EU corruption case suspect takes aim at detention conditions
BRUSSELS (AP) — Lawyers for a former European Parliament vice president at the heart of the corruption scandal rocking the European Union assembly…
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Foundation empties coffers to fund Black paper in Baltimore
By ALEX DANIELS of The Chronicle of Philanthropy Chronicle of Philanthropy In a rare move for philanthropy, Adam Holofcener and his family emptied…
Continue ReadingAmazon axes charity program amid wider cost-cutting moves
By HALELUYA HADERO AP Business Writer Amazon is ending a charity donation program it ran for a decade in its latest cost-cutting move. In a blog post…
Continue ReadingAI tools can create new images, but who is the real artist?
By MATT O’BRIEN and ARIJETA LAJKA NEW YORK (AP) — Countless artists have taken inspiration from “The Starry Night” since Vincent Van Gogh…
Continue ReadingCardinal says book by Benedict XVI’s secretary ‘unseemly’
By NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press ROME (AP) — The archbishop of Vienna, a longtime friend and former student of Pope Benedict XVI, has confirmed…
Continue ReadingFewer Americans file for jobless benefits last week
By MATT OTT AP Business Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of people seeking unemployment benefits in the U.S. reached a four-month low last week,…
Continue ReadingSerbian TV: 2 missing as rains causes flooding in southwest
BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Serbia’s state RTS television says emergency teams are searching for two people after they were swept away by a…
Continue ReadingRussia, China to hold naval drills off South Africa
By MOGOMOTSI MAGOME and GERALD IMRAY Associated Press JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Russia and China will conduct naval drills off the coast of South Africa…
Continue ReadingPoland reviews security after divers found near key port
By MONIKA SCISLOWSKA Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland’s prime minister has requested a security review of strategic…
Continue ReadingAP Top 25 Movies, by the numbers: From dollars to donkeys
By ANDREW DALTON AP Entertainment Writer The films from 2022 that topped the AP’s inaugural Top 25 Movies poll yield a host of other numbers,…
Continue ReadingFashion sneakers propel sustainable rubber in Brazil Amazon
By FABIANO MAISONNAVE, TATIANA POLLASTRI AND ERALDO PERES XAPURI, Brazil (AP) — Veja, an expensive global sneaker brand, is making shoes from…
Continue ReadingAP Top 25 Movies, ranking 2022’s best: What made the cut?
By SALLY HO, ANGELIKI KASTANIS and LINDSEY BAHR Associated Press With hundreds of new movies released each year, many of us depend on the expertise…
Continue Reading‘All Quiet on the Western Front’ leads race for BAFTA awards
By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Visceral World War I drama “All Quiet on the Western Front” has a field-leading 14 nominations…
Continue ReadingDjokovic worried about leg, bothered by heckler in Australia
By HOWARD FENDRICH AP Tennis Writer MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Novak Djokovic says he is worried about his left hamstring after beating…
Continue ReadingStudy: Big gap in carbon removal effort key to climate goals
By FRANK JORDANS Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — Researchers say efforts to remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere aren’t being scaled up…
Continue ReadingFlorida congressman Steube injured after falling off ladder
By FREIDA FRISARO Associated Press FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — U.S. Rep. Greg Steube sustained “several serious injuries” when he fell off…
Continue ReadingBiden adviser meets Netanyahu amid unease over his govt
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has met with U.S. National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan, the highest level meeting…
Continue ReadingUNESCO seeks to prevent trafficking of looted Ukrainian art
By VANESSA GERA Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — The United Nations cultural organization is training law enforcement and judiciary officials…
Continue ReadingCowboys-49ers rivalry set for record-tying 9th playoff game
By JOSH DUBOW AP Pro Football Writer SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — For Kyle Shanahan, the chance to coach the San Francisco 49ers against the Dallas…
Continue ReadingNepal crash: Airport had no instrument landing system
By SHEIKH SAALIQ Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — An official in Nepal says the new airport where a Yeti Airlines plane was attempting to land…
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