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North Carolina county surrounding Asheville overcounted Helene deaths by as many as 30, sheriff says
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — The North Carolina county that is home to Asheville overcounted deaths caused by Helene by as many as 30, according to a statement Tuesday from its sheriff’s office and data from the state, significantly reducing the death toll from the historic storm. ...
Longtime news anchor Mel Showers, who broke racial barriers, dies
MOBILE, Ala. (AP) — Alabama broadcaster Mel Showers, who broke racial barriers in a Deep South newsroom and became a beloved and trusted newsman along the state’s Gulf Coast, has died. He was 78. WKRG-TV, the station where he worked for 50 years, announced his death over the...
Mbappé's representatives dismiss Swedish reports of a rape claim
STOCKHOLM (AP) — French soccer star Kylian Mbappé’s representatives have rejected as “false and irresponsible” reports in Swedish media saying he is the subject of a rape investigation in the Nordic country. Without citing sources, several Swedish media including tabloids...
Sanewashing? The banality of crazy? A decade into the Trump era, media hasn't figured him out
NEW YORK (AP) — Nearly a decade into the Trump Era of politics, less than a month from his third Election Day as the Republican candidate for president and there is still remarkably little consensus within the media about how best to cover Donald Trump. Are reporters...
Reuters withdraws two articles on anti-doping agency after arranging Masters pass for source
Reuters has withdrawn two doping-related news stories after learning that one of the news organization's employees helped arrange for an official to get a media credential to see the Masters golf tournament this past spring. The news organization said that it stands by its reporting...
Reporter Taylor Lorenz exits Washington Post after investigation into Instagram post
Technology reporter Taylor Lorenz said Tuesday that she is leaving The Washington Post, less than two months after the newspaper launched an internal review following her social media post about President Joe Biden. Lorenz, a well-regarded expert on internet culture, wrote a book...
Hong Kong editors who face prison in sedition case told court about journalistic ideals
HONG KONG (AP) — Writing to the Hong Kong court that convicted him of sedition, former Stand News editor Patrick Lam said he regretted missing a chance to tell a police officer about independent journalism. Lam and his ex-colleague Chung Pui-kuen, both former top editors of the...
Vatican opens new investigation into leaks surrounding its 'trial of the century' probe
ROME (AP) — The Vatican prosecutor has opened a new investigation into the alleged leak of information about its “trial of the century” probe into a London property investment, the Holy See said Tuesday. The leak emerged during the course of a broader, separate Italian...
Connie Chung launched a generation of Asian American girls named Connie. She had no idea
NEW YORK (AP) — Some public figures are honored with namesake buildings or monuments. Veteran broadcaster Connie Chung has a strain of marijuana and hundreds of Asian American women as legacies. Chung was contacted five years ago by a fellow journalist, Connie Wang, whose Chinese...
It's not just Harris and Trump who have a lot at stake in next week's debate. ABC News does, too
NEW YORK (AP) — Hours after ABC News released the rules for next Tuesday's presidential debate, resolving a final dispute in Donald Trump's favor, the former president was on the attack — against ABC News. “I think a lot of people will be watching to see how nasty they are, how...
