Greta Gerwig snubbed for best director and other Oscar nominations surprises
By LINDSEY BAHR AP Film Writer Cue all the “did ‘Barbie’ direct itself” snark. But Greta Gerwig not being among the five best director…
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Miami attorneys bankrolled DEA bribery scheme, federal prosecutors say
By JOSHUA GOODMAN and JIM MUSTIAN Associated Press MIAMI (AP) — Federal prosecutors are expanding their investigation into a bribery scheme…
Continue ReadingA pastor and a small Ohio city tussle over the legality of his 24/7 homeless ministry
By PATRICK ORSAGOS and MARK SCOLFORO Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A Christian church in Ohio filed a federal lawsuit this week after its…
Continue ReadingChanel’s spring couture show is a button-inspired ballet on the Paris runway
By THOMAS ADAMSON AP Fashion Writer PARIS (AP) — Chanel’s Spring Couture show transformed Paris’ Grand Palais Ephemere into a stage of fashion…
Continue ReadingBack-to-back storms batter the UK and Ireland in what is shaping up to be the most active storm season on record
By Rosa Rahimi, CNN (CNN) — The United Kingdom and Ireland are braced for more strong winds and heavy rainfall as Storm Jocelyn approaches,…
Continue ReadingEU officials urge Bosnia to press ahead with reform in order to start accession negotiations
SARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina (AP) — The European Commission chief and the prime ministers of the Netherlands and Croatia have told Bosnia to press…
Continue ReadingOscar nomination for ’20 Days in Mariupol,’ AP’s first, comes as bombs fall on filmmaker’s hometown
By JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) — “20 Days in Mariupol,” Mstyslav Chernov’s harrowing chronicle of the besieged Ukrainian city and…
Continue ReadingAuthor Yuval Noah Harari has gathered a lot of information — about information
By HILLEL ITALIE AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Million-selling author Yuval Noah Harari has another grand theme for his next book:…
Continue ReadingWWE’s ‘Raw’ is moving to Netflix next year in a major streaming deal
By MICHELLE CHAPMAN AP Business Writer WWE’s weekly television show “Raw” will move to Netflix next year as part of a major streaming deal.…
Continue ReadingAt United and Alaska airlines, frustration with Boeing’s manufacturing problems is boiling over
By DAVID KOENIG AP Airlines Writer The leaders of United Airlines and Alaska Airlines took turns Tuesday blasting Boeing over manufacturing problems…
Continue ReadingVatican-affiliated Catholic charity makes urgent appeal to stop ‘barbarous’ Alabama execution
By NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press ROME (AP) — A leading Catholic charity is making an urgent appeal to the U.S. state of Alabama to halt a…
Continue ReadingUnited Nations report heavily critical of UK’s ‘increasingly severe crackdowns’ on environmental protesters
By Laura Paddison, CNN (CNN) — A United Nations envoy said he was “alarmed,” “distressed” and “seriously concerned” by the…
Continue ReadingAirbnb donates $10 million to 120 nonprofits on 6 continents through its unusual community fund
By GLENN GAMBOA AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Airbnb has donated a total of $10 million to more than 120 nonprofits in 44 countries on six…
Continue ReadingMore flowers are ‘selfing,’ scientists say. That could spell trouble for other species
By Ayurella Horn-Muller, CNN (CNN) — An ancient, interdependent relationship that contributes to food systems and ecosystem stability across…
Continue ReadingThere isn’t a taco truck on every corner. But there’s a Mexican restaurant in nearly every US county
By Catherine E. Shoichet, CNN (CNN) — As falling snow blankets the ground around his bright green taco truck in rural eastern Oregon, Amado…
Continue ReadingGermany’s top court rules a far-right party is ineligible for funding because of its ideology
By KIRSTEN GRIESHABER Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s highest court has ruled that a small far-right party will not get any state…
Continue ReadingMillennial Money: Tackle overdue taxes this year
By DALIA RAMIREZ of NerdWallet If you have unpaid or unfiled taxes, the start of a new tax season and the looming reminders of debt might fill you…
Continue ReadingSri Lankan lawmakers debate controversial internet safety bill amid protests by rights groups
By BHARATHA MALLAWARACHI Associated Press COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lankan lawmakers have begun debating a controversial internet safety bill…
Continue ReadingAlabama plans the first nitrogen gas execution this week in largely secret process experts say raises concerns about cruelty
By Dakin Andone, CNN (CNN) — Alabama intends to carry out the first known execution by nitrogen gas this week, when it’s scheduled to put to…
Continue ReadingDwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson gets rights to one of the most famous nicknames in entertainment, his own
By MICHELLE CHAPMAN AP Business Writer It is a name that has become almost synonymous with professional wrestling but its bearer, Dwayne Johnson, has…
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