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  • Jury decides 2014 document found in Aretha Franklin's couch is a valid will

    July 11, 2023 - 2:36 PM

    PONTIAC, Mich. (AP) — A document handwritten by singer Aretha Franklin and found in her couch after her 2018 death is a valid Michigan will, a jury said Tuesday, a critical turn in a dispute that has turned her sons against each other.

  • Expensive court fight over Aretha Franklin's will provides cautionary tale

    July 12, 2023 - 2:25 PM

    MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The long, expensive court fight over the will of soul singer Aretha Franklin provides a cautionary tale for people who want to make sure their wishes are carried out after their death — and for their families.

  • Aretha Franklin's sons clash over her wishes in trial over dual wills

    July 10, 2023 - 4:50 PM

    PONTIAC, Mich. (AP) — Two sons of the late singer Aretha Franklin gave opposing opinions Monday about the Queen of Soul's final wishes, testifying in an unusual trial that will determine whether a 2014 handwritten document found in couch cushions will lead her estate.

  • South African minister objects to sale of Mandela's cell key

    December 24, 2021 - 10:30 AM

    JOHANNESBURG (AP) — A South African Cabinet minister on Friday urged the cancellation of an upcoming U.S. auction of a key to the Robben Island prison cell where Nelson Mandela, the country's first Black president, was long jailed for his opposition to apartheid.

  • The Latest: Australia capital's lockdown until no more virus

    August 12, 2021 - 9:02 PM

    CANBERRA, Australia — Australia’s capital Canberra will remain locked down until there are no more COVID-19 infections in the city, a government leader said on Friday.

  • The Latest: Washington governor sets vaccine requirement

    August 09, 2021 - 1:57 PM

    SEATTLE — Most state workers in Washington, as well as private health care and long-term care employees, will be required to show proof of vaccination for COVID-19 by Oct. 18 or will lose their jobs, Gov. Jay Inslee announced Monday.

  • UAE, Saudis summon Lebanon ambassadors over FM's comments

    May 18, 2021 - 12:38 PM

    BEIRUT (AP) — Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates summoned their Lebanese ambassadors Tuesday to protest televised remarks by Lebanon’s foreign minister, in which he suggested Gulf countries provided backing to extremists.

  • New this week: 'Cherry,' 'Bloodlands' & Kids' Choice Awards

    March 08, 2021 - 9:56 AM

    Here’s a collection curated by The Associated Press’ entertainment journalists of what’s arriving on TV, streaming services and music platforms this week.

  • 3 handwritten wills found in Aretha Franklin's home

    May 20, 2019 - 4:58 PM

    PONTIAC, Mich. - Three handwritten wills have been found in the suburban Detroit home of Aretha Franklin, months after the death of the "Queen of Soul," including one that was discovered under cushions in the living room, a lawyer said Monday.

  • New Ukrainian leader's campaign took page from sitcom script

    April 22, 2019 - 11:15 AM

    MOSCOW - The president-elect of Ukraine does not have a political record that foreign governments and companies can search for clues. For now, a 51-episode TV sitcom might offer the clearest view of what kind of leader Volodymyr Zelenskiy will be.
  • Discharge coming from the Sandher Fruit Packer plant. Fruit packers near Kelowna fined another $78,000
    A fruit packing plant in the Ellison area east of Kelowna was hit with another $78,368 in fines for discharging effluent into a failed septic field. That’s now more than $110,000 in fines since 2022 for the same issue at Sandher Fruit

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