AP Exclusive: Guerlain preserves cosmetics history in new ‘warehouse of wonders’
By THOMAS ADAMSON AP Fashion Writer PARIS (AP) — The world’s first lipstick. The first modern perfume. The first Nivea cream. These are some of…
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U.N. suspends food aid to Ethiopia over diversion of supplies, a day after U.S. does the same
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — The United Nations World Food Program says it is temporarily suspending food aid to Ethiopia because its supplies are being…
Continue ReadingWhy Turkey’s currency is crashing after Erdogan got reelected
By SUZAN FRASER Associated Press ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan won reelection last month despite a battered economy…
Continue ReadingGiant inflatable ducks make a splash in Hong Kong as pop-art project returns after 10 years
By KANIS LEUNG Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — Two giant inflatable ducks made a splash in Hong Kong’s Victoria Harbor on Friday, marking…
Continue ReadingFrance hails ‘hero with a backpack’ who intervened in knife attack on very young children
By JOHN LEICESTER Associated Press LE PECQ, France (AP) — The attacker slashed at the 24-year-old man with the knife that he used to savagely stab…
Continue ReadingPutin asserts Ukrainian counteroffensive has begun, while drones strike within Russia
By JAMEY KEATEN and JOANNA KOZLOWSKA Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin says Ukrainian troops have started…
Continue ReadingIn Zimbabwe, announcement of election date triggers both hope and despair
By FARAI MUTSAKA Associated Press HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — Zimbabwe’s president recently announced that national elections will take place on Aug.…
Continue ReadingVatican: Pope doing well after surgery, has another good night
ROME (AP) — The Vatican says Pope Francis has had a second good night in the hospital recovering from surgery to remove intestinal scar tissue and…
Continue ReadingA dam collapses and thousands face the deluge — often with no help — in Russian-occupied Ukraine
By ILLIA NOVIKOV, YURAS KARMANAU and HANNA ARHIROVA Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — For days, the Ukrainian teenager has waited in the attic,…
Continue ReadingPhilippines evacuates people near Mayon Volcano, where more unrest indicates eruption may be coming
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Philippine troops, police and rescue workers began forcibly evacuating residents near Mayon Volcano on Friday as its…
Continue ReadingSudan’s government declares UN envoy no longer welcome; warring sides agree to 24-hour cease-fire
By JACK JEFFERY Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — Sudan’s government says the U.N. envoy to the country, a key negotiator in its brutal conflict,…
Continue ReadingA Tony Awards like no other, really. Strike leaves Broadway stars to rely on their ‘live’ muscles
By MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — There are a lot of questions surrounding this year’s Tony Awards and not just about who…
Continue ReadingCyprus labors to shield reputation amid new US, UK action on Russian ‘sanctions evasion network’
By MENELAOS HADJICOSTIS Associated Press NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — For Cypriots, it was a collective “here we go again” moment: In April,…
Continue ReadingHow Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis talks about his own Catholic faith on the presidential campaign trail
By TIFFANY STANLEY Associated Press GREENVILLE, S.C. (AP) — As Ron DeSantis wrapped up a 12-stop campaign tour that began in an Iowa evangelical…
Continue ReadingStock market today: Wall Street drifts higher, marking 4th winning week for S&P 500
By DAMIAN J. TROISE and STAN CHOE AP Business Writers NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks drifted mostly higher on Wall Street, giving the S&P 500 its…
Continue ReadingA little white pill, Captagon, gives Syria’s Assad a strong tool in winning over Arab states
By KAREEM CHEHAYEB Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — A little white pill has given Syrian President Bashar Assad powerful leverage with his Arab…
Continue ReadingFlorida Gov. Ron DeSantis woos GOP Christian voters but stays tight-lipped on his own Catholic faith
By TIFFANY STANLEY Associated Press GREENVILLE, S.C. (AP) — As Ron DeSantis wrapped up a 12-stop campaign tour that began in an Iowa evangelical…
Continue ReadingPat Robertson united evangelical Christians and pushed them into conservative politics
By BEN FINLEY, PETER SMITH and DEEPA BHARATH Associated Press NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — Pat Robertson united tens of millions of evangelical Christians…
Continue ReadingDrake, GloRilla, Lizzo, 21 Savage enter BET Awards as top nominees
By JONATHAN LANDRUM Jr. AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Drake could make an impactful mark at the BET Awards later this month. The…
Continue ReadingCar-obsessed California seeks to follow New York’s lead and save public transit
By JEFF McMURRAY and ADAM BEAM Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Sadaf Zahoor has bucked California’s car culture by never owning one,…
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