By KRISTIN M. HALL AP Entertainment Writer NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Country star Maren Morris isn’t taking a pop left turn on her new record “Humble Quest.” Instead the Grammy-winning singer-songwriter felt grounded by monumental changes in her life, but also relieved of the burden of outside criticism. In the title track, Morris reiterates that
Continue ReadingBERLIN (AP) — Female foreign ministers from 16 countries around the world say they’re “deeply disappointed” that Afghan girls are being denied access to secondary schools and are calling on the Taliban to reverse their decision. Diplomats from 10 countries sounded a similar message at the United Nations on Friday. Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers this week
Continue ReadingBy MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — “Girl from the North Country,” the Depression-era drama set to the songs of Bob Dylan, will reopen on Broadway this spring, a little more than three months after going on hiatus because of coronavirus concerns. The musical will return to the Belasco Theatre for 50
Continue ReadingBRATISLAVA, Slovakia (AP) — Slovakia’s Parliament has condemned the mass deportation of Jews from the country to Nazi death camps during World War II. Marking the first transport to Auschwitz on March 25, 1942, lawmakers also asked for the forgiveness of all those who survived and the relatives and descendants of the victims. Slovakia was
Continue ReadingMelissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN Español) — El Poder Judicial de Perú dictó este jueves 18 meses de comparecencia restringida e impedimento de salida del país contra el expresidente Alberto Fujimori. La medida corresponde al caso abierto por la acusación, por parte de la Fiscalía peruana, del homicidio calificado de seis ciudadanos en la localidad de
Continue ReadingBERLIN (AP) — German prosecutors have charged a man with plotting an Islamic extremist attack in the Hamburg area around the time of last year’s 20th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks in the United States. The German-Moroccan dual citizen was arrested in August. An indictment filed at the Hamburg state court charges him
Continue ReadingCNN, WDSU By Aya Elamroussi, CNN After a tornado roared through Arabi, Louisiana, Tuesday with 136 mph winds, the walls and roof of Angel Hahn’s house were gone and as the wind calmed, she grabbed her phone. “I called my mama, and I said, ‘My house is gone,’” she told CNN affiliate WDSU. “She said,
Continue ReadingBy Aya Elamroussi, CNN After a tornado roared through Arabi, Louisiana, Tuesday with 136 mph winds, the walls and roof of Angel Hahn’s house were gone and as the wind calmed, she grabbed her phone. “I called my mama, and I said, ‘My house is gone,’” she told CNN affiliate WDSU. “She said, ‘So is
Continue ReadingBy Frank Pallotta, CNN Business DC is taking a page from Marvel’s playbook comic book. Warner Bros. on Thursday released a deleted scene from “The Batman” showing more of the Caped Crusader’s greatest nemesis, The Joker. The scene is from the latest film based on the superhero, which hit theaters earlier this month. The five-minute-long
Continue ReadingBy KELVIN CHAN and SAM PETREQUIN Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union set the stage for a stepped-up crackdown on tech companies with an agreement on landmark digital rules to rein in online “gatekeepers” such as Google and Facebook parent Meta. EU officials agreed late Thursday on wording for the bloc’s Digital Markets
Continue ReadingKENNEWICK, Wash. (AP) — A Hanford contractor and its owners will pay nearly $3 million after being accused of fraud related to a loan from a federal program to help small businesses during the COVID-19 pandemic. HPM Corp., the occupational medicine contractor at the Hanford nuclear site, received a loan of just over $1.3 million
Continue ReadingBy Tom Yun Click here for updates on this story TORONTO (CTV Network) — Thursday marks exactly one month since Russia launched its invasion into Ukraine. Russian President Vladimir Putin wanted a quick takeover of Kyiv, but instead, he has left a trail of broken-down tanks, military convoys stuck in the mud and thousands of
Continue ReadingBy Sarah Turnbull Click here for updates on this story OTTAWA (CTV Network) — Two European parliamentarians blasted Prime Minister Justin Trudeau for his handling of the recent Freedom Convoy protests, saying Canada has become a “symbol of civil rights violations.” Following a Wednesday speech from Trudeau in Brussels – his first in five years
Continue ReadingBy Charles Riley, CNN Business North Atlantic shipping lanes are going to be very busy this year as an armada of US natural gas shipments heads to Europe, helping the continent to reduce its reliance on Russian energy following the invasion of Ukraine. The Biden administration said Friday that the United States will work with
Continue ReadingBy Robert Chappell, for Madison365 Click here for updates on this story MADISON, WI (365 Media Foundation, Inc) — Madison Ballet’s 40th anniversary season closes this weekend and next with a program titled Turning Pointe, which, the company’s website says, “celebrates the company’s past, while it steps into a brilliant future.” Leading the way into
Continue ReadingGENEVA (AP) — The governing body of the U.N.’s labor agency has picked a Togo executive to be the agency’s new leader and the first director-general from Africa. The group of government, worker and government representatives voted on Friday to make Gilbert Houngbo the next chief of the International Labor Organization. Houngbo currently is president
Continue ReadingGENEVA (AP) — The governing body of the U.N.’s labor agency has picked a Togo executive to be the agency’s new leader and the first director-general from Africa. The group of government, worker and government representatives voted on Friday to make Gilbert Houngbo the next chief of the International Labor Organization. Houngbo currently is president
Continue ReadingBy Hannah Rabinowitz and Tara Subramaniam, CNN January 6 rioters are publicizing their actions at the US Capitol and pushing misinformation in an effort to gain notoriety in ways that echo former President Donald Trump. But it has not gone well for many of them. Some rioters are finding that their words and their posts
Continue ReadingBy MAE ANDERSON AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Small businesses that have been buffeted by the pandemic, inflation and shipping woes have another challenge to add to their plate: taxes. Tax season can be complicated for everyone, but as the April 18 filing deadline looms, small business owners, contractors, entrepreneurs and others face
Continue ReadingBy MAE ANDERSON AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Small businesses that have been buffeted by the pandemic, inflation and shipping woes have another challenge to add to their plate: taxes. Tax season can be complicated for everyone, but as the April 18 filing deadline looms, small business owners, contractors, entrepreneurs and others face
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