Day: March 30, 2024

Doris Kearns Goodwin and Laurie Anderson to receive medals from American Academy of Arts and Letters

12:39 am March 30, 2024

NEW YORK (AP) — Doris Kearns Goodwin, Laurie Anderson and the president of the Harlem School of the Arts, James C. Horton, are being honored by the American Academy of Arts and Letters. HEAD OF AMERICAN ARTS ACADEMY STEPPING DOWN AFTER 27 YEARS The academy announced Friday that Goodwin, the Pulitzer Prize-winning historian, is receiving […]

Georgia House and Senate showcase contrasting priorities as 2024 session ends

12:36 am March 30, 2024

ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia’s 2024 legislative session again showcased contrasting Republican approaches to governing, while minority Democrats couldn’t leverage those differences to advance top policy priorities. And while many GOP initiatives in the state Senate seemed like appeals to that party’s primary voters, Republicans are hoping tax cuts and a harder line on immigration will […]

Detroit blues bar shooting injures 5 after fight over parking spot

12:18 am March 30, 2024

Five people were wounded outside a bar in Detroit after a disagreement over a parking spot, police said. The Detroit Police Department Assistant Police Chief Charles Fitzgerald said during a press conference that the fight broke out at about 2:45 a.m. on Friday at Chicago Blu’z Bar & Grill. “Senseless, ridiculous,” Fitzgerald said. “Five people […]

Minor league baseball team’s Ozempig mascot irks fans; officials brush off criticism

12:15 am March 30, 2024

A minor league baseball affiliate of the Minnesota Twins started the 2024 season off a little hotter than expected even before it had a chance to throw out a first pitch. The St. Paul Saints, who play in the International League, named their living, breathing pig mascot Ozempig after the popular weight loss drug Ozempic. […]

Biden campaign reaches out to Nikki Haley voters in new ad: ‘Donald Trump doesn’t want your vote’

12:14 am March 30, 2024

President Biden appealed to supporters of Nikki Haley in a new campaign ad on Friday. “If you voted for Nikki Haley, Donald Trump doesn’t want your vote,” the ad begins, showing clips of the presumptive Republican nominee Trump calling the former South Carolina governor Haley “bird brain” and claiming she made an “unholy alliance with […]