By The Associated Press FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Def Leppard drummer Rick Allen says he is recovering from an attack earlier this month outside a Florida hotel. Allen, who was in South Florida to perform a show at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, was attacked while taking a smoke break outside the
Continue ReadingBy Sahar Akbarzai, Hira Humayun, Sophia Saifi, Masoud Popalzai and Helen Regan, CNN The death toll from a strong earthquake that struck northeast Afghanistan on Tuesday could rise much higher, authorities warned Wednesday, after tremors were felt in several major Pakistani cities and as far away as the Indian capital New Delhi. At least 13
Continue Reading By ERIC TUCKER and MICHAEL R. SISAK Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Facing the possibility of criminal charges, Donald Trump waited it out in Florida on Tuesday as New York braced for disruptions that could follow an indictment. Republican contenders in the 2024 race sized up the impact a prosecution could have on a
Continue ReadingBy Ashley Strickland, CNN An unusual animal with canine teeth similar to those of a saber-toothed cat and the wide-set eyes of a cow lived in South America some 5 million years ago. In order to successfully hunt prey and survive, the “marsupial sabertooth,” called Thylacosmilus atrox, adapted to view the world in a unique
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When we think of late spring and much of last summer, weeks of drought come to mind.
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By DAVE SKRETTA AP Basketball Writer MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) — In less than a year, Jerome Tang has taken a Kansas State program that was down to two scholarship players and built a team headed to the Sweet 16. The longtime Baylor assistant has changed the culture of the Wildcats’ program. Tang and his team
Continue Reading By AARON BEARD AP Basketball Writer Kelvin Sampson has been around college basketball long enough to remember when preseason practices started in October following a true offseason, teams remained largely intact for multiple seasons and players weren’t permitted to pursue endorsement deals. It might as well be a different planet now. The way Houston’s coach
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By JESSICA GRESKO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court ruled unanimously Tuesday for a deaf student who sued his public school system for providing an inadequate education. The case is significant for other disabled students who allege they were failed by school officials. The case the justices ruled in involves Miguel Luna Perez,
Continue ReadingBy Chloe Melas, CNN Sarah Snook revealed some big news at the “Succession” premiere Monday night in New York. Snook told reporters that she is 32-weeks pregnant, expecting her first child with husband, Dave Lawson. “I feel great,” Snook told Entertainment Tonight. When speaking to CNN, Brian Cox, who plays the villainous patriarch on the
Continue Reading JUNCTION CITY, Kan. (AP) — Two people arrested over the weekend in Michigan have been charged with killing a Kansas couple while stealing their car. Online court records show that 33-year-old Steven Pierce was charged Tuesday and 29-year-old Kallie Peters on Monday with two counts of first-degree murder, aggravated robbery and theft. Both are from
Continue ReadingBy Steve Almasy and Thomas Schlachter, CNN Japan won the World Baseball Classic on Tuesday night, downing Team USA 3-2 in the championship game at loanDepot Park in Miami. The game ended in dramatic fashion with Japan’s Shohei Ohtani striking out his MLB teammate Mike Trout with a full-count slider to seal Japan’s third title.
Continue Reading By JIM SALTER Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers plans to test for radioactive contamination at a suburban St. Louis park that sits along a notoriously toxic creek. The Corps of Engineers is seeking permission from St. Louis County to test soil and water at Fort Belle Fontaine Park,
Continue ReadingBy Jackie Wattles, CNN Video by Channon Hodge, CNN Researchers have been pushing the limits of 3D printing for decades, using the manufacturing technique to churn out consumer goods such as furniture and shoes, human organs and even a rocket. But can the industrial technology be applied to make a fully baked dessert that can
Continue Reading By FRANK JORDANS Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — Senior government officials at a climate meeting in Copenhagen have given a muted response to calls from the head of the United Nations for greater ambition when it comes to reducing countries’ greenhouse gas emissions. On Monday, U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres urged rich countries to bring forward
Continue Reading By The Associated Press A New York grand jury investigating hush payments made on Donald Trump’s behalf during the 2016 presidential campaign has refocused attention on the Manhattan district attorney steering the case. Alvin Bragg’s decision to convene the grand jury early this year could lead to the first criminal charge against a former U.S.
Continue Reading WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Polish leaders have held meetings with the wife of imprisoned Belarusian human rights campaigner and Nobel peace laureate Ales Bialiatski. The aim of their meetings is to stress Warsaw’s continued support for Belarus’ democratic opposition and political prisoners. Bialiatski is one of Belarus’ top human rights advocates and one of the
Continue ReadingBy Raja Razek and Shawna Mizelle, CNN Missouri’s Republican attorney general is seeking to implement an emergency regulation to restrict gender-affirming care for minors. “Because gender transition interventions are experimental, the regulation clarifies that state law already prohibits performing experimental procedures in the absence of specific guardrails,” Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey said in a
Continue Reading By KARL RITTER Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian and Ukrainian officials have given conflicting accounts of what appeared to be a brazen attack on Russian cruise missiles being transported by train in Moscow-annexed Crimea. A Ukrainian military spokesperson hinted that Kyiv was behind the explosion late Monday that reportedly destroyed multiple Kalibr missiles
Continue Reading By ALEX VEIGA AP Business Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Sales of previously occupied U.S. homes surged in February to the fastest pace in six months as homebuyers seized on a modest drop in mortgage rates and slight pullback in prices. The National Association of Realtors said Tuesday that existing home sales jumped 14.5% last
Continue Reading BERLIN (AP) — Police say one of two porcupines which went missing from a zoo in central Germany over the weekend has somehow found its way back home. State police in Saxony-Anhalt had called Sunday for the public to keep an eye out for the two Indian crested porcupines, called Pinky and Brain, after they
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