Author: Associated Press

Shooting at Alabama birthday party kills 4; ‘multitude’ hurt

DADEVILLE, Ala. (AP) —Four people have been killed and multiple people injured during a shooting at a birthday party Saturday night in Dadeville, the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency said. The shooting happened at the birthday party around 10:30 p.m., Sgt.…

Louisville shooter fires into park crowd; 2 dead, 4 wounded

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — An unidentified suspect fired a gun into a crowd of hundreds in a Kentucky park, leaving two people dead and four wounded Saturday night, police said. Police were called around 9 p.m. to Chickasaw Park in…

New push on US-run free electronic tax-filing system for all

By Fatima Hussein - Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — It's that time of year when throngs of taxpayers are buckling down to file their income tax returns before Tuesday's filing deadline. Many often pay to use software from private companies…

New this week: Jeremy Renner, Metallica and ‘Cocaine Bear’

(AP) ---This week's new entertainment releases include albums from Metallica and Natalie Merchant, Jeremy Renner's four-part series "Rennervations" debuts on Disney+ only a few months after the actor was badly injured in a snowplow accident and "Cocaine Bear" lumbers onto…

LeBron, Lakers back in playoffs against Ja Morant, Grizzlies

By Terese M. Walker - AP Sports Writer LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers are back in the NBA postseason, and the league's all-time leading scorer couldn't be more ready. James and the Lakers missed last year's playoffs, and…

More than 100 arrested as activists delay Grand National

By Steve Douglas - AP Sports Writer The Grand National, one of the world's most famous horse races, was delayed Saturday after animal rights activists scaled fences around the perimeter of Aintree racecourse and got onto the track. A total…

Archeologists in Italy unearth ancient dolphin statuette

ROME (AP) — Excavations in southern Italy have unearthed terracotta bull heads and a figurine of the Greek god Eros riding a dolphin, shining new light on the religious life and rituals of an ancient city, culture ministry officials said…

Bostonians remember deadly marathon bombing 10 years later

By Michael Casey - Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — With a bagpiper playing "The Bells of Dunblane" and a few runners looking on, families of those killed in the Boston Marathon bombing marked the 10th anniversary of the tragedy early…

Christian faithful celebrate ‘Holy Fire’ under restrictions

By Isabel Debre - Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Christian worshippers thronged the Church of the Holy Sepulcher in Jerusalem on Saturday to celebrate the ceremony of the "Holy Fire," an ancient ritual that sparked tensions this year with the…

Grand National race delayed after activists get onto track

LIVERPOOL, England (AP) — The Grand National, one of the world's most famous horse races, was delayed Saturday after animal rights activists scaled fences around the perimeter of Aintree racecourse and got onto the track. The developments came after three…

Chattanooga park finds colorful solution to beaver problem

By Emily Crisman, Chattanooga Times Free Press undefined CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (AP) — Chattanooga beavers are especially eager this year to acquire building materials for their dams from Ross's Landing, where the city's Parks and Outdoors Department is taking unusual measures…

Grizzlies guard Ja Morant files countersuit against teen

(AP) -- Grizzlies point guard Ja Morant has filed a countersuit against the Memphis teenager suing the two-time All-Star, accusing the teen of slander, battery and assault over a pickup basketball game at Morant’s home last July. The lawsuit filed…

Expelled Justin Pearson could be returned to Tennessee House

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Commissioners in Memphis are scheduled to decide whether to return a Black Democrat to the Republican-led Tennessee House. Justin Pearson and a colleague were kicked out of the Legislature last Thursday following their support of gun…

As shootings hit close to home, govs wrestle with next steps

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Two weeks after one of his wife's closest friends was killed in a Nashville school shooting, Gov. Bill Lee on Tuesday called on Tennessee's GOP-dominant General Assembly to pass legislation that would keep firearms away from people…

Police: Louisville shooter legally bought gun a week ago

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Police say the shooter who opened fire at a Louisville bank legally bought the weapon a week ago. Louisville Metro Police Department Chief Jacquelyn Gwinn-Villaroel said at a Tuesday news conference that bank employee Connor Sturgeon…

A list of recent high-profile shootings in the US

The latest high-profile shooting in the United States happened Monday in Louisville, Kentucky, when at least four people were killed at a downtown bank. Cheyenne Harris yells with other demonstrators at the March for Our Lives anti…

Black lawmaker who was expelled to return to Tennessee House

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — One of the two Black Democrats who were expelled last week from the GOP-led Tennessee House was reinstated Monday after Nashville’s governing council voted to send him straight back to the Legislature. The unanimous vote by…

Officer Cottontail? Bunny joins police force. Fur real.

YUBA CITY, Calif. (AP) — Meet Percy, the police rabbit. Yes, that's fur real. This undated photo provided by Yuba City Police Department shows Yuba City Police "wellness officer" Percy, a rabbit who was rescued in…

Ousted Black lawmaker could soon return to Tennessee House

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — One of the two Black Democrats who were thrown out of the Tennessee House last week appeared likely to get his seat back Monday, just days after the GOP exacted retribution against the lawmakers who protested for more…

1 dead, 1 wounded in shooting outside Louisville college

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — A man was fatally shot and a woman wounded outside a community college in downtown Louisville on Monday, just a few hours after a mass shooting at a bank blocks away, police said. The two shootings were not…

Mississippi deputy fatally shoots man, state agency says

BROOKHAVEN, Miss. (AP) — A sheriff's deputy in south Mississippi on Sunday shot and killed a person who approached the deputy's parked vehicle while holding a weapon, a state agency said. A news release from the Mississippi Department of Public…

‘The Super Mario Bros. Movie’ is a box office smash

By Lindsey Bahr - AP Film Writer Audiences said let's go to the movie theater for " The Super Mario Bros. Movie " this weekend. The animated offering from Universal and Illumination powered up with $204.6 million in its first…

Expelled Tennessee lawmakers both seeking seats again

By Jonathan Mattise - Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Two former Black Democratic lawmakers who were expelled by Republican colleagues in Tennessee say they want to be reappointed, then elected back to their seats, following their ouster for a…

8 people missing in fiery collapse of Marseille building

UPDATE: By ELAINE GANLEY and BISHR EL TOUNI Associated Press MARSEILLE, France (AP) — Officials say eight people remain missing after the building they lived in exploded and collapsed early Sunday near the port of Marseille. Mounds of burning debris…

Woods withdraws before completing 3rd round of Masters

By Dave Skretta - AP Sports Writer AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — Tiger Woods withdrew from the Masters before the resumption of the third round because of an injury Sunday, ending his streak of completing all 72 holes of every tournament…

Ben Ferencz, last living Nuremberg prosecutor of Nazis, dies

By Mike Schneider - Associated Press Ben Ferencz, the last living prosecutor from the Nuremberg trials, who tried Nazis for genocidal war crimes and was among the first outside witnesses to document the atrocities of Nazi labor and concentration camps,…

Court backs teacher firing over transgender students’ names

By Kathleen Foody - The Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — An Indiana school district did not violate a former music teacher's rights by pushing him to resign after the man refused to use transgender students' names and gender pronouns, a…

Memphis Zoo bids farewell to panda ahead of return to China

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Visitors at the Memphis Zoo said goodbye Saturday to giant panda Ya Ya during a farewell party ahead of her departure back to China. Highlighted by Chinese cultural performances, the sendoff marked the end of a…

US deploys guided-missile submarine amid tensions with Iran

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The U.S. Navy has deployed a guided-missile submarine capable of carrying up to 154 Tomahawk missiles to the Middle East, a spokesman said Saturday, in what appeared to be a show of force toward…

Police: 6 people wounded in shooting on South Carolina beach

ISLE OF PALMS, S.C. (AP) — Gunfire erupted on a South Carolina beach during a "senior skip day" event involving numerous teenagers Friday, wounding six people and prompting charges against two for unlawful possession of guns, police in South Carolina…

Officer Cottontail? Bunny joins police force. Fur real.

YUBA CITY, Calif. (AP) — Meet Percy, the police rabbit. Yes, that's fur real. Some bunny — also known as Officer Ashley Carson — found a lost rabbit last year in the middle of Percy Avenue in Yuba City, California.…

Kamala Harris leads Tennessee rally, backs ousted lawmakers

By Travis Loller, Kristin M. Hall and Zeke Miller - Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris made a last-minute trip Friday to Tennessee where she called for tougher firearm laws and criticized the Republican-controlled state House,…

Filipinos nailed to crosses despite church objection

SAN PEDRO CUTUD, Philippines (AP) — Eight Filipinos were nailed to crosses to reenact Jesus Christ’s suffering in a gory Good Friday tradition that draws thousands of devotees and tourists to the Philippines despite being rejected by the Catholic church.…

US adds a healthy 236,000 jobs despite Fed’s rate hikes

WASHINGTON (AP) — America’s employers added a solid 236,000 jobs in March, suggesting that the economy remains on solid footing despite the nine interest rate hikes the Federal Reserve has imposed over the past year in its drive to tame…

US would bar full ban on trans athletes but allow exceptions

WASHINGTON (AP) — Schools and colleges across the U.S. would be forbidden from enacting outright bans on transgender athletes under a proposal released Thursday from the Biden administration, but teams could create some limits in certain cases — for example,…

Tennessee’s House expels 2 of 3 Democrats over guns protest

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — In an extraordinary act of political retaliation, Tennessee Republicans on Thursday expelled two Democratic lawmakers from the state Legislature for their role in a protest that called for more gun control in the aftermath of a…

Was your home damaged in a tornado? Here’s what to do next

Deadly storms in the past two weeks have unleashed dozens of tornadoes in the United States, mainly in the South and Midwest, killing at least 63 people and damaging or destroying hundreds of homes. This year's early severe weather, especially…

Tennessee’s House expels first of 3 Democrats for protest

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee’s GOP-dominated House on Thursday expelled the first of three Democratic members who were at risk of being thrown out of the Legislature for their role in a demonstration calling for gun control after the Nashville…

Why is Passover different from all other nights?

(THE CONVERSATION) Boxes of matzah stacked high in grocery stores? It’s almost Passover. Wednesday, April 5, marks the first night of the weeklong Jewish holiday in 2023. For many people who celebrate it, Passover brings to mind memories of Seder meals with…