By THOMAS ADAMSON AP Fashion Writer PARIS (AP) — At Paris Fashion Week, Dior has unveiled a collection that fused fashion with art, with sculptural figures inspired by cane warriors setting a poignant backdrop on the runway. Tuesday’s show attracted A-list celebrities and revisited the 1960s, highlighting a key moment in Dior’s history when fashion
Continue Readingurielblanco (CNN) — Los recuerdos de la colección personal de la fotógrafa y modelo británica Pattie Boyd, quien inspiró una serie de famosas canciones de sus exmaridos George Harrison y Eric Clapton, saldrán a subasta. Boyd es “una de las más grandes musas de la historia del rock”, dijo la casa de subastas Christie’s en
Continue ReadingBy Tara John and Sahar Akbarzai, CNN, and Veronica Calderon, CNNE (CNN) — Argentina’s President Javier Milei has banned the use of gender-inclusive language in the government, including in all official documents, the presidential spokesperson said Tuesday, as the far-right libertarian continues to implement his socially conservative agenda. The ban, effective immediately, will prohibit “inclusive
Continue ReadingBy JIM SALTER Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — The St. Louis suburb where Michael Brown was fatally shot by a police officer has agreed to pay $4.5 million to settle a class-action lawsuit that accused it of operating a so-called debtors’ prison. The legal nonprofit ArchCity Defenders announced the settlement Tuesday with the city
Continue ReadingANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — A musher who was disqualified from the world’s most famous sled dog race only to be reinstated days later has now officially withdrawn from this year’s Iditarod. The Iditarod says Eddie Burke Jr. scratched from the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race. Burke in a Facebook post said when he was disqualified
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By SEAN MURPHY and JIM VERTUNO Associated Press CANADIAN, Texas (AP) — A cluster of wildfires scorched the Texas Panhandle on Wednesday, including a blaze that grew into one of the largest in state history, as flames moved with alarming speed and blackened the landscape across a vast stretch of small towns and cattle ranches.
Continue ReadingBy MEAD GRUVER Associated Press CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — A federal lawsuit alleges staff at Wyoming’s state youth detention facility locked juveniles in solitary confinement for weeks at a time, even as other states are getting away from the practice for both adult and adolescent inmates. Three former Wyoming Boys School inmates filed the lawsuit
Continue ReadingBy JAKE OFFENHARTZ Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — New York City Mayor Eric Adams is calling for expanded cooperation between local police and federal immigration authorities. Speaking to reporters Tuesday, Adams, a Democrat, voiced sharp criticism of the city’s current sanctuary protections, which he said impeded public safety by limiting the city’s communication with
Continue ReadingBy STEPHEN WHYNO AP Hockey Writer Minnesota’s Marcus Foligno took a hit, delivered one of his own to Chicago’s Jarred Tinordi, and the two big guys dropped the gloves. Outdoors in front of 82,000 people in the Meadowlands, it took even less for Matt Rempe and Matt Martin to spice up the Rangers-Islanders showdown with
Continue ReadingBy BRUCE SCHREINER Associated Press FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Lawmakers in Kentucky have advanced a bill to grant the right to collect child support for unborn children. It reflects a broader effort in Republican-led states to confer a fetus with the same rights as a person. The Kentucky bill would allow a parent to seek
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CULVER, Ore. (KTVZ) — Oregon State Parks is asking boaters at Lake Billy Chinook to use caution and patience when boating during temporary lower-than-typical reservoir levels at The Cove Palisades State Park this winter and spring. Lake Billy Chinook will experience temporary lower reservoir levels as Portland General Electric and the Confederated Tribes of Warm
Continue ReadingBy Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Gabourey Sidibe and her husband Brandon Frankel are growing their family. The Oscar nominee announced Tuesday on social media that they are expecting twins, with something of a humorous caption. “I’m pregnant! We thought it was time to give our cats some responsibility so we’re giving them each
Continue ReadingLuis Ernesto Quintana Barney (CNN Español) — La Fiscalía General de Michoacán investiga el homicidio de dos candidatos a la alcaldía de Maravatío, ciudad del noroeste del estado. La fiscalía identificó a los aspirantes, hallados muertos con horas de diferencia, como Armando Pérez Luna, del Partido Acción Nacional (PAN), y Miguel Ángel Reyes Zavala, del
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SISTERS, Ore. (KTVZ) – The Deschutes County Farm Bureau is proud to announce the expansion of its scholarship program for the year 2024. With a commitment to supporting education and fostering the growth of local talent, the Deschutes County Farm Bureau is offering a variety of scholarships to deserving students within the community. New for
Continue ReadingBy Oren Liebermann, CNN (CNN) — A Marine rapid response force is expected to leave the eastern Mediterranean Sea in the coming weeks and return to the United States, according to two defense officials, in a significant reduction of US forces in the region. The USS Bataan amphibious ready group and the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) are expected to
Continue ReadingBy TARA COPP and LOLITA C. BALDOR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The military services will take a key step toward getting the V-22 Osprey fleet back in the air as they lay out their plans Friday to Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin regarding safety concerns stemming from a fatal crash in Japan. The Osprey has
Continue ReadingBy ISABELLA VOLMERT Associated Press INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The bipartisan Indiana Election Commission has voted unanimously to remove one of two Republican U.S. Senate candidates from the primary ballot. The state Supreme Court also rejected John Rust’s legal challenge to the law barring his candidacy. The rulings leave U.S. Rep. Jim Banks as the only
Continue ReadingBy ANNE D’INNOCENZIO AP Retail Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Macy’s will close 150 unproductive namesake stores over the next three years including 50 by year-end, the department store operator said Tuesday after posting a fourth-quarter loss and declining sales. As part of the strategy, Macy’s aims to upgrade its remaining 350 stores, with plans
Continue ReadingBy PAT EATON-ROBB AP Sports Writer STORRS, Conn. (AP) — UConn forward Aaliyah Edwards signed a big name, image and likeness contract this week with Adidas Canada, but wasn’t allowed to speak with reporters about it for fear that promoting the deal might jeopardize her student visa. Under current United States law, Edwards, who is
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EUGENE, Ore. (KTVZ) – Bargaining teams representing Oregon’s seven public universities and Service Employees International Union Local 503, which represents classified employees working at the state’s universities, reached a tentative agreement in contract negotiations early Tuesday morning, days after the union declared an impasse in talks. “We are very pleased that agreement has been reached,”
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