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UK aircraft carrier sidelined from largest NATO exercises since Cold War due to propeller problem 02/04/2024 10:08am • LONDON (AP) — A British aircraft carrier that had been set to lead the largest NATO exercises since the Cold War will not set sail Sunday after a problem with its propeller was discovered during final checks, the Royal Navy said. The HMS Queen Elizabeth will not join the exercises off Norway’s A Keeping children safe on social media: What parents should know to protect their kids 02/04/2024 06:00am • Social media CEOs got grilled by Senate lawmakers this week in an emotional and often heated hearing about the dangers their platforms pose to children — sexual predators, videos encouraging suicide and glorifying eating disorders, bullying and addictive features, just to name a few. Republican a For the first time, an Irish nationalist will lead Northern Ireland's government 02/03/2024 04:06pm • LONDON (AP) — An Irish nationalist made history Saturday by becoming Northern Ireland’s first minister as the government returned to work after a two-year boycott by unionists. Sinn Fein Vice President Michelle O’Neill was named first minister in the government that under the terms of the 1998 Sabonis breaks Robertson's franchise mark for consecutive double-doubles as Kings top Pacers 133-122 02/02/2024 11:17pm • INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Domantas Sabonis had 26 points and 12 rebounds to break Oscar Robertson’s single-season franchise record with his 30th consecutive double-double as the Sacramento Kings defeated the Indiana Pacers 133-122 on Friday night. Sabonis added seven assists and De'Aaron Fox had 25 p Connor McDavid wins the NHL All-Star Skills competition he helped revive 02/02/2024 10:52pm • TORONTO (AP) — Connor McDavid played a big role in redesigning the NHL All-Star skills competition. Then he dominated the new version. The reigning and three-time MVP took home the $1 million prize while showing once again why he is considered the best hockey player in the world. And he did so as Washington Co. sheriff's office sued again in bizarre catfish, murder, kidnapping case involving one of its deputies 02/02/2024 10:43pm • A lawsuit for $50 million is being filed against the Washington County, Virginia, Sheriff's Office as part of the continuing fallout from a bizarre and horrific 2022 case involving a triple murder, kidnapping, abduction, suicide and arson. The lawsuit was filed through the Virginia law firm Breit DaRon Holmes II scores 34 as No. 21 Dayton rallies past St. Bonaventure 76-71 02/02/2024 10:17pm • DAYTON, Ohio (AP) — DaRon Holmes II scored 25 of his 34 points in the second half, helping No. 21 Dayton rally past St. Bonaventure for a 76-71 victory on Friday night. Enoch Cheeks added 13 points as Dayton (18-3, 8-1 Atlantic 10) earned its second straight win since a 69-64 loss at Richmond last Prosecutors in classified files case say Trump team's version of events 'inaccurate and distorted' 02/02/2024 08:44pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — Prosecutors in the classified documents case against former President Donald Trump told a judge Friday that defense lawyers had painted an “inaccurate and distorted picture of events” and had unfairly sought to “cast a cloud of suspicion” over government officials who wer Dog rescued after more than a week trapped inside shipping container in Texas port 02/02/2024 08:13pm • HOUSTON (AP) — It was just another routine day of inspecting shipping containers at the Port of Houston for U.S. Coast Guard officer Ryan McMahon when he and his team thought they heard barking coming from inside one of the thousands of containers that surrounded them. “Oh, it’s scratching, d Testimony, closing arguments conclude in manslaughter trial of Michigan school shooter's mother 02/02/2024 06:40pm • PONTIAC, Mich. (AP) — A prosecutor urged jurors on Friday to convict the mother of a Michigan school shooter in a groundbreaking trial that centered on whether she should be held responsible for the deaths of four students, especially when confronted with her son’s violent drawing ahead of the t 3 killed as a small plane crashes into a Florida mobile home 02/02/2024 04:20pm • CLEARWATER, Fla. (AP) — About 10 people had enjoyed a day of golf and were having drinks inside a woman's mobile home moments before a small plane crashed and obliterated the property, an eyewitness said Friday. The pilot and two people on the ground were killed, the Federal Aviation Administratio Initial public offerings scheduled to debut next week 02/02/2024 03:12pm • NEW YORK (AP) — The following is a list of initial public offerings planned for the coming week. Sources include IPO ETF manager Renaissance Capital, and SEC filings. Week of Feb. 5 American Healthcare REIT - Irvine, Calif., 56 million shares, priced $12-$15, managed by BofA Securities/Morgan Stan Taylor Swift could make it from Tokyo to the Super Bowl. Parking her private jet could be tricky 02/02/2024 02:59pm • LAS VEGAS (AP) — If Taylor Swift is jetting from her upcoming Tokyo concert to Las Vegas to see boyfriend Travis Kelce play in the Super Bowl the next day, she'd better already have a place to park her plane. Even the Japanese Embassy in Washington, D.C., seems to be rooting for her. Places to lea Punxsutawney Phil predicts an early spring at Groundhog Day festivities 02/02/2024 11:32am • PUNXSUTAWNEY, Pa. (AP) — Punxsutawney Phil predicted an early spring on an overcast Friday morning at Gobbler’s Knob in Pennsylvania, the scene of the largest and best-known Groundhog Day celebration in the United States. The annual event is a tongue-in-cheek ritual in which Phil’s handlers, m Tesla recalling nearly 2.2M vehicles for software update to fix warning lights that are too small 02/02/2024 10:21am • DETROIT (AP) — Tesla is recalling nearly all of the vehicles it has sold in the U.S. because some warning lights on the instrument panel are too small. The recall of nearly 2.2 million vehicles announced Friday by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is a sign of stepped-up scrutiny