Nicole Kidman returns to Venice Film Festival with erotic drama ‘Babygirl’
AP Film Writer VENICE, Italy (AP) — “Babygirl,” an erotic thriller about a female CEO who begins an affair with a younger, male intern, is…
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Why Black students are still disciplined at higher rates: Takeaways from AP’s report
Associated Press Racial differences in how schools discipline students received new attention 10 years ago, during a national reckoning with racial…
Continue ReadingWhen the US left Kabul, these Americans tried to help Afghans left behind. It still haunts them
Associated Press The United States’ longest war is over. But not for everyone. Outside of San Francisco, surgeon Doug Chin has helped provide…
Continue ReadingA search ended in heartbreak after a flash flood sent hikers scrambling
Associated Press SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — A flash flood near the Grand Canyon sent hikers scrambling for shelter in rocky nooks and crannies and swept…
Continue ReadingTrump questions acceptance of transgender people as he courts his base at Moms for Liberty gathering
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump lamented the growing acceptance of transgender Americans Friday in…
Continue ReadingIn New Orleans, nonprofits see new money and new inclusive approach from the NBA Foundation
Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The National Basketball Association formalized its giving over the past four years through a new $300 million…
Continue ReadingHow Trump and Georgia’s Republican governor made peace, helped by allies anxious about the election
Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — The effort to make the peace between Donald Trump and Georgia’s powerful Republican governor began in a…
Continue ReadingDoctor charged in connection with Matthew Perry’s death appears in court after plea deal
AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — A San Diego doctor who has agreed to plead guilty as part of the investigation of the overdose death of…
Continue ReadingChallenges of the Gaza humanitarian aid pier offer lessons for the US Army
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Army commander in charge of the U.S. military’s Gaza pier project says the mission was the biggest…
Continue ReadingA centuries-old cemetery for people who were enslaved is reclaimed in New York
Associated Press KINGSTON, N.Y. (AP) — On a residential block in upstate New York, college students dig and sift backyard dirt as part of an…
Continue ReadingBlack students are still kicked out of school at higher rates despite reforms
Associated Press Before he was suspended, Zaire Byrd was thriving. He acted in school plays, played on the football team and trained with other…
Continue ReadingAfter diversity pushback, some faculty feel left in dark at North Carolina’s flagship university
Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Several programs of diversity, equity and inclusion are at risk of elimination at North Carolina’s…
Continue ReadingThe interview: Kamala Harris’ inaugural sit-down was most notable for seeming … ordinary
AP Media Writer By not submitting to a press interview in the month since becoming the Democratic choice for president, Kamala Harris set the stakes…
Continue ReadingNew Zealand’s Māori King dies after 18-year reign
NUKU’ALOFA, Tonga (AP) — New Zealand’s Māori King, Kiingi Tuheitia Pootatau Te Wherowhero VII, has died at age 69, just days after the…
Continue ReadingAfghan taekwondo para-athlete makes history with the first medal for the Refugee Paralympic Team
Associated Press PARIS (AP) — Zakia Khudadadi made history on Thursday at the Paris Paralympics by becoming the first athlete from the Refugee…
Continue ReadingMexican military is attacked and roads blocked in Sinaloa state, authorities say
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexican authorities have confirmed attacks on military personnel and roads being blocked with vehicles in northern Sinaloa…
Continue ReadingTrump asks federal court to intervene in hush money case in bid to toss conviction, delay sentencing
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump has asked a federal court to intervene in his hush money criminal case, seeking a pathway to overturn…
Continue ReadingHiker from North Carolina found dead near remote Colorado River trail in Grand Canyon
GRAND CANYON NATIONAL PARK, Ariz. (AP) — Authorities are investigating the death of a solo backpacker whose body was found near a rugged and remote…
Continue ReadingColorado man convicted of kidnapping a housekeeper on Michael Bloomberg’s ranch
Associated Press CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — Federal jurors in Cheyenne have found a Colorado man guilty of kidnapping a woman on a ranch owned by…
Continue ReadingFederal authorities announce additional arrests in multistate pharmacy burglary ring
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Federal authorities have announced additional arrests in a multistate pharmacy burglary ring that has led to 42 people…
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