Venice Film Festival lineup includes ‘Joker 2,’ films with Pitt, Clooney, Jolie, more
AP Film Writer Five years after “Joker” won the top prize at the Venice Film Festival, filmmaker Todd Phillips is returning with the sequel.…
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Safeguarding the heartbeat: Native Americans in Upper Midwest protect their drumming tradition
Associated Press HINCKLEY, Minn. (AP) — At summertime social powwows and spiritual ceremonies throughout the Upper Midwest, Native Americans are…
Continue ReadingGerman government, mainstream opposition move to protect highest court against extremist forces
Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s governing coalition and the conservative opposition have presented a plan to protect the country’s…
Continue ReadingViolence against women at ‘epidemic’ levels and is a threat on par with terrorism, UK police warn
LONDON (AP) — Britain’s police chiefs say that violence against women and girls has reached “epidemic levels” and police are treating it…
Continue Reading2 killed when small plane crashes after takeoff from Long Island airport
RONKONKOMA, N.Y. (AP) — Authorities say two people were killed when a small plane crashed shortly after takeoff on New York’s Long Island.…
Continue ReadingMalaysia evacuates 123 citizens from violence-hit Bangladesh
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Malaysia has evacuated 123 of its citizens from Bangladesh in response to violent unrest that has killed dozens of…
Continue ReadingKamala Harris is preparing to lead Democrats in 2024. There are lessons from her 2020 bid
Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Kamala Harris was greeted by a massive, cheering crowd during the first rally of her newly announced presidential…
Continue ReadingCoca-Cola raises full-year sales guidance after stronger-than-expected second quarter
AP Business Writer Coca-Cola is raising is full-year sales guidance after a stronger-than-expected second quarter. The Atlanta beverage giant said it…
Continue ReadingKamala Harris is preparing to lead Democrats in 2024. There are lessons from her 2020 bid
Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Kamala Harris stepped onto the national political stage as Barack Obama was leaving. The loftiest forecasts in 2017…
Continue ReadingKenya’s turmoil widens as anti-government protesters clash with emerging pro-government group
Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Anti-government protesters in Kenya’s capital have clashed with an emerging pro-government group as weeks…
Continue Reading1,000 people suspected of spying have been blocked from Olympics, French official says
Associated Press PARIS (AP) — Three days before the start of the 2024 Olympics, France’s interior minister said about 1,000 people suspected…
Continue ReadingA very strong quarter at General Motors is overshadowed by potential headwinds for industry
AP Auto Writer DETROIT (AP) — U.S. customers who bought a new General Motors vehicle last quarter paid an average of just under $49,900, a price…
Continue ReadingHorses take to the air with passports and carryons ahead of equestrian eventing at Paris Olympics
AP Sports Writer PARIS (AP) — Welcome aboard, hope you are standing comfortably. For the horses on the U.S. eventing team, the journey to France…
Continue ReadingWalkway collapses in massive housing project in southern Italy, killing 2 and injuring a dozen
MILAN (AP) — A pedestrian walkway in a massive housing project has collapsed in the southern Italian city of Naples, killing two people and…
Continue ReadingTarzan at the Olympics: Johnny Weissmuller won 3 gold medals at the 1924 Paris Games
AP Sports Writer Before there was Michael Phelps or Mark Spitz winning multiple Olympic gold medals in swimming for the United States — there was…
Continue ReadingAnti-corruption demonstrations break out in Uganda’s capital as people note Kenya’s protest success
Associated Press KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — Ugandan security forces have arrested dozens of people who tried to walk to the parliamentary building in…
Continue ReadingChina’s Baosteel to buy out Nippon Steel’s 50% stake in auto steel venture
BANGKOK (AP) — China’s Baosteel says it will acquire Nippon Steel’s 50% stake in their auto steel joint venture for about $242 million. The…
Continue ReadingHarris tells roaring Wisconsin crowd November election is ‘a choice between freedom and chaos’
Associated Press WEST ALLIS, Wisconsin (AP) — A roaring crowd of battleground state voters greeted Vice President Kamala Harris on Tuesday as she…
Continue ReadingIndia’s Modi focuses on jobs creation in first budget after winning polls
Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi plans to raise spending to create more jobs and spur economic growth. In her…
Continue ReadingBritain’s defeated Conservatives launch race for a new leader, with the winner announced in November
Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Britain’s defeated Conservatives will spend more than three months picking a new leader to replace former Prime…
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