NEW YORK (AP) — Sandra Bullock has adopted a 3-year-old girl named Laila. The adoption was reported by People Magazine in a cover story published Wednesday, December 2, 2015. Bullock posed for photos with Laila and her son for the magazine. Bullock previously adopted Louis Bardo, a 3-year-old boy born in New Orleans. A … Continue reading
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The Latest: Obama orders flags at half-staff after shooting
SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. (AP) — The latest on the mass shooting at a social services facility in San Bernardino, California (all times local): 9:10 a.m. President Barack Obama is ordering U.S. flags to be flown at half-staff to honor the victims of the shooting in California that left 14 people dead December 2, 2015. The … Continue reading
Sundance Film Festival reveals drama, documentary contenders
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The dramatic contenders at the 2016 Sundance Film Festival span history, genre and setting, from the slave days in the South to the gay-sex scene today in LA’s Korean spas. What unites them, says festival director John Cooper, is excellent storytelling and a “thorough understanding of the craft of filmmaking, … Continue reading
Heightened security amid Rockefeller Christmas Tree lighting
NEW YORK (AP) — A 10-ton Christmas tree with 45,000 LED lights covering about five miles of wire has come alive in the rain to cap New York City’s annual ritual in Rockefeller Center. The ceremony — nationally televised by NBC on Wednesday, December 2, 2015 evening — included performances by Sting, Mary J. Blige, … Continue reading
Juneau police defends response after mayor’s death
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — The police chief in Alaska’s capital city defended his department’s response after the newly elected mayor was found dead at home, bruised and bloodied, and speculation ran rampant as to the cause of his death. The speculation was fueled — and the attention surrounding the case grew — when police did … Continue reading
AP FACT CHECK: Bush numbers off on bombing missions in Syria
GOOSE LAKE, Iowa (AP) — Republican presidential candidate Jeb Bush frequently pans the Obama administration’s war against Islamic State militants in Iraq and Syria for being too timid in its bombing campaign. But some statistics he cites to bolster his argument are wrong or outdated. The former Florida governor says 75 percent of the … Continue reading
AP Conversation: Trump calls Mideast peace ‘toughest deal’
STERLING, Va. (AP) — Donald Trump says that if he’s elected president, he’ll know within six months whether he can achieve an elusive peace accord between Israelis and Palestinians, one of the world’s most vexing challenges. But the Republican presidential candidate says he has doubts about each side’s commitment to the peace process. “I … Continue reading
Amid protests, some Syrian refugees find a home in Texas
DALLAS (AP) — On a sofa in their small apartment, Bashar al Jaddou’s three children climb on his lap and speak in quick, soft Arabic as a photographer takes their picture. They smile and mug for the camera. The 30-year-old al Jaddou decided to leave Syria in 2012 after his family’s home in Homs … Continue reading
Ultimate endurance test: 7 marathons, 7 days, 7 continents
BOSTON (AP) — Seven marathons in seven days on seven continents? You’d be forgiven for thinking Becca Pizzi is seven kinds of crazy. “I get that a lot,” said Pizzi, who’s vying to be the first U.S. woman to complete the World Marathon Challenge. The 35-year-old day care center operator from Belmont, Massachusetts, is … Continue reading
George Clinton, Judith Hill make Ebony magazine gala musical
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) — Ebony magazine’s annual Power 100 list highlights black leaders in business, politics, arts and academia, but the gala celebrating the honorees was a mostly musical affair. Arsenio Hall hosted the private ceremony Wednesday, December 2, 2015 at the Beverly Hilton Hotel, where rapper-singer Jidenna, singer-songwriter Judith Hill, and ’70s funk … Continue reading
2 distinct images of Baltimore officer on trial in Gray case
BALTIMORE (AP) — Officer William Porter did nothing to help Freddie Gray as he lay helpless on the floor of a Baltimore police transport van complaining that he couldn’t breathe and pleading for a medic, prosecutors said. But defense attorneys painted a wholly different portrait of the young officer during opening statements Wednesday, December … Continue reading
Manslaughter charges dropped for BP supervisors in oil spill
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The Gulf of Mexico rig explosion that killed 11 workers and unleashed the nation’s worst offshore oil spill also led to criminal charges against four BP employees, who faced prison time if convicted. But the Justice Department’s decision to drop manslaughter charges against two BP rig supervisors makes it increasingly … Continue reading
Lack of sound in Chicago police videos raises more questions
CHICAGO (AP) — A police dash-cam video that captures a white Chicago officer fatally shooting a black teenager 16 times has no sound, nor do videos from four other squad cars at the scene. But department protocol indicates all the cruisers should have been recording audio that night. The silence is almost sure to … Continue reading
Holocaust survivor, rescuer reunited in New York City
NEW YORK (AP) — An Israeli man and a Polish woman were reunited Wednesday, December 2, 2015 in New York, seven decades after her Catholic family saved him during the Holocaust. Michael Hochberg, 77, sat holding hands with 86-year-old Krystyna Jakubowska at Kennedy International Airport, locking eyes as their relatives looked on. “He was a … Continue reading
14 dead, more than a dozen wounded in California shooting
SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. (AP) — As many as three gunmen believed to be wearing military-style gear opened fire Wednesday, December 2,2015 at a Southern California social services center, killing at least 14 people and wounding more than a dozen others in what authorities described as a targeted mission. Hours later, officers blocked a dark SUV … Continue reading
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