Poetic politician: Maine governor’s skills include verse
By DAVID SHARP Associated Press AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — Many Mainers know Democratic Gov. Janet Mills as a level-headed leader, a pragmatic…
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New this week: Pink, J-Hope, ‘Woman King,’ ‘Hello Tomorrow!’
By The Associated Press Here’s a collection curated by The Associated Press’ entertainment journalists of what’s arriving on TV, streaming…
Continue ReadingDisney is planning an Avatar experience at Disneyland
By MICHELLE CHAPMAN AP Business Writer The Walt Disney Co. is planning to add an Avatar experience to Disneyland and explore other opportunities at…
Continue ReadingAP Interview: Moltzan catching up to US teammate Shiffrin
By ANDREW DAMPF AP Sports Writer MERIBEL, France (AP) — When Paula Moltzan finished second behind Mikaela Shiffrin for the U.S. ski team’s first…
Continue ReadingGerman ballet director suspended after feces attack
BERLIN (AP) — A German newspaper critic had animal feces smeared on her face by a ballet director in the city of Hannover after he apparently took…
Continue ReadingPolish officials observe training of Ukrainians on new tanks
SWIETOSZOW, Poland (AP) — Poland’s president and defense minister have met with Polish instructors intensively training Ukrainian troops to…
Continue ReadingCzech soccer player Jakub Jankto comes out as gay
PRAGUE, Czech Republic (AP) — Czech Republic midfielder Jakub Jankto posted a video on social media on Monday saying he is gay, making him one of…
Continue ReadingAfter their genitals were cut, some women search for healing
By MARIAM FAM Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — She remembers it all: How female relatives held her down when she was 11, legs spread and genitals…
Continue ReadingFrance says its troops misrepresented in ‘Wakanda Forever’
PARIS (AP) — France’s defense minister has denounced the way he says French soldiers deployed in Africa appear to be depicted in the Marvel…
Continue ReadingGerman conservatives hail state election win in Berlin
BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s main opposition party is celebrating its victory in a Berlin state election re-run made necessary by serious voting…
Continue ReadingGerman party moves to expel former spy chief as member
BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s main opposition party has launched an effort to expel from its ranks a former head of the country’s intelligence…
Continue ReadingNorway official who spied for the Soviets has died in Moscow
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Arne Treholt, the former Norwegian Foreign Ministry official who was convicted of spying for the Soviet Union in what…
Continue ReadingAntisemitism worries rising for many U.S. Jews, survey finds
By The Associated Press More than four in ten Jews in the United States feel their status in America is less secure than it was a year earlier,…
Continue ReadingEarnest or playful, that Valentine’s card has a history
By KATHERINE ROTH Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — It was Valentine’s Day 1917 in the Minnesota farming village of Lewiston, and Fred Roth — a…
Continue ReadingTrain derailment prompts water utility to take precautions
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (AP) — A West Virginia water utility is enhancing its water treatment process as a precaution following the derailment of a train…
Continue ReadingWar for control of Haiti’s capital targets women’s bodies
By MEGAN JANETSKY and FERNANDA PESCE Associated Press PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Nadia hushes the crying 3-month-old baby swaddled in her arms,…
Continue Reading11 states consider ‘right to repair’ for farming equipment
By JESSE BEDAYN Associated Press/Report for America DENVER (AP) — Lawmakers in Colorado and 10 other states have introduce bills that would force…
Continue ReadingBerlusconi blames Ukraine war on Zelenskyy, chafes Meloni
By COLLEEN BARRY Associated Press MILAN (AP) — Former Premier Silvio Berlusconi has once again put himself at odds with Premier Giorgia Meloni by…
Continue ReadingKansas City officer shot, hurt after Chiefs’ Super Bowl win
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — A Kansas City police officer was hit by gunfire and wounded at the department’s headquarters shortly after the Chiefs won…
Continue ReadingJodie Comer named best actress at UK’s WhatOnStage awards
LONDON (AP) — “Killing Eve” star Jodie Comer has been named best actor at London’s WhatsOnStage awards. Female performers dominated the…
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