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‘Saturday Night Live’ to Trump: ‘We’ve been with you all along’

Author: The Associated Press | Date: November 10, 2024, 6:49 am

The first episode of “Saturday Night Live” since the election of Donald Trump struck a somber tone at the beginning. Cast members, most of them women and minorities, declared they found the new reality “horrifying.” But then came a swerve, as cast member Keenan Thompson told Trump, “We’ve been with you all along.” Saying they all voted for Trump, they promised only flattering portrayals. Cast member James Austin Johnson, who plays the former and future president, came out as a muscle-bound Trump. Show host and standup comic Bill Burr says he is “so psyched that this stupid election is finally over. Everybody knew who they were going to vote for four years ago.”… Read More

Actor Tony Todd, known for his role in the movie ‘Candyman’ and other films, dies at 69

Author: The Associated Press | Date: November 10, 2024, 6:43 am

A representative of actor Tony Todd, known for his haunting portrayal of a killer in the horror film “Candyman” and its sequels says he has died at his home in California. He was 69. Todd was known for roles in many other films and television shows. Longtime manager Jeffrey Goldberg says he was lucky to have been able to work with such an amazing actor, and that he will miss him “every single day.” Todd’s film career included roles in award-winning films such as the Oliver Stone-directed classic “Platoon,” released in 1986.… Read More

1 monkey recovered safely, 42 others remain on the run from South Carolina lab

Author: The Associated Press | Date: November 10, 2024, 5:40 am

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Officials say one of 43 monkeys bred for medical research that escaped a compound in South Carolina has been recovered unharmed. Police said in a statement on Saturday that many of the others are still located a few yards from the property. Officials say the Rhesus macaques made a break for it Wednesday after an employee at the Alpha Genesis facility in Yemassee didn’t fully lock a door as she fed and checked on them. The monkeys are about the size of a cat. Alpha Genesis, federal health officials and the police all say the monkeys pose no risk to public health. Efforts to recover the remaining animals are ongoing.… Read More

Bobby Allison, NASCAR Hall of Famer and 3-time Daytona 500 winner, dies at 86

Author: The Associated Press | Date: November 10, 2024, 5:30 am

Bobby Allison, founder of racing’s “Alabama Gang” and a NASCAR Hall of Famer, died Saturday. He was 86. NASCAR released a statement from Allison’s family that said he died at home in Mooresville, North Carolina. A cause of death wasn’t given, but Allison had been in declining health for years. Allison moved to fourth on NASCAR’s Cup Series victory list last month when chairman Jim France recognized him as the winner of the Meyers Brothers Memorial at Bowman Gray Stadium in North Carolina in 1971. Allison was inducted into NASCAR’s second Hall of Fame class, in 2011. He was a five-time NASCAR champion and a three-time winner of the Daytona 500.… Read More

Stock market today: Wall Street cruises to more records as it closes its best week in a year

Author: The Associated Press | Date: November 8, 2024, 10:51 pm

NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks cruised to more records as they closed their best week in a year. The S&P 500 rose 0.4% Friday to cap its biggest weekly gain since early November 2023. It also briefly crossed above the 6,000 level for the first time. The Dow Jones Industrial Average climbed 0.6%, while the Nasdaq composite added 0.1%. The relatively quiet trading followed huge gains earlier in the week after Donald Trump won the presidential election and the Federal Reserve cut interest rates again to make things easier for the economy. Long-term Treasury yields eased in the bond market.… Read More

No. 1 Kansas blows big lead, holds off No. 9 North Carolina in tussle of hoops heavyweights

Author: The Associated Press | Date: November 8, 2024, 10:35 pm

LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — Top-ranked Kansas blew a 20-point first-half lead, then had to rally itself in the closing minutes for a 92-89 victory over No. 9 North Carolina on Friday night. The game ended when the Tar Heels’ Elliot Cadeau missed a 3-pointer from right in front of his own bench as time expired. It was just the 13th time that two programs with a combined 10 national championships had met on the hardwood, and the first on either campus since the Tar Heels won in Allen Fieldhouse in 1960. Hunter Dickinson made sure there would be no repeat, scoring the go-ahead basket with 1:15 remaining and finishing with 20 points in the game.… Read More

Man charged in North Carolina highway shootings will remain in jail for now

Author: The Associated Press | Date: November 8, 2024, 10:25 pm

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Police say a man accused of firing at occupied cars around North Carolina’s capital city has been charged with assault. Raleigh police said Friday morning that the 23-year-old suspect was also charged with 11 counts of firing a weapon into an occupied vehicle or dwelling. A second person who was detained at the time of his arrest has been released without any charges. The case began to get attention after several people reported gunfire on Interstate 40 in Raleigh and suburban Cary around the Wednesday morning rush hour. Reports of other similar shootings then emerged.… Read More

Beyoncé leads the 2025 Grammy noms, becoming the most nominated artist in the show’s history

Author: The Associated Press | Date: November 8, 2024, 9:57 pm

NEW YORK (AP) — The 2025 Grammy Award nominations are here. Beyoncé’s “Cowboy Carter” rules the nation. She leads the nods with 11, bringing her career total to 99 nominations. That makes her the most-nominated artist in Grammy history. Trailing behind her with seven nominations each are Post Malone, Billie Eilish, Kendrick Lamar and Charli XCX, who earned her first nominations as a solo artist. Taylor Swift and first-time nominees Sabrina Carpenter and Chappell Roan boast of six nominations each. The 2025 Grammy Awards will air Feb. 2 live on CBS and Paramount+ from the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles.… Read More

43 monkeys remain on the run from South Carolina lab. CEO thinks they’re having an adventure

Author: The Associated Press | Date: November 8, 2024, 8:59 pm

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Authorities say 43 monkeys bred for medical research that escaped a compound in South Carolina have been spotted in the woods near a fence surrounding the site and that workers are using food to try to recapture them. Officials say the Rhesus macaques made a break for it Wednesday after an employee at the Alpha Genesis facility in Yemassee didn’t fully lock a door as she fed and checked on them. The monkeys are about the size of a cat. They are all females weighing about 7 pounds. Alpha Genesis, federal health officials and the police all say the monkeys pose no risk to public health.… Read More

North Carolina governor picks labor chief to serve until next commissioner is sworn in

Author: The Associated Press | Date: November 8, 2024, 4:18 pm

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Gov. Roy Cooper has named a veteran North Carolina Labor Department administrator to lead the state agency until the next labor commissioner takes office. Cooper announced Friday that Kevin O’Barr will serve as commissioner until Luke Farley is sworn in early next year. O’Barr succeeds Commissioner Josh Dobson, who decided not to seek reelection this fall. Dobson announced his resignation on Wednesday, the day after Farley, a Republican, defeated Democrat Braxton Winston in the election for a four-year term. The North Carolina Constitution gives the Democratic governor the authority to fill the vacancy. A commissioner otherwise is elected to lead a department separate from a governor’s administration.… Read More

The story of how Trump went from diminished ex-president to a victor once again

Author: The Associated Press | Date: November 8, 2024, 4:12 pm

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — With his commanding victory over Kamala Harris, Donald Trump has achieved a stunning political comeback that seemed unimaginable after his refusal to accept his loss in the 2020 election ended with his supporters violently storming the Capitol. Trump, through sheer force of will, an enduring hold on his base and a campaign operation far savvier than past iterations, managed to turn his woes into fuel that channeled voters’ anger. He seized on widespread discontent over the direction of a country battered by years of high inflation. And he spoke to a new generation — using podcasts and social media — to tell those who felt forgotten that he shared their disdain for the status quo.… Read More

Federal judge denies motion to recognize Michael Jordan’s NASCAR teams as a chartered organization

Author: The Associated Press | Date: November 8, 2024, 3:50 pm

AVONDALE, Ariz. (AP) — A federal judge has denied a motion by two NASCAR teams — one owned by NBA Hall of Famer Michael Jordan — to be recognized as chartered teams as they proceed in an antitrust lawsuit against the stock car series and chairman Jim France. The motion was signed by federal judge Frank Whitney of the United States District Court of Western North Carolina in Charlotte at the exact same time NASCAR executives were giving their annual “State of the Sport” address at Phoenix Raceway. The decision came down just hours before Cup cars hit the track for the first practice session of championship weekend.… Read More