NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Daryl Hall has accused his longtime music partner John Oates of committing the “ultimate partnership betrayal” by planning to sell his share of the Hall & Oates duo's joint venture without the other's permission, Hall said in a court declaration supporting his lawsuit to keep the transaction...
Jewish Groups Sue UC Berkeley Over ‘Unchecked’ Antisemitism
In the halls of UC Berkeley, a storm is brewing. Two Jewish organizations have taken the university and its law school to court, alleging a rampant and unchecked wave of antisemitism. The Louis D. Brandeis Center and Jewish Americans for Fairness in Education claim that the university's inaction has fostered...
Ukraine Insists It Sees No Sign of NATO War Fatigue Even as Fighting and Weapons Supplies Stall
BRUSSELS — Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba insisted on Wednesday that NATO allies are showing no sign of war fatigue and remain committed to helping Ukraine defend itself against Russia and take back occupied territory. Speaking to The Associated Press, Kuleba also said that President Vladimir Putin is miscalculating if he sees...
GM Says It Can Handle Rising Labor Costs as It Announces Huge Share Buyback and Dividend Increase
DETROIT — Clearly frustrated with its languishing share price, General Motors on Wednesday announced a massive stock buyback plan, raised its dividend and told investors it can absorb increased labor costs from a six-week autoworkers strike. The Detroit company said it lost production of 95,000 vehicles due to the United...
US Economic Growth for Last Quarter Is Revised Up to a 5.2% Annual Rate
WASHINGTON — Shrugging off higher interest rates, America's consumers spent enough to help drive the economy to a brisk 5.2% annual pace from July through September, the government reported Wednesday in an upgrade from its previous estimate. The government had previously estimated that the economy grew at a 4.9% annual...
A Six-Planet Solar System in Perfect Synchrony Has Been Found in the Milky Way
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Astronomers have discovered a rare in-sync solar system with six planets moving like a grand cosmic orchestra, untouched by outside forces since their birth billions of years ago. The find, announced Wednesday, can help explain how solar systems across the Milky Way galaxy came to be....
Rosalynn Carter Honored by Family, Friends, First Ladies and Presidents, Including Husband Jimmy
ATLANTA — Rosalynn Carter was remembered Tuesday as a former U.S. first lady who leveraged her fierce intellect and political power to put her deep Christian faith into action by always helping others, especially those who needed it most. A gathering of first ladies and presidents — including her 99-year-old...
Trump Embraces the Jan. 6 Rioters on the Trail. In Court, His Lawyers Hope to Distance Him from Them
WASHINGTON — Donald Trump has embraced the rioters who attacked the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, as patriots, vowed to pardon a large portion of them if he wins a second term and even collaborated on a song with a group of jailed defendants. Trump's Election Interference Case In his election interference case in Washington, his...
US Life Expectancy Rose Last Year, But It Remains Below Its Pre-Pandemic Level
NEW YORK — U.S. life expectancy rose last year — by more than a year — but still isn't close to what it was before the COVID-19 pandemic. The 2022 rise was mainly due to the waning pandemic, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention researchers said Wednesday. But even with the...
Was the Vermont Shooting of 3 Men of Palestinian Descent a Hate Crime? Under State Law It Might Be
BOSTON — As authorities in Vermont push forward with their investigation of the weekend shooting of three college students of Palestinian descent, they are weighing whether to treat the violence as a hate crime. The three young men were shot and seriously injured Saturday while walking near the University of Vermont campus in Burlington....