Trump hotel lost $70M despite millions in foreign business
By BERNARD CONDON Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Former President Donald Trump’s company lost more than $70 million on his Washington, D.C.,…
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Biden is first president to mark Indigenous Peoples’ Day
By ZEKE MILLER and ELLEN KNICKMEYER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden has issued the first-ever presidential proclamation of…
Continue ReadingJames Blake’s post-pandemic album finds clarity in chaos
By RAGAN CLARK Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — After reevaluating friendships and emotions during the pandemic, James Blake channeled his…
Continue ReadingIndian court denies bail to Bollywood superstar’s son
NEW DELHI (AP) — An Indian magistrate has rejected the release on bail of Bollywood megastar Shah Rukh Khan’s son, who was arrested this week in…
Continue ReadingNobel literary winner: UK govt lacks compassion for refugees
By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Nobel literature laureate Abdulrazak Gurnah has criticized the “lack of compassion” of…
Continue ReadingNew this week: Coldplay, ‘Succession’ and ‘Halloween Kills’
By The Associated Press This week’s new entertainment releases include a Christmas album from Norah Jones and the return of “Succession,”…
Continue ReadingWhat Peace Prize says about freedom in Russia, Philippines
By VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV AND HRVOJE HRANJSKI Associated Press MOSCOW (AP) — The Nobel Peace Prize sometimes recognizes groundbreaking efforts to…
Continue ReadingMedia groups welcome 2021 Nobel Peace Prize for journalists
By The Associated Press Journalists, human rights groups and other activists enthusiastically welcomed the awarding of this year’s Nobel Peace…
Continue ReadingCalifornia college president resigns amid sex abuse fallout
SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — The president of San Jose State University has announced her resignation after the California university last month agreed…
Continue ReadingLaurence Fishburne, Sam Rockwell, Darren Criss eye Broadway
By MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — A revival of David Mamet’s “American Buffalo” with Laurence Fishburne, Sam Rockwell…
Continue ReadingMarco Rubio wants answers on Florida prison rape scandal
MIAMI (AP) — U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio told the director of the U.S. Bureau of Prisons that he’s “deeply concerned” over the failure to protect…
Continue ReadingWichita schools closed after water main break, boil advisory
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas’ largest city is under a water boil order after a large water main break, leading Wichita-area schools to close and…
Continue ReadingPortugal to stamp out anti-gay prejudice in blood donations
LISBON, Portugal (AP) — Portugal’s parliament has approved four bills that enshrine in law the country’s rules and procedures on blood…
Continue ReadingSUPREME COURT NOTEBOOK: Don’t stand so close to us
By MARK SHERMAN and JESSICA GRESKO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Get tested. Wear a mask. Don’t get too close. Not your typical court…
Continue ReadingStock indexes closing lower as jobs data sparks uncertainty
By STAN CHOE, DAMIAN J. TROISE and ALEX VEIGA AP Business Writers U.S. stock indexes are closing lower Friday after a weak jobs report sparked…
Continue ReadingCuba’s danzón genre: ‘150 years later, it’s still alive.’
By ANDREA RODRÍGUEZ Associated Press MATANZAS, Cuba (AP) — At the end of the 19th century in Cuba, a new musical genre and dance emerged. The…
Continue Reading100-year-old denies being accessory to murder at Nazi camp
BERLIN (AP) — A 100-year-old man on trial for his alleged role as a Nazi SS guard at a concentration camp during World War II has told a German…
Continue ReadingFormer state lawmaker, regent pleads guilty to racketeering
CONYERS, Ga. (AP) — The state attorney general’s office says a former Georgia state lawmaker and university regent has pleaded guilty to…
Continue ReadingPoland summons Belarus diplomat over shots fired at border
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland’s Foreign Ministry has summoned the top Belarusian diplomat in the country after Polish authorities alleged that…
Continue ReadingUK to offer new vaccine shots to Novavax trial volunteers
LONDON (AP) — Britain says it it will offer new vaccinations to thousands of people who volunteered for trials of the Novavax coronavirus vaccine,…
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