Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — In his sixth season as chief conductor, Kirill Petrenko is leading the Berlin Philharmonic on its 25th U.S. tour and second in three years. There are eight performances from Nov. 15-26 in Washington, D.C., New York, Boston, Ann Arbor, Michigan, and Chicago. He is the latest in the orchestra’s
Continue ReadingAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — After several weeks working mostly behind closed doors, Vice President-elect JD Vance returned to Capitol Hill this week in a new, more visible role: Helping Donald Trump try to get his most contentious Cabinet picks through Senate confirmation in the Senate, where Vance has served for the last two years.
Continue ReadingPESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — Protesters in Pakistan’s restive northwest chanted anti-government slogans and tensions flared as funeral prayers were held for 42 Shiite Muslims who were ambushed and killed by gunmen a day earlier. The attack was one of the region’s deadliest such assaults in recent years. The victims were traveling in a convoy from
Continue ReadingGENEVA (AP) — The Swiss government says it is barring exports to a Polish military hardware supplier after concluding that some 645,000 rounds of Swiss-made small-caliber ammunition ended up in Ukraine in violation of Swiss law. The State Secretariat for Economic Affairs said exports to the Polish company will be barred because “the risk of
Continue ReadingAssociated Press LONDON (AP) — A woman who claimed mixed martial arts fighter Conor McGregor “brutally raped and battered” her in a Dublin hotel penthouse was awarded nearly 250,000 Euros ($257,000) on Friday by a civil court jury in Ireland. Nikita Hand said the Dec. 9, 2018, assault after a night of partying left her
Continue ReadingATLANTA (AP) — Spelman College’s president won’t be coming back from her leave of absence and is stepping down permanently. The historically Black women’s college made the announcement Thursday. The college hasn’t said why Dr. Helene Gayle initially left or why she won’t return. Trustees say they are working on a plan to select the
Continue ReadingAssociated Press BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Donald Trump assigned Doug Burgum a singular mission in nominating the governor of oil-rich North Dakota to lead an agency that oversees a half-billion acres of federal land and vast areas offshore: “Drill baby drill.” That dictate from the president-elect’s announcement of Burgum for Secretary of Interior sets the
Continue ReadingAssociated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Democratic U.S. Rep. Marcy Kaptur’s Trump-endorsed rival said he called the veteran Ohio congresswoman to concede defeat in the 2024 election. In a video posted Friday to X, formerly Twitter, state Rep. Derek Merrin did not rule out running for Kaptur’s seat again in two years, but he said
Continue ReadingAssociated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Jonathan Majors ’ ex-girlfriend has dropped her assault and defamation lawsuit against the once-rising Hollywood star after reaching a settlement. Lawyers for Majors and Grace Jabbari agreed to dismiss the case with prejudice, according to a joint filing in Manhattan federal court Thursday. Jabbari’s lawyer said Friday that the
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — A judge confirmed Friday that President-elect Donald Trump won’t be sentenced this month in his hush money case, instead setting a schedule for prosecutors and his lawyers to expand on their ideas about what to do next. Amid a flurry of filings in the case since Trump’s election win this month,
Continue ReadingBy Ivana Kottasová, CNN (CNN) — A decision by the International Criminal Court to issue arrest warrants for Israeli officials was met with anger and annoyance at Jerusalem’s bustling Mahane Yehuda Market. But the most palpable sentiment was one of unity. “I think it’s terrible. What about Putin? What about the real evil people?” Sarita
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A third man suspected of murder in a deadly June 2023 shooting pleaded guilty Friday.
Continue ReadingAmazon is investing an additional $4 billion in the artificial intelligence startup Anthropic as major technology companies rush to fund generative AI. This will bring Amazon’s total investment in Anthropic – which began last year – to $8 billion. Anthropic, an OpenAI rival, said the Seattle-based tech giant will maintain its position as a minority
Continue ReadingAP Sports Writer A rugby player called Harry Potter is set to make his debut for Australia on Sunday. He knows the puns are headed his way. Fittingly the match against Scotland will take place in Edinburgh, the city where the world-famous Harry Potter fantasy books were written by J.K. Rowling. Potter is a 26-year-old
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By Kara Scannell, CNN New York (CNN) — The judge overseeing Donald Trump’s criminal hush money trial has adjourned his sentencing, which was set for next week. Judge Juan Merchan also agreed to hold off on issuing his decision on presidential immunity until after he reviews the parties’ filings. Merchan granted Trump’s request to file
Continue ReadingLONDON (AP) — Buckingham Palace says Queen Camilla will miss another engagement as she recovers from a chest infection. The wife of King Charles III, has been slowly returning to public duties and was set to attend the Royal Variety performance with the monarch. But her doctors suggested she needed a bit more time.
Continue ReadingAP Basketball Writer MIAMI (AP) — The NBA is urging its players to take additional precautions to secure their homes following reports of recent high-profile burglaries of dwellings owned by Milwaukee Bucks forward Bobby Portis, Minnesota Timberwolves guard Mike Conley Jr. and Kansas City Chiefs teammates Patrick Mahomes and Travis Kelce. In a memo the
Continue ReadingAP Basketball Writer MIAMI (AP) — The NBA is urging its players to take additional precautions to secure their homes following reports of recent high-profile burglaries of dwellings owned by Milwaukee Bucks forward Bobby Portis, Minnesota Timberwolves guard Mike Conley Jr. and Kansas City Chiefs teammates Patrick Mahomes and Travis Kelce. In a memo the
Continue ReadingWASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court is allowing a multibillion-dollar class action investors’ lawsuit to proceed against Facebook parent Meta stemming from the privacy scandal involving the Cambridge Analytica political consulting firm.The justices heard arguments in November in Meta’s bid to shut down the lawsuit. On Friday, they decided that they were wrong to take
Continue ReadingDETROIT (AP) — Hyundai and Kia are recalling over 208,000 electric vehicles to fix a pesky problem that can cause loss of drive power, increasing the risk of a crash. The recalls cover more than 145,000 Hyundai and Genesis vehicles including the 2022 through 2024 Ioniq 5, the 2023 through 2025 Ioniq 6, GV60 and
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