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Tennessee man, 3-year-old grandson die in house fire

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A Tennessee man and his 3-year-old grandson have died in a house fire, officials said. The Knoxville Fire Department responded early Monday to a blaze with two people trapped inside, news outlets reported, citing a statement…

Queen Elizabeth II mourned by Britain and world at funeral

LONDON (AP) — Britain and the world are saying a final goodbye to Queen Elizabeth II at a state funeral that drew presidents and kings, princes and prime ministers. Crowds massed along the streets of London on Monday to honor…

Tennessee man indicted in deaths of girlfriend, newborn

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — A grand jury indicted a Tennessee man on charges of killing his girlfriend and their 2-day-old daughter, officials said Thursday. Brandon Isabelle, 25, of Memphis, is accused of fatally shooting Danielle Hoyle, 27, and throwing the…

Tennessee judge continues to bar anti-abortion activists from clinic

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A group of anti-abortion activists will continue to be banned from interfering with patients and providers at a reproductive health clinic outside Nashville, a federal judge has ruled. In July, protesters attempted to enter the clinic…

Man charged in jogger death pleads not guilty in separate rape case

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — A Tennessee man pleaded not guilty Thursday to raping a woman about a year before he was charged with kidnapping a kindergarten teacher during a pre-dawn run and killing her. A court-appointed public defender representing Cleotha…

From carmakers to refiners, industries brace for rail strike

(AP) -- Carmakers say buyers might not get the vehicle they want on time, commuter rail lines could see service disrupted, and shipments from everything from oil to livestock feed could be disrupted. Those are just a few of the…

Police say 3 people – not 4 – killed in Memphis rampage

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Police in Tennessee have revised the number of people killed in a man's shooting rampage from four to three after a different suspect was identified in the slaying of a teenager during the tense ordeal in…

Bezos rocket crashes after liftoff, only experiments aboard

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Jeff Bezos' rocket company has suffered its first launch failure. No one was aboard, only science experiments. The Blue Origin rocket blasted off from West Texas on Monday. Barely a minute into the flight, bright…

Police believe 3 children drowned by mother at NYC beach

NEW YORK (AP) — Three children were found dead in the surf off Brooklyn's famed Coney Island boardwalk early Monday and police believe they may have been drowned by their mother. New York Police investigators examine…

‘Barbarian’ is top film amid late-summer box office doldrums

By: Andrew Dalton - AP LOS ANGELES (AP) — The horror film “Barbarian” won the weekend by bringing in $10 million, according to studio estimates Sunday, as the late-summer doldrums at the box office continued. Director Zach Cregger’s debut from…

Former MLB pitcher turned cop Varvaro dies in car crash

(AP) -- Anthony Varvaro, a former Major League Baseball pitcher who retired in 2016 to become a police officer in the New York City area, was killed in a car accident Sunday morning on his way to work at the…

Queen Elizabeth II’s coffin takes long road through Scotland

By David Keyton and Mike Corder - Associated Press EDINBURGH, Scotland (AP) — In a somber, regal procession, Queen Elizabeth II's flag-draped coffin was driven slowly through the Scottish countryside Sunday from her beloved Balmoral Castle to the Scottish capital…

Visa, Mastercard, AmEx to start categorizing gun shop sales

NEW YORK (AP) - Payment processor Visa Inc. says it plans to start separately categorizing sales at gun shops. The move disclosed Saturday marks a major win for gun control advocates. They say it will help better track suspicious surges…

Testimony: School shooter’s home ruled by chaos

By Terry Spencer - Associated Press FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Chaos reigned in the home where Florida school shooter Nikolas Cruz grew up, testimony in his ongoing penalty trial has shown. He and his half-brother Zachary tormented their adoptive,…

Biden honors 9/11 victims, vows commitment to thwart terror

By Colleen Long and Aamer Madhani - Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden marked the 21st anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks, taking part in a somber wreath-laying ceremony at the Pentagon held under a steady rain and…

Indiana Jones, Black Panther take spotlight at Disney expo

By Andrew Dalton - AP Entertainment Writer ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — An emotional Harrison Ford appeared along with a new trailer for the fifth Indiana Jones film, cast members from "Black Panther: Wakanda Forever" showed footage from their forthcoming sequel,…

Shaken and stirred: Ukraine war hits James Bond’s glassmaker

By John Leicester (AP) --LA CHAPELLE-SAINT-MESMIN, France (AP) - Iconic French tableware brand Duralex is joining a growing array of European firms that are reducing and halting production because of soaring energy costs provoked by Russia's war in Ukraine. [caption…

Burger King investing $400m in U.S. revamp to boost sales

By Dee-Ann Durbin (AP) --Burger King plans to invest $400 million in its U.S. restaurants over the next two years to update its stores and boost flagging sales. The burger chain said Friday the investment includes $250 million to revamp…

New words added to Merriam-Webster Dictionary

By Mark Pratt UNDATED (AP) - It's that time of year when the words “pumpkin spice” are on many of our lips, not to mention in many of our coffee cups. So it should come as no surprise that it's…

Marsha Hunt, ’40s star and blacklist victim, dies at 104

By Jake Coyle - AP Film Writer TORONTO (AP) — Marsha Hunt, one of the last surviving actors from Hollywood's so-called Golden Age of the 1930s and 1940s who worked with performers ranging from Laurence Olivier to Andy Griffith in…

Charles III formally proclaimed king as sons reconcile

By Jill Lawless, Danica Kika and Sylvia Hui - Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Two days after his mother's death elevated him to the throne, King Charles III was officially proclaimed Britain's monarch Saturday in a pomp-filled ceremony steeped in…

Suspect in Memphis shooting rampage granted public defender

By Adrian Sainz - Associated Press MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — A Tennessee man accused of killing four people and wounding three others in a livestreamed shooting rampage that paralyzed Memphis and led to a city-wide manhunt was granted a public…

Man accused in jogger’s death faces charges in earlier case

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — The man charged with killing a Tennessee teacher who was abducted during a pre-dawn run has been indicted on separate charges stemming from an alleged kidnapping in 2021. Cleotha Henderson was rebooked at the Shelby County…

Police detail sequence of events in Memphis livestream shootings

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — The sequence of shootings on Wednesday in Tennessee, provided by Memphis Police Director Cerelyn “CJ” Davis. Crime scenes were scattered throughout the city. Four people were killed, and three others were wounded. Ezekiel Kelly has been…

Queen Elizabeth II dead at 96

LONDON (AP) — Queen Elizabeth II, Britain’s longest-reigning monarch and a rock of stability across much of a turbulent century, has died. She was 96. Buckingham Palace made the announcement in a statement. A link to the almost-vanished generation that…

Police arrest Memphis man in livestreamed shootings; 4 dead

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Police in Memphis, Tennessee have arrested a man they say drove around the city for hours shooting at people. Four victims are dead and three others are wounded after seven shootings and at least two carjackings.…

Man charged with killing Memphis jogger held without bond

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — A Tennessee judge revoked bond Wednesday for a man charged with killing a Memphis jogger who was abducted during a pre-dawn run near a university campus. Cleotha Abston, who told a Shelby County judge he prefers to…

Tennessee receives $5M to help prevent maternal deaths

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The Tennessee Department of Health says it has received a $5 million federal grant to help improve the state's maternal health outcomes. Commissioner Morgan McDonald said in a statement Tuesday that the majority of Tennessee's maternal…

Memphis police ID body of abducted jogger Eliza Fletcher

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Police in Tennessee said Tuesday that a body found during an exhaustive search lasting more than three days is a woman who was abducted and forced into an SUV during an early morning jog near the…

Biden blasts ‘extreme’ GOP in Labor Day battleground trips

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is assailing “MAGA Republicans" and the extreme right in Labor Day remarks to union members. He addressed a workers' gathering in Milwaukee before heading to suburban Pittsburgh. Labor Day traditionally kicks off political crunch…

Man charged in jogger abduction kidnapped attorney in 2000

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — The man charged with kidnapping a Tennessee woman jogging near the University of Memphis last week spent 20 years behind bars for a previous kidnapping. This booking photo provided by the Shelby…

Officials: Miss. capital city close to normal water pressure

(AP)--Mississippi's capital has taken a step closer toward restoring normal water service to tens of thousands of customers. Officials announced Sunday that water pressure was back to normal for most of Jackson. Torrential rains and flooding of the Pearl River…

Spidey tops box office while Cinema Day draws millions

By Jonathan Landrum Jr. LOS ANGELES (AP) — “Spider-Man: No Way Home” has swung back on top of the box office during a holiday weekend where American theaters aimed to lure moviegoers with discounted $3 tickets. The first “National Cinema…

Sterling Lord, uniquely enduring literary agent, dies at 102

By Hillel Italie - AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Sterling Lord, the uniquely enduring literary agent who worked for years to find a publisher for Jack Kerouac's "On the Road" and over the following decades arranged deals for…

Bed Bath & Beyond chief financial officer Gustavo Arnal dies

UNION, N.J. (AP) — The chief financial officer of retail chain Bed Bath & Beyond has died. The company confirmed Sunday that Gustavo Arnal died Friday. Arnal joined the company in May 2020 after previous stints at Avon, Walgreens Boots…

On the Web: New COVID boosters ready to roll

By Oscar Wells Gabriel II CYBERSPACE (AP) - There are now new COVID-19 booster shots available - and they're designed to match the newest omicron strains of the coronavirus. Now, it's up to government officials to determine who's eligible to…

Some states could tax Biden’s student loan debt relief

By: Steve Karnowski and Collin Binkley - Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — President Joe Biden's student loan forgiveness plan could lift crushing debt burdens from millions of borrowers, but the tax man may demand a cut of the relief in…

Memphis police: Arrest made in jogger’s disappearance

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Police in Tennessee said Sunday that an arrest has been made in connection with the abduction of a jogger last week. The Memphis Police Department said 38-year-old Cleotha Abston has been charged with especially aggravated kidnapping…

Border patrol: 9 migrants die crossing swift Texas river

By Elliot Spagat and Sean Murphy - Associated Press Officials on both sides of the U.S.-Mexico border searched for more victims Saturday after at least nine migrants died while trying to cross the rain-swollen Rio Grande, a dangerous border-crossing attempt…

Fuel leak ruins NASA’s 2nd shot at launching moon rocket

By Marcia Dunn - AP Aerospace Writer CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — NASA's new moon rocket sprang another dangerous fuel leak Saturday, forcing launch controllers to call off their second attempt to send a crew capsule into lunar orbit with…