‘Despicable Me 4’ debuts with $122.6M as boom times return to the box office
Jul 08, 2024
NEW YORK (AP) — After a historically bad first half of the year, the box office is suddenly booming. “Despicable Me 4,” the Illumination Animation sequel, led the way over the holiday weekend with $75 million in ticket…
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Banned NBA player Jontay Porter will be charged in betting case, court papers indicate
Jul 05, 2024
NEW YORK (AP) — Former Toronto Raptors player Jontay Porter will be charged with a federal felony connected to the sports betting scandal that spurred the NBA to ban him for life, court papers indicate. Federal prosecutors in Brooklyn…
FDA approves a second Alzheimer's drug that can modestly slow disease
Jul 03, 2024
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. officials have approved another Alzheimer’s drug that can modestly slow the disease, providing a new option for patients in the early stages of the incurable, memory-destroying ailment. The Food and Drug Administration approved Eli…
Simone Biles headlines a U.S. women's gymnastics team eyeing redemption at the Paris Olympics
Jul 02, 2024
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — They all had a reason to come back. Every single one of them. Simone Biles to move past those wrenching two weeks in Japan three years ago, when the gymnastics superstar prioritized…
ESPN’s Dick Vitale diagnosed with cancer for a 4th time with surgery scheduled for Tuesday
Jul 01, 2024
BRISTOL, Conn. (AP) — Longtime ESPN college basketball analyst Dick Vitale said on social media he has been diagnosed with cancer for a fourth time. Vitale announced Friday that a biopsy of a lymph node in…
US sanctions Boeing for sharing information about 737 Max 9 investigation
Jun 28, 2024
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Boeing is being sanctioned by U.S. investigators for sharing information about a federal investigation of a door plug blowout that left a gaping hole in a Boeing 737 Max 9. The National Transportation Safety Board said Thursday…
Jury begins deliberations in class-action lawsuit against NFL by 'Sunday Ticket' subscribers
Jun 27, 2024
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The NFL was exploring a world without “Sunday Ticket” in 2017, where cable channels would air Sunday afternoon out-of-market games not shown on Fox or CBS. The league memo was shown…
For Tesla's futuristic new Cybertruck, a fourth recall
Jun 26, 2024
DETROIT (AP) — Tesla is recalling its futuristic new Cybertruck pickup for the fourth time in the U.S. to fix problems with trim pieces that can come loose and front windshield wipers that can fail. Tesla has…
Music record labels sue AI song-generators Suno and Udio for copyright infringement
Jun 25, 2024
BOSTON (AP) — Big record companies are suing artificial intelligence song-generators Suno and Udio for copyright infringement, alleging that the AI music startups are exploiting the recorded works of artists from Chuck Berry to Mariah…
Chicago's iconic 'Bean' sculpture reopens to tourists after nearly a year of construction
Jun 24, 2024
CHICAGO (AP) — One of Chicago's most popular tourist attractions known as “The Bean” reopened to the public Sunday after nearly a year of renovations and construction. Construction started in August last year, and fencing…