NEW YORK (AP) — The sex trafficking trial of Sean “Diddy” Combs, one of the biggest music moguls and cultural figures of the past four decades, began Monday in New York with jury selection. Twelve jurors along with six alternates will be chosen, with opening statements expected to begin May 12. The trial is expected
Continue Reading NEW YORK (AP) — Witnesses began testifying this week in the sex trafficking trial of Sean “Diddy” Combs, one of the biggest music moguls and cultural figures of the past four decades. Combs’ former girlfriend, the R&B singer Cassie, is expected to take the stand Tuesday after prosecutors on Monday showed jurors video of the
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By STEVE PEOPLES AP National Politics Writer NEW YORK (AP) — A bipartisan group of President Donald Trump’s critics is launching a new organization, dubbed the Cost Coalition, to highlight Trump’s struggle to control rising costs in the early months of his new presidency. The group expects to be especially active ahead of upcoming elections
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By MARGERY A. BECK Associated Press LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Kind Life Dispensary has been offering cannabinoid gummies, tinctures, ointments, now even canned beverages for seven years as one of the first businesses in Nebraska to offer such products. Founder and co-owner Andrea Watkins said her venture has been wildly successful, and she now has
Continue Reading By MARGERY A. BECK Associated Press LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Kind Life Dispensary has been offering cannabinoid gummies, tinctures, ointments, now even canned beverages for seven years as one of the first businesses in Nebraska to offer such products. Founder and co-owner Andrea Watkins said her venture has been wildly successful, and she now has
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By ISABELLA VOLMERT Associated Press LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Ahead of a nationally watched bid to become Michigan’s next governor, Democrat Jocelyn Benson is releasing a memoir this month that includes her first public discussion of a miscarriage she had about eight years ago — an experience she says will shape her commitment to increasing
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FORT WALTON BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Prominent civil rights attorney Ben Crump filed a federal lawsuit Tuesday against a former Florida sheriff’s deputy and others for the May 2024 shooting death of 23-year-old U.S. Senior Airman Roger Fortson. Former Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Deputy Eddie Duran shot and killed Fortson, who was Black, at the door
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By LISA MASCARO AP Congressional Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) — Congress is deep into drafting President Donald Trump’s big bill of tax breaks, spending cuts and beefed-up funding to halt migrants, but it’s “bumpy,” one Republican chairman says, with much work ahead to meet House Speaker Mike Johnson’s goal of passing the package out of his
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By STEFANIE DAZIO and KIRSTEN GRIESHABER Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — Conservative leader Friedrich Merz succeeded Tuesday in becoming Germany’s next chancellor, drawing applause and a palpable sense of relief in the parliament chamber after a historic loss in the first round of voting threatened the new government’s promises of stability. No other postwar candidate
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By AIJAZ HUSSAIN, SHEIKH SAALIQ and RAJESH ROY Associated Press SRINAGAR, India (AP) — Hundreds of Indian tourists, families and honeymooners, drawn by the breathtaking Himalayan beauty, were enjoying a picture-perfect meadow in Kashmir. They didn’t know gunmen in army fatigues were lurking in the woods. When the attackers got their chance, they shot mostly
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By LINDSEY BAHR AP Film Writer André Leon Talley’s presence could be felt everywhere at the Met Gala on Monday. The late creative director and editor at large of Vogue magazine, who died in 2022 at age 73, heavily influenced the spirit of the costume exhibit, where one of his suits was featured, and the
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By GENE JOHNSON Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — A judge on Monday ordered the Trump administration to admit some 12,000 refugees into the United States under a court order partially blocking the president’s efforts to suspend the nation’s refugee admissions program. The order from U.S. District Judge Jamal Whitehead followed arguments from the Justice Department
Continue Reading By GENE JOHNSON Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — A judge on Monday ordered the Trump administration to admit some 12,000 refugees into the United States under a court order partially blocking the president’s efforts to suspend the nation’s refugee admissions program. The order from U.S. District Judge Jamal Whitehead followed arguments from the Justice Department
Continue ReadingNATIONAL LEAGUE BATTING_Alonso, New York, .344; Donovan, St. Louis, .339; Tatis, San Diego, .328; Stowers, Miami, .321; Turang, Milwaukee, .315; Arraez, San Diego, .306; T.Hernández, Los Angeles, .305; J.Lee, San Francisco, .305; Naylor, Arizona, .304; Lux, Cincinnati, .300. RUNS_Ohtani, Los Angeles, 35; Tucker, Chicago, 30; Happ, Chicago, 28; Turang, Milwaukee, 28; Carroll, Arizona, 26; Crow-Armstrong,
Continue ReadingNATIONAL LEAGUE BATTING_Alonso, New York, .344; Donovan, St. Louis, .339; Tatis, San Diego, .328; Stowers, Miami, .321; Turang, Milwaukee, .315; Arraez, San Diego, .306; T.Hernández, Los Angeles, .305; J.Lee, San Francisco, .305; Naylor, Arizona, .304; Lux, Cincinnati, .300. RUNS_Ohtani, Los Angeles, 35; Tucker, Chicago, 30; Happ, Chicago, 28; Turang, Milwaukee, 28; Carroll, Arizona, 26; Crow-Armstrong,
Continue ReadingAMERICAN LEAGUE BATTING_Judge, New York, .423; Goldschmidt, New York, .349; Kwan, Cleveland, .333; Ja.Wilson, Athletics, .333; M.Garcia, Kansas City, .319; Bregman, Boston, .317; Aranda, Tampa Bay, .316; Springer, Toronto, .309; Witt, Kansas City, .306; Carpenter, Detroit, .295. RUNS_Judge, New York, 32; Bregman, Boston, 25; Torkelson, Detroit, 25; Buxton, Minnesota, 24; Ju.Rodríguez, Seattle, 23; Bleday, Athletics,
Continue ReadingAll Times EDT AMERICAN LEAGUE East Division W L Pct GB WCGB L10 Str Home Away RS RA DIFF New York 19 16 .543 — — 4-6 L-3 11-8 8-8 190 139 51 Boston 18 18 .500 1½ 2 4-6 L-2 9-8 9-10 179 162 17 Tampa Bay 16 18 .471 2½ 3 6-4 W-2
Continue ReadingAll Times EDT East Division W L Pct GB New York 19 16 .543 — Boston 18 18 .500 1½ Tampa Bay 16 18 .471 2½ Toronto 16 18 .471 2½ Baltimore 13 20 .394 5 Central Division W L Pct GB Detroit 22 13 .629 — Cleveland 20 14 .588 1½ Kansas City 20
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NEW YORK (AP) — Fashion’s biggest night got underway Monday at the Met Gala in a rainy Manhattan. This is the first Met Gala to focus exclusively on Black designers, and the first in more than 20 years to have a menswear theme. This year’s theme is based on the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s spring
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press The winning numbers in Monday’s drawing of the “Missouri Cash Pop” game were: 5 (five) For more lottery results, go to Jackpot.com | Order Lottery Tickets
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By GARY D. ROBERTSON Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Disputed ballots in the still unresolved 2024 race for a North Carolina Supreme Court seat must remain in the final count, a federal judge ruled late Monday, a decision that if upheld would result in an electoral victory for Democratic incumbent Allison Riggs. U.S. District
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By ADRIAN SAINZ Associated Press MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Jurors were expected to begin deliberating Tuesday in the trial of three former Memphis police officers charged with second-degree murder in the beating death of Tyre Nichols in January 2023. A prosecutor and a defense lawyer delivered closing arguments Monday in the trial of Tadarrius Bean,
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