Netflix to create shows on 2004 and 2024 Boston Red Sox
NEW YORK (AP) — The Boston Red Sox will be the focus of a pair of new Netflix shows. The streaming service will follow the team through the 2024…
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Rescue of Marine helicopter with 5 aboard is challenged by snowy California mountains
By JULIE WATSON and LOLITA C. BALDOR Associated Press SAN DIEGO (AP) — Rescuers were battling heavy snow Wednesday to reach a Marine Corps…
Continue ReadingJapan court approves a transgender man’s request for legal recognition without needing surgery
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — A court in western Japan has approved a transgender man’s request to have his gender changed in…
Continue ReadingSunak criticized for a gender remark on the day a murdered teen’s mother visited UK Parliament
By PAN PYLAS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — U.K. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is facing mounting pressure to apologize for a remark he made about…
Continue ReadingChina replaces its top securities regulator, moving to reassure investors and end a market slump
BEIJING (AP) — The head of the China Securities Regulatory Commission has been replaced in an apparent effort by Beijing to restore confidence in…
Continue ReadingA 17-year-old is fatally shot by a police officer in a small Nebraska town
COLUMBUS, Neb. (AP) — The Nebraska State Patrol is investigating after a police officer fatally shot a 17-year-old boy. It happened Tuesday…
Continue ReadingUkraine air defenses under pressure as two Russian missile types again evade interception
By Andrew Carey and Jack Guy, CNN (CNN) — Ukraine’s air defenses intercepted just two-thirds of the missiles and drones fired by Russia…
Continue ReadingGermany sells shares in postal company for $2.3 billion to help finance railway improvements
BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s state-owned development bank has sold shares in the company that owns the national postal service for about 2.1 billion…
Continue ReadingFormer Czech leader Babis loses final appeal over collaboration with communist-era secret police
PRAGUE (AP) — Former Czech populist Prime Minister Andrej Babis has lost his final appeal in Slovakia in a case concerning allegations that he…
Continue Reading‘Puppy Bowl’ celebrates a big anniversary this year, one that shelter and rescue pups will cheer
By MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The annual “Puppy Bowl” turns 20 this year, well over middle age in dog years. But does…
Continue ReadingScore one for red, the color, thanks to Taylor, Travis and the red vs. red Super Bowl
By LEANNE ITALIE AP Lifestyles Writer NEW YORK (AP) — It’s ever-present on the lips of Taylor Swift and the uniforms of both Super Bowl…
Continue ReadingCatering to the food movie, ‘The Taste of Things’ serves up a mouthwatering feast
By JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Since before Charlie Chaplin made bread rolls dance in “The Gold Rush,” cinema and cuisine have…
Continue ReadingDecades after suspected arson, a historic Black church in Pennsylvania reopens as a Black history museum
By Kaitlyn Schwanemann, CNN (CNN) — For the first time in nearly 30 years, Pandora Anderson Campbell stepped inside Spring Valley African…
Continue ReadingPaxlovid can lessen the chance of a severe COVID-19 illness. Why is it underused?
By KENYA HUNTER AP Health Writer Tens of thousands of Americans are hospitalized with COVID-19 every week. Thousands die from it every month. And…
Continue ReadingFlorida asks state Supreme Court to keep abortion rights amendment off the November ballot
By BRENDAN FARRINGTON Associated Press TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Lawyers trying to keep an abortion-rights measure off the Florida ballot told the…
Continue ReadingThousands of Spanish farmers stage a second day of tractor protests over EU policies and prices
By CIARÁN GILES and RAF CASERT Associated Press MADRID (AP) — Thousands of farmers in Spain have staged a second day of tractor protests across…
Continue ReadingChelsea Wolfe says witchcraft and sobriety informed her latest album
By KRYSTA FAURIA Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Often in popular culture, witchcraft is associated with a kind of feminist reclamation of…
Continue ReadingThere was no meet cute for ‘One Day’ stars Leo Woodall and Ambika Mod
By HILARY FOX Associated Press LONDON (AP) — There was no “meet cute” for Ambika Mod and Leo Woodall. The British actors star as Emma Morley…
Continue ReadingTrump’s presidential bid hangs in the balance in a Supreme Court case that’s broken new legal ground
By NICHOLAS RICCARDI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The fate of former President Donald Trump’s attempt to return to the White House is in…
Continue ReadingPrince William thanks public for messages to King Charles and Kate, says they mean ‘a great deal’
By DANICA KIRKA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Prince William has returned to royal duties for the first time since his father King Charles III…
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