Novels from Asia, Europe and South America vie for International Booker Prize
LONDON (AP) — Novels that depict human struggles in settings that range from rural Argentina to Communist East Germany are among six finalists for…
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Look of the Week: The UK Prime Minister just ‘ruined’ this classically cool sneaker
By Leah Dolan, CNN (CNN) — It’s been deemed the end of Adidas Sambas. Once hailed as the favorite shoe of Harry Styles, Kaia Gerber, Bella…
Continue ReadingThe Small Business Administration offers assistance for small biz hurt by Maryland bridge collapse
By MAE ANDERSON AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The Small Business Administration is offering assistance to those affected by the bridge…
Continue ReadingNFL and its players’ union approve 8 new position-specific helmets for quarterbacks and linemen
By ROB MAADDI AP Pro Football Writer Eight new position-specific helmets for quarterbacks and linemen have been approved by the NFL and the NFL…
Continue ReadingUS transfers thousands of seized Iranian guns, rocket launchers and munitions to Ukraine
By Natasha Bertrand, CNN (CNN) — The US transferred thousands of machine guns, sniper rifles, rocket launchers and hundreds of thousands of…
Continue ReadingChoreographer Lorin Latarro, rock’s whisperer on Broadway, gives flight to the Who and Huey Lewis
By MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The quintessential rock musical “The Who’s Tommy” is thrillingly alive again on…
Continue ReadingGOP’s Marjorie Taylor Greene delivers fresh threats of ousting Speaker Johnson in scathing rebuke
By LISA MASCARO AP Congressional Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) — Hard-right Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene escalated her criticism Tuesday of House…
Continue ReadingBeyoncé becomes first Black woman to hit No. 1 on Billboard country albums chart
By MARIA SHERMAN AP Music Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Beyoncé has made history once again. Her latest album, the epic “Act ll: Cowboy Carter”, hit…
Continue ReadingA South African court overturns ban, rules that former leader Jacob Zuma can run in the election
By MOGOMOTSI MAGOME Associated Press JOHANNESBURG (AP) — South Africa’s Electoral Court has ruled that former President Jacob Zuma can run for…
Continue ReadingTarjeta roja a Cristiano Ronaldo por darle un codazo a su rival durante la derrota en la Supercopa de Arabia Saudita
Sol Amaya (CNN) — Cristiano Ronaldo recibió una tarjeta roja por darle un codazo a un rival durante la derrota del Al-Nassr ante el Al-Hilal…
Continue ReadingTop military leaders face Congress over Pentagon budget and questions on Israel and Ukraine support
By TARA COPP and LOLITA C. BALDOR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. CQ Brown Jr.…
Continue ReadingTerminally ill Palestinian prisoner dies after 38 years in Israeli custody
By Kareem Khadder, CNN (CNN) — Walid Daqqa, one of the longest-serving Palestinian prisoners in Israel, died of cancer on Sunday at the age of…
Continue ReadingSnow Report: Tuesday morning, April 9th
Some resorts reported a couple inches of snow. Although it will remain dry for a few days, there is still plenty of snow on the mountains.…
Continue ReadingWhy do we die? The latest on aging and immortality from a Nobel Prize-winning scientist
By Jessica DuLong, CNN (CNN) — Since time immemorial, humans have done their darnedest to try and cheat death. Today, as revolutionary…
Continue ReadingSpain to scrap ‘golden visas’ for foreign investors
Reuters Spain will scrap its so-called “golden visa” program granting residency rights to foreigners who make large investments in real estate in…
Continue ReadingFans welcome UConn’s repeat champs back to the ‘Basketball Capital of the World’
By PAT EATON-ROBB AP Sports Writer STORRS, Conn. (AP) — UConn’s men’s basketball team returned Tuesday night to the campus the school…
Continue ReadingKey Biden lawyer Richard Sauber to depart White House in May
By MJ Lee, CNN Washington (CNN) — Richard Sauber, the White House lawyer who battled an onslaught of highly politicized Republican…
Continue Reading96 shots fired in a fatal traffic stop. Here’s what the bodycam footage shows
By Omar Jimenez and Holly Yan, CNN Chicago (CNN) — Newly released bodycam footage reveals the mayhem that unfolded in a residential…
Continue ReadingSimon Harris becomes Ireland’s youngest-ever leader
By Rob Picheta and Niamh Kennedy, CNN (CNN) — Simon Harris has become the youngest-ever prime minister of Ireland, officially taking office in…
Continue ReadingChampions League matches go ahead despite Islamic State terror threat
NYON, Switzerland (AP) — This week’s Champions League soccer games are going ahead as scheduled despite an Islamic State terror threat. Several…
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