By JOSH FUNK AP Transportation Writer OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — The proposed $85 billion merger of Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern railroads has lost the support of two of their biggest unions that represent more than half the workers because they are worried the deal would increase safety risks, lead to higher shipping rates and
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — All-Star third baseman Maikel Garcia and the Kansas City Royals finalized a $57.5 million, five-year contract on Tuesday. Kansas City scheduled a Wednesday news conference to discuss the deal, which includes a team option for 2031. The agreement essentially buys out his arbitration years and potentially his first two years
Continue ReadingTuesday No. 1 Arizona (9-0) vs. Abilene Christian. Next: vs. San Diego State, Saturday. No. 2 Michigan (10-0) did not play. Next: vs. La Salle, Sunday. No. 3 Duke (11-0) beat Lipscomb 97-73. Next: vs. No. 19 Texas Tech, Saturday. No. 4 Iowa State (11-0) did not play. Next: vs. Long Beach State, Sunday. No.
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By CHARLOTTE GRAHAM-McLAY, KRISTEN GELINEAU AND ROD McGUIRK Associated Press SYDNEY (AP) — With harrowing expressions of grief and declarations of faith, hundreds of mourners gathered in Sydney on Wednesday to begin funerals for the victims of an antisemitic mass shooting in which gunmen targeted Jews celebrating Hanukkah. The two shooters slaughtered 15 people on
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By MICHELLE L. PRICE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Tuesday he is ordering a blockade of all “sanctioned oil tankers” into Venezuela, ramping up pressure on the country’s authoritarian leader Nicolás Maduro in a move that seemed designed to put a tighter chokehold on the South American country’s economy. Trump’s escalation
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By The Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Some of Rob and Michele Reiner’s closest friends, including actors Billy Crystal, Albert Brooks, Martin Short and Larry David, have released a statement mourning the couple and praising their love of film and country. “Absorbing all he had learned from his father Carl and his mentor Norman
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Continue ReadingBy LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Rapper Kay Flock was sentenced Tuesday to 30 years in prison for a series of shootings in his Bronx neighborhood, derailing a music career that was just taking off before his 2021 arrest. The 22-year-old rapper, whose real name is Kevin Perez, was sentenced by U.S.
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By REBECCA SANTANA Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration announced Tuesday it was expanding travel restrictions to an additional 20 countries and the Palestinian Authority, doubling the number of nations affected by sweeping limits announced earlier this year on who can travel and emigrate to the U.S. The Trump administration included five more
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By BILL BARROW Associated Press White House chief of staff Susie Wiles offered an unusually candid look inside President Donald Trump’s administration in a series of interviews published Tuesday by Vanity Fair magazine, delivering details and reservations that presidential aides usually save for memoirs. From criticizing Attorney General Pam Bondi as having “whiffed” on the
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By BRIAN WITTE Associated Press ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Maryland will create a commission to study potential reparations for slavery after lawmakers voted Tuesday to override a veto by Gov. Wes Moore — currently the nation’s only Black governor — that disappointed many fellow Democrats. Moore said in his veto letter in May that it
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By KONSTANTIN TOROPIN and BEN FINLEY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Democratic Sen. Mark Kelly of Arizona said Tuesday that the Pentagon’s escalating investigation into his remarks urging troops to refuse unlawful orders is part of an effort to silence dissent within the military. “This is just about sending a message to retired service members,
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By CHARLOTTE GRAHAM-McLAY Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Like many Australians strolling at Bondi Beach on long, warm summer evenings, Ahmed al Ahmed just wanted a cup of coffee with a friend. Around him, a bloody massacre erupted as two gunmen targeted Jews during Hanukkah festivities at a park close to the shore.
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(AP) — Automakers Hyundai and Kia must offer free repairs to millions of models under a settlement announced Tuesday by Minnesota’s attorney general, who led an effort by dozens of states that argued the vehicles weren’t equipped with proper anti-theft technology, leaving them vulnerable to thefts.
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By HILLEL ITALIE AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — A posthumous memoir by one of Jeffrey Epstein’s best known accusers, Virginia Roberts Guiffre, has sold 1 million copies worldwide two months after its release. Publisher Alfred A. Knopf announced Tuesday that more than half the sales for “Nobody’s Girl,” came out of North America;
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By JOSH FUNK AP Transportation Writer The head of the Federal Aviation Administration said Tuesday he won’t forget the 67 people who died when an airliner collided with an Army helicopter over Washington, D.C., in January, insisting he won’t allow operations in the airspace over the nation’s capital to revert back to the way they
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By JOSH FUNK AP Transportation Writer The head of the Federal Aviation Administration said Tuesday he won’t forget the 67 people who died when an airliner collided with an Army helicopter over Washington, D.C., in January, insisting he won’t allow operations in the airspace over the nation’s capital to revert back to the way they
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By JAIMIE DING Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — A doctor who pleaded guilty in a scheme to supply ketamine to actor Matthew Perry before his overdose death was sentenced Tuesday to 8 months of home confinement. Judge Sherilyn Peace Garnett handed down the sentence that included 3 years of supervised release to 55-year-old Dr.
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By SEUNG MIN KIM Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is traveling to Dover Air Force Base in Delaware on Wednesday for a dignified transfer for the two Iowa National Guard members killed in an attack in the Syrian desert that is testing the rapprochement between Washington and Damascus. The two guardsmen killed
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DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iranian Nobel Peace Prize laureate Narges Mohammadi was taken to a hospital emergency room twice after her arrest last week by Iranian security forces, her family said Tuesday, following what they described as severe beatings during her detention in the northeastern city of Mashhad. In a statement on social
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Tuesday No. 1 UConn (10-0) did not play. Next: vs. Marquette, Wednesday. No. 2 Texas (12-0) did not play. Next: vs. Northwestern State, Wednesday. No. 3 South Carolina (10-1) did not play. Next: at South Florida, Thursday. No. 4 UCLA (9-1) vs. Cal Poly. Next: vs. Long Beach State, Saturday. No. 5 LSU (12-0) beat
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By LINDSEY BAHR AP Film Writer Ryan Coogler’s bluesy vampire thriller “Sinners,” the big screen musical “Wicked: For Good” and the Netflix phenomenon “KPop Demon Hunters” are all a step closer to an Oscar nomination. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences released shortlists for 12 categories Tuesday, including for best song, score, international
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By RONALD BLUM Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Christine Baranski was in the playground outside St. Matthew’s Church in Bedford, New York, about three years ago when she came across Matthew Guard, artistic director of the Grammy-nominated Skylark Vocal Ensemble. “I love choral music,” she told him. An Emmy- and Tony-Award winning actor, Baranski
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By DAVID McHUGH AP Business Writer FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — European officials on Tuesday moved to ease their ban on sales of cars with internal combustion engines by 2035, responding to pressure from governments and automakers who argued that the industry needed more flexibility in finding ways to reduce emissions of carbon dioxide and help
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LONDON (AP) — Fans of Jane Austen celebrated the acclaimed author’s 250th birthday on Tuesday with a church service in her home village, festive visits to her house and a virtual party for those paying tribute from afar. Thousands of enthusiasts around the world have already taken part in a yearlong celebration of one of
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