By Oliver Briscoe, CNN Three castmembers from the Netflix show “Bling Empire: New York” were burglarized last week in Paris. The burglary happened on Mar. 2 in an apartment in Paris’ fashionable 8th arrondissement, near the Champs Elysées, rented by Lynn Ban, her husband Jett Kain and fellow castmember Blake Abbie, who are visiting for
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By DYLAN LOVAN Associated Press LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — The U.S. Justice Department found Louisville police have engaged in a pattern of violating constitutional rights and discrimination against the Black community following an investigation prompted by the fatal police shooting of Breonna Taylor. Attorney General Merrick Garland made the announcement Wednesday. A Justice Department report
Continue Reading By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks are edging lower on Wall Street Wednesday, a day after sinking to one of their worst days of the year. The S&P 500 was 0.3% lower in late trading after drifting between small gain and losses through the day. The Dow Jones Industrial Average
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By Sophie Tanno, CNN Protests erupted in Georgia this week after the country’s parliament passed the first reading of a draft law that would require some organizations receiving foreign funding to register as “foreign agents.” Georgia’s ruling party announced Thursday morning it would scrap the controversial bill following two nights of widespread protests in Tbilisi
Continue Reading By JAMES POLLARD Associated Press/Report for America LAKE CITY, S.C. (AP) — Americans who officials said got caught in a deadly drug cartel shootout in Mexico last week all had ties to a small town in South Carolina, where leaders have called for community support of the families and two captives returned to U.S. soil
Continue Reading By TOM KRISHER and MICHELLE CHAPMAN AP Business Writers DETROIT (AP) — U.S. safety regulators are turning up the heat on Tesla, announcing investigations into steering wheels coming off some SUVs and a fatal crash involving a Tesla suspected of using an automated driving system when it ran into a parked firetruck in California. The
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LONDON (AP) — The start of the Champions League game between Tottenham and AC Milan was delayed by 10 minutes after both teams experienced traffic issues. Both teams arrived late to Tottenham Hotspur Stadium for their first-leg match in the round of 16. AC Milan was based in a hotel in the Shoreditch district of
Continue Reading By LAÍS MARTINS Associated Press SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazil’s President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has announced proposals to promote and protect women after years of setbacks in their causes blamed in part on a rise in far-right forces. At a ceremony Wednesday in capital Brasilia, Lula presented a package of over 25 measures.
Continue Reading By STEVE KARNOWSKI Associated Press ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Gov. Tim Walz has signed an executive order protecting the rights of LGBTQ people from Minnesota and other states to seek and receive gender affirming health care. And the Democratic governor slammed the tide sweeping Republican-led states across the country to roll back transgender rights.
Continue Reading By JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer Meyer Shank Racing has fired the technical director for its sports car team after IMSA ruled the team manipulated tire pressure data while winning the season-opening Rolex 24 at Daytona. IMSA said Wednesday that Honda Performance Development self-reported the manipulation after the results of the January race were
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By Brian Fung, CNN US senators said Wednesday that bipartisan support is growing for revising a federal immunity law for tech platforms and websites known as Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act, a warning aimed squarely at large social media platforms. “Here’s a message to Big Tech: Reform is coming,” said Sen. Richard Blumenthal,
Continue Reading By DAVID BAUDER and NICHOLAS RICCARDI Associated Press Writers NEW YORK (AP) — A defamation lawsuit is revealing scornful behind-the-scenes opinions by Fox News figures about Donald Trump, including a Tucker Carlson text message declaring “I hate him passionately.” Carlson’s private text conversation was revealed in court papers at virtually the same time that the
Continue Reading TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Frankie Montas says his shoulder wasn’t fully healthy when he was traded to the Yankees at the deadline last season. But the right-hander said Wednesday that he tried to push through and show his new team what he could do. Montas is now recovering from shoulder surgery that will keep him
Continue Reading By ANNE M. PETERSON AP Sports Writer The first CONCACAF W Gold Cup, a women’s edition of the long-running men’s tournament, will be played in the United States early next year. The governing body for soccer in North and Central America and the Caribbean announced Wednesday that qualification for teams that have not already earned
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The young Mizzou offense is going back to the basics during spring camp as they learn a new offense during first year offensive coordinator Kirby Moore. “Spring ball is pretty early, but as far as being productive, those last three weeks in February we had a little bit of a smaller install
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By DAVE SKRETTA AP Basketball Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Allen Fieldhouse, the home of defending national champion Kansas, will soon undergo a significant renovation to upgrade its fan amenities, hospitality spaces and premium seating options while retaining the feel of the original building. Jayhawks athletic director Travis Goff said the multimillion dollar project,
Continue Reading By DAVE SKRETTA AP Basketball Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Allen Fieldhouse, the home of defending national champion Kansas, will soon undergo a significant renovation to upgrade its fan amenities, hospitality spaces and premium seating options while retaining the feel of the original building. Jayhawks athletic director Travis Goff said the multimillion dollar project,
Continue Reading FALL RIVER, Mass. (AP) — The self-described “master thief” and New England Patriots fan convicted of stealing New York Giants Super Bowl rings in 2008 is back behind bars after a judge determined he had violated the terms of his probation. The Bristol district attorney’s office says 58-year-old Sean Murphy was sentenced last week to
Continue Reading By MATTHEW LEE AP Diplomatic Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — It’s a major international mystery with global consequences: Who was behind the explosions that damaged the Nord Stream gas pipelines last year in the Baltic Sea? The answer has broad implications for European energy security but could also threaten Western unity over backing Ukraine in defending
Continue Reading GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) — Daivien Williamson made a game-winning 3-pointer with 0.5 seconds left and Wake Forest beat Syracuse 77-74 for its first ACC Tournament win since 2017. Wake Forest (19-13), the No. 9 seed, advances to play top-seeded Miami in the quarterfinals on Thursday. The Deamon Deacons had lost six straight games at the
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