Biden and Harris to make reproductive rights push in first joint 2024 campaign event
By Arlette Saenz and Nikki Carvajal, CNN (CNN) — President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris are set to make their first joint…
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BAFTA Awards 2024: See the full list of nominees
By Thomas Page, CNN (CNN) — The nominees for the 2024 BAFTA Film Awards have been announced, with “Oppenheimer” leading the charge with 13…
Continue ReadingReba McEntire, Post Malone and Andra Day to sing during Super Bowl pregame
By JONATHAN LANDRUM Jr. AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Country music star Reba McEntire will grace next month’s Super Bowl stage to…
Continue ReadingIndia’s newest airline orders 150 Boeing Max aircraft, in good news for plane maker
HYDERABAD, India (AP) — India’s newest airline says it will buy 150 Boeing 737 Max aircraft, in the first major announced sale for the…
Continue ReadingUS applications for jobless benefits fall to lowest level since September 2022
By MATT OTT AP Business Writer The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits last week fell to its lowest level in more than a year,…
Continue ReadingShooting inside popular mall in Kansas City, Missouri, injures 6
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Six people are wounded after gunfire broke out inside a popular shopping mall in Kansas City, Missouri. The shooting…
Continue ReadingNew home construction slowed at the end of 2023
By Anna Bahney, CNN Washington, DC (CNN) — The annual pace of new home construction pulled back last month after soaring in November, despite a…
Continue ReadingTaylor Swift leads 2024 iHeartRadio Music Award Noms, followed by Jelly Roll, 21 Savage and SZA
By MARIA SHERMAN AP Music Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Taylor Swift leads the 2024 iHeartRadio Music Awards nominations with nine, followed closely by…
Continue ReadingA Swedish-Iranian man in his 60 arrested last year in Iran, Sweden says
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Sweden’s government says Iran arrested a Swedish citizen in his 60s in late November. The authorities did not…
Continue ReadingBritish leader Sunak urges Parliament’s upper house to swiftly pass Rwanda migration plan
By PAN PYLAS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has laid out a challenge to members of Parliament’s unelected…
Continue ReadingHealth announcements about King Charles and Kate mark a departure for tight-lipped royals
By SYLVIA HUI and JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The double health announcements from Britain’s royal family — on Kate, the…
Continue ReadingPayments to veterans begin in $6 billion 3M earplug settlement
By Jordan Valinsky, CNN New York (CNN) — 3M has started sending payments as part of its previously announced $6 billion settlement to resolve…
Continue ReadingAnti-abortion activists brace for challenges ahead as they gather for annual March for Life
By DAVID CRARY AP National Writer A year ago, anti-abortion activists from across the U.S. gathered for their annual March for Life with reason to…
Continue ReadingAI shouldn’t make ‘life-or-death’ decisions, says OpenAI’s Sam Altman
By Hanna Ziady, CNN London (CNN) — Human beings will continue to decide “what should happen in the world” regardless of the rise of…
Continue ReadingIllustrated edition of first ‘Hunger Games’ novel to come out Oct. 1
By HILLEL ITALIE AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — A new edition of “The Hunger Games,” the first novel in Suzanne Collins’ dystopian series…
Continue ReadingSubway is adding something big to its menu
By Jordan Valinsky, CNN New York (CNN) — Subway’s footlong sandwiches are finally getting sides to match – and the company is hopeful the…
Continue ReadingCricket South Africa denies antisemitism accusations after stripping David Teeger of captaincy
By Zayn Nabbi, CNN (CNN) — Cricket South Africa (CSA) has denied accusations of antisemitism made by the South African Jewish Board of…
Continue Reading‘Oppenheimer’ and ‘Poor Things’ lead the race for Britain’s BAFTA film awards
By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Atom-bomb epic “Oppenheimer” leads the race for the British Academy Film Awards, with…
Continue ReadingSheryl Sandberg, who helped to turn Facebook into digital advertising empire, to leave company board
By MICHELLE CHAPMAN AP Business Writer Sheryl Sandberg, who helped to transform Facebook from a tech startup into a digital advertising empire, will…
Continue ReadingPoland’s lawmakers vote in 2024 budget but approval is still needed from pro-opposition president
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland’s lawmakers have approved the key 2024 state budget but it still needs approval from President Andrzej Duda, who…
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