Marrakech Film Festival bestows Palestinian film ‘Happy Holidays’ with top award
MARRAKECH, Morocco (AP) — The Marrakech International Film Festival has bestowed its top prize on “Happy Holidays,” a Palestinian drama set in…
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Settlement offers nearly $9M to Louisiana nursing home residents kept in warehouse during hurricane
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Some residents of seven Louisiana nursing homes who were sent to ride out 2021’s Hurricane Ida in a warehouse are being…
Continue ReadingUS announces nearly $1 billion more in longer-term weapons support for Ukraine
Associated Press SIMI VALLEY, Calif. (AP) — The United States will provide nearly $1 billion more in longer-term weapons support to Ukraine,…
Continue ReadingMigrants who survived Madagascar boat tragedy arrive back in Somalia
Associated Press MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — Nearly 50 survivors of a migrant boat tragedy last month that left 25 people dead in the Indian Ocean…
Continue ReadingNorth Macedonian political party demands ban on TikTok after at least 17 students injured
Associated Press SKOPJE, North Macedonia (AP) — A political party in North Macedonia has demanded authorities ban social networks whose content…
Continue ReadingOpposition fighters reportedly drive Syrian leader from the country. Who are they and what now?
Associated Press Syria’s government appears to have fallen after opposition fighters said they entered Damascus following a stunning advance.…
Continue ReadingExecutive of Tyler Perry Studios dies when plane he was piloting crashes in Florida
ATLANTA (AP) — The president of Atlanta-based Tyler Perry Studios has died when the small plane he was piloting crashed on Florida’s Gulf Coast.…
Continue ReadingA motorcycle loaded with explosives detonated in Colombia killing 1 and injuring 14
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Authorities say a motorcycle loaded with explosives has detonated at a police checkpoint in southwestern Colombia killing…
Continue ReadingFar-right influencer Nick Fuentes accused of pepper spraying woman on his doorstep
BERWYN, Ill. (AP) — Far-right influencer Nick Fuentes is due in court later this month after a woman accused him of pepper-spraying her when she…
Continue ReadingFlorida man accused of hate crime in deadly shooting of gay man claims self-defense
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — A Florida man accused of a hate crime for killing a gay man is asking a judge to dismiss the charges, saying he acted in…
Continue ReadingNobel Literature Prize winner Han Kang talks about how writing connects her to readers
STOCKHOLM (AP) — South Korean author Han Kang, this year’s winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature, has spoken passionately about the process of…
Continue ReadingFlorida prosecutor seeks to clear records of people charged with buying police-made crack in 1980s
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — A Florida prosecutor says he will seek to vacate as many as 2,600 convictions of people who bought crack cocaine…
Continue ReadingTrump isn’t back in office but he’s already pushing his agenda and negotiating with world leaders
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — He’s making threats, traveling abroad and negotiating with world leaders. Donald Trump has more than a month…
Continue ReadingHow ‘Mufasa’ rose with Aaron Pierre and Blue Ivy’s voices along with new Lin-Manuel Miranda music
AP Entertainment Writer ESCONDIDO, Calif. (AP) — When Aaron Pierre was cast as Mufasa, the weight of following in the late James Earl Jones’…
Continue ReadingBrazil judge gives 3 former officers long sentences for killing of Black man in trunk
Associated Press RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — A judge has handed down long sentences to three former officers of Brazil’s Federal Highway Police over…
Continue ReadingPope Francis presides over ceremony for new cardinals with wide bruise on his chin
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis appeared with a significant bruise on his chin Saturday, but presided over a ceremony to install new cardinals…
Continue ReadingTrump says US should stay out of fighting in Syria as opposition forces gain
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump says the U.S. should avoid engaging militarily in Syria, where an opposition…
Continue ReadingGermany, France and Poland condemn use of force against protesters in Georgia
BERLIN (AP) — The foreign ministers of Germany, France and Poland have strongly condemned “the disproportionate use of force” against…
Continue Reading6 journalists arrested on smuggling charges in Azerbaijan
Authorities in Azerbaijan have detained six journalists on smuggling charges. The independent Azerbaijani news outlet Meydan TV, whose website has…
Continue ReadingThe Latest: The famed Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris reopens to great fanfare
PARIS (AP) — Notre Dame is reopening its doors for the first time since a fire five years ago nearly destroyed the beloved 12th-century cathedral.…
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