Passengers flee smoking jet on emergency slide after apparent landing gear problem at Denver airport
DENVER (AP) — Passengers slid down an emergency slide of a smoking jet at Denver’s airport due to a possible problem with the plane’s landing gear, authorities said. American Airlines Flight 3023 reported a “possible landing gear incident” during its…
Hulk Hogan, icon in professional wrestling, dies at age 71
By CURT ANDERSON and ED WHITE Associated Press CLEARWATER, Fla. (AP) — Hulk Hogan, a mustachioed, headscarf-wearing icon in professional wrestling who turned the sport into a massive business and cultural touchstone, died Thursday at 71, Florida police said. In…
Air Force command pauses M18 pistol use after airman’s death at Wyoming base
By KATHY McCORMACK Associated Press The U.S. Air Force Global Strike Command has paused the use of a handgun following the death of a Security Forces airman at a base in Wyoming. The use of the M18 pistol, a variant…
Judge sentences Bryan Kohberger to life in prison for murdering four University of Idaho students
By REBECCA BOONE Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Friends and relatives of four University of Idaho students murdered in their rental home by Bryan Kohberger delivered powerful statements of love, anguish and condemnation Wednesday as a judge sentenced him…
Japanese leader Ishiba vows to remain despite speculation, says he will focus on new US trade deal
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba on Wednesday vowed to remain in power to oversee the implementation of a new Japan-U.S. tariff agreement, despite media speculation and growing calls for him to resign after…
Bryan Kohberger and his victim’s families will have a chance to speak at his sentencing
By REBECCA BOONE Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Bryan Kohberger, the masked man who snuck into a rental home near the University of Idaho campus and stabbed four students to death in late 2022, is expected to face the…
Ozzy Osbourne, who led Black Sabbath and became the godfather of heavy metal, dies at 76
By MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer Ozzy Osbourne, the gloomy, demon-invoking lead singer of the pioneering band Black Sabbath who became the throaty, growling voice — and drug-and-alcohol ravaged id — of heavy metal, died Tuesday, just weeks after his…
Sweetening soft drinks: What to know about sugar, high-fructose corn syrup and their alternatives
By DEE-ANN DURBIN and JONEL ALECCIA Associated Press President Donald Trump teased the announcement last week, but the Coca-Cola Co. confirmed it Tuesday: a cane sugar-sweetened version of the beverage maker’s trademark soda will be released in the U.S. this…
‘Please be careful.’ There are risks and rewards as crypto heavyweights push tokenization
By ALAN SUDERMAN AP Business Writer As cryptocurrencies become more intertwined with the traditional financial system, industry heavyweights are racing for a long-sought goal of turning real-world assets into digital tokens. “Tokenization is going to open the door to a…
More Americans shift money from checking and savings to accounts with investment income, study says
By JOSH BOAK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — New research finds that more Americans are shifting their money from checking and savings accounts into financial vehicles that pay an investment income — a trend that helps to explain the resilience…