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Disney names Gorman to serve as next chairman; anticipates naming new CEO in early 2026 10/21/2024 04:31pm • The Walt Disney Co. is tapping Morgan Stanley executive James Gorman to serve as its next chairman, beginning early next year. The entertainment giant also announced that it anticipates naming its new CEO in early 2026. Gorman will become chairman on Jan. 2, 2025. He will succeed Mark Parker, who is Thelma Mothershed Wair, a member of the Little Rock Nine who integrated an Arkansas school, has died 10/21/2024 04:20pm • Thelma Mothershed Wair, one of the nine Black students who integrated a high school in Arkansas' capital city of Little Rock in 1957 while a mob of white segregationists yelled threats and insults, has died at age 83. Mothershed Wair died Saturday at a hospital in Little Rock after having complicati Commanders not missing a beat with Mariota replacing Daniels at QB validates Kingsbury's offense 10/21/2024 04:09pm • LANDOVER, Md. (AP) — Jayden Daniels exited the game with a rib injury, Marcus Mariota took his place in the huddle and the first few throws were rough. After Mariota shook off some rust, however, the Washington Commanders' offense was no less effective with the journeyman quarterback in charge tha Panthers should consider playing Bryce Young again to find out if he's a franchise QB 10/21/2024 03:38pm • CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — When coach Dave Canales benched 2023 No. 1 draft pick Bryce Young two weeks into the season, he said it was because veteran Andy Dalton gave the Carolina Panthers the best chance to win. He may have been right — and he may still be right. But now, with the Panthers (1-6) o NBA season is set to begin with the Celtics seeking a 19th title and several challengers looming 10/21/2024 02:58pm • Jayson Tatum was already a proven winner before last season. In Tatum’s first six seasons, no NBA player won more games with one team than he did. Tatum played in 334 wins with the Boston Celtics over that span, including playoffs. He was a five-time All-Star, a legitimate MVP candidate, a four-ti 'You are not my king,' Indigenous Australian senator yells at visiting King Charles 10/21/2024 02:41pm • CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — An Indigenous senator told King Charles III that Australia is not his land as the British royal visited Australia’s parliament on Monday. Sen. Lidia Thorpe was escorted out of a parliamentary reception for the royal couple after shouting that British colonizers have ta Alex Bowman's terrible, horrible, no good, very bad week capped by Logano making NASCAR's title race 10/21/2024 02:35pm • LAS VEGAS (AP) — Few people in motorsports had as crummy a week as Alex Bowman, who left Charlotte Motor Speedway two weeks ago celebrating along with his Hendrick Motorsports teammates in claiming four of the eight spots in NASCAR's semifinals. Then he was disqualified when his car failed to meet From the desert to the Strip: How the election's fight over immigration may upend Nevada's economy 10/21/2024 02:33pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — In the remote Nevada desert, the Baker Ranch couldn't survive without immigrant guest workers who come every year from Mexico. About 300 miles to the south In Las Vegas — increasingly a vacation playground for Americans from all political and socioeconomic backgrounds — immi Akron to pay $4.8 million to relatives of a Black man killed by police 10/21/2024 02:25pm • The family of Jayland Walker, a Black man killed when eight police officers fired 94 bullets at him after he shot at least one round out his car window, will receive a $4.8 million settlement from the city of Akron, the mayor's office said Monday. A grand jury declined to indict the officers last y With this salmon piccata, the fish sings in butter, lemon and capers 10/21/2024 02:05pm • Here’s how to make salmon sing: Pair it with butter, lemon and capers in a move that’s genius in its simplicity. Husband-and-wife food bloggers and podcasters Sonja and Alex Overhiser swap fish for chicken in this classic Italian American dish, making it (dare we say?) even more irresistible tha 'Our family is complete again': Dog rescued from rubble six days after Haymarket home explosion 10/21/2024 02:05pm • Megan Schnapp was already standing outside when firefighters evacuated her Haymarket home for a gas leak on Oct. 14. Fire crews opened the front door to let out their two dogs, but wouldn’t let anyone go inside. One of Schnapp’s two dogs ran out, but the family’s rescue, 5-year-old Brandy, GoFundMe bets social media can unlock Gen Z giving. A Meta partnership and new tools will test that 10/21/2024 01:58pm • NEW YORK (AP) — New GoFundMe tools will make it easier to circulate causes across online platforms in a push to cater toward younger generations. The crowdfunding site hopes to meet digital natives in the online spaces where they frequently advocate, streamlining the donation experience to encoura Book Review: 70-year-old psychiatrist takes to the road in Anna Montague's beguiling new novel 10/21/2024 01:43pm • Americans love road trips. Or at least American writers love them as metaphors of self-discovery. In Anna Montague’s beautiful, beguiling and slightly bonkers debut novel, “How Does That Make You Feel, Magda Eklund?” the main character does indeed jump into a car and head out on the highway to What to know about Biltmore Estate reopening after Hurricane Helene 10/21/2024 01:31pm • North Carolina's Biltmore Estate will soon reopen after being forced to close when floodwaters pushed by Hurricane Helene devastated the area. The popular tourist destination announced over the weekend that they plan to open and “celebrate the joy of the holiday season” on Nov. 2. “For more Yankees and Dodgers meet in World Series for 12th time in matchup of Broadway and Hollywood 10/21/2024 01:29pm • NEW YORK (AP) — Broadway vs. Hollywood. Subway vs. Freeway. Judge vs. Ohtani. New York neighbors who became cross-country rivals, the Yankees and Dodgers renew their starry struggle in the World Series for the first time in 43 years. “I've always had that sense being here that there’s that und