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Dying thief who stole ‘Wizard of Oz’ ruby slippers from the Judy Garland Museum gets no prison time 01/29/2024 07:02pm • DULUTH, Minn. (AP) — A dying thief who confessed to stealing a pair of ruby slippers that Judy Garland wore in “The Wizard of Oz” because he wanted to pull off “one last score” was given no prison time at his sentencing hearing Monday. Terry Jon Martin, 76, stole the slippers adorned with Inflation has slowed. Now the Federal Reserve faces expectations for rate cuts 01/29/2024 02:39pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — Chair Jerome Powell will enter this week's Federal Reserve meeting in a much more desirable position than he likely ever expected: Inflation is getting close to the Fed's target rate, the economy is still growing at a healthy pace, consumers keep spending and the unemployment rat X pauses some Taylor Swift searches as deepfake explicit images spread 01/29/2024 01:43pm • Elon Musk's social media platform X has blocked some searches for Taylor Swift as pornographic deepfake images of the singer have circulated online. Attempts to search for her name without quote marks on the site Monday resulted in an error message and a prompt for users to retry their search, whic Key points from AP analysis of Trump's New York civil fraud case 01/29/2024 12:25pm • NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump could potentially have his real estate empire ordered “dissolved” for repeated misrepresentations on financial statements to lenders in violation of New York’s powerful anti-fraud law. But an Associated Press analysis of nearly 70 years of similar cases showed Tr How Taiwan beat back disinformation and preserved the integrity of its election 01/29/2024 07:12am • WASHINGTON (AP) — The rumors about vote fraud started swirling as the ballots in Taiwan’s closely watched presidential election were tallied on Jan. 13. There were baseless claims that people had fabricated votes and that officials had miscounted and skewed the results. In a widely shared video, Mikulasikova, McMahon help No. 12 Ohio State women hold off Purdue 71-68 01/28/2024 04:59pm • WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (AP) — Rebeka Mikulasikova scored 15 points, Cotie McMahon was two assists shy of a triple-double and No. 12 Ohio State held on to defeat Purdue 71-68 on Sunday. The Buckeyes only trailed once, for 16 seconds early in the third quarter. Their biggest lead was nine after the fi Jameer Nelson Jr. scores 30 with go-ahead shot in 3rd OT as TCU beats No. 15 Baylor 105-102 01/27/2024 08:45pm • WACO, Texas (AP) — Jameer Nelson Jr. grew up playing baseball as the son of an NBA All-Star guard. Some folks might notice the basketball side after his prominent role in another Big 12 thriller. Nelson scored a season-high 30 points, including the go-ahead shot with 10 seconds left in the third Man charged in 20-plus calls of false threats in US, Canada pleads guilty 01/26/2024 09:36pm • TACOMA, Wash. (AP) — A Washington state man who made over 20 “swatting” calls around the country and in Canada, prompting emergency responses to his fake bombing, shooting and other threatening reports, pleaded guilty on Thursday to four crimes. Ashton Garcia, 21, pleaded guilty Thursday in U Deepfake explicit images of Taylor Swift spread on social media. Her fans are fighting back 01/26/2024 07:56pm • NEW YORK (AP) — Pornographic deepfake images of Taylor Swift are circulating online, making the singer the most famous victim of a scourge that tech platforms and anti-abuse groups have struggled to fix. Sexually explicit and abusive fake images of Swift began circulating widely this week on th NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn't happen this week 01/26/2024 01:02pm • A roundup of some of the most popular but completely untrue stories and visuals of the week. None of these are legit, even though they were shared widely on social media. The Associated Press checked them out. CLAIM: A judge on Monday delayed proceedings in former P New Hampshire veteran admits to faking his need for a wheelchair to claim $660,000 in extra benefits 01/26/2024 12:35pm • CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — A New Hampshire veteran has admitted to faking his need for a wheelchair for 20 years to claim more than $660,000 in benefits he was not entitled to. Christopher Stultz, 49, of Antrim, pleaded guilty in the U.S. District Court on Thursday to one count of making false statement Lions-49ers game features 2 of the NFL's top 3 offenses, but San Francisco has big edge on defense 01/26/2024 10:45am • The San Francisco 49ers are back in a familiar spot facing a Detroit Lions team new to this stage. No team has played in the NFC championship game more than the 49ers, who will be making their 19th appearance and third in a row when they host Detroit on Sunday. The Lions are here for the first time George Carlin estate sues over fake comedy special purportedly generated by AI 01/26/2024 09:44am • LOS ANGELES (AP) — The estate of George Carlin is suing the media company behind a fake hourlong comedy special that purportedly uses artificial intelligence to recreate the late standup comic’s style and material. The lawsuit filed in federal court in Los Angeles on Thursday asks that a judge o Ukraine and Russia trade accusations over fatal plane crash that Moscow says involved Ukrainian POWs 01/25/2024 07:36pm • Russia and Ukraine traded accusations Thursday over the crash of a military transport plane that Moscow said was carrying Ukrainian prisoners of war and was shot down by Kyiv’s forces, another heated episode in the information war that has been a feature of the conflict. Though investigators repor 9 of the Best Stocks for a Starter Portfolio 01/25/2024 07:00pm • The major American stock market indexes are surging, with several recently hitting fresh all-time highs. This may seem a bit surprising, given the variety of risks facing investors today. Between inflation, rising geopolitical turbulence and the threat of a recession, there is plenty that could go w