Taylor Swift, Austin Butler, Keke Palmer and Ke Huy Quan invited to join Film Academy
By LINDSEY BAHR AP Film Writer Taylor Swift, best supporting Oscar actor winner Ke Huy Quan, “Elvis” star Austin Butler and “Nope’s” Keke…
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Scholz says right-wing populists won’t gain upper hand in Germany, despite far-right party’s rise
BERLIN (AP) — German Chancellor Olaf Scholz is insisting that right-wing populism won’t gain the upper hand in his country, days after a…
Continue ReadingRain hasn’t quelled Canadian wildfires, and more smoky haze is on the way, officials say
By ROB GILLIES Associated Press TORONTO (AP) — Canadian officials say heavy rain in Quebec in recent days missed the places where wildfires are…
Continue ReadingRussia outlaws critical news outlet as ‘undesirable’ in continued crackdown on dissent
TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Russian authorities have declared a news outlet critical of the Kremlin an “undesirable” organization, effectively…
Continue ReadingExtortion threat fueled New Jersey political murder-for-hire plot, prosecutors say
By MIKE CATALINI Associated Press TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — The New Jersey political consultant who hired two career criminals to kill a friend and…
Continue ReadingFormer Connecticut Gov. Lowell P. Weicker Jr., maverick senator during Watergate, dies at 92
By SUSAN HAIGH Associated Press HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Former U.S. Senator and Connecticut governor Lowell P. Weicker Jr., has died following a…
Continue ReadingMan convicted of driving into fundraiser crowd, then killing mother gets 2 life terms
BLOOMSBURG, Pa. (AP) — A man convicted of driving into a fundraiser crowd in Pennsylvania last summer, killing one and injuring 19 others, then…
Continue ReadingMan’s death awaiting trial on charges he killed his mother at sea was not suspicious, autopsy says
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — An autopsy has determined that a Vermont man’s death was “not suspicious” as he was awaiting trial on charges he…
Continue ReadingMuti ends 13 seasons with Chicago Symphony Orchestra with praise and honors — and Beethoven
By RONALD BLUM Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Riccardo Muti has ended 13 seasons as Chicago Symphony Orchestra’s music director with praise…
Continue ReadingTop central bankers assert need for higher interest rates to tackle persistent inflation
By DAVID McHUGH and CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Business Writers FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Several of the world’s top central bankers got…
Continue ReadingHuman remains have likely been recovered from the Titan submersible wreckage, US Coast Guard says
By PATRICK WHITTLE Associated Press PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Human remains have likely been recovered from the wreckage of the submersible that…
Continue ReadingTennessee State will become the first HBCU to add ice hockey
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee State University announced it will become the first historically Black college and university to introduce ice…
Continue ReadingTaika Waititi’s soccer pic ‘Next Goal Wins’ set for Toronto Film Festival premiere
Taika Waititi’s soccer comedy “Next Goal Wins” will have its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival this fall, organizers…
Continue ReadingCharter school lost case over skirts rule for girls, but debate over charter autonomy isn’t over
By BEN FINLEY Associated Press One of the mothers who successfully sued a North Carolina charter school over its requirement that girls wear skirts…
Continue ReadingMan fleeing Ohio police with an abducted infant crashes into a home, killing the child
TIFFIN, Ohio (AP) — Authorities in Ohio say a man abducted a 7-month-old child and crashed his car into a house while fleeing from police, killing…
Continue ReadingDelta passengers exit flight using jet slide after plane lands without front gear extended
By ERIK VERDUZCO and REBECCA REYNOLDS Associated Press CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Passengers aboard a Delta flight disembarked using the jet slide…
Continue ReadingThe heat wave blamed for 13 deaths in Texas so far spreads eastward
By KEVIN McGILL and KEN MILLER Associated Press Scorching heat blamed for at least 13 deaths in Texas and another in Louisiana blanketed more of the…
Continue ReadingMichigan Legislature approves ban on ‘conversion therapy’ for LGBTQ+ minors
By JOEY CAPPELLETTI Associated Press LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan is set to ban so-called conversion therapy for minors after the state Senate…
Continue ReadingPresident touts ‘Bidenomics’ though new poll shows just 34% approve his handling of the economy
By JOSH BOAK, EMILY SWANSON and CHRIS MEGERIAN Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — President Joe Biden made his pitch Wednesday to a skeptical public…
Continue ReadingGymnastics star Simone Biles returning to competition in August in first meet since 2020 Olympics
By WILL GRAVES AP Sports Writer Simone Biles is back. The gymnastics superstar plans to return to competition at the U.S. Classic outside Chicago in…
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