Oscars vs. ‘The Last of Us’: What are you watching Sunday?
By ALICIA RANCILIO Associated Press Will Joel and Ellie finally reach the doctors in “The Last of Us”? Will Michelle Yeoh take home the Oscar for…
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UK drops decade-long fraud case against security firm G4S
LONDON (AP) — U.K. authorities have dropped fraud charges against former executives of security firm G4S, saying it is “no longer in the public…
Continue ReadingCypriot president pledges 2% of GDP on defense spending
NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — The president of Cyprus says he will earmark 2% of gross domestic product to defense spending in line with other European…
Continue ReadingAP Interview: Stenmark says Shiffrin ‘better than I was’
By ANDREW DAMPF AP Sports Writer Ingemar Stenmark says all this fuss over Mikaela Shiffrin as she approached his record of 86 World Cup skiing…
Continue ReadingMacron insists pension reform is needed, despite protests
PARIS (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron has written to labor unions insisting on the need to raise the retirement age from 62 to 64 in order…
Continue ReadingSenegal’s ex-prime minister in custody after criticism
By BABACAR DIONE Associated Press DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Senegal’s former prime minister was taken into custody after questioning the country’s…
Continue ReadingIran, Saudi Arabia agree to resume ties, with China’s help
By JON GAMBRELL Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran and Saudi Arabia have agreed to reestablish diplomatic relations and…
Continue ReadingMany kids need tutoring help. Only a small fraction get it
By PATRICK WALL and AMELIA PAK-HARVEY of Chalkbeat and COLLIN BINKLEY of The Associated Press David Daniel knows his son needs help. The 8-year-old…
Continue ReadingErdogan sets May 14 election date as he seeks to extend rule
By SUZAN FRASER Associated Press ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has formally set the country’s parliamentary and…
Continue ReadingBeijing air quality plummets amid dust storm, pollution
BEIJING (AP) — Skyscrapers in Beijing have disappeared into the haze and air quality plummeted as China’s capital is enveloped in a dust storm…
Continue ReadingUS trains West African militaries as jihadi threat spreads
By SAM MEDNICK Associated Press DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — As extremist violence in West Africa’s Sahel region spreads south toward coastal states,…
Continue ReadingDeSantis visits Iowa as interest in likely Trump rival rises
By THOMAS BEAUMONT Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Ahead of a widely expected presidential campaign, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis introduced…
Continue ReadingSyria’s Aleppo airport resumes flights days after airstrike
DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — The head of Syria’s civil aviation says flights at the international airport in Aleppo have resumed, three days after…
Continue ReadingKishida makes 1st pitch in Japan game with South Korea
MARI YAMAGUCHI TOKYO (AP) — Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida threw out the first pitch for the World Baseball Classic game between Japan and…
Continue ReadingBiden, EU leader launch talks to ease rift on EV subsidies
By AAMER MADHANI and RAF CASERT Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen have…
Continue ReadingMedical helicopter service suspended after N. Carolina crash
FRANKLIN, N.C. (AP) — An emergency helicopter transport service announced Friday that it suspended operations, a day after one of its helicopters…
Continue ReadingSchools shut, drivers stuck as gales and blizzards batter UK
LONDON (AP) — Trains have been canceled, schools shut and drivers stuck for hours as a blast of snow and wind hits Britain for the second time in a…
Continue ReadingEU agrees better energy efficiency Green Deal rules
BRUSSELS (AP) — European Union member countries and negotiators from the EU Parliament have agreed on a provisional deal aimed at reducing energy…
Continue ReadingVersace reaches for the stars with glittery Hollywood show
By JOCELYN NOVECK AP National Writer WEST HOLLYWOOD, Calif. (AP) — Donatella Versace says she was inspired by the energy, glamour and power of…
Continue ReadingMikaela Shiffrin gets her record 86th World Cup victory
ARE, Sweden (AP) — American skier Mikaela Shiffrin won her record-tying 86th World Cup race Friday with victory in a giant slalom. Shiffrin’s win…
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