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AP Entertainment Writers LOS ANGELES (AP) — Cissy Houston, a two-time Grammy-winning soul and gospel artist who sang with Aretha Franklin, Elvis Presley and other stars and knew triumph and heartbreak as the mother of Whitney Houston, has died. She was 91. Cissy Houston died Monday morning in her New Jersey home while under hospice

Associated Press ROCHESTER, Mich. (AP) — Former Representative Mike Rogers is attempting to become the first Republican to win a U.S. Senate race in Michigan in 30 years. Rep. Elissa Slotkin stands in his way on the Democratic side and holds a significant fundraising advantage. The Michigan race could turn on how the presidential candidates

Associated Press A judge has declared a second mistrial in the case of a Vermont sheriff charged with assault for kicking a shackled detainee twice in the groin in 2022 when he was a captain. Franklin County Sheriff John Grismore went on trial last week for a second time after a jury deadlocked in July.

AP National Writer A judge has given preliminary approval to the $2.78 billion legal settlement that figures to transform college sports. U.S District Judge Claudia Wilken released an order Monday setting a timeline for a deal that would put millions of dollars into the pockets of college athletes, who can begin applying for payment on

Associated Press TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) — Tunisia’s President Kais Saied has won reelection in a landslide victory after a campaign that saw opponents jailed alongside journalists, activists and attorneys. The North African country’s election authority says Saied won 90.7% of the vote. Turnout was low after many of his critics chose to boycott. The closest

AP Sports Writer PASADENA, Calif. (AP) — Tennis great Billie Jean King will preside over the 136th Rose Parade as grand marshal next year. King was introduced in a shower of confetti on the lawn of Tournament House in Pasadena while “Philadelphia Freedom” blared. It’s the hit song Elton John wrote for her. King will

AP Film Writer TORONTO (AP) — As two of the most in-demand actors of their generation, Florence Pugh and Andrew Garfield have transformed themselves into all kinds of roles. They have donned Marvel costumes and joined period ensembles. But “We Live in Time” is a particularly unadorned view of two of the best actors working

A federal judge said the Federal Trade Commission can proceed with its landmark antitrust lawsuit against Amazon. But Judge John H. Chun also gave the company a small victory by tossing out a few claims made by states involved in the legal fight. The order, which was issued last week and unsealed on Monday, is

CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — Three people accused of breaking into South African President Cyril Ramaphosa’s game farm and stealing $580,000 in cash that was stashed in a couch have appeared in a court and had their case postponed until next month. The alleged theft happened in 2020 but came to light two years

Associated Press TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — A Belarusian-American has had his prison term extended to a total of 13 1/2 years in the latest move in a multi-pronged crackdown on dissent by Belarus’ authoritarian government. Yuras Zyankovich, a lawyer who has dual Belarusian and U.S. citizenship, has been held behind bars since 2021. He was

Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — The North Carolina State Board of Elections has unanimously passed an emergency resolution to make several voting changes in western North Carolina after Hurricane Helene devastated the region. The board is made up of both Democrats and Republicans. The resolution passed Monday includes changes for 13 affected counties in

Associated Press PONT-SONDÉ, Haiti (AP) — Thousands of Haitians are facing an uncertain future after surviving a brutal gang attack last week in a small town that killed at least 70 people. More than 6,000 survivors have fled Pont-Sondé in Haiti’s central region, where massacres of such magnitude were once unheard of. Many people have

Associated Press SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — The Georgia Supreme Court on Monday halted a ruling striking down the state’s near-ban on abortions while it considers the state’s appeal. The high court’s order came a week after a judge found that Georgia unconstitutionally prohibits abortions beyond about six weeks of pregnancy, often before women realize they’re

Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia’s top elections official said he doesn’t expect damage from Hurricane Helene to cause major disruptions for next month’s general election in the state. After coming ashore in Florida, Helene hit Georgia hard, leaving destruction and power outages in its wake. Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger said during a news

Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Islanders who were forced to leave their remote Indian Ocean home to make way for a U.S. military base half a century ago protested outside the U.K. Parliament on Monday. They are angry about a deal they say has decided their homeland’s fate without them. The British government announced last

Associated Press HOUSTON (AP) — Prosecutors have asked a jury to sentence a former Houston police officer to life in prison for the murders of a married couple during a drug raid that exposed systemic corruption. Prosecutors said Monday that Gerald Goines used his badge to prey on people he was supposed to protect. Goines

Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A Jewish congressman said masked pro-Palestinian demonstrators arrived outside his Ohio home on the eve of Monday’s anniversary of the Oct. 7 attack and refused to leave. Democratic U.S. Rep. Greg Landsman said Monday that the group has set up an encampment and intimidated him and his family members.

Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Monday rejected an appeal from Martin Shkreli, who was once dubbed “Pharma Bro” after jacking up the price of a lifesaving drug. Shkreli appealed an order to return $64.6 million in profits he and his former company reaped after monopolizing the market for the medication and