Month: May 2023

By MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — A host-less, pre-taped and muted MTV Movie & TV Awards kicked off Sunday, the first big awards show to air during the screenwriters’ strike with a commercial-heavy broadcast featuring lots of past recycled live clips. Tom Cruise took home the best performance in a movie

By MUNIR AHMED Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — The Pakistani president has assured Beijing’s top diplomat that his country will boost security for all Chinese nationals working on multi-billion dollar projects in Pakistan. President Arif Alvi made the pledge on Friday during a meeting with visiting Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang in Islamabad. The two

By ZEKE MILLER AP White House Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) — Three progressive groups are spending more than $20 million in a new national ad campaign to promote President Joe Biden’s record as he begins his 2024 reelection race. The ads from the groups Future Forward USA Action, Climate Power, Way to Win Action Fund aim

By JON GAMBRELL Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — U.S. President Joe Biden’s top national security aide has met with Saudi Arabia’s crown prince amid long-standing tensions between the White House and the kingdom. The state-run Saudi Press Agency acknowledged the meeting Sunday night between Jake Sullivan and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman

By JAKE BLEIBERG, MICHAEL BALSAMO and JAMIE STENGLE Associated Press ALLEN, Texas (AP) — Federal officials are looking into whether the gunman who killed eight people at a Dallas-area mall expressed an interest in white supremacist ideology Sunday as they work to discern a motive for the attack, a law enforcement official told The Associated

EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) — Fire crews battled wildfires threatening communities in western Canada on Sunday as cooler temperatures and a bit of rain brought some relief, but officials warned the reprieve came only in some areas. Officials in Alberta said there were 108 active fires in the province and the number of evacuees grew to

By GARY B. GRAVES AP Sports Writer LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — A raging thunderstorm that washed out activities Sunday morning at Churchill Downs symbolized the dark clouds hanging over the Triple Crown after a troubling string of horse deaths. Seven horses have died following injuries at the track since April 27, including Derby entrant Wild

By LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Former President Donald Trump rejected his last chance Sunday to testify at a civil trial where a longtime advice columnist has accused him of raping her in a luxury department store dressing room in 1996. Trump, a Republican candidate for president in 2024, was given until

DALLAS (AP) — The Dallas Stars canceled a watch party that was planned during their road playoff game Sunday night in the plaza outside their home arena. That is less than 30 miles from a Texas outlet mall where an assailant killed eight people the previous day. Game 3 of their NHL playoff series went

GLENWOOD, Wis. (AP) — Authorities say a  suspected drunken driver shot and killed a Wisconsin sheriff’s deputy during a traffic stop before running into some nearby woods and killing himself. The Wisconsin Department of Justice said Sunday that during a conversation about field sobriety tests on Saturday, Jeremiah Johnson was “evasive,” drew a handgun and