Kimberly Palmer: How to fight the ‘pink tax’ amid inflation
By KIMBERLY PALMER of NerdWallet Women often pay more for goods and services, but it doesn’t have to be that way. Shopping experts say that by…
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Nepal’s newly elected president takes oath of office
KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — Nepal’s newly elected president has taken took the oath of office in Kathmandu. Ram Chandra Poudel, senior opposition…
Continue ReadingBBC backtracks on Lineker over tweet slamming UK asylum plan
By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The BBC says sports commentator Gary Lineker will return to the airwaves. Britain’s national…
Continue ReadingUK boosts defense spending in response to Russia and China
By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has pledged to increase U.K. military funding by 5 billion pounds…
Continue ReadingIran says 22,000 arrested in protests pardoned by top leader
By JON GAMBRELL Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The head of Iran’s judiciary says more than 22,000 people arrested in the…
Continue ReadingVice President Harris to visit Africa in latest US outreach
By CHRIS MEGERIAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris plans to travel to Africa at the end of March as the United…
Continue ReadingUN chief: ‘Cold, hard facts’ should guide climate policy
BERLIN (AP) — The head of the United Nations has called for scientists to serve up “cold, hard facts” to push governments into making policies…
Continue ReadingIran-Saudi Arabia deal casts China in unfamiliar global role
BEIJING (AP) — An agreement between Iran and Saudi Arabia to reestablish diplomatic relations has cast China in a leading role in Middle Eastern…
Continue ReadingWhat do race and ethnicity mean? The US government is asking
By MIKE SCHNEIDER Associated Press Americans have long had an intense conversation about what race and ethnicity says about who they are. Now the…
Continue ReadingInside the Dolby: What you didn’t see on TV on Oscars night
By LINDSEY BAHR AP Film Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — It’s during the commercial breaks that the audience inside the Dolby Theatre really comes to…
Continue Reading10 iconic moments in Pope Francis’ first 10 years as pontiff
By NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis marks the 10th anniversary of his election as pope on Monday. During that…
Continue ReadingOscar Moments: Moms get special praise on feel-good night
By JOCELYN NOVECK AP National Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — It was chaotic, messy, wild, creative, big-hearted and utterly unique. If it were a bagel,…
Continue ReadingGirl, 3, kills sister in accidental shooting at Texas home
HOUSTON (AP) — Police in Texas say a 3-year-old girl found a loaded gun in a home and accidentally shot her sister, killing the 4-year-old on…
Continue ReadingFlights at several German airports disrupted by 1-day strike
BERLIN (AP) — Flights at several German airports have been severely disrupted by the latest in a string of one-day strikes related to various pay…
Continue ReadingIndia enthuses over Oscars for ‘Naatu Naatu,’ elephant doc
By OMER FAROOQ Associated Press HYDERABAD, India (AP) — India celebrated its two historic Academy Awards with enthusiasm befitting the high-energy…
Continue ReadingGovernment races to reassure US that banking system is safe
By KEN SWEET, CHRISTOPHER RUGABER, CHRIS MEGERIAN and CATHY BUSSEWITZ Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Depositors withdrew savings, and investors…
Continue ReadingAsian shares extend losses as US banking worries persist
By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares declined Tuesday, as investors around the world watched to see what’s next…
Continue ReadingRussia’s economy holds up, but growing challenges test Putin
By DAVID McHUGH AP Business Writer Russia has weathered sweeping Western economic sanctions better than many expected. Economic life for everyday…
Continue ReadingNobel laureate Kenzaburo Oe, writer of poetic fiction, dies
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Nobel literature laureate Kenzaburo Oe, whose darkly poetic novels were built from his memories…
Continue ReadingMichelle Yeoh’s mom tearful, proud of ‘little princess’
By SYAWALLUDIN ZAIN Associated Press KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Michelle Yeoh’s mother cried for joy for her “little princess” when…
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