Author: Associated Press

Papa Johns launches its first-ever Croissant Pizza, giving pizza lovers their flakiest bite ever

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Papa Johns is elevating the pizza experience with the global launch of its latest innovation: the all-new Croissant Pizza. The Croissant Pizza indulgently pairs the delicate, flaky texture of a buttery croissant with the bold flavors of Papa John’s Pizza – bringing the brand’s Better Ingredients. Better Pizza.® promise to life through craft, quality and innovation. Papa Johns Croissant Pizza…

Caves and other mountain hideouts are being searched for fugitive known as ‘Devil in the Ozarks’

By JEFF MARTIN, ANDREW DeMILLO and SAFIYAH RIDDLE Associated Press

Source: Arkansas Department of CorrectionsThere are plenty of hideouts in the rugged terrain of the Ozark Mountains, from abandoned cabins to campsites in the vast forests where searchers are hunting for a convicted former police chief known as the “Devil in the Ozarks.” Others are not only off the grid but beneath it, in the hundreds of caves that lead…

Tennessee man is executed for killing his wife and her 2 sons, 3 years after last-minute reprieve

By TRAVIS LOLLER

FILE – This undated booking photo provided by the Tennessee Department of Correction shows inmate Oscar Smith. (Tennessee Department of Correction via AP, File)NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee inmate Oscar Smith was executed by lethal injection on Thursday morning for the 1989 murders of his estranged wife Judith Smith and her teenage sons, Jason and Chad Burnett. Smith, 75, was…

Ford recalls nearly 274,000 Navigator and Expedition SUVs due to risk of loss of brake function

Photo source: CNNNEW YORK (AP) — Ford is recalling nearly 274,000 of its Expedition and Lincoln-branded Navigator SUVs across the U.S. due to an issue that may cause a loss of brake function while driving, increasing crash risks. According to documents published by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, the front brake lines in these now-recalled cars “may be in…

Trump’s anti-DEI push doesn’t stop Black Kentucky grads from holding an off-campus celebration

By BRUCE SCHREINER Associated Press

A graduate receives a hug after the Senior Salute at Lyric Theatre in Lexington, Kentucky, Wednesday, May 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Jon Cherry)LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — President Donald Trump’s push to eliminate diversity initiatives on college campuses didn’t stop minority students from staging their own celebration after the University of Kentucky canceled ceremonies to honor its graduates who are Black or…

Robert Prevost, first pope from US in history of the Catholic Church, takes the name Leo XIV

Newly elected Pope Leo XIV appears at the balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican, Thursday, May 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)VATICAN CITY (AP) — Robert Prevost, the Chicago-born missionary who spent his career ministering in Peru and took over the Vatican’s powerful office of bishops, was elected the first pope from the United States in the history of…

Kentucky Derby winner Sovereignty won’t run in the Preakness, dashing Triple Crown possibility

By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Sports Writer

Sovereignty, ridden by Junior Alvarado, crosses the finish line to win the 151st running of the Kentucky Derby horse race at Churchill Downs Saturday, May 3, 2025, in Louisville, Ky. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)Kentucky Derby winner Sovereignty will not run in the Preakness Stakes, officials announced Tuesday, ending any chance at a Triple Crown for a seventh consecutive year. “We received…

Kentucky man who won Powerball jackpot lands in Florida jail days later

DYLAN LOVAN Associated Press

Source: Kentucky Lottery. LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — A Kentucky Powerball winner was arrested and charged with kicking a police officer in Florida days after he won a $167 million jackpot. James S. Farthing, who goes by Shannon, found out Sunday that he won the state’s biggest ever jackpot after his mother called him, according to a media release from the…

Kentucky Derby: How to watch, the favorites and what to expect in the 151st running of the race

Kentucky Derby entrant Citizen Bull works out at Churchill Downs Monday, April 28, 2025, in Louisville, Ky. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)(AP) – The first Saturday in May means it’s time for the 151st Kentucky Derby, America’s longest continuously held sporting event. Nineteen horses stampeding 1 1/4 miles around Churchill Downs isn’t just a race. It’s 150,000 fans jammed under the Twin…