Pamela Anderson set to make her Broadway debut in ‘Chicago’
By MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — One of the planet’s biggest celebrities will play a woman desperately craving fame when…
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Ice-fishing shanty blown across Michigan bay; anglers safe
MCKINLEY TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) — Authorities say three anglers are safe after a homemade ice-fishing shanty was blown about a mile across a bay in…
Continue ReadingIsrael says it downed 2 Iranian drones in other countries
By JOSEPH KRAUSS Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — The Israeli military says it used sophisticated F-35 stealth fighters to shoot down two Iranian…
Continue ReadingDolly Parton, James Patterson — in words and music
By HILLEL ITALIE AP National Writer LA VERGNE, Tennessee (AP) — You have surely heard of Dolly Parton, the world famous singer. And you may well…
Continue ReadingMother says 4 of 7 killed in Iowa tornadoes from same family
By JOSH FUNK Associated Press Authorities say four of the seven people killed in devastating storms that tore through central Iowa were members of…
Continue ReadingPossible Russia oil embargo drives US outreach to Venezuela
By JOSHUA GOODMAN Associated Press MIAMI (AP) — Senior U.S. officials secretly traveled to Venezuela over the weekend in a risky bid to unfreeze…
Continue ReadingFood or power: Energy bill late fees force tough choices
By JASEN LO Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Americans paid a combined $561 million in late payment fees to electrical utilities in 2019. But…
Continue ReadingUC Berkeley declines group’s offer to admit 1K more students
BERKELEY, Calif. (AP) — A group of residents that successfully challenged the University of California, Berkeley to limit its undergraduate…
Continue ReadingSupreme Court won’t review decision that freed Bill Cosby
By MARYCLAIRE DALE Associated Press PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A spokesperson for Bill Cosby says the 84-year-old comedian is considering a final standup…
Continue ReadingAbortion access still difficult after historic Mexico ruling
By FABIOLA SÁNCHEZ Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — Six months after Mexico’s Supreme Court ruled that criminalizing abortion was…
Continue ReadingIn Selma, foot soldier’s kin boosts youth voting rights role
By AARON MORRISON Associated Press During a commemoration of the 1965 voting rights marches from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama, Elliott Smith’s…
Continue ReadingKimberly Palmer: How to put your tax refund to work for you
By KIMBERLY PALMER of NerdWallet Most tax returns generate a tax refund, which means a lot of Americans are expecting to receive a windfall soon. The…
Continue ReadingQueen meets Trudeau in 1st engagement since COVID-19
By DANICA KIRKA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Queen Elizabeth II met with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Monday, smiling and greeting…
Continue ReadingMexico suspends 5 officials over soccer match brawl
MEXICO CITY (AP) — State authorities in north-central Mexico have suspended five officials after a huge brawl among fans during a weekend match…
Continue ReadingBelgium scraps almost all COVID-19 measures as crisis eases
BRUSSELS (AP) — Belgium is easing most COVID-19 restrictions starting Monday in the biggest move to relax measures since the onset of the crisis…
Continue ReadingRussian banks consider China UnionPay cards after sanctions
LONDON (AP) — Leading Russian banks are looking into issuing cards that operate on a Chinese payment system after Visa and Mastercard said they…
Continue ReadingReport: Wanted Norwegian al-Qaida member held in Yemen
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — A Norwegian citizen who is sought at home, suspected of terrorisms and who was put on a terrorism blacklist by the…
Continue Reading‘We want to win’: Democrats face choice in key Senate race
By MARC LEVY Associated Press HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania’s Democratic Party committee members backed U.S. Rep. Conor Lamb by 2 to 1 in…
Continue ReadingBoat carrying Haitian migrants grounds off the Florida Keys
KEY LARGO, Fla. (AP) — Federal officials say a wooden boat carrying hundreds of Haitian migrants in a suspected human smuggling operation ran…
Continue ReadingStung by criticism, UK’s Johnson speeds up Russia sanctions
By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — U.K. lawmakers are set to pass a bill aimed at toughening sanctions on Russia and rooting out…
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