Search

Clemency rejected for man scheduled to be 1st person executed in Georgia in more than 4 years 03/19/2024 06:47pm • ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia's parole board has rejected clemency for a condemned man set to die Wednesday night, clearing the way for the state's first execution in more than four years. Lawyers for Willie James Pye had argued that he should not be executed because he is intellectually disabled and fee Ex-girlfriend of actor Jonathan Majors files civil suit accusing him of escalating abuse, defamation 03/19/2024 04:53pm • Jonathan Majors' former girlfriend sued him Tuesday on civil allegations including assault, battery, defamation and infliction of emotional distress, three months after the actor was convicted in a criminal trial of assaulting her in New York City. Grace Jabbari, a 31-year-old British dancer, filed PHOTOS: Take a peek into Metro's 'Fleet of the Future' 03/19/2024 04:52pm • Metro is still gradually returning the 7000 Series rail cars back in service after they were pulled over safety concerns following a derailment in 2021. But the transit agency is already gearing up for the next generation of trains and buses. Take a sneak peek. Through April 3, you can see a repl Why the arrival of spring could mean higher gas prices 03/19/2024 03:18pm • Experts say gas prices normally go up this time of year as Americans are using more fuel to travel for spring break and summer travel season looms. "We typically see prices tend to triple up anywhere by as much as 10 to 15 cents," said Ragina Ali, AAA manager of public and government affairs S Pro-Trump attorney released from custody after promising to turn herself in on Michigan warrant 03/19/2024 03:07pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — A Michigan attorney who unsuccessfully sued to overturn former President Donald Trump's 2020 loss in that state was released from custody in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday after promising to drive back home and turn herself in on an outstanding warrant. Stefanie Lambert was rele New York Mayor Adams says 1993 sexual assault allegation detailed in new lawsuit 'did not happen' 03/19/2024 03:01pm • NEW YORK (AP) — In his first public comments since a former colleague sued him for sexual assault, New York City Mayor Eric Adams vehemently denied the allegations, insisting he did not remember ever meeting the woman who says he attacked her in a parked car more than three decades ago. Adams, a D DP World Tour Schedule 03/19/2024 03:01pm • Nov. 23-26 _ Joburg Open (Dean Burmester) Nov. 23-26 _ Fortinet Australian PGA Championship (Min Woo Lee) Nov. 30-Dec. 3 _ ISPS Handa Australian Open (Joaquin Niemann) Nov. 30-Dec. 3 _ Investec South African Open Championship (Dean Burmester) Dec. 7-10 _ Alfred Dunhill Championship (Louis Oosthuizen Judge denies Apple's attempt to dismiss a class-action lawsuit over AirTag stalking 03/19/2024 02:34pm • NEW YORK (AP) — A judge has denied Apple's motion to dismiss a class-action lawsuit claiming that stalkers are using its AirTag devices to track victims — and that the tech giant hasn't done enough to prevent them. Apple’s $29 AirTags have become popular items since their 2021 release, helping AUTO RACING: NASCAR heads to Texas, Indy debuts all-star event and F1 heads Down Under 03/19/2024 02:12pm • All Times Eastern NASCAR CUP SERIES EchoPark Automotive Grand Prix Site: Austin, Texas. Schedule: Saturday, practice, 10 a.m., and qualifying, 11:30 a.m.; Sunday, race, 3:30 p.m. (FOX). Track: Circuit of the Americas Race distance: 68 laps, 231.88 miles. Last year: Tyler Reddick won after starting s Russia says it will evacuate 9,000 children from a border region being targeted by Ukraine 03/19/2024 01:11pm • Russia plans to evacuate about 9,000 children from a border region because it is being shelled continuously by Ukraine, an official said Tuesday, reflecting Kyiv's increasing focus on striking targets behind a front line that has barely shifted in recent months. The children will be moved from the B Maryland student wins C-SPAN competition with Purple Line documentary 03/19/2024 11:12am • Dermott Foley will receive $3,000 for the First Prize documentary, "The Promise of Langley Park: The Purple Line, climate change and reimagining the future of America's suburbs." (Courtesy C-SPAN) Editor's Note: This article has been updated to reflect the correct residence of the student winner PGA Tour stays in Florida. LPGA and PGA Tour Champions begin a Western swing 03/19/2024 09:46am • PGA TOUR VALSPAR CHAMPIONSHIP Site: Palm Harbor, Florida. Course: Innisbrook Resort (Copperhead). Yardage: 7,340. Par: 71. Prize money: $8.4 million. Winner's share: $1.512 million. Television: Thursday-Friday, 2-6 p.m. (Golf Channel); Saturday-Sunday, 1-3 p.m. (Golf Channel), 3-6 p.m. (NBC). Defend An AI robot is spotting sick tulips to slow the spread of disease through Dutch bulb fields 03/19/2024 09:24am • NOORDWIJKERHOUT, Netherlands (AP) — Theo works weekdays, weekends and nights and never complains about a sore spine despite performing hour upon hour of what, for a regular farm hand, would be backbreaking labor checking Dutch tulip fields for sick flowers. The boxy robot — named after a retired March Madness as we know it could be on the way out amid seismic changes in college sports 03/19/2024 09:10am • Tracking the changes upending college sports can be as frenetic as flipping between all the games going down over the first week of March Madness. Ultimately, those changes could impact what America’s favorite basketball tournament looks like in the future — or whether it exists at all. News ab Stock market today: Asian shares are mixed after Bank of Japan ups key rate for 1st time in 17 years 03/19/2024 01:25am • BANGKOK (AP) — Shares are mixed in Asia after the Bank of Japan hiked its benchmark interest rate for the first time in 17 years, ending a longstanding negative rate policy. In a widely anticipated move, the BOJ raised its overnight call rate to a range of 0 to 0.1%, up from minus 0.1%. It said