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Conservative activist Charlie Kirk assassinated at Utah university

OREM, Utah (AP) — Charlie Kirk, a conservative activist and close ally of President Donald Trump who played an influential role in rallying young Republican voters, was shot and killed Wednesday at a Utah college event in what the governor called a political assassination carried out from a ...

PNC to buy FirstBank for $4.1B, expanding to Arizona, Colorado

NEW YORK (AP) — PNC Financial said Monday that it plans to buy Colorado-based FirstBank for $4.1 billion, giving PNC a substantial presence in the Colorado banking market as well as Arizona. Based in Lakewood, Colorado., FirstBank, which is also branded as 1stBank, is a midsized bank that ...

Christoph von Dohnányi, who led Cleveland Orchestra until 2002, dies at 95

CLEVELAND (AP) — Christoph von Dohnányi, a conductor acclaimed for performances as music director of the Cleveland Orchestra from 1984 to 2002, has died at age 95. Dohnányi died in Munich on Saturday, the Cleveland Orchestra said in a statement Monday. "A grand seigneur among the great ...

Sydney Sweeney lands a knockout at TIFF with ‘Christy,’ stoking Oscar buzz

TORONTO (AP) — Sydney Sweeney came to the Toronto International Film Festival wanting to talk about her new film "Christy," not her American Eagle ad campaign. After a rapturous response to the movie, she's getting her wish. The 27-year-old, Emmy-nominated actor landed immediate Oscar buzz ...