Quannah Chasinghorse Despite being into fashion since I was young, I never once thought that I could be a model. I am a proud member of the Hän Gwich’in and Sičangu/Oglala Lakota tribes in the US — but like most Indigenous teenagers, I grew up without any representation in pop culture. I didn’t feel confident
Continue ReadingBy DAVID KEYTON and CARA ANNA Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — The International Atomic Energy Agency’s director-general says the level of safety at Europe’s largest nuclear plant, currently under Russian occupation in Ukraine, is like a “red light blinking” as his organization tries in vain to get access for work including repairs. Rafael Grossi,
Continue ReadingBy DAVID KEYTON and CARA ANNA Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — The International Atomic Energy Agency’s director-general says the level of safety at Europe’s largest nuclear plant, currently under Russian occupation in Ukraine, is like a “red light blinking” as his organization tries in vain to get access for work including repairs. Rafael Grossi,
Continue ReadingBy PETER DEJONG Associated Press AMSTERDAM (AP) — After two years of celebrations muted by coronavirus lockdowns, the Netherlands is marking King Willem-Alexander’s 55th birthday with street parties, music festivals and a national poll showing trust in the monarch ebbing away. The king, who was once photographed drinking a beer with Vladimir Putin at the
Continue ReadingBy PETER DEJONG Associated Press AMSTERDAM (AP) — After two years of celebrations muted by coronavirus lockdowns, the Netherlands is marking King Willem-Alexander’s 55th birthday with street parties, music festivals and a national poll showing trust in the monarch ebbing away. The king, who was once photographed drinking a beer with Vladimir Putin at the
Continue ReadingBy ERIC TUCKER and MATTHEW LEE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Russia and the United States have carried out an unexpected prisoner exchange in a time of high tensions, trading on Wednesday a Marine veteran jailed by Moscow for a convicted Russian drug trafficker serving a long prison sentence in America. The deal involving Trevor
Continue ReadingBy DAVID KOENIG AP Airlines Writer Boeing said Wednesday that it lost $1.2 billion in the first quarter as it took large write-downs and lost money in both its civilian-airplane and defense businesses. The loss was bigger than Wall Street had forecast, and the company’s quarterly revenue also fell short of expectations. Boeing burned through
Continue ReadingBy Parija Kavilanz, CNN Business It’s proposal season, and engagements are on the rise. So are factory-made diamond sales. Not that you’d know the difference. Man-made diamonds look the same as naturally occurring ones. The only noticeable difference is the price tag. “The result is really stunning,” said Edahn Golan, an independent diamond industry analyst.
Continue ReadingBy JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — A British court has ruled that the Conservative government acted illegally when it discharged hospital patients into nursing homes without testing them for COVID-19 or isolating them. The policy led to thousands of deaths. Two High Court judges said Wednesday that the policy in March and April
Continue ReadingREDMOND, Wash. (AP) — The Redmond City Council Tuesday night voted to pay $7.5 million to settle a wrongful-death claim made by the family of a woman who was shot to death in 2020 by a police officer as she lay unarmed and awaiting arrest outside her apartment door. Kim Zak, an attorney for the
Continue ReadingBy LAURIE KELLMAN Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli researchers say the coronavirus pandemic and the Israel-Gaza war fueled a spike in antisemitism around the world last year. Tel Aviv University’s antisemitism report released on Wednesday found that the developments kept people home in 2020 “glued to their screens,” where conspiracy theories abounded. Then restrictions
Continue ReadingBy Kerry Flynn, CNN Over the past three years, the NFL Draft has attracted an average viewership of between six and eight million people throughout the three-day event. Its popularity trumps that of any other major league sports draft in the United States, becoming a signature event for the NFL over the course of its
Continue ReadingBy SAMUEL PETREQUIN Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Commission has launched proceedings that could ultimately lead to the partial suspension of support payments to Hungary for breaching the 27-nation bloc’s rule-of-law standards. The EU’s executive arm said Wednesday that it has given Hungary formal notification and the country has two months to provide
Continue ReadingMADRID (AP) — Top-ranked Iga Swiatek has withdrawn from the Madrid Open because of a sore arm. Swiatek has won four straight titles and was going to be the top-seeded player in the women’s draw for this week’s clay-court tournament. She says “it’s time to take care of my arm that has been fatigued since
Continue ReadingBy Jordan Valinsky, CNN Business Members of Walmart’s discount program will get a bit of relief at the gas pump. Beginning Wednesday, Walmart+ subscribers will get 10 cents off a gallon of gas at participating fuel stations. Walmart previously offered a discount of just 5 cents a gallon to Walmart+ subscribers, and only at 2,000
Continue ReadingBy TALES AZZONI AP Sports Writer MADRID (AP) — Real Madrid is holding on to the positives after coming close to being routed by Manchester City but staying alive in the Champions League semifinals. Madrid lost 4-3 in the first leg in England on Tuesday but it was one of those defeats that allowed for
Continue ReadingHOBART, Australia (AP) — A 59-year-old driver has been killed in a crash at the Targa Tasmania rally in Australia, a year after three competitors died in the annual race. The man from Brisbane and his wife were in a 1989 Porsche 944 S2 when it crashed over an embankment on a closed section of
Continue ReadingBy PREDRAG MILIC Associated Press PODGORICA, Montenegro (AP) — Authorities in Montenegro have canceled classes at all schools in the Balkan country due to widespread bomb threats. According to the Montenegro Education Ministry, 41 schools received messages saying that explosive devices were planted in their buildings. State broadcaster RTCG said the threatening messages were sent
Continue ReadingJERUSALEM (AP) — An Israeli court convicted seven Jewish men of inciting violence and terror and a slew of other charges for their involvement in a 2015 wedding in which participants celebrated an arson attack that killed a Palestinian toddler and his parents. The Jerusalem Magistrate’s court found the seven guilty on Wednesday of a
Continue ReadingBy KELVIN CHAN AP Business Writer LONDON (AP) — A hands-off approach to moderating content at Elon Musk’s Twitter could clash with ambitious new laws in Europe meant to protect users from disinformation, hate speech and other harmful material. Musk, who describes himself as a “free speech absolutist,” pledged to buy Twitter for $44 billion
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