Thousands evacuate as wildfires rage outside Los Angeles and Reno, Nevada
Associated Press MOUNTAIN HOME VILLAGE, Calif. (AP) — Thousands of people have been evacuated from the path of a scorching wildfire in the…
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Givenchy names Sarah Burton new creative director
PARIS (AP) — The Paris luxury fashion house Givenchy has named Sarah Burton creative director for women’s and men’s collections, with immediate…
Continue ReadingPitt fires athletic director Heather Lyke months before her contract was set to expire
PITTSBURGH (AP) — The University of Pittsburgh has fired athletic director Heather Lyke, a somewhat surprising move that came a few months before…
Continue ReadingPoland thanks military dogs for their service by giving them army ranks
Associated Press NOWY DWOR MAZOWIECKI, Poland (AP) — Polish army dogs are being bestowed with military ranks as part of a new program aimed at…
Continue ReadingUS seeks new pedestrian safety rules aimed at increasingly massive SUVs and pickup trucks
AP Auto Writer DETROIT (AP) — The U.S. government’s road safety agency wants the auto industry to design new vehicles including SUVs and pickup…
Continue ReadingBelgium’s top migration official criticizes Hungary for threatening to bus migrants to Brussels
BRUSSELS (AP) — Belgium’s top migration official has criticized Hungary for threatening to send a bus convoy of migrants to Brussels in…
Continue ReadingMegan Thee Stallion hosts, Taylor Swift rules, Eminem opens: What to know about the 2024 MTV VMAs
AP Music Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Rapper, singer, songwriter, businesswoman, hot girl summer purveyor and now… award show host? Megan Thee…
Continue ReadingKeri-Lynn Wilson, who founded Ukrainian Freedom Orchestra, becomes music director of Kyiv Camerata
NEW YORK (AP) — Keri-Lynn Wilson has been hired as music director of the Kyiv Camerata. She succeeds Valery Matyukhin, who established the chamber…
Continue ReadingGot Rizz? Co-founder of new dating app on using AI as your matchmaking wingman
AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Can artificial intelligence be an effective wingman? Roman Khaves, co-founder and CEO of Rizz, thinks so. The AI…
Continue ReadingMario Draghi has solutions for Europe’s sluggish economy. Will EU governments listen?
Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — A long-awaited report on how to rescue Europe’s economy from weak growth and red tape is in. The question is,…
Continue ReadingA text, a call, then gunfire: New details raise questions about efforts to prevent Georgia school shooting
By Eric Levenson and Celina Tebor, CNN (CNN) — “I’m sorry, mom.” Those were the words Colt Gray texted his mother Wednesday morning…
Continue ReadingUS investigating reports that some Jeep SUVs and pickups can catch fire after engines are turned off
U.S. auto safety regulators are investigating reports that the engines can catch fire on some Jeep SUVs and pickup trucks with the ignition turned…
Continue ReadingJessica Hagedorn, R.F. Kuang among winners of American Book Awards, which celebrate multiculturalism
NEW YORK (AP) — Author-playwright Jessica Hagedorn, “Yellowface” novelist R.F. Kuang and poet Monica Youn are among this year’s recipients of…
Continue ReadingThis year’s $890,000 Balzan Prizes awared for research on aging, restorative justice, climate crisis
MILAN (AP) — An Australian criminologist specializing in restorative justice and a U.S. scientist whose work has helped address the climate crisis…
Continue ReadingFuneral held for an American activist a witness says was shot dead by Israeli troops
Associated Press NABLUS, West Bank (AP) — The Palestinian Authority held a funeral procession Monday for an American activist who a witness says…
Continue ReadingInfected wounds, maggots and no escape. Gaza’s humanitarian crisis hits new lows as sanitary conditions plummet
By Abeer Salman, Tim Lister, Mohammed Al Sawalhi and Mohammed Tawfeeq, CNN Jerusalem and Gaza (CNN) — A 14-year-old boy lies in Al-Aqsa Martyrs…
Continue ReadingTalking about death can be tricky. Here’s how to start the conversation
AP Science Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Dr. Vanessa Rodriguez is no stranger to talking about death. As a palliative care doctor at New York’s…
Continue ReadingMorgan Wallen leads the 2024 Country Music Association award noms, Beyoncé’s ‘Cowboy Carter’ snubbed
AP Music Writer NEW YORK (AP) — He had some help: Morgan Wallen tops the 2024 Country Music Association Awards nominations with seven. For a third…
Continue ReadingThere’s no butter in apple butter, but it spreads deliciously
Associated Press For many of us, fall cooking has to include apples. AP food writer Katie Workman suggests apple butter for that hit of autumn…
Continue ReadingTropical Storm Francine forces evacuations along Gulf Coast, Louisiana under hurricane warning
By Mary Gilbert, CNN Meteorologist (CNN) — The first evacuations have been ordered along the Gulf Coast as Tropical Storm Francine gains…
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