James Van Der Beek, the ‘Dawson’s Creek’ star who later mocked his own hunky persona, has died at 48
By MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — James Van Der Beek, a heartthrob who starred in coming-of-age dramas at the dawn of the new millennium, shooting to fame playing the titular character in “Dawson’s Creek” and in…
US stocks flirt with a record after the unemployment rate unexpectedly improves
By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks are flirting with a record Wednesday following an encouraging report that said the nation’s unemployment rate unexpectedly improved last month. The S&P 500 rose 0.5% and is sitting…
Savannah Guthrie pleads for the public’s help in the search for her missing mother
By TY O’NEIL Associated Press TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — “Today” show host Savannah Guthrie pleaded for the public’s help at “an hour of desperation” in the search for her missing mother as the family’s latest attempts to reach the abductors…
Trump’s immigration chiefs are set to testify in Congress following protester deaths
By REBECCA SANTANA Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The heads of the agencies carrying out President Donald Trump’s mass deportation agenda will testify in Congress Tuesday and face questions over how they are prosecuting immigration enforcement inside American cities. Trump’s…
Seahawks ride their ‘Dark Side’ defense to a Super Bowl title, pounding the Patriots 29-13
By ROB MAADDI AP Pro Football Writer SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — The “Dark Side” defense carried Sam Darnold and the Seattle Seahawks to a Lombardi Trophy. Devon Witherspoon, Derick Hall, Byron Murphy and the rest of Mike Macdonald’s ferocious…
Speaker Johnson faces tough choices on partial government shutdown and debate over ICE
By LISA MASCARO AP Congressional Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) — House Speaker Mike Johnson faces tough days ahead trying to muscle a federal funding package to passage and prevent a prolonged partial government shutdown as debate intensifies over the Trump administration’s…
Punxsutawney Phil is said to have seen his shadow, forecasting 6 more weeks of wintry weather
By MARK SCOLFORO, TASSANEE VEJPONGSA and KATHY McCORMACK Associated Press PUNXSUTAWNEY, Pa. (AP) — Punxsutawney Phil predicted six more weeks of wintry weather Monday, a forecast sure to disappoint many after what’s already been a long, cold season across large…
Not ready for robots in homes? The maker of a friendly new humanoid thinks it might change your mind
By MATT O’BRIEN AP Technology Writer NEW YORK (AP) — As the new robot called Sprout walks around a Manhattan office, nodding its rectangular head, lifting its windshield wiper-like “eyebrows” and offering to shake your hand with its grippers, it…
World pauses to commemorate International Holocaust Remembrance Day
By VANESSA GERA Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Holocaust survivors, politicians and regular people commemorated International Holocaust Remembrance Day on Tuesday, gathering at events held across Europe to reflect on Nazi Germany’s murder of millions of people and its…
Iran unveils mural warning of retaliation if US conducts a military strike
By ELENA BECATOROS Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iranian authorities unveiled a new mural on a giant billboard in a central Tehran square on Sunday with a direct warning to the United States to not attempt a…