light on an erased part of history

By GARY GERARD HAMILTON Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Texas-bred hip-hop duo UGK glared confidently into the camera atop stallions in the music video for their fan-favorite song “Wood Wheel.” The visuals reflected the expertise of the legendary Houston-area music act: blending tales of big city hustling with charming Texas cowboy culture. “This is

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Trump, Harris and big money transform Tennessee special election into marquee contest

By JONATHAN MATTISE, LEAH ASKARINAM and JOEY CAPPELLETTI Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — For weeks, a Tennessee special election was flying under the radar in a heavily Republican congressional district. But now funding from President Donald Trump’s allies and an appearance by former Vice President Kamala Harris have turned the Dec. 2 contest into

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New play looking at friendship between AIDS activist Larry Kramer and Anthony Fauci in the works

By MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — A new play exploring the complex relationship between playwright and AIDS activist Larry Kramer and Dr. Anthony Fauci, the longtime top U.S. infectious disease expert, will make its premiere early next year in New York under the direction of Tony Award-winner Daniel Fish. “Kramer/Fauci” will

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Sports on TV for Nov. 22 – 23

By The Associated Press (All times Eastern) Schedule subject to change and/or blackouts Saturday, Nov. 22 AUSTRALIAN RULES FOOTBALL (WOMEN’S) 3:30 a.m. FS2 — AFL Postseason: Carlton at Brisbane, Second Preliminary Final AUTO RACING 10:55 p.m. ESPN — Formula 1: The Heineken Las Vegas Grand Prix, Las Vegas Strip Circuit, Las Vegas COLLEGE BASKETBALL (MEN’S)

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NBA Glance

All Times EST EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W L Pct GB Toronto 10 5 .667 — New York 9 5 .643 ½ Philadelphia 9 6 .600 1 Boston 8 7 .533 2 Brooklyn 2 12 .143 7½ Southeast Division W L Pct GB Miami 9 6 .600 — Atlanta 9 7 .563 ½ Orlando 9

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Trump’s US tariff reversal hailed as victory by Brazilian coffee exporters

SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazilian coffee exporters celebrated Friday after U.S. President Donald Trump ordered the removal of additional import tariffs on the product that had been set at 40% in July. Cecafé, Brazil’s coffee exporters council, called the tariff hike “a complete loss of competitiveness.” “The tariff reversal comes after months of intense work

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France will investigate Musk’s Grok chatbot after Holocaust denial claims

By THOMAS ADAMSON Associated Press PARIS (AP) — France’s government is taking action against billionaire Elon Musk ‘s artificial intelligence chatbot Grok after it generated French-language posts that questioned the use of gas chambers at Auschwitz, officials said. Grok, built by Musk’s company xAI and integrated into his social media platform X, wrote in a

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WHO declares end of Indonesia’s poliovirus outbreak following yearslong vaccination campaign

By NINIEK KARMINI Associated Press JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — The World Health Organization has declared Indonesia’s polio outbreak officially over, following nearly three years of intensive response efforts, officials said Friday. Indonesia has remained largely polio-free as the highly contagious disease was declared eliminated in the country in 2014. But eight years later, an outbreak

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At UN climate conference, some activists and scientists want more talk on reforming agriculture

By MELINA WALLING and JOSHUA A. BICKEL Associated Press BELEM, Brazil (AP) — With a spotlight on the Brazilian Amazon, where agriculture drives a significant chunk of deforestation and planet-warming emissions, many of the activists, scientists and government leaders at United Nations climate talks have a beef. They want more to be done to transform

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The Latest: Trump expects meeting with Mamdani to be ‘quite civil’

By The Associated Press President Donald Trump has called New York City’s Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani a “100% Communist Lunatic” and a “total nut job.” Mamdani has called Trump’s administration “authoritarian” and described himself as “Donald Trump’s worst nightmare.” So their first-ever meeting, scheduled for Friday at 3 p.m. EST at the White House, could be

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