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A pastor and a small Ohio city tussle over the legality of his 24/7 homeless ministry
COLUMBUS, Ohio — A Christian church in Ohio filed a federal lawsuit this week after its pastor was charged with violating city ordinances when he opened up the sanctuary around the clock for homeless people and others to find shelter. Police this month filed 18 criminal charges against Dad’s Place...
21 Israeli troops are killed in the deadliest attack on the military since the Gaza offensive began
JERUSALEM — Palestinian militants carried out the deadliest single attack on Israel’s forces since the Hamas raid that triggered the war, killing 21 soldiers, the military said Tuesday, a significant setback that could add to mounting calls for a cease-fire. Hours later, the military announced that ground forces had encircled...
Almost 80 years after the Holocaust, 245,000 Jewish survivors are still alive
BERLIN — Almost 80 years after the Holocaust, about 245,000 Jewish survivors are still living across more than 90 countries, a new report revealed Tuesday. Nearly half of them, or 49%, are living in Israel; 18% are in Western Europe, 16% in the United States, and 12% in countries of...
Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson gets rights to one of the most famous nicknames in entertainment, his own
It is a name that has become almost synonymous with professional wrestling but its bearer, Dwayne Johnson, has never legally owned “The Rock.” That will change under a new agreement with the WWE under which Johnson will also join the board of TKO Group, the sports and entertainment company that...
‘Oppenheimer’ tops all Oscar nominees with 13; ‘Barbie’ snags 8Video
NEW YORK — After a tumultuous movie year marred by strikes and work stoppages, the Academy Awards showered nominations Tuesday on Christopher Nolan’s blockbuster biopic, “Oppenheimer,” which came away with a leading 13 nominations. Nolan’s three-hour opus, viewed as the best picture frontrunner, received nods for best picture; Nolan’s direction;...
Trump wins New Hampshire primary as rematch with Biden appears increasingly likely
MANCHESTER, N.H. — Former President Donald Trump easily won New Hampshire’s primary on Tuesday, seizing command of the race for the Republican nomination and making a November rematch against President Joe Biden feel all the more inevitable. The result was a setback for former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley, who finished...
Nikki Haley sweeps Dixville Notch’s primary, winning all 6 votes
DIXVILLE NOTCH, N.H. — The six registered voters of tiny Dixville Notch in New Hampshire all cast their ballots for Nikki Haley at midnight on Tuesday, giving her a clean sweep over former President Donald Trump and all the other candidates. The resort town was the first place in the...
AI-generated robocall impersonates Biden in an apparent attempt to suppress votes in New HampshireVideo
The New Hampshire attorney general’s office on Monday said it was investigating reports of an apparent robocall that used artificial intelligence to mimic President Joe Biden’s voice and discourage voters in the state from coming to the polls during Tuesday’s primary election. Attorney General John Formella said the recorded message,...
Titans agree to hire Bengals offensive coordinator Brian Callahan as head coach, AP source saysVideo
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The Tennessee Titans have agreed to hire Cincinnati Bengals offensive coordinator Brian Callahan as their head coach, a person familiar with the decision told the Associated Press on Monday. The person spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity because the deal hadn’t been finalized. Callahan replaces...
Hall of Fame second baseman Ryne Sandberg says he has metastatic prostate cancer
CHICAGO — Hall of Fame second baseman Ryne Sandberg has been diagnosed with metastatic prostate cancer. The 64-year-old Sandberg said Monday in a release put out by the Baseball Hall of Fame that he has started treatment. “I am surrounded by my loving wife Margaret, our incredibly supportive family, the...
Now 1 win from a Super Bowl, the Ravens face a big hurdle in Patrick Mahomes and the ChiefsVideo
OWINGS MILLS, Md. — Yes, John Harbaugh will cop to having some Taylor Swift songs on his phone. Aside from that, he wasn’t playing along when asked about his next opponent’s celebrity fan. “I haven’t been distracted by that at all,” Harbaugh said. “It hasn’t really crossed my mind at...
Wall Street ticks higher, closes above 38,000 for 1st time everVideo
NEW YORK — Most stocks rose Monday on Wall Street to build on its all-time high reached last week. The S&P 500 added 10.62 points, or 0.2%, to 4,850.43. The Dow Jones Industrial Average topped 38,000 points after rising 138.01, or 0.4%, to 38,001.81. The Nasdaq composite gained 49.32, or...
U.S., British militaries team up again to bomb sites in Yemen used by Iran-backed Houthis
WASHINGTON — The United States and British militaries bombed multiple sites used by the Iranian-backed Houthis in Yemen on Monday night, the second time the two allies have conducted coordinated retaliatory strikes on an array of the rebels’ missile-launching capabilities, several U.S. officials said. According to officials, the U.S. and...
Rep. Nancy Mace of South Carolina backs Donald Trump over Nikki Haley in the 2024 Republican primary
CHARLESTON, S.C. — Donald Trump has picked up another endorsement from Nikki Haley’s home state of South Carolina, with Rep. Nancy Mace backing the former president in this year’s GOP presidential primary. Mace had stayed out of the 2024 Republican primary as two fellow South Carolinians — former Gov. Haley...
Norman Jewison, acclaimed director of ‘In the Heat of the Night’ and ‘Moonstruck,’ dead at 97
NEW YORK — Norman Jewison, the acclaimed and versatile Canadian-born director whose Hollywood films ranged from Doris Day comedies and “Moonstruck” to social dramas such as the Oscar-winning “In the Heat of the Night,” has died at age 97. Jewison, a three-time Oscar nominee who in 1999 received an Academy...
Flash floods inundate homes and overturn cars in San Diego as heavy rain sweeps through much of U.S.
SAN DIEGO — Flash floods inundated homes and overturned cars in San Diego on Monday as torrential rain swept through a large swath of the U.S., toppling trees and overflowing streets across California. Early morning flooding hit the town of Guerneville, north of San Francisco, where a creek overflowed after...
Judge orders the unsealing of divorce case of Trump special prosecutor in Georgia accused of affair
MARIETTA, Ga. — A judge on Monday ordered court records to be made public in the divorce involving a special prosecutor hired in the election case against Donald Trump and others and accused of having an affair with Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis. The judge ordered the unsealing of...
Supreme Court allows federal agents to cut razor wire Texas installed on U.S.-Mexico border
WASHINGTON — A divided Supreme Court on Monday allowed Border Patrol agents to resume cutting for now razor wire that Texas installed along a stretch of the U.S.-Mexico border that is at the center of an escalating standoff between the Biden administration and the state over immigration enforcement. The 5-4...
Vice President Harris targets Trump as she rallies for abortion rights in Wisconsin
WAUKESHA, Wisc. — Vice President Kamala Harris blasted Republicans as extremists for trying to ban abortions as she rallied women in the key battleground state of Wisconsin on Monday, marking the 51st anniversary of Roe v. Wade by leading Democrats’ charge for restoring reproductive rights. She singled out Donald Trump,...
Pilots at Southwest ratify a contract that will boost their pay raises by nearly 50% by 2028
DALLAS — Pilots at Southwest Airlines have overwhelmingly approved a new contract that will raise their pay rates by nearly 50% by 2028, becoming the last group of pilots at the nation’s four biggest airlines to score huge raises. The Southwest Airlines Pilots Association said Monday that the agreement covering...
20 people rescued from ice floe in Lake Erie, Coast Guard says
PORT CLINTON, Ohio — Twenty people were rescued from an ice floe in Lake Erie, the Coast Guard said Monday. The Coast Guard’s Ninth District Great Lakes station said it received a report about 10:20 a.m. that the people were stuck on a mile-long floe about a half-mile off Catawba...
Browns GM says he would ‘absolutely love’ to re-sign Flacco, even as Watson’s backup
BEREA, Ohio — Joe Flacco’s short, surprising stint with the Browns could lead to a second season in Cleveland — maybe as Deshaun Watson’s backup. General manager Andrew Berry said Monday that he would “absolutely love” to re-sign the 39-year-old Flacco, who went 4-1 as a starter and helped the...
UConn, Purdue remain atop jumbled AP Top 25; No. 25 New Mexico moves into rankings
The AP Top 25 had another week of upheaval, with teams bouncing around like kernels in a popcorn maker. The same two teams remained at the top amid the poll turmoil. Reigning national champion Connecticut stayed No. 1 in The Associated Press men’s college basketball poll released Monday, receiving 44...
Chiefs defense continues to overcome mistakes as their march to a Super Bowl defense continues
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Everyone seems to keep waiting for the problems that have plagued the Kansas City Chiefs all season to be their downfall. The dropped passes. The turnovers. The penalties. But one thing has yet to fail them: their defense. It showed up again in Sunday night’s 27-24...
New York City plans to wipe out $2 billion in medical debt for 500,000 residents
NEW YORK — New York City intends to wipe out more than $2 billion in medical debt for up to 500,000 residents, tackling a top cause of personal bankruptcy, Mayor Eric Adams announced Monday. The city is working with RIP Medical Debt, a nonprofit that buys medical debt in bulk...
