Associated Press LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen has announced a broad tax plan for an upcoming special legislative session billed to cut property taxes in half. But critics of the plan say it represents a tax shift from wealthy home and landowners to lower income residents who will have to pay sales
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — Lou Dobbs, the conservative political pundit and veteran cable TV host who was a founding anchor for CNN and later was a nightly presence on Fox Business Network for more than a decade, has died. He was 78. His death was announced Thursday in a post on his official X account,
Continue ReadingAssociated Press The Downtown Aquarium in Denver has a new resident — a rare orange lobster that was rescued from a shipment of crustaceans delivered to a Red Lobster restaurant in Pueblo, Colorado. A long-term employee who is a dishwasher and head biscuit maker spotted the bright orange lobster while unpacking a shipment last Friday
Continue ReadingAssociated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia Democrats are suing to overturn the ability of Republican Gov. Brian Kemp and others to raise and spend unlimited political contributions. The Democratic Party of Georgia on Thursday sued the governor in federal court in Atlanta. It’s asking a judge to declare that a 2021 law that created leadership
Continue ReadingAP Technology Writer Netflix’s subscriber and earnings growth accelerated in its latest quarter as the video streaming service benefits from a crackdown on freeloading viewers, an expansion into advertising and an acclaimed programming lineup. The results announced Thursday painted a portrait of a company still gathering momentum after a jarring decrease in subscribers during the
Continue ReadingLOS ANGELES (AP) — Shannen Doherty finalized her split with husband, Kurt Iswarienko, just hours before her death at age 53, and she was granted a rare posthumous divorce two days later. Doherty, the star of “Beverly Hills, 90210” and “Charmed,” died Saturday after years with breast cancer, her publicist said. Los Angeles County court
Continue ReadingAP Sports Writer Olympic boxing in Paris will see big changes to the sport’s traditional structure. Give or take a few last-minute additions or dropouts, half of the 248 boxers in Paris will be women. That’s a milestone justly heralded across the sport, but the Olympics got there by sharply cutting the number of male
Continue ReadingAP Golf Writer TROON, Scotland (AP) — The wind caught just about everyone off guard Thursday in the British Open. It came from the opposite direction off the Irish Sea, accompanied by occasional rain, and made Royal Troon a tougher test than anyone was expecting. Turns out that wasn’t even the biggest surprise. Daniel Brown
Continue ReadingAssociated Press Like the star of an arena tour, a spotlight illuminated the glittering, golden vessel carried by a Catholic bishop. Inside, it held a round communion host, which Catholics believe is the full presence of Jesus in the appearance of bread. The bishop placed it on an altar at the center of Lucas Oil
Continue ReadingHAMILTON, Ohio (AP) — The fiancé of an Ohio art student who went missing nearly 13 years ago has been sentenced to three years in prison. John Carter was sentenced Thursday. He had pleaded guilty last month to involuntary manslaughter as part of a plea deal. Carter had been charged with two counts of murder
Continue ReadingAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden’s son, Hunter, has asked federal judges to dismiss tax and gun cases against him, citing a ruling in Florida this week that threw out a separate prosecution of former President Donald Trump. The request in federal courts in Delaware and California underscore the potential ramifications of U.S.
Continue ReadingORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — A 3-year-old boy who was reported missing from a resort near Walt Disney World in central Florida has been found dead. The Orange County Sheriff’s Office said Thursday that the boy was initially believed to have wandered away from the resort sometime in the morning. His body was found by deputies
Continue ReadingAssociated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A federal appeals court has dismissed a lawsuit challenging Tennessee’s first-in-the-nation law designed to place strict limits on drag shows, reversing a lower court ruling that deemed the statute unconstitutional. The Sixth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Thursday that the Memphis-based LGBTQ+ theater company that filed the complaint
Continue ReadingAssociated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Authorities say a Georgia man is facing federal charges of threatening to kill the director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation. U.S. Attorney Ryan Buchanan says 34-year-old John Donovan Woodbury of Roswell was arraigned Thursday in federal court in Atlanta. Court documents said Woodbury was indicted by a grand jury
Continue ReadingLOS ANGELES (AP) — Bob Newhart, the deadpan accountant-turned-comedian who became one of the most popular TV stars of his time after striking gold with a classic comedy album, has died at 94. Jerry Digney, Newhart’s publicist, says the actor died Thursday in Los Angeles after a series of short illnesses. Newhart, best remembered now
Continue ReadingAUBURN HILLS, Mich. (AP) — Stellantis is telling owners of more than 24,000 plug-in hybrid minivans to park them outdoors away from buildings, and to stop charging them due to the possibility of battery fires. The company said Thursday that it’s recalling certain 2017 through 2021 Chrysler Pacifica plug-in hybrids mainly in North America. Some
Continue ReadingAP Sports Writer TROON, Scotland (AP) — Tiger Woods had another disappointing round at a major championship. Woods’ 8-over 79 on Thursday at Royal Troon left him in danger of missing the cut for a third straight time at the British Open. Woods says “I need to shoot something in the mid-60s tomorrow to get
Continue ReadingAssociated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg and other officials paid a visit to the port of Long Beach to break ground on a $1.5 billion railyard expansion project that will more than triple the dock’s rail cargo capacity. Thursday’s event celebrated the project dubbed “America’s Green Gateway,” which will expand
Continue ReadingNEW ORLEANS (AP) — A federal appeals court in New Orleans has refused to pause a lower court order that blocks a Biden administration rule expanding protections for LGBTQ+ students under the federal Title IX law. The new protections have been praised by civil rights advocates. Opponents say they undermine the spirit of Title IX,
Continue ReadingAssociated Press PARIS (AP) — French authorities say a police officer has been wounded in a knife attack in Paris in the Champs-Elysees neighborhood. Prosecutors say the assailant was shot and died from his wounds. The attack on Thursday came just days before the opening ceremony of the Summer Olympics. Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin said
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