Kate Winslet’s ‘Regime’ is not a dictatorship — behind the scenes, at least
By HILARY FOX Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Kate Winslet is running things — on and off the set of her new TV show, “The Regime.” In the HBO…
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The Biden campaign is launching a nationwide effort to win the women’s vote, Jill Biden will lead it
By DARLENE SUPERVILLE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden’s campaign is launching a nationwide effort to win the…
Continue ReadingCan conservative Latin American populists motivate the Hispanic vote? Republicans are counting on it
By ADRIANA GOMEZ LICON Associated Press OXON HILL, Md. (AP) — On a recent evening outside Washington, the president of Argentina had the eyes and…
Continue ReadingNew comedy series ‘The Completely Made-Up Adventures of Dick Turpin’ stands and delivers
By MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Noel Fielding trades pastry for pistols in the new mouthful of a series “The Completely…
Continue ReadingBoeing given 90 days by FAA to come up with a plan to improve safety and quality of manufacturing
By DAVID KOENIG AP Airlines Writer The Federal Aviation Administration said Wednesday it’s giving Boeing 90 days to come up with a plan to fix…
Continue ReadingA New York collector pleads guilty to smuggling rare birdwing butterflies
NEW YORK (AP) — A New York man has pleaded guilty to charges he illegally trafficked birdwing butterflies and other rare insects. Federal…
Continue ReadingTraces of toxic gas found during evacuation of Swedish security agency, local media report
STOCKHOLM (AP) — A local paper says traces of a toxic, colorless gas were found at the headquarters of Sweden’s security agency where a suspected…
Continue ReadingA pregnant Amish woman is killed in her rural Pennsylvania home, and police have no suspects
SPARTANSBURG, Pa. (AP) — Investigators says they have no suspects in the killing of a pregnant 23-year-old Amish woman inside her home in rural…
Continue ReadingHunter Biden in defiant deposition blasts GOP, insists he did not involve his father in business
By FARNOUSH AMIRI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Hunter Biden was defiant Wednesday in a closed-door deposition on Capitol Hill, blasting a…
Continue ReadingWendy’s says it has no plans to raise prices during the busiest times at its restaurants
Wendy’s says that it has no plans to increase prices during the busiest times at its restaurants. The burger chain clarified its stance on how…
Continue ReadingNorthern Ireland judge rules that amnesty law for ‘the Troubles’ breaches human rights
By SYLVIA HUI Associated Press LONDON (AP) — A judge has ruled that a new law that gives immunity from prosecution for most offenses committed…
Continue ReadingCommittee says 285 people and organizations nominated for the 2024 Nobel Peace Prize
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — The Norwegian Nobel Committee has registered 285 candidates for the 2024 Nobel Peace Prize by the Feb. 1 deadline, down…
Continue ReadingPhiladelphia Orchestra’s home renamed Marian Anderson Hall as Verizon name comes off
By RONALD BLUM Associated Press The Philadelphia Orchestra’s home is being renamed Marian Anderson Hall in honor of the pioneering Black American…
Continue ReadingSan Francisco apologizes to Black residents and their descendants for systemic racism and past atrocities
By Alisha Ebrahimji and Cindy Von Quednow, CNN (CNN) — San Francisco this week formally apologized to its Black residents and their descendants…
Continue ReadingTexas executes Ivan Cantu, who claimed innocence in 2000 double murder
By Dakin Andone, Ed Lavandera and Ashley Killough, CNN Huntsville, Texas (CNN) — The state of Texas on Wednesday executed death row inmate Ivan…
Continue ReadingParis City Hall says no Olympic Games policing plans were lost in theft of a worker’s computer gear
PARIS (AP) — Paris City Hall says no policing plans for the Olympic Games were stolen from one of its workers who reported a theft of their…
Continue ReadingPolice in suburban Chicago are sued over a fatal shooting of a man in his home
CHICAGO (AP) — The sisters of a man fatally shot by suburban Chicago police in his home this month have filed a federal lawsuit against the…
Continue ReadingOil spill from capsized barge near Tobago soils beaches hundreds of miles away
By DÁNICA COTO Associated Press SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Authorities say an offshore oil spill that led Trinidad and Tobago to declare a…
Continue ReadingThe Supreme Court appears torn about a Trump-era ban on a gun accessory known as bump stocks
By LINDSAY WHITEHURST Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court appeared torn Wednesday about a challenge to a Trump-era ban on bump…
Continue ReadingActivists urge Nigeria to delay Shell’s $2.4 billion sale of assets in deeply polluted Niger Delta
By TAIWO ADEBAYO Associated Press ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Local activists and international environmental groups want Nigeria’s government to delay…
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