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Newspaper sues city for police records, mayor directs ‘immediate steps’ for response
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — A Kentucky newspaper has sued the state's biggest city to get access to police records cited in a federal investigation.The Courier Journal reported on Monday that it filed a...
Tiger Woods, Nike end partnership after more than 27 years
By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer 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...
Jim Harbaugh delivers a national title. Corum scores 2 TDs, Michigan overpowers Washington 34-13
By RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Football Writer HOUSTON (AP) — Jim Harbaugh raised the championship trophy as gold and white confetti sprayed over his team and "We Are the Champions" blared.Nine years...
Explosion at historic Texas hotel injures 21 and scatters debris in downtown Fort Worth
Explosion at historic Texas hotel injures 21 and scatters debris in downtown Fort WorthBy JAMIE STENGLE Associated Press FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — An explosion at a historic Texas hotel in Fort Worth...
Beau’s Seven Day Outlook
Strong Winds Tonight Could Create Hazardous Driving Conditions, Wintry Weather Likely This Week
Winds exceeding 40 mph, power outages, flying debris and snow accumulation possible in some areas FRANKFORT, Ky. (Jan. 8, 2024) – Kentucky state highway crews are on alert for any...
U.S. 45 Ohio River “Brookport” Bridge is Open
Repairs to bridge railing and guardrail are completed PADUCAH, KY (January 8, 2024) The U.S. 45 Ohio River “Brookport” Bridge between Paducah, KY, and Brookport, IL, has reopened after...
Purdue remains No. 1 in AP Top 25, Gonzaga falls to No. 24 but runs poll streak to 142 weeks
By DAVE SKRETTA AP Basketball Writer Purdue remained atop the AP Top 25 men's college basketball poll for the third straight week Monday, while Gonzaga dropped to No. 24 after a loss to San Diego...
Winter storms dump snow on both US coasts as icy roads make for hazardous travel
By STEVE LeBLANC Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — A major winter storm bringing heavy snow and freezing rain to some communities spread across New England on Sunday, sending residents scurrying for...
Israeli strike kills an elite Hezbollah commander in the latest escalation linked to the war in Gaza
By KAREEM CHEHAYEB, BASSEM MROUE, WAFAA SHURAFA and SAMY MAGDY Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — An Israeli airstrike killed an elite Hezbollah commander in southern Lebanon on Monday, the latest in an...
First US lunar lander in more than 50 years rockets toward moon with commercial deliveries
By MARCIA DUNN AP Aerospace Writer CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — The first U.S. lunar lander in more than 50 years rocketed toward the moon Monday, launching private companies on a space race to make...
Boeing jetliner that suffered inflight blowout was restricted because of concern over warning light
By CLAIRE RUSH and DAVID KOENIG Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The Boeing jetliner that suffered an inflight blowout over Oregon was not being used for flights to Hawaii after a warning...
A heavy wave of Russian missile attacks pounds areas across Ukraine, killing at least 4 civilians
By ILLIA NOVIKOV Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia launched its latest barrage of hypersonic and cruise missiles against Ukrainian targets early Monday, striking near the front lines of...
Pope calls for universal ban on surrogacy in global roundup of threats to peace and human dignity
By NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press ROME (AP) — Pope Francis called Monday for a universal ban on the “despicable” practice of surrogate motherhood, as he included the “commercialization” of...
North Korea’s Kim turns 40. But there are no public celebrations of his birthday
By HYUNG-JIN KIM and JIWON SONG Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un turned 40 on Monday with no announced public celebrations at home, after he entered the new...
With each strike, fears grow that Israel, the US and Iran’s allies are inching closer to all-out war
By JOSEPH KRAUSS Associated Press In the last week alone, Israel has killed a senior Hamas militant in an airstrike in Beirut, Hezbollah has fired barrages of rockets into Israel, the U.S. has...
Blinken brings US push on post-war Gaza planning and stopping conflict to UAE and Saudi Arabia
By MATTHEW LEE AP Diplomatic Writer ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken has opened his third day of meetings on an urgent Mideast diplomatic mission to...
A chaotic Golden Globes night had a bit of everything: The silly, the serious, and Taylor Swift, too
By JOCELYN NOVECK AP National Writer They may not have had lukewarm chardonnay on the tables, as nominee Jennifer Lawrence had predicted. But the 81st Golden Globes had a bit of everything else:...
Explainer: Now-found door ‘plug’ may hold vital clues to how a gaping hole blew open on a jetliner
By DAVID KOENIG AP Airlines Writer Investigators said Sunday they had found the piece of fuselage that blew off a Boeing airliner over Oregon on Friday, and hoped it would provide physical evidence...
Thousands forced from homes by a deadly Japan earthquake on New Year’s face stress and exhaustion
By HIRO KOMAE, AYAKA MCGILL and YURI KAGEYAMA Associated Press WAJIMA, Japan (AP) — Thousands of people made homeless overnight are living in weariness and uncertainty on the western coast of Japan...
