Debt ceiling explained: Why it's a struggle in Washington and how the impasse could end
May 23, 2023
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy met Monday after a weekend of on again, off again negotiations over raising the nation's debt ceiling and mere days before the government could reach a…
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Warner CEO booed at Boston University as supporters of writers' strike picket outside
May 22, 2023
BOSTON (AP) — Scores of Boston University students turned their backs on the head of one of Hollywood's biggest studios, and some shouted “pay your writers,” as he gave the school's commencement address Sunday in…
More than 30 million US drivers don't know if they're at risk from a rare but dangerous airbag blast
May 19, 2023
DETROIT (AP) — More than 33 million people in the United States are driving vehicles that contain a potentially deadly threat: Airbag inflators that in rare cases can explode in a collision and spew shrapnel.…
Man indicted in theft of 'Wizard of Oz' ruby slippers worn by Judy Garland
May 18, 2023
BROOKLYN CENTER (AP) -- A man has been indicted by a grand jury on charges of stealing a pair of ruby red slippers worn by Judy Garland in “The Wizard of Oz,” federal prosecutors in North Dakota…
ESPN announces 'Pat McAfee Show' will join afternoon lineup
May 17, 2023
BRISTOL (AP) -- Pat McAfee's show is moving to ESPN as part of a new multiyear deal announced Tuesday. McAfee first joined ESPN as a college football analyst for its Thursday night games in 2019.…
Vice Media files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, the latest in a string of digital media setbacks
May 16, 2023
NEW YORK (AP) — Vice Media on Monday filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, the most recent digital media company to falter after a meteoric rise. A consortium of lenders — Fortress Investment Group, Soros Fund…
2-time world champion Doyle Brunson, called the Godfather of Poker, dies at 89
May 15, 2023
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Doyle Brunson, one of the most influential poker players of all time and a two-time world champion, died Sunday, according to his agent. Brunson was 89. Brian Balsbaugh, Brunson's agent, posted a…
Title 42 has ended. Here's what it did, and how US immigration policy is changing
May 12, 2023
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. is putting new restrictions into place at its southern border to try to to stop migrants from crossing illegally and encourage them instead to apply for asylum online through a…
Google is giving its dominant search engine an artificial-intelligence makeover
May 11, 2023
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. (AP) — Google on Wednesday disclosed plans to infuse its dominant search engine with more advanced artificial-intelligence technology, a drive that's in response to one of the biggest threats to its long-established…
Sheriff: Louisiana man shot child playing hide and seek
May 10, 2023
STARKS, La. (AP) — A Louisiana man faces aggravated assault and battery charges after firing a gun at children who were playing hide and seek outside his home, wounding a 14-year-old girl, according to the…