Month: March 2023

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Airport police say federal agents confiscated a loaded gun found in the hand luggage of actor and comedian Mike Epps, who was trying to board a flight at Indianapolis International Airport. Transportation Security Administration officers discovered the Smith & Wesson .38-caliber pistol Sunday morning inside Epps’ backpack. The 52-year-old Epps told TSA

By JESSICA DAMIANO Associated Press PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The nine-day Philadelphia Flower Show at the Pennsylvania Convention Center, billed as the world’s oldest and largest indoor garden show, typically draws some 250,000 attendees from around the globe. This year, the show’s display gardens are arranged in a winding promenade that allows for leisurely, self-guided meandering. The

By CLAIRE SAVAGE Associated Press/Report for America CHICAGO (AP) — The founder of the no-frills Chicago sandwich joint Mr. Beef, which inspired FX’s “The Bear,” has died at 69. Joseph Zucchero died unexpectedly on March 1 at Rush Medical Center while undergoing treatment for cancer, said his son, Christopher Zucchero. “He was a magnificent human

By MARIA CHENG AP Medical Writer LONDON (AP) — The World Health Organization has fired its top official in the Western Pacific. The Associated Press reported in January 2022 that dozens of staff members had accused Dr. Takeshi Kasai of racist, abusive and unethical behavior that may have compromised the U.N. health agency’s response to

By HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Kansas City has reached a settlement with one of the gun dealers it accused in a lawsuit of contributing to surging violence in the region by ignoring evidence that firearms were being sold illegally. Kansas City Mayor Quinton Lucas described the settlement Wednesday as “an

By JAMEY KEATEN Associated Press GENEVA (AP) — Four former bankers with the now-shuttered Swiss affiliate of a major Russian bank have gone on trial over allegations that they didn’t properly check accounts opened in the name of a Russian cellist with longtime ties to President Vladimir Putin. The one-day trial in Zurich district court

By The Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — The only downside of Ke Huy Quan being a lock for the best supporting actor win is that you don’t get to hear much from the other nominees as a result. And this is a category full of interesting performances and actors at all stages of their

By STEPHEN WADE AP Sports Writer TOKYO (AP) — Everyone in Japan seems to be a fan of Shohei Ohtani, and the buzz even extends to his teammates. That includes St. Louis Cardinals outfielder Lars Nootbaar — the first to play for Japan’s national team because of ancestry. His mother Kumi was born in Japan.