Finding new dimensions, sisterhood, and healing in ‘The Color Purple’
By LINDSEY BAHR AP Film Writer It’s not a secret that Fantasia Barrino did not want to play Celie again. The “American Idol” winner hadn’t…
Continue ReadingAP National News
Second suspect arrested in theft of Banksy stop sign artwork featuring military drones
LONDON (AP) — A second suspect was arrested in the alleged theft of a work by the elusive street artist Banksy of a stop sign adorned with three…
Continue ReadingBritish home secretary under fire for making joke about date rape drug
LONDON (AP) — British Home Secretary James Cleverly is under fire for making a date rape joke at a party just hours after announcing plans to crack…
Continue ReadingAs conflicts rage abroad, a fractured Congress tries to rally support for historic global challenges
By STEPHEN GROVES and SEUNG MIN KIM Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — As the Senate wrapped up its work for the year, Sen. Michael Bennet took to…
Continue ReadingIn a troubled world, Christians strive to put aside earthly worries on Christmas Eve
By DAVID McHUGH, ABDUL RAHMAN SHAHEEN and SHAZIA BHATTI Associated Press FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Christians around the world were striving on…
Continue ReadingWith the Supreme Court on sideline for now, Trump’s lawyers press immunity claims before lower court
By ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump was acting within his role as president when he pressed claims about “alleged…
Continue ReadingGrounded charter jet freed to leave France. Lawyer says most passengers expected to return to India
By ANGELA CHARLTON and ELISE MORTON Associated Press PARIS (AP) — A charter plane sequestered while carrying 303 Indians to Nicaragua was…
Continue ReadingIran’s navy adds sophisticated cruise missiles to its armory
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran’s navy on Sunday added domestically produced sophisticated cruise missiles to its arsenal, state TV…
Continue ReadingOn Christmas Eve, Bethlehem resembles a ghost town. Celebrations are halted due to Israel-Hamas war.
By MELANIE LIDMAN Associated Press BETHLEHEM, West Bank (AP) — The typically bustling biblical birthplace of Jesus resembled a ghost town Sunday…
Continue ReadingA Christmas rush to get passports to leave Zimbabwe is fed by economic gloom and a price hike
By FARAI MUTSAKA Associated Press HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — Atop many Christmas wish lists in economically troubled Zimbabwe is a travel document,…
Continue ReadingAt least 68 killed in central Gaza in airstrike, adding to weekend’s bloodshed
By WAFAA SHURAFA and SAMY MAGDY Associated Press DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza (AP) — At least 68 people were killed by an Israeli strike in central Gaza,…
Continue ReadingFurnace explosion at Chinese-owned nickel plant in Indonesia kills at least 13 and injures 46 others
By MOHAMMAD TAUFAN Associated Press PALU, Indonesia (AP) — A smelting furnace has exploded at a Chinese-owned nickel plant on Indonesia’s…
Continue ReadingIran summons Russian envoy over statement on Persian Gulf disputed islands
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran summoned Russia’s charge d’affaires after Moscow and Arab countries released a joint statement…
Continue ReadingDecaying Pillsbury mill in Illinois that once churned flour into opportunity is now getting new life
By JOHN O’CONNOR Associated Press SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — It was the dog, stuck atop skyscraping grain silos on Springfield’s…
Continue ReadingNew migrants face fear and loneliness. A town on the Great Plains has a storied support network
By JESSE BEDAYN The Associated Press/Report for America FORT MORGAN, Colo. (AP) — Magdalena Simon’s only consolation after immigration…
Continue ReadingNevada tribe says coalitions, not lawsuits, will protect sacred sites as US advances energy agenda
By SCOTT SONNER Associated Press RENO, Nev. (AP) — The room was packed with Native American leaders from across the United States, all invited to…
Continue ReadingChristmas Eve worshippers to face security screening at Cologne cathedral as police cite attack risk
FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Police in Cologne, Germany, say indications of a possible attack have led them to search the country’s landmark…
Continue ReadingInmate dies after he was found unresponsive at highly scrutinized West Virginia jail
BEAVER, W.Va. (AP) — Officials say an inmate at a West Virginia jail scrutinized in lawsuits citing inmate deaths and alleging poor living…
Continue ReadingHawaii announces first recipients of student loan payment program for health care workers
HONOLULU (AP) — The state has announced the first recipients of a program aimed at helping medical professionals pay off student loans in exchange…
Continue ReadingAlabama woman with rare double uterus gives birth to two children
DORA, Ala. (AP) — An Alabama woman with two uteri and two cervixes has given birth to two babies after carrying one of them in each uterus. Kelsey…
Continue Reading