Will Smith’s ‘Emancipation’ role taught him lesson post-slap
By JONATHAN LANDRUM Jr. AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — While filming “Emancipation,” Will Smith routinely drew inspiration from the…
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UK life peer takes leave over COVID contracts claims
LONDON (AP) — A Conservative member of Britain’s House of Lords says she is taking a leave of absence from Parliament to “clear her name”…
Continue ReadingLegislator hospitalized after brawl in Turkey’s parliament
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — An opposition legislator in Turkey has been hospitalized following a brawl that broke out in the country’s parliament…
Continue ReadingFoundations, major donors tackle nation’s nursing shortage
By ALEX DANIELS of The Chronicle of Philanthropy Chronicle of Philanthropy As more nurses leave their jobs in hospitals and health-care centers,…
Continue ReadingAlbanian opposition leader attacked during anti-govt protest
TIRANA, Albania (AP) — The leader of the Albanian opposition center-right Democratic Party has been attacked during an anti-government protest held…
Continue ReadingCroatian warplane crashes during training flight
ZAGREB, Croatia (AP) — Croatian officials say a MiG-21 fighter jet has crashed during a training flight and both pilots were rescued, although one…
Continue ReadingBrendan Fraser is back. But to him, ‘I was never far away’
By JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) — In a darkened hotel room in New York’s Soho neighborhood, Brendan Fraser kindly greets a…
Continue ReadingMini but very merry: Holiday villages a flexible tradition
By KIM COOK Associated Press They might be made of cardboard, wood or porcelain. Tabletop villages with houses, shops, trees and miniature figures…
Continue ReadingTurkey says Finland must end arms embargo to join NATO
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey’s foreign minister says Finland must publicly declare that it’s lifting an arms embargo on Turkey to win…
Continue ReadingIran officials sentence 5 to death for killing Basij troop
CAIRO (AP) — Iranian state media says authorities have sentenced five people to death for allegedly killing a paramilitary troop affiliated with…
Continue ReadingAl Jazeera wants court to probe Palestinian reporter’s death
By MOLLY QUELL Associated Press THE HAGUE (AP) — News channel Al Jazeera is formally asking the International Criminal Court to investigate the…
Continue ReadingMeta oversight board urges changes to VIP moderation system
By KELVIN CHAN AP Business Writer LONDON (AP) — Facebook’s quasi-independent oversight board says an internal system that exempted high-profile…
Continue ReadingPope tightens oversight of Vatican-linked foundations
By NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis has tightened control and oversight over Vatican-based foundations and…
Continue ReadingTaliban allow high school graduation exams for Afghan girls
By RAHIM FAIEZ Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — Afghan girls will be allowed to take their high school graduation exams this week even though they…
Continue ReadingSouth Africa’s lawmakers delay debate on president’s future
By MOGOMOTSI MAGOME Associated Press JOHANNESBURG (AP) — South Africa’s lawmakers have postponed until next week a debate on the damning report…
Continue ReadingEU agrees deal to ban products which fuel deforestation
BRUSSELS (AP) — European Union lawmakers and governments reached a deal Tuesday that would ban the import of products which contribute to…
Continue ReadingMany kids are struggling. Is special education the answer?
By HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH Associated Press The COVID-19 pandemic sent Heidi Whitney’s daughter into a tailspin. Suddenly the San Diego middle…
Continue ReadingMillennial Money: How credit can beat buy now, pay later
By MELISSA LAMBARENA of NerdWallet With rising costs of goods and services, turning to “buy now, pay later” plans when you check out can be…
Continue ReadingGerman ‘babysitter’ on trial in huge child sexual abuse case
BERLIN (AP) — A 45-year-old German man who had offered babysitting services online has gone on trial in the western city of Cologne accused of…
Continue ReadingJapan, Belgium to cooperate in chip production, development
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — A newly founded Japanese semiconductor company aiming to revive Japan’s chip industry will…
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