Teen workers are in high demand for summer and commanding better pay
By STEVE LeBLANC Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Teens have long been vital to filling out the summertime staffs of restaurants, ice cream stands,…
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Biden, GOP reach tentative deal to raise debt ceiling, avoid calamitous US default
By LISA MASCARO, MARY CLARE JALONICK, ZEKE MILLER and KEVIN FREKING Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin…
Continue Reading‘Anatomy of a Fall’ wins Cannes Film Festival’s Palme d’Or; 3rd time female director wins top honor
By JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer Justine Triet’s “Anatomy of a Fall” won the Palme d’Or at the 76th Cannes Film Festival in a ceremony…
Continue ReadingNatalie Portman and Todd Haynes dive into the nature of performance in ‘May December’ at Cannes
By JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer CANNES, France (AP) — Todd Haynes’ “May December” is a delicious and disquieting drama laced with comedy…
Continue ReadingNavy contractor jet was on fire before deadly California crash, federal report says
SAN DIEGO (AP) — Federal investigators say a Navy contractor’s aircraft caught fire before it crashed off the California coast earlier this…
Continue ReadingIndiana man center of gambling probes involving Alabama, Cincinnati baseball, AP sources say
By RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Sports Writer An Indiana man whose son is a member of the University of Cincinnati baseball team is the bettor at the…
Continue ReadingIndiana funeral director pleads guilty to 40 theft counts after decomposing bodies found
JEFFERSONVILLE, Ind. (AP) — The director of a southern Indiana funeral home where 31 decomposing bodies and the cremains of 17 others were found…
Continue ReadingBear helps itself to 60 cupcakes from Connecticut bakery, scares employees
AVON, Conn. (AP) — A hungry black bear barged into the garage of a Connecticut bakery, scared several employees and helped itself to 60 cupcakes…
Continue ReadingDanny Masterson rape retrial deliberations drag on more than 6 days, will resume next week
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Jurors have deliberated for more than a week without reaching a verdict in the rape retrial of “That ’70s Show” star…
Continue ReadingMississippi Democrats improperly excluded candidate for governor, judge says
By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi could have a Democratic primary for governor in August. A judge ruled…
Continue ReadingNew Black Lives Matter tax documents show foundation is tightening its belt, has $30M in assets
By AARON MORRISON AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — A national Black Lives Matter nonprofit, whose philanthropic fortunes grew almost overnight…
Continue ReadingX marks the spot: Yellen tells Congress US could run out of money to pay all its bills by June 5
By FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen has told Congress that the U.S. could default on its debt…
Continue ReadingGuest lineups for the Sunday news shows
WASHINGTON (AP) — ABC’s “This Week” — Preempted for coverage of the Formula 1 Monaco Grand Prix. __ NBC’s “Meet the Press” — Sen.…
Continue ReadingBrazil: UN regional group has endorsed Amazon city to host 2025 climate conference
Associated Press SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazil’s government has announced that a U.N. Latin America regional group has endorsed a Brazilian city in the…
Continue ReadingEU official says Twitter abandons bloc’s voluntary pact against disinformation
By KELVIN CHAN AP Business Writer LONDON (AP) — Twitter has dropped out of a voluntary European Union agreement to combat online disinformation, a…
Continue ReadingUS: Chinese agents paid bribes in plot to disrupt anti-communist Falun Gong movement
By MICHAEL R. SISAK Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. authorities have arrested two suspected Chinese government agents in connection with an…
Continue ReadingGuatemala arrests former anti-corruption prosecutor
BY SONIA PÉREZ D. Associated Press GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — Guatemalan police arrested the country’s prosecutor for crimes against migrants Friday,…
Continue ReadingCourt monitor warned of medical care issues at Border Patrol stations before girl’s death
By VALERIE GONZALEZ and ELLIOT SPAGAT Associated Press McALLEN, Texas (AP) — A court-appointed monitor said in January that child migrants held in…
Continue ReadingOregon, awash in treatment funds after decriminalizing drugs, now must follow the money
By ANDREW SELSKY Associated Press Funding for drug treatment centers in Oregon, financed by the state’s pioneering drug decriminalization…
Continue ReadingEssay: A mega-fan’s appreciation for Tina Turner’s limitless energy and lessons of survival
By ADAM KEALOHA CAUSEY Associated Press DALLAS (AP) — When Tina Turner died at age 83, I found myself drifting back to the fourth grade, to the day…
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