NEW YORK (AP) — Nearly 20 years after their last collaboration, Spike Lee and Denzel Washington are reuniting for an adaptation of Akira Kurosawa’s “High and Low.” Apple Original Films announced Thursday that it is co-financing the film, which A24 will release theatrically before it streams on Apple TV+. It marks Lee and Washington’s first film together since 2006’s “Inside …
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Thailand says deliveries of humanitarian aid to war-wracked Myanmar are expected to start soon
MAE SOT, Thailand (AP) — Thailand expects to open up a humanitarian corridor in about a month to deliver aid to suffering civilians in war-torn Myanmar, Thai Foreign Minister Parnpree Bahiddha-Nukara said Thursday after inspecting the planned staging area in the northern Thai province of Tak. The plan, initiated by Thailand with the endorsement of Myanmar and other fellow members …
Read More »Lightning D Mikhail Sergachev sidelined indefinitely after undergoing surgery on broken leg
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Tampa Bay Lightning defenseman Mikhail Sergachev will be sidelined indefinitely after undergoing surgery Thursday to stabilize fractures to both the tibia and fibula in his left leg. The team said there’s no definitive timetable for the 25-year-old’s return. Sergachev was injured during the second period of Tampa Bay’s 3-1 road loss to the New York Rangers …
Read More »Charles retreats to Sandringham, an estate with brisk winds and splendid isolation
LONDON (AP) — Upon receiving his first treatment for cancer, Britain’s King Charles III retreated to Sandringham House, a private estate where the monarch has long taken refuge while walking and shooting along the windswept North Sea coast of eastern England. Sandringham, the private home of the last six British monarchs, sits amid parkland, gardens and working farms about 110 …
Read More »Arizona State visits Colorado following Simpson’s 25-point outing
The AP Top 25 men’s college basketball poll is back every week throughout the season! Get the poll delivered straight to your inbox with AP Top 25 Poll Alerts. Sign up here. Arizona State Sun Devils (11-11, 5-6 Pac-12) at Colorado Buffaloes (15-7, 6-5 Pac-12) Boulder, Colorado; Thursday, 8 p.m. EST FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Buffaloes -15; over/under is 148.5 BOTTOM …
Read More »Couple accused of abandoning nearly 200 bodies spent cremation money on vehicles, $1,500 dinner
DENVER (AP) — Two Colorado funeral home owners accused of abandoning nearly 200 bodies took payments from families that were meant for cremations and burials and instead bought vehicles, cryptocurrency, a $1,500 dinner in Las Vegas and other personal items, prosecutors and an FBI agent said Thursday. In a courtroom packed with families of the deceased, FBI Agent Andrew Cohen …
Read More »Man accused of killing a priest in Nebraska pleads not guilty
BLAIR, Neb. (AP) — A man accused of killing a priest in a small Nebraska town pleaded not guilty to first-degree murder and other charges on Thursday. Kierre Williams, 43, of Sioux City, Iowa, also is accused of using a deadly weapon to commit a felony, burglary and possession of a weapon by a prohibited person. His next court date …
Read More »No. 20 Florida Atlantic visits UAB following Johnson’s 20-point performance
The AP Top 25 men’s college basketball poll is back every week throughout the season! Get the poll delivered straight to your inbox with AP Top 25 Poll Alerts. Sign up here. Florida Atlantic Owls (18-4, 8-1 AAC) at UAB Blazers (14-8, 6-3 AAC) Birmingham, Alabama; Thursday, 9 p.m. EST FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Owls -5.5; over/under is 156 BOTTOM LINE: …
Read More »Taylor Swift exige a estudiante universitario que deje de rastrear sus vuelos
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Un estudiante universitario de Florida usa datos públicos y redes sociales para rastrear los vuelos privados de multimillonarios, políticos y otras celebridades, algo que parece incomodar a Taylor Swift. A finales de diciembre, el equipo de Swift se aproximó a Jack Sweeney, un estudiante de tercer año de tecnología de la información en la Universidad de …
Read More »World Food Program says its ramping up aid to reach 3 million Ethiopians. Millions more are in need
The U.N.’s World Food Program says it aims to reach up to 3 million Ethiopians affected by climate change and conflict in the coming weeks, half the number it supported in the East African country before the agency introduced a lengthy aid suspension last year. WFP said it “is now working at pace to deliver food assistance to up to …
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