US porn actor who advocates for Palestinians visits Iran on trip unacknowledged by Tehran
By JON GAMBRELL Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — An American porn actor who has advocated for Palestinians online during Israel’s war on…
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Irish and UK leaders are in Belfast to celebrate the end of Northern Ireland’s political deadlock
By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The leaders of the U.K. and Ireland are in Belfast to meet Northern Ireland’s newly revived…
Continue ReadingAt least 6 Kurdish fighters are killed in a drone attack on a Syrian base housing US troops
By BASSEM MROUE and KAREEM CHEHAYEB Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — A drone attack on a base housing U.S. troops in eastern Syria killed six allied…
Continue ReadingUnion calls for Lufthansa ground staff at major German airports to strike on Wednesday
BERLIN (AP) — A union has called on Lufthansa’s ground staff to walk off the job for a day on Wednesday in a pay dispute, the latest of several…
Continue ReadingThe biggest moments from the 2024 Grammy Awards
By Sandra Gonzalez, CNN (CNN) — With unprecedented and dangerous storm activity in and around Southern California, the music industry mustered all…
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Boeing flags potential delays after supplier finds another problem with some 737 Max fuselages
By DAVID KOENIG AP Airlines Writer Boeing discovered another problem in some of its 737 Max fuselages that may delay deliveries of about 50 planes in…
Continue ReadingZelenskyy signals a shakeup of Ukraine’s military leadership is imminent at a critical point in war
By ILLIA NOVIKOV and SAMYA KULLAB Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said he is thinking about…
Continue ReadingChina markets slump to 5-year lows as regulator promises to protect small investors
By ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer BANGKOK (AP) — Chinese shares have sunk to 5-year lows even after market regulators sought to reassure…
Continue ReadingGrammys are Taylor Swift’s world on a night when women like Cyrus, Mitchell and Chapman also shine
By DAVID BAUDER AP Entertainment Writer It’s Taylor Swift’s world, and she just allows us to live in it. After weeks where she attracted…
Continue ReadingSome Americans have become saddled with credit card debt as rent and everyday prices remain high
By KEN SWEET AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — While the U.S. economy is broadly healthy, pockets of Americans have run through their savings and…
Continue ReadingBrazilian soccer star Dani Alves on trial for alleged sexual assault of a woman in Barcelona
By JOSEPH WILSON Associated Press BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Brazilian soccer star Dani Alves has gone on trial a year after he was arrested for…
Continue ReadingAfter public anger over Messi’s absence in Hong Kong game, organizer withdraws application for funds
By KANIS LEUNG Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — The organizer of a soccer match featuring Inter Miami in Hong Kong was dealing with backlash from…
Continue ReadingLionel Messi’s global tour with Inter Miami has been very messy and a PR nightmare
By STEPHEN WADE AP Sports Writer TOKYO (AP) — It’s all been very messy. We’re talking about Lionel Messi and Inter Miami’s global…
Continue ReadingRecord-setting storm that killed 3 dumps rain on Los Angeles; flash flood alerts still in effect
By JOHN ANTCZAK, CHRISTOPHER WEBER and JULIE WATSON Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — A storm of historic proportions dumped a record amount of…
Continue ReadingEl Salvador’s Nayib Bukele takes aim at critics in looking ahead to 2nd presidential term
By MEGAN JANETSKY Associated Press SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador (AP) — El Salvador’s Nayib Bukele is savoring what appears to be a landslide…
Continue ReadingSamsung chief Lee Jae-yong is acquitted of financial crimes related to 2015 merger
By JIWON SONG and KIM TONG-HYUNG Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — A South Korean court has acquitted Samsung Electronics Chairman Lee…
Continue ReadingStock market today: Asian shares are mixed, with China up after state fund says it will buy stocks
By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Shares are mixed in Asia, where Chinese markets advanced after a government investment fund said it…
Continue ReadingSan Francisco considers a measure to screen welfare recipients for addiction
By JANIE HAR Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The Democratic mayor of San Francisco is pushing a March 5 ballot measure that would require…
Continue ReadingWho will run the US House in 2025? Once again, control could tip on California swing districts
By MICHAEL R. BLOOD AP Political Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Heavily Democratic California might appear an unlikely national battleground. But a…
Continue ReadingMilitants attack police station in northwestern Pakistan, killing at least 10 officers
By RIAZ KHAN Associated Press PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — Authorities say militants have attacked a police station in a former stronghold of the…
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