Month: April 2023

By REBECCA BOONE Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Hundreds of people are expected to gather at an Idaho courthouse Monday morning as attorneys begin selecting 18 potential jurors for the trial of a woman charged in what prosecutors say was a doomsday-focused plot. Prosecutors charged Lori Vallow Daybell and her husband, Chad Daybell, with

By KRISTIN M. HALL AP Entertainment Writer NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — “Son of a Sinner” singer Jelly Roll was the big winner at the CMT Music Awards, as the rapper-turned-country singer took home three awards on Sunday as an outsider who won over fans with his confessional songs. The tattooed singer got emotional during the

By ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer BANGKOK (AP) — Oil prices soared more than 5% on Monday after Saudi Arabia and other major oil producers said they will cut production by 1.15 million barrels per day from May until the end of the year. Shares in Asia were mixed. U.S. benchmark crude oil rose $3.91

By WILL WEISSERT and ADRIANA GOMEZ LICON Associated Press MIAMI (AP) — Ten years ago this month, Sen. Chuck Schumer declared, “We all know that our immigration system is broken, and it’s time to get to work on fixing it.” Sen. John McCain quoted Winston Churchill. But it was Lindsey Graham who offered the boldest

By FARNOUSH AMIRI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — More than two dozen Democratic members of Congress who are active on TikTok are now facing questions about whether they’ll continue to use it. Many are defending their presence on the platform, saying they have a responsibility as public officials to meet voters they wouldn’t otherwise reach.

By YURI KAGEYAMA and MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Ryuichi Sakamoto, a world-renowned Japanese musician and actor who composed for Hollywood hits such as “The Last Emperor” and “The Revenant,” has died. He was 71. Japan’s recording company Avex said in a statement Sunday that Sakamoto died on March 28 while undergoing treatment

By KRISTIN M. HALL AP Entertainment Writer NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Country singer Kelsea Ballerini opened the CMT Music Awards with a tribute to victims of a school shooting while sharing in that community’s grief, then danced alongside drag artists as states across the country consider legally limiting drag show performances, Ballerini, a co-host of

NEW YORK (AP) — Seymour Stein, the brash, prescient and highly successful founder of Sire Records who helped launched the careers of Madonna, Talking Heads and many others, died Sunday at age 80. Stein, who helped found the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Foundation and was himself inducted into the Rock Hall in 2005,

By HYUNG-JIN KIM Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — The South Korean, U.S. and Japanese navies are conducting their first anti-submarine drills in six months to boost their coordination against increasing North Korean missile threats. The two-day drills that started Monday come after North Korea unveiled battlefield nuclear warheads and raised worries it may