Snoop Dogg, Gloria Estefan, Sade make it to Songwriters Hall
By MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Snoop Dogg, Gloria Estefan, Sade, Jeff Lynne, Glen Ballard, Teddy Riley and Liz Rose have…
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US divided over Roe’s repeal as abortion foes gird for march
By DAVID CRARY AP National Writer Anti-abortion activists will have multiple reasons to celebrate — and some reasons for unease — when they…
Continue ReadingParis Men’s Fashion Week goes psychedelic and globe-trotting
By THOMAS ADAMSON AP Fashion Writer PARIS (AP) — Men’s Fashion Week in Paris was in top form with a second day of runway shows touting a dynamic…
Continue ReadingNew photographs of Warsaw Ghetto found in family collection
By VANESSA GERA Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Warsaw’s Jewish history museum has presented a group of photographs taken in secret during…
Continue ReadingDecember retail sales fall 1.1% as inflation takes a toll
By ANNE D’INNOCENZIO AP Retail Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Americans cut back on spending in December, the second consecutive month they’ve done…
Continue ReadingWholesale inflation in US slowed further in December to 6.2%
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Wholesale prices in the United States rose 6.2% in December from a year earlier, a…
Continue ReadingLebanon to take out $116m in loans for ailing electric grid
By KAREEM CHEHAYEB Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon’s caretaker government has approved opening credit lines totaling $116 million to help…
Continue ReadingChurch of England refuses to back same-sex marriage
By SYLVIA HUI Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The Church of England said Wednesday it will allow blessings for same-sex, civil marriages for the…
Continue ReadingNATO warns of Russia’s long war in Ukraine, vows to be ready
By LOLITA C. BALDOR Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — NATO says Russia is preparing for a long war so the alliance must get ready to support Ukraine…
Continue ReadingBerlin museums ready to return skulls from African ex-colony
By KIRSTEN GRIESHABER Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — The Berlin museum authority says it is ready to return hundreds of human skulls from the…
Continue ReadingPutin: Ukraine action aimed to end ‘war’ raging since 2014
By The Associated Press ST. PETERSBURG, Russia (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin says Moscow’s action in Ukraine was intended to stop a…
Continue ReadingAre resort fees ever worth it?
By SALLY FRENCH of NerdWallet Resort fees that aren’t advertised as part of the room rate of a hotel stay can surprise many travelers when they see…
Continue ReadingEdmunds Top Rated Awards announced for 2023
By RONALD MONTOYA Edmunds Edmunds Top Rated Awards are bestowed annually upon the best vehicles of the year. The winners aced their Edmunds track…
Continue ReadingRelatives protest slow autopsy of Nepal plane crash victims
By UPENDRA MANSINGH and ANISH BHATTARAI Associated Press POKHARA, Nepal (AP) — Grieving relatives of plane crash victims in Nepal are growing…
Continue ReadingPurdy, Lawrence, Jones have memorable playoff debuts
By JOSH DUBOW AP Pro Football Writer A trio of playoff quarterback newcomers provided some memorable playoff moments. Brock Purdy, Trevor Lawrence…
Continue ReadingFeds to investigate nursing home abuse of antipsychotics
By AMANDA SEITZ Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The federal government says it will begin a targeted crackdown on nursing homes’ abuse of…
Continue ReadingGermany’s BASF takes huge writedowns as unit exits Russia
BERLIN (AP) — Germany-based chemicals maker BASF says it is taking some 7.3 billion euros ($7.9 billion) in write-downs related to the exit from…
Continue ReadingAt Davos, Zelenskyy urges allies to speed up push vs. Russia
By JAMEY KEATEN Associated Press DAVOS, Switzerland (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy told political leaders at the World Economic…
Continue ReadingThreats, advantages seen in China’s shrinking population
By KEN MORITSUGU Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — For seven decades, China’s Communist Party has ruled the world’s most populous country. As the…
Continue ReadingRussia’s top diplomat: West’s ‘hybrid war’ won’t stop Moscow
By VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV Associated Press MOSCOW (AP) — Russia’s top diplomat says his country will achieve its objectives in Ukraine despite a…
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