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Elton John achieves rare EGOT status with Emmy win for Dodger Stadium farewell concert special
Jan 16, 2024 by Sam Parsons
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Elton John has achieved EGOT status. The famed British singer-pianist won an Emmy Award on Monday night for best variety special (live) for “Elton John Live: Farewell from Dodger Stadium,” a three-hour concert…
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No joke: Feds are banning humorous electronic messages on highways
Jan 15, 2024 by Sam Parsons
PHOENIX (AP) — It’s no joke. Humorous and quirky messages on electronic signs will soon disappear from highways and freeways across the country. The U.S. Federal Highway Administration has given states two years to implement…
Feds charge eBay over employees who sent live spiders and cockroaches to couple; company to pay $3M
Jan 12, 2024 by Sam Parsons
BOSTON (AP) — Online retailer eBay Inc. will pay a $3 million fine to resolve criminal charges over a harassment campaign waged by employees who sent live spiders, cockroaches and other disturbing items to the home of a Massachusetts…
Alabama's Nick Saban retires after 7 national titles, most in major college football history
Jan 11, 2024 by Sam Parsons
TUSCALOOSA (AP) -- Nick Saban’s coaching reign has come to an end. His dominance over college football, however, will forever linger in lore. Saban, who won seven national championships — more than any major college football coach — and turned Alabama…
For consumers shopping for an EV, new rules mean fewer models qualify for a tax credit
Jan 10, 2024 by Sam Parsons
DETROIT (AP) — U.S. consumers looking to get a tax credit on an electric vehicle purchase have fewer models to choose from under new rules that limit the countries where automakers can buy battery parts…
Tiger Woods, Nike end partnership after more than 27 years
Jan 09, 2024 by Sam Parsons
NEW YORK (AP) -- Tiger Woods has gone from “Hello, world,” to saying goodbye to Nike. Woods ended months of speculation by making it official Monday that the partnership between golf's biggest star and the…
'Oppenheimer' dominates Golden Globes, 'Poor Things' upsets 'Barbie' in comedy
Jan 08, 2024 by Sam Parsons
BEVERLY HILLS (AP) -- Christopher Nolan's blockbuster biopic “Oppenheimer” dominated the 81st Golden Globes, winning five awards including best drama, while Yorgos Lanthimos' Frankenstein riff “Poor Things” pulled off an upset victor over “Barbie” to triumph…
Glynis Johns, 'Mary Poppins' star who first sang Sondheim's 'Send in the Clowns,' dies at 100
Jan 05, 2024 by Sam Parsons
NEW YORK (AP) — Glynis Johns, a Tony Award-winning stage and screen star who played the mother opposite Julie Andrews in the classic movie “Mary Poppins” and introduced the world to the bittersweet standard-to-be “Send in the Clowns” by…
FBI calls bomb threats that led to brief lockdowns and evacuations of some state capitols a hoax
Jan 04, 2024 by Sam Parsons
WASHINGTON (AP) -- A bomb threat emailed to officials in several states early Wednesday briefly disrupted government affairs and prompted some state capitol evacuations, but no explosives were found and federal officials quickly dismissed the…
Drive a Honda or Acura? Over 2.5 million cars are under recall due to fuel pump defect
Dec 22, 2023 by Sam Parsons
NEW YORK (AP) — Honda Motor's American arm is recalling more than 2.5 million vehicles in the U.S. due to a fuel pump defect that can increase risks of engine failure or stalling while driving.…
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