Explainer: Is Microsoft still buying Activision Blizzard?
By MATT O’BRIEN AP Technology Writer It’s not “game over” yet for Microsoft’s quest to buy the video game maker Activision Blizzard,…
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Supreme Court on ethics issues: Not broken, no fix needed
By JESSICA GRESKO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court is speaking with one voice in response to recent criticism of the…
Continue ReadingBrazilian dictionary adds Pelé as adjective, synonym of best
By MAURICIO SAVARESE AP Sports Writer SAO PAULO (AP) — A Brazilian dictionary has added “Pelé” as an adjective to use when describing someone…
Continue ReadingFuture of Pride event in Massachusetts town still uncertain
By MARK PRATT Associated Press The future of a Pride event that included a drag show in a small Massachusetts town remains up in the air after town…
Continue ReadingFarewell to a beloved elder: Activists reflect on Belafonte
By HILLEL ITALIE AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Harry Belafonte, who died Tuesday at age 96, left behind generations of admirers and proteges.…
Continue ReadingVa. man pleads to terror charge after doing time in Pakistan
By MATTHEW BARAKAT Associated Press ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) — A northern Virginia man who traveled to Pakistan with four friends nearly 15 years ago…
Continue ReadingJolie, Salonga, Chloe Kim glam up state dinner for SKorea
By DARLENE SUPERVILLE and FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Actor Angelina Jolie, home improvement duo Chip and Joanna Gaines and…
Continue ReadingWoman accused of assaulting TSA officers at Phoenix airport
PHOENIX (AP) — Authorities say an Arkansas woman has been arrested for allegedly assaulting three Transportation Security Administration agents at…
Continue ReadingYa Ya the giant panda heading to China after 20 years in US
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Ya Ya the giant panda has begun its trip to China from the Memphis Zoo, where it has spent the past 20 years as part of a…
Continue ReadingWhy China is trying to mediate in Russia’s war with Ukraine
By JOE McDONALD Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — Chinese leader Xi Jinping said Wednesday that Beijing will send an envoy to Ukraine to discuss a…
Continue ReadingUS, Europe eyeing ways to improve Ukraine’s grain exports
By NICOLAE DUMITRACHE Associated Press IZMAIL, Ukraine (AP) — U.S. and European officials have toured Ukraine’s southern port of Izmail, a…
Continue ReadingWorld powers pull their citizens as violence roils Sudan
By SYLVIE CORBET Associated Press PARIS (AP) — Leila Oulkebous’ research for her doctorate from one of France’s top universities was…
Continue ReadingItaly’s Berlusconi recovering in ‘optimal, convincing’ way
ROME (AP) — Former Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi is now stable after three weeks in the hospital being treated for a lung infection. His…
Continue ReadingWe Build The Wall founder sentenced to 4 years in prison
By JAKE OFFENHARTZ Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The co-founder of a fundraising group linked to Steve Bannon that promised to help Donald Trump…
Continue ReadingElizabeth Holmes delays going to prison with another appeal
By MICHAEL LIEDTKE AP Technology Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Disgraced Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes has avoided starting her more than 11-year…
Continue ReadingKenya cult death toll rises to 95 as government sets curfew
By EVELYNE MUSAMBI Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — The latest death toll in Kenya’s cult investigation has risen to 95 as the government…
Continue ReadingJudge puts Missouri rule limiting transgender care on hold
By JIM SALTER and SUMMER BALLENTINE Associated Press CLAYTON, Mo. (AP) — A Missouri judge has temporarily halted a first-of-its-kind rule…
Continue ReadingDisney sues DeSantis, calling park takeover ‘retaliation’
By ANTHONY IZAGUIRRE Associated Press TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Disney sued Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Wednesday over the Republican’s…
Continue ReadingNorth Dakota limits bathroom use for transgender people
By TRISHA AHMED Associated Press/Report for America Transgender kids and adults in North Dakota won’t be able to access bathrooms, locker rooms or…
Continue ReadingPolice arrest 2 injured in shooting that killed girl, 12
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Hartford police say they have filed criminal charges against two teenagers who were wounded in a drive-by shooting that also…
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