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Country star Morgan Wallen sentenced in chair-throwing case

Country star Morgan Wallen sentenced in chair-throwing case

By KIMBERLEE KRUESI Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Country music star Morgan Wallen on Thursday pleaded guilty to two misdemeanor counts of reckless endangerment for throwing a chair from the rooftop of a six-story bar in…

North Carolina GOP lawmakers enact a law eroding the incoming Democratic governor’s powers

North Carolina GOP lawmakers enact a law eroding the incoming Democratic governor’s powers

By MAKIYA SEMINERA and GARY D. ROBERTSON Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina lawmakers on Wednesday enacted a law over the governor’s veto that would diminish the powers afforded to his successor and…

George Kresge Jr., who wowed talk show audiences as the The Amazing Kreskin, dies at age 89

George Kresge Jr., who wowed talk show audiences as the The Amazing Kreskin, dies at age 89

NEW YORK (AP) — George Joseph Kresge Jr., who was known to generations of TV watchers as the mesmerizing entertainer and mentalist The Amazing Kreskin, has died at age 89. Kreskin’s friend and former road…

Stolen ruby slippers worn by Judy Garland in ‘The Wizard of Oz’ are auctioned for $28 million

Stolen ruby slippers worn by Judy Garland in ‘The Wizard of Oz’ are auctioned for $28 million

By STEVE KARNOWSKI and HANNAH FINGERHUT Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A pair of iconic ruby slippers that were worn by Judy Garland in “The Wizard of Oz” and stolen from a museum nearly two…

‘Moana 2’ sails to a record $221 million opening as Hollywood celebrates a moviegoing feast

‘Moana 2’ sails to a record $221 million opening as Hollywood celebrates a moviegoing feast

By JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Christmas came early at the box office this year. “Moana 2” brought in a tidal wave of moviegoers over the Thanksgiving Day weekend, setting records with…

How to sum up 2024? The Oxford University Press word of the year is ‘brain rot’

How to sum up 2024? The Oxford University Press word of the year is ‘brain rot’

LONDON (AP) — Many of us have felt it, and now it’s official: “brain rot” is the Oxford dictionaries’ word of the year. Oxford University Press said Monday that the evocative phrase “gained new prominence…