MIAMI — Taylor Swift was born in 1989. Travis Kelce wears jersey No. 87. American Airlines and United Airlines took notice. Whether you’re a Swiftie or a member of Chiefs Kingdom, if you need flights from Kansas City to Las Vegas and the Super Bowl on Feb. 11, a few...
Toyota Urges Owners of Old Corolla, Matrix and RAV4 Models to Park Them Until Air Bags Replaced
DETROIT — Toyota and General Motors are telling the owners of about 61,000 older Corolla, Matrix, RAV4 and Pontiac Vibe models to stop driving them because their Takata air bag inflators are at risk of exploding and hurling shrapnel. The urgent warning Monday covers certain Corolla compact cars and Matrix...
Think Taxes Are Too High? You’re Not Alone, AP-NORC Poll Reveals
NEW YORK — A majority of taxpayers feel they pay too much in taxes, with many saying that they receive a poor value in return, according to a new poll from the University of Chicago Harris School of Public Policy and The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research. Two-thirds...
Document Spells Out Allegations Against 12 UN Employees Israel Says Participated in Hamas Attack
TEL AVIV, Israel — An Israeli document obtained Monday spelled out allegations against a dozen U.N. employees the country says took part in Hamas' Oct. 7 assault — claiming seven stormed into Israeli territory, including one who participated in a kidnapping and another who helped to steal a soldier’s body....
Israel Military Operation Destroys Gaza Cemetery. Israel Says Hamas Used Site to Hide Tunnel
KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip — The Islamic cemetery in southern Gaza was demolished, graves excised from the earth. A skull with no teeth rested atop the sandy, churned rubble. The neighborhood of Bani Suheila in the southern Gaza city of Khan Younis, which soldiers showed foreign journalists Saturday, was obliterated,...
X Pauses Some Taylor Swift Searches as Deepfake Explicit Images Spread
Elon Musk's social media platform X has blocked some searches for Taylor Swift as pornographic deepfake images of the singer have circulated online. Attempts to search for her name without quote marks on the site Monday resulted in an error message and a prompt for users to retry their search,...
Enemy Drone That Killed US Troops in Jordan Was Mistaken for American Drone, Report Suggests
WASHINGTON — An enemy drone that killed three American troops and wounded dozens of others in Jordan may have been confused with an American drone returning to the U.S. installation, two U.S. officials said Monday. As the enemy drone was flying in at a low altitude, a U.S. drone was...
Tesla Puts German Factory Production on Hold as Red Sea Attacks Disrupt Supply Chains
BERLIN — Tesla says it's temporarily halting most production at its German factory because of attacks in the Red Sea, a vital global shipping corridor. The electric vehicle maker said in a statement Thursday night that its factory near Berlin, which makes Model Y vehicles and batteries, will pause from...
Biden Is Trying to Balance Gaza Protests and Free Speech Rights as Demonstrators Disrupt His Events
MANASSAS, Va. — It was President Joe Biden's first big campaign rally of the year, a chance to spotlight the issue of protecting abortion rights. Instead, at least a dozen times during Biden's 22-minute speech, demonstrators scattered throughout the audience rose to shout out demands for a cease-fire in Gaza....
49ers Open as 2.5 Point Favorites Over Chiefs in Super Bowl
Patrick Mahomes, Travis Kelce, and the Kansas City Chiefs are heading to Las Vegas with a chance for a rare repeat while facing the San Francisco 49ers in a Super Bowl rematch from four years ago. The Chiefs beat Lamar Jackson and the No. 1-seeded Baltimore Ravens 17-10 in the AFC championship game...