Applications for US unemployment benefits dip to 210,000 in strong job market
NEW YORK (AP) — The number of Americans signing up for unemployment benefits fell slightly last week, another sign that the labor market remains…
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The British Museum names Nicholas Cullinan its new director as it tries to get over a rocky patch
By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The British Museum has appointed Nicholas Cullinan as its new director. It comes as the 265-year-old…
Continue Reading4 Canadian school boards sue Snapchat, TikTok and Meta for disrupting students’ education
By ROB GILLIES Associated Press TORONTO (AP) — Four of the largest school boards in the Canadian province of Ontario have launched lawsuits against…
Continue ReadingKing Charles stresses importance of kindness as he skips pre-Easter service amid cancer treatment
By DANICA KIRKA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — King Charles III stressed the importance of friendship and acts of caring in a recorded message…
Continue ReadingUS changes how it categorizes people by race and ethnicity. It’s the first revision in 27 years
By MIKE SCHNEIDER Associated Press ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — For the first time in 27 years, the U.S. government is changing how it categorizes people…
Continue ReadingIn Mali, Russian Wagner mercenaries are helping the army kill civilians, rights groups say
By JESSICA DONATI Associated Press DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Rights groups say the Russian mercenary group known as Wagner is helping government forces…
Continue ReadingUS economic growth for last quarter is revised up slightly to a healthy 3.4% annual rate
By PAUL WISEMAN AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. economy grew at a solid 3.4% annual pace from October through December, the…
Continue ReadingMichelle Yeoh to join business and political leaders at Global Citizen NOW summit to fight poverty
By GLENN GAMBOA AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Oscar winner Michelle Yeoh, Botswana President Mokgweetsi Masisi, and Verizon CEO Hans Vestberg…
Continue ReadingBlack pastors see popular Easter services as an opportunity to rebuild in-person worship attendance
By DARREN SANDS Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — At the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, when many churches moved their services online, the Rev.…
Continue ReadingNo joke: UK comedian told to remove hot dog from subway poster over junk food ban
LONDON (AP) — A British comedian has been ordered to remove a picture of a hot dog from a poster in London subway stations for his new standup…
Continue ReadingPolar ice is melting and changing Earth’s rotation. It’s messing with time itself
CNN By Laura Paddison and Rachel Ramirez, CNN (CNN) — One day in the next couple of years, everyone in the world will lose a second of their…
Continue ReadingIndia court extends custody of top opposition leader Arvind Kejriwal for 4 more days
NEW DELHI (AP) — An Indian court has extended custody of a top opposition leader for four more days after his arrest last week triggered protests,…
Continue ReadingKing Charles calls for acts of friendship in first public remarks since Kate’s cancer diagnosis
By Caitlin Danaher and Lauren Said-Moorhouse, CNN London (CNN) — King Charles III gave public remarks for Maundy Thursday, addressing the…
Continue ReadingVisualizing the Baltimore Key Bridge collapse
By Lou Robinson, Renee Rigdon, Amy O’Kruk, Matt Stiles, Henrik Pettersson, Annette Choi, Alex Leeds Matthews and Rachel Wilson, CNN (CNN)…
Continue ReadingPhilippine president warns of countermeasures in response to Chinese aggression at sea
By JIM GOMEZ Associated Press MANILA, Philippines (AP) — The Philippine president says his government will take action against what he called…
Continue ReadingPaying for the Baltimore bridge collapse will be a complicated, yearslong mess
CNN By Catherine Thorbecke and Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN New York (CNN) — The massive cargo ship crash into Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key…
Continue Reading5 things to know for March 28: Bridge collapse, Gaza, Immigration, Disney, Crypto
By Andrew Torgan, CNN (CNN) — Scientists say changes in the human diet over the last century have led to the prevalence of cavities today. A…
Continue ReadingHome Depot buying supplier to professional contractors in a deal valued at about $18.25B
By MICHELLE CHAPMAN AP Business Writer Home Depot will buy SRS Distribution, a materials provider for professionals, in a deal valued at…
Continue ReadingPope, looking strong, washes feet of 12 women at Rome prison from his wheelchair
By NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press ROME (AP) — Pope Francis washed and kissed the feet of 12 women inmates at a Rome prison during a Holy Thursday…
Continue ReadingIndia summons US State Department official over call for fair legal treatment of arrested opposition leader
By Lucas Lilieholm, Sania Farooqui and Aishwarya S. Iyer and Rhea Mogul, CNN New Delhi (CNN) — India’s Ministry of External Affairs summoned…
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