By ALI SWENSON and ANGELO FICHERA Associated Press Results from 6-year-old Anastasia Weaver’s autopsy may take weeks. But online anti-vaccine activists needed only hours after her funeral this week to baselessly blame the COVID-19 vaccine. A prolific Twitter account posted Anastasia’s name and smiling dance portrait in a tweet with a syringe emoji. A Facebook
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By Gabby Orr and Steve Contorno, CNN Republican presidential hopefuls have begun casting themselves as impassioned defenders of “parental rights,” turning schoolbooks and curricula, doctors’ offices, and sports leagues into a new political battleground as they work to distinguish themselves ahead of the 2024 GOP primary. The issue had already emerged as a major vein
Continue Reading By ASHOK SHARMA Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — India, France and the United Arab Emirates have agreed on a trilateral initiative to undertake energy projects with a focus on solar and nuclear sources, fight climate change and protect biodiversity, particularly in the Indian Ocean region. According to India’s foreign ministry, the countries will organize
Continue Reading By CHRISTINA A. CASSIDY Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — They were blamed for long lines in Los Angeles during California’s 2020 presidential primary, triggered check-in delays in Columbus, Ohio, a few months later and were at the center of former President Donald Trump’s call for supporters to protest in Detroit during last November’s midterms. High-profile
Continue Reading By TOM MURPHY AP Health Writer The first drug to show that it slows Alzheimer’s is on sale, but treatment for most patients is still several months away. Two big factors behind the slow debut, experts say, are scant insurance coverage and a long setup time needed by many health systems. Patients who surmount those
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By Jay Croft, CNN Actress Melinda Dillon, a two-time Oscar nominee best known for the movies “A Christmas Story” and “Close Encounters of the Third Kind,” has died, according to a cremation service in Long Beach, California. She was 83. Dillon died January 9, according to Neptune Society, the cremation provider. No cause of death
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RAS AL KHAIMAH, United Arab Emirates (AP) — South African golfer Zander Lombard has finished birdie-birdie to shoot a bogey-free round of 9-under 63 and take a one-stroke lead after the third round of the Ras Al Khaimah Championship. The No. 333-ranked Lombard is looking to win his first title on the European tour and
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By Allison Morrow, CNN Super Bowl LVI was the crypto world’s coming out party. Buzzy firms made bold pitches last year, and shelled out millions of dollars on ads encouraging viewers not to be afraid of this new-fangled digital investment — and for God’s sake don’t miss out on this exciting opportunity! You can expect a
Continue Reading CHAMONIX, France (AP) — Swiss skier Ramon Zenhaeusern beat unheralded AJ Ginnis to win the last men’s World Cup slalom before the world championships. Ginnis became the first skier from Greece on a World Cup podium. It was Zenhaeusern’s sixth career win and first since December 2020. His Swiss teammate Daniel Yule was four-hundredths further
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By Jacob Lev, CNN Kyrie Irving has requested a trade from the Brooklyn Nets ahead of the NBA trade deadline on February 9, according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski and The Athletic’s Shams Charania. According to Wojnarowski, there were talks between the Nets and Irving on a new deal but no deal was reached and a
Continue Reading By JOSH BOAK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Going into Tuesday’s State of the Union address, President Joe Biden sees a nation with its future aglow. Republicans take a far bleaker view — that the country is beset by crushing debt and that Biden is largely responsible for inflation. And the GOP now holds a
Continue Reading DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Another huge lottery jackpot will be on the line Saturday night for players willing to put up $2 against daunting odds of actually winning the top prize. The estimated $700 million Powerball jackpot is the 10th largest in U.S. lottery history and the latest in a string of huge lottery
Continue Reading By Ariane de Vogue, CNN Supreme Court Reporter Long before the leak of a draft opinion reversing Roe v. Wade, some Supreme Court justices often used personal email accounts for sensitive transmissions instead of secure servers set up to guard such information, among other security lapses not made public in the court’s report on the
Continue Reading EAST PALESTINE, Ohio (AP) — A freight train derailment in Ohio near the Pennsylvania state line left a mangled and charred mass of boxcars and flames Saturday as authorities launched a federal investigation and monitored air quality from the various hazardous chemicals in the train. About 50 cars derailed in East Palestine at about 9
Continue Reading By Ben Morse, CNN Not a single soul born in the 21st century has seen an NFL season without Tom Brady. They almost got a glimpse of what life would be like without the legendary quarterback when he retired in February last year, only for the future Hall of Famer to return just over a
Continue Reading PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — Pakistani police say they have killed two militant commanders in the country’s northwest. Security forces have increased operations against militants after a surge in violence by the Pakistani Taliban, or TTP, particularly in the northwest Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. A regional police officer said Saturday the slain fighters were wanted in connection
Continue Reading By Aimee Lewis, CNN There are few certainties in sport, but LeBron James breaking the NBA’s all-time scoring record is one of them. It is now a question of when, not if, this remarkable record chase will be achieved. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar has held the points record for nearly 39 years, the Lakers great overtaking Wilt
Continue Reading By MAJDI MOHAMMED Associated Press AQABAT JABR REFUGEE CAMP, West Bank (AP) — The Israeli army has raided a refugee camp near the Palestinian city of Jericho, besieging houses it said were being used as hideouts for Palestinian attackers and shooting at residents who opened fire. The fighting wounded six Palestinians, two seriously, said the
Continue Reading By BETH HARRIS Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Temptations, the Isley Brothers and the Four Tops turned back time, singing and dancing as if in their prime at a reunion of Motown stars. The occasion was to honor Motown Records founder Berry Gordy and singer-songwriter Smokey Robinson for their musical achievements and philanthropic
Continue Reading By STEFANIE DAZIO Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Southern California’s most popular puma gained fame as P-22 and cast a spotlight on the troubled population of California’s endangered mountain lions and their decreasing genetic diversity. After his death in December, wildlife officials and representatives from the region’s tribal communities are now debating his next
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