The IRS is quicker to answer the phone on this Tax Day
WASHINGTON (AP) - On this Tax Day, the IRS is promoting the customer service improvements the agency rolled out since receiving tens of billions in new funding dollars through Democrats' Inflation Reduction Act. From cutting phone wait times to digitizing more documents and improving the "Where's My Refund" t...
Apr 15, 2024
Paris prepares for 100-day countdown to the Olympics. It wants to rekindle love for the Games
PARIS (AP) - In Paris' outskirts, a bright-eyed young girl is eager for the Olympic and Paralympic Games to end. That's because the swimming club where 10-year-old Lyla Kebbi trains will inherit an Olympic pool. It will be dismantled after the Games and trucked from the Olympic race venue in Paris' high-rise business d...
Apr 15, 2024
Here's how investigators allege Ippei Mizuhara stole $16 million from Shohei Ohtani
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Federal authorities allege Ippei Mizuhara, the former longtime interpreter for Los Angeles Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani, stole more than $16 million from the two-way baseball sensation to cover his gambling debts. The charges were outlined in a complaint filed with the United States District Court for ...
Apr 12, 2024
OJ Simpson, fallen football hero acquitted of murder in 'trial of the century,' dies at 76
LAS VEGAS (AP) - O.J. Simpson, the decorated football superstar and Hollywood actor who was acquitted of charges he killed his former wife and her friend but later found liable in a separate civil trial, has died. He was 76. Simpson's attorney confirmed to TMZ he died Wednesday night in Las Vegas. A message posted Thur...
Apr 11, 2024
Morgan Wallen has been arrested after police say he threw a chair off of the roof of a 6-story bar
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Country music singer Morgan Wallen has been arrested after police say he threw a chair off the rooftop of a newly opened six-story bar in downtown Nashville. Wallen, 30, was booked into jail early Monday on three felony counts of reckless endangerment and one misdemeanor count of disorderly cond...
Apr 08, 2024
Not in the path of totality? You can still watch Monday's total solar eclipse online
If you're nowhere near the path of totality or if clouds spoil your view, you can still catch the total solar eclipse online. Weather permitting, tens of millions who live along a narrow stretch from Mexico's Pacific coast to eastern Canada can just look skyward Monday to glimpse day turn to twilight when the moon blot...
Apr 08, 2024
This Los Angeles heist sounds like it came from a thriller novel. Thieves stole $30 million in cash
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Thieves got away with $30 million in cash from a money storage facility in Los Angeles by breaking into the building on Easter Sunday and cracking the safe. Now detectives are seeking to unravel the brazen cash heist, reportedly one of the largest on record in Los Angeles. Police Cmdr. Elaine Morales...
Apr 05, 2024
Awe and dread: How religions have responded to total solar eclipses over the centuries
Throughout history, solar eclipses have had profound impact on adherents of various religions around the world. They were viewed as messages from God or spiritual forces, inducing emotions ranging from dread to wonder. Ahead of the total solar eclipse that will follow a long path over North America on Monday, here's a ...
Apr 04, 2024
Powerball jackpot jumps to $1.23 billion after another drawing without a big winner
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - The Powerball jackpot has increased to an estimated $1.23 billion after another drawing without a big winner Wednesday night. The numbers selected were: 11, 38, 41, 62, 65 and the Powerball 15. The jackpot, which now ranks as the eighth-largest in U.S. lottery history, has been growing for more ...
Apr 04, 2024
Barbara Rush, actor who co-starred with Frank Sinatra and Paul Newman among others, dies at 97
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Barbara Rush, a popular leading actor in the 1950 and 1960s who co-starred with Frank Sinatra, Paul Newman and other top film performers and later had a thriving TV career, has died. She was 97. Rush's death was announced by her daughter, Fox News reporter Claudia Cowan, who posted on Instagram that ...
Apr 02, 2024