California’s intense winter storms turned some roads into rivers of mud
WRIGHTWOOD, Calif. (AP) — Heavy rains and strong winds from powerful winter storms this week brought the wettest Christmas season to Southern California in years, triggering widespread mudslides and debris flows and leaving homes halfway filled with mud. Rain was…
US launches strikes against Islamic State group in Nigeria after attacks target Christians
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — President Donald Trump said the United States launched a “powerful and deadly” strike against forces of the Islamic State group in Nigeria, after spending weeks accusing the West African country’s government of failing to rein in the targeting of Christians. In…
Powerball jackpot soars to $1.7 billion after another night with no big winner
By OLIVIA DIAZ Associated Press/Report for America The Powerball jackpot has jumped to an eye-popping $1.7 billion, after the 46th drawing passed without a big winner. The numbers drawn Monday night were 3, 18, 36, 41, 54 and the Powerball…
US economy expands at a surprisingly strong 4.3% annual rate in the third quarter
By MATT OTT AP Business Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. economy grew at a surprisingly strong 4.3% annual rate in the third quarter, the most rapid expansion in two years, as government and consumer spending, as well as exports,…
Family member questioned after Rob Reiner and his wife found dead in Los Angeles, AP source says
By CHRISTOPHER WEBER and MIKE BALSAMO Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Investigators were questioning a family member of director-actor Rob Reiner and his wife Michele after they were found dead at their home in Los Angeles, according to a…
Authorities say they will release person of interest detained in Brown University shooting
By KIMBERLEE KRUESI, AMANDA SWINHART and HOLLY RAMER Associated Press PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — A person of interest detained after a Brown University shooting that killed two students and injured nine will be released after law enforcement authorities determined there…
What to know about the attack on the Hannukah festival in Australia that killed 15 people
SYDNEY (AP) — A father and son are suspected by officials to have killed 15 people on a popular Australian beach, shocking a country where gun violence is rare. The government on Monday, a day after the shootings, proposed tougher…
Microsoft investing $17.5 billion in India for AI and cloud infrastructure
By RAJESH ROY Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — Microsoft on Tuesday announced its biggest-ever Asia investment, amounting to $17.5 billion, in India over the next four years to advance the country’s cloud and artificial intelligence infrastructure. CEO Satya Nadella…
Indiana grabs top seed in College Football Playoff. Alabama and Miami make it, Notre Dame left out
By EDDIE PELLS AP National Writer Nobody paying attention over the past 24 months would be surprised to see Indiana leading the way into this year’s College Football Playoff. But anyone paying attention over the last 24 hours knew the…
Netflix to acquire Warner Bros. studio and streaming business for $72 billion
By WYATTE GRANTHAM-PHILIPS and MATT OTT AP Business Writers NEW YORK (AP) — Netflix struck a deal Friday to buy Warner Bros. Discovery, the Hollywood giant behind “Harry Potter” and HBO Max, in a $72 billion deal that would bring…