Paramount reaches deal with states to settle their case challenging Warner buyout, AP source says

September 22, 2026

CHICAGO (AP) — Skydance-owned Paramount reached a settlement Monday with a group of state attorneys general that had sued to challenge the company’s buyout of Warner Bros. Discovery, effectively paving the way for the mega merger to move forward, a person familiar with the matter told the AP. The person was not authorized to speak publicly and did so on condition of anonymity. Details of the settlement with the states were not immediately available, but were expected to be revealed later in the day. The coalition of states — including entertainment heavyweights like California ...

Tyre’s ruins survived the strikes. Now divers are finding their way back underwater

September 22, 2026

TYRE, Lebanon (AP) — Beneath the Mediterranean waters off the southern Lebanese city of Tyre, divers swim past stone walls, ancient structures and a submerged road — remnants of parts of a city that once stood above the water. With a shaky ceasefire in place after the latest ...

The Rolling Stones, 1970

September 22, 2026

AP Photo Mick Jagger, center, lead singer of The Rolling Stones pop music group, dons a straw hat as he and guitarist Mick Taylor and drummer Charlie Watts, right in bow tie, during a press conference at the Bois de Boulogne in Paris, France on Sept. 22, 1970. The Rolling Stones would go on ...

Munich’s Oktoberfest roars to life as the mayor taps the first keg

September 22, 2026

MUNICH (AP) — Munich’s Oktoberfest kicked off Saturday with the city’s mayor tapping the first keg of beer and opening the 191st edition of the world’s largest folk festival. Mayor Dominik Krause put the first keg on tap with only two strokes and the traditional cry of ...

GOP target Las Vegas congressional district with help from Trump’s ‘no tax on tips’ policy

September 22, 2026

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Susan Gonzalez plans to pay off her credit card now that she no longer needs to pay taxes on the dollar bills that she stashes away at the end of long shifts pouring beers and mixing cocktails in a smoky sports bar. Thanks to President Donald Trump, “there’s more money in our pockets,” the registered Republican said. The Iran war might have spiked gas prices, but Gonzalez is still confident that the U.S. economy is getting stronger. The Jackpot Bar & Grill, located about 4 miles (6.4 kilometers) from the Las Vegas Strip, is in the heart of Nevada’s 3rd ...

Flights are disrupted across US Northeast because of technical problems at a key air traffic center

September 22, 2026

Hundreds of flights were canceled in the U.S. Northeast on Monday due to technical problems at a key regional air traffic control center, halting operations at every major airport in the New York City area for several hours just as numerous foreign leaders were flying in for the United Nations General Assembly. However, President Donald Trump’s flight left Washington D.C. for New York as scheduled. A key circuit failed at an air traffic facility in Philadelphia, affecting flights into that city as well as Kennedy, LaGuardia and Newark airports. The Federal Aviation Administration ...