Animal rights groups object to Buckingham Palace guard’s distinctive bearskin caps
Associated Press LONDON (AP) — An animal rights group trying to get real fur out of the bearskin caps worn by King’s Guards at Buckingham…
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Pope ends Asia trip with same message at the start: Interfaith tolerance to heal troubled world
Associated Press SINGAPORE (AP) — Pope Francis wrapped up his visit to Singapore on Friday by praising its tradition of interfaith harmony, closing…
Continue ReadingDolphins’ Tua Tagovailoa sustains 3rd diagnosed concussion of his career after hitting head on turf
AP Sports Writer MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Miami Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa was diagnosed with a concussion for the third time in his NFL…
Continue ReadingPakistan says it has met all of the IMF’s conditions to secure a new $7 billion loan
ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan’s leader says the country has met all the conditions set by the International Monetary Fund to qualify for a new $7…
Continue ReadingPeru declares 3 days of national mourning for former President Alberto Fujimori
Associated Press LIMA, Peru (AP) — Peru’s government has declared three days of national mourning over the death of former President Alberto…
Continue ReadingBiden calls the landmark Violence Against Women Act his proudest legislative achievement
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is calling the Violence Against Women Act his proudest legislative achievement. Biden wrote…
Continue ReadingNorth Korea gives a glimpse of a secretive uranium-enrichment facility as Kim pushes for more nukes
Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea offered a rare glimpse into a secretive facility to produce weapons-grade uranium as state…
Continue ReadingNearly $6 billion in funding for Ukraine will expire if Congress doesn’t act by the end of the month
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. officials say nearly $6 billion in funding for aid to Ukraine will expire at the end of the month unless…
Continue ReadingHall of Famer Joe Schmidt, who helped Detroit Lions win 2 NFL titles, dies at 92
DETROIT (AP) — Joe Schmidt, the Hall of Fame linebacker who helped the Detroit Lions win NFL championships in 1953 and 1957 and later coached the…
Continue ReadingBrazil Indigenous group hails a sacred cloak’s homecoming after centuries in Europe
Associated Press RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Indigenous chants and the rattle of maracas resounded Thursday in a Rio de Janeiro park, where…
Continue ReadingFrancis Ford Coppola sues Variety over story alleging ‘Megalopolis’ misconduct
AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Francis Ford Coppola has sued Variety, saying that a July story that said he ran an unprofessional set…
Continue ReadingColorado teen hoping for lakeside homecoming photos shot in face by town councilman, police say
Associated Press/Report for America DENVER (AP) — A Colorado sheriff’s office said a town councilman shot a teenager in the face Tuesday and…
Continue ReadingActor Chad McQueen, son of Steve McQueen, dies at 63
Associated Press Chad McQueen, an actor known for his performances in the “Karate Kid” movies and the son of the late actor and race car driver…
Continue ReadingUS backs 2 permanent seats for African nations on the UN Security Council
Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United States says it will support the addition of two new permanent seats on the powerful U.N. Security…
Continue ReadingStudies on pigeon-guided missiles, swimming abilities of dead fish among Ig Nobels winners
Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — A study that explores the feasibility of using pigeons to guide missiles and one that looks at the swimming…
Continue ReadingRepublicans challenge North Carolina decision that lets students show university’s mobile ID
Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — The Republican Party has sued North Carolina’s elections board to block students and employees at the…
Continue ReadingAfter docs about Taylor Swift and Brooke Shields, filmmaker turns her camera to NYC psychics
AP Film Writer Filmmaker Lana Wilson had never thought much about psychics. But the morning after Election Day in 2016, in Atlantic City, New Jersey,…
Continue ReadingMontana miner to lay off hundreds due to declining palladium prices
NYE, Mont. (AP) — The owner of the only platinum and palladium mines in the U.S. plans to lay off hundreds of employees in Montana due to declining…
Continue ReadingSouth Carolina justices refuse to stop state’s first execution in 13 years
Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The South Carolina Supreme Court has refused to stop the execution of Freddie Owens. The 46-year-old inmate…
Continue ReadingUtility ordered to pay $100 million for its role in Ohio bribery scheme
Associated Press An Ohio-based energy company at the center of a $60 million bribery scheme has been ordered by the U.S. Securities and Exchange…
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