Ellen DeGeneres ends daytime show with plea for compassion
By LYNN ELBER AP Television Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Ellen DeGeneres brought her nearly two-decade daytime talk show to an end Thursday with a…
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Worry about stagflation, a flashback to ’70s, begins to grow
By PAUL WISEMAN AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Stagflation. It was the dreaded “S word” of the 1970s. For Americans of a certain age, it…
Continue ReadingDominant coronavirus mutant contains ghost of pandemic past
By LAURA UNGAR AP Science Writer The coronavirus mutant that is now dominant in the United States is a member of the omicron family but scientists…
Continue ReadingPalestinians: Israel deliberately killed Al Jazeera reporter
By IMAD ISSEID Associated Press RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) — The Palestinian Authority on Thursday announced the results of its investigation into…
Continue ReadingSri Lankan leader seeks world’s help during financial crisis
By HARUKA NUGA Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has asked for urgent international help as his country suffers…
Continue ReadingGreece tells UN that Turkey is challenging its sovereignty
By DEREK GATOPOULOS Associated Press ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece has told the head of the United Nations that Turkey is directly challenging its…
Continue ReadingKevin Spacey to face 4 sex assault charges in Britain
By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — British prosecutors said Thursday they had authorized police to charge actor Kevin Spacey with four…
Continue ReadingGeorgia measures to create 3 new cities fail in primary vote
COBB COUNTY, Ga. (AP) — Voters in an affluent suburban Atlanta county have rejected ballot measures that would have turned three mostly white areas…
Continue ReadingWHO: COVID-19 cases mostly drop, except for the Americas
LONDON (AP) — The World Health Organization says the number of new coronavirus cases and deaths are still falling globally after peaking in…
Continue ReadingWisconsin GOP leader isn’t ruling anyone out for key slot
By SCOTT BAUER Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin’s Republican Assembly leader, who will appoint a key member of the state’s…
Continue ReadingLawsuit: 13-year-old’s hands up when shot by Chicago police
By MICHAEL TARM AP Legal Affairs Writer CHICAGO (AP) — A 13-year-old boy shot in the back by a Chicago police officer was unarmed and had his arms…
Continue ReadingEcclestone arrested in Brazil for carrying pistol on plane
By MAURICIO SAVARESE AP Sports Writer SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazilian police say former Formula One head Bernie Ecclestone was arrested for having a gun…
Continue ReadingDeath toll in building collapse in southern Iran rises to 19
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Rescuers at the site of a collapsed building in southwestern Iran have recovered five more bodies, bringing the death toll from…
Continue ReadingExplosion at Spanish plant leaves 2 dead; 250 kids evacuated
MADRID (AP) — Police in Spain say an explosion at a biodiesel plant has left two people dead and forced 250 children to be evacuated from the area.…
Continue ReadingGunman’s final 90 minutes fuel questions about police delays
By JAKE BLEIBERG, JIM VERTUNO and ELLIOT SPAGAT Associated Press UVALDE, Texas (AP) — It was 11:28 a.m. when the Ford pickup slammed into a ditch…
Continue ReadingA look at Queen Elizabeth II’s style through the decades
By LEANNE ITALIE Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Queen Elizabeth II just might have the hardest working wardrobe on the planet. “Every outfit…
Continue ReadingUN official expresses concern on rights in Afghanistan
By RAHIM FAIEZ Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — The United Nations’ special rapporteur on human rights in Afghanistan has expressed concern over…
Continue ReadingJapan to resume tourism in June; only packaged tour for now
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japan will open its borders to foreign tourists in June for the first time since imposing tight…
Continue ReadingUS economy shrank by 1.5% in Q1 but consumers kept spending
By PAUL WISEMAN AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. economy shrank in the first three months of the year even though consumers and…
Continue ReadingHow Abramovich was forced to sell Chelsea in fall from grace
By ROB HARRIS AP Global Soccer Writer Roman Abramovich’s ownership of Chelsea is ending in a way unimaginable when he was on the field in…
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