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An appreciation: How Norman Lear changed television — and with it American life — in the 1970s
NEW YORK (AP) — In many American living rooms, the 1960s didn't really begin until Jan. 12, 1971. That was the night the comedy “All in the Family” debuted, almost instantly changing television and American society with it. Creator Norman Lear, who died at age 101 on Tuesday,...
United Nations bemoans struggles to fund peacekeeping as nations demand withdrawal of missions
ACCRA, Ghana (AP) — The United Nations' top peacekeeping official defended the organization's missions worldwide amid growing concerns that they've gone into retreat as African leaders demand their withdrawal from Mali to Congo. Undersecretary General for Peace Operations...
Lawsuit accuses Sean Combs, 2 others of raping 17-year-old girl in 2003; Combs denies allegations
NEW YORK (AP) — A woman sued the hip-hop mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs on Wednesday, claiming he and two other men raped her 20 years ago in a New York City recording studio when she was 17. The woman, whose name wasn’t disclosed in the court filing, is the fourth person to file a...
'Know My Name' author Chanel Miller has written a children's book, 'Magnolia Wu Unfolds It All'
NEW YORK (AP) — Chanel Miller's next book after her prize-winning memoir “Know My Name” will help fulfill a longtime dream — to write and illustrate children's stories. Philomel Books, an imprint of Penguin Young Readers, announced Wednesday that Miller's “Magnolia Wu...
Editorial Roundup: Pennsylvania
Altoona Mirror. December 6, 2023. Editorial: Don’t delay in divesting from China A Republican legislator is spearheading a long-overdue effort to end state investment in companies controlled by the government of China. “For too long, Pennsylvania...
With George Santos out of Congress, special election to fill his seat is set for February
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — A special election to pick a successor to George Santos, the New York Republican who was expelled from the U.S. House last week, will be held on Feb. 13, Gov. Kathy Hochul announced Tuesday. The race for a seat representing some Long Island suburbs and a small...
British research ship crosses paths with world's largest iceberg as it drifts out of Antarctica
LONDON (AP) — Britain's polar research ship has crossed paths with the largest iceberg in the world — a “lucky” encounter that enabled scientists to collect seawater samples around the colossal berg as it drifts out of Antarctic waters, the British Antarctic Survey said Monday. ...
Handcuffed and sent to the ER – for misbehavior: Schools are sending more kids to the hospital
SALISBURY, Md. (AP) — Three times a week, on average, a police car pulls up to a school in Wicomico County on Maryland’s Eastern Shore. A student is brought out, handcuffed and placed inside for transport to a hospital emergency room for a psychiatric evaluation. Over the past...
Fire blamed on e-bike battery kills 1, injures 6 in Bronx apartment building
NEW YORK (AP) — One person was killed and six others were injured when a fire blamed on an electric bicycle battery tore through a New York City apartment, officials said Monday. The fire started at around 7 p.m. Sunday in a 10th-floor apartment in a public housing complex in the...
Man kills 4 relatives in Queens knife rampage, injures 2 officers before he's fatally shot by police
NEW YORK (AP) — A man killed four relatives, including two children, in a knife attack at their New York City home early Sunday, then set the building on fire and stabbed two police officers before one of them fatally shot him, officials said. The rampage took place before dawn at...
