Author: The Associated Press
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Here’s what to know about the Homeland Security shutdown starting this weekend
Another shutdown for parts of the federal government is expected this weekend, following an impasse over funding for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security amid a push by Democrats for changes in immigration enforcement. Funding for the federal agency is set to expire Saturday. As the partial shutdown looms, local airport authorities said they won’t speculate about…
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James Van Der Beek, the ‘Dawson’s Creek’ star, has died at 48
NEW YORK — 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 later years mocking his own hunky persona, has died. He was 48. “Our beloved James David Van Der Beek passed peacefully this…
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Trump admin. to revoke climate change regulations
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration on Thursday will revoke a scientific finding that long has been the central basis for U.S. action to regulate greenhouse gas emissions and fight climate change, the White House announced. The Environmental Protection Agency will issue a final rule rescinding a 2009 government declaration known as the endangerment finding. That Obama-era policy determined…
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Colorado Springs trio helps U.S. to Olympic gold by one point over Japan in team figure skating
MILAN — Colorado Springs pairs figure skaters Ellie Kam and Daniel O’Shea delivered the best free skate of their pairs career when the U.S. needed it the most, helping the United States to gold in the team competition by a single point at the Milan Cortina Olympics. Amber Glenn, who trains in Colorado Springs, was…
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‘Melania’ falls and ‘Send Help’ holds steady at No. 1
NEW YORK — Hollywood largely ceded attention to football over a slow box-office weekend, with the survival thriller “Send Help” repeating as No. 1 in ticket sales and the Melania Trump documentary “Melania” falling sharply in its second weekend. Super Bowl weekend is typically one of the lowest attended moviegoing times of the year. It…
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Lindsey Vonn clips gate and crashes in Winter Olympic downhill, taken away by helicopter
CORTINA D’AMPEZZO, Italy (AP) — Lindsey Vonn ‘s defiant bid to win the Winter Olympic downhill at the age of 41, on a rebuilt right knee and a badly injured left knee, ended Sunday in a frightening crash that saw her taken to safety by a rescue helicopter for the second time in nine days.…
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LaMonte McLemore, singer and founding member of The 5th Dimension, dies at 90
LAS VEGAS – Singer LaMonte McLemore, a founding member of vocal group The 5th Dimension, whose smooth pop and soul sounds with a touch of psychedelia brought them big hits in the 1960s and ’70s, has died. He was 90. McLemore died Tuesday at his home in Las Vegas surrounded by family, his representative Jeremy…
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Job openings drop to lowest point since 2020
WASHINGTON — U.S. job openings fell to the lowest level in more than five years, another sign that the American labor market remains sluggish. The Labor Department reported Thursday that vacancies fell to 6.5 million in December — from 6.9 million in November and the fewest since September 2020. Layoffs rose slightly. The number of…
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Chuck Negron, lead singer on ‘Joy to the World’ and other Three Dog Night hits, dies at 83
NEW YORK — Chuck Negron, a founding member of the soul-rock sensations Three Dog Night who sang lead on such hits as “One” and “Just an Old Fashioned Love Song” and hollered the immortal opening line “Jeremiah was a bullfrog!” on the chart-topping “Joy to the World,” died Monday. He was 83. He died of…
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Grammy Awards: Bad Bunny wins album of the year
LOS ANGELES — Bad Bunny won album of the year at the 2026 Grammy Awards, closing out a surprising and history-making night. It is the first time a Spanish-language album has taken home the top prize. “Puerto Rico,” Bad Bunny started his speech in Spanish, thanking those who believed in him, worked on the album…