PHOENIX — Someone inside Fox News gave Donald Trump's presidential campaign the questions he would face ahead of a town hall the network produced in January 2024, a forthcoming book alleges, according to excerpts obtained by The Associated Press. The claim appears in "Revenge: The Inside Story of Trump's Return...
TikTok’s Fate Arrives at Supreme Court in Collision of Free Speech and National Security
In one of the most important cases of the social media age, free speech and national security collide at the Supreme Court on Friday in arguments over the fate of TikTok, a wildly popular digital platform that roughly half the people in the United States use for entertainment and information....
‘Wicked’ Tops SAG Awards Nominations as Many Big Names Are Snubbed
LOS ANGELES - "Wicked" topped nominations to the 31st Screen Actors Guild Awards on Wednesday, landing a leading five nominations including best ensemble, and individual nods for Cynthia Erivo, Ariana Grande and Jonathan Bailey. Out-of-control wildfires that swept across Los Angeles and Southern California on Tuesday night forced the Screen...
Stock Market Today: Global Indexes Mixed as US Market Remains Closed
BANGKOK — World shares were mixed on Thursday as the U.S. stock market remained closed to observe a National Day of Mourning for former President Jimmy Carter. European stocks were modestly higher, with Germany's DAX inching up 0.1% to 20,342.60 and France's CAC 40 adding 0.6% to 7,500.22. Britain's FTSE...
New York’s Highest Appeals Court Declines to Block Trump’s Sentencing in His Hush Money Case
New York's highest court on Thursday declined to block Donald Trump's upcoming sentencing in his hush money case, leaving the U.S. Supreme Court as the president-elect's likely last option to prevent the hearing from taking place Friday. One judge of the New York Court of Appeals issued a brief order...
Billy Crystal, Mandy Moore, Paris Hilton Among Those Losing Homes in LA Fires
LOS ANGELES — Fires burning in and around Los Angeles have claimed the homes of numerous celebrities, including Billy Crystal, Mandy Moore and Paris Hilton and led to sweeping disruptions of entertainment events. Three awards ceremonies planned for this weekend have been postponed. Next week's Oscar nominations have been delayed....
Adorable Mimsey Can’t Wait to Become Your Purr-Fect Companion
Mimsey is a tiny adorable little 1-year-old girl! She loves exploring new spaces and gets along great with dogs and other cats. She also has the loudest purr you have ever heard; to hear them you simply have to talk to or hold her. Mimsey gets excited over food and...
Scientists Drill Nearly 2 Miles Down to Pull 1.2 Million-Year-Old Ice Core From Antarctic
An international team of scientists announced Thursday they've successfully drilled one of the oldest ice cores yet, penetrating nearly 2 miles (2.8 kilometers) to Antarctic bedrock to reach ice they say is at least 1.2 million years old. Analysis of the ancient ice is expected to show how Earth's atmosphere...
Jimmy Carter Honored With Washington Funeral Before Burial in His Georgia Hometown
Jimmy Carter, who considered himself an outsider even as he sat in the Oval Office as the 39th U.S. president, was honored Thursday with the pageantry of a funeral at Washington National Cathedral before a second service and burial in his tiny Georgia hometown. The first speaker was Joshua Carter,...
Fresno County Shooting Leaves Man Dead, Authorities Investigate
Fresno County Sheriff's detectives are investigating the shooting death of a man early Thursday morning in a rural area of Parlier, authorities said said in a statement. Deputies responded shortly before 3 a.m. to reports of gunfire near Academy and Adams avenues. They found a man lying outside with gunshot...