A minivan explodes in Kabul, killing at least 3 civilians and wounding 4 others
ISLAMABAD (AP) — A Taliban official says a bomb stuck to a minivan has exploded in Afghanistan’s capital of Kabul, killing at least three…
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Even Andrew Scott was startled by his vulnerability in ‘All of Us Strangers’
By JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) — On a recent winter day in New York when the sun was shining, Andrew Scott rushed into a coffee shop…
Continue ReadingColts owner Jim Irsay being treated for severe respiratory illness
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indianapolis Colts owner Jim Irsay is being treated for a severe respiratory illness, team officials have announced. The…
Continue ReadingYiyun Li’s ‘Wednesday’s Child’ among finalists for $20,000 prize honoring short stories
NEW YORK (AP) — Short fiction by Yiyun Li, Bennett Sims and Paul Yoon are finalists for the 20th annual Story Prize, given for the year’s…
Continue ReadingNorway parliament approves highly controversial deep sea mining
By Laura Paddison, CNN (CNN) — Norway could become the first country in the world to push ahead with deep sea mining after it voted Tuesday to…
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ODFW: Invasive quagga mussels found on boat at Ashland inspection station
SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) – Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife staff at the Ashland Boat Inspection Station found quagga mussels on a pontoon boat…
Continue ReadingNearly 200 cows and horses stuck on a Serbian river island in cold weather are being rescued
By MARKO DROBNJAKOVIC Associated Press GARDINOVCI, Serbia (AP) — Serbian authorities on Tuesday started evacuating nearly 200 animals that have…
Continue ReadingLindsay Lohan, Reneé Rapp and the stars of the new ‘Mean Girls’ turn out for premiere
By JOHN CARUCCI Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — She doesn’t even go here, but Lindsay Lohan still joined the cast of the new “Mean Girls” at…
Continue ReadingIrish singer Sinead O’Connor died from natural causes, coroner says
LONDON (AP) — Irish singer-songwriter Sinéad O’Connor died from “natural causes” in July, a coroner said Tuesday. London’s…
Continue ReadingMicrosoft’s OpenAI investment could trigger EU merger review
LONDON (AP) — The European Union says Microsoft’s multibillion-dollar investment in ChatGPT-maker OpenAI could trigger a merger investigation.…
Continue ReadingEx-UK Post Office boss gives back a royal honor amid fury over hundreds of wrongful convictions
By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The former head of Britain’s state-owned Post Office is handing back a royal honor in response to…
Continue ReadingGlobal economy will slow for a third straight year in 2024, World Bank predicts
By PAUL WISEMAN AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Hobbled by high interest rates, persistent inflation, slumping trade and a diminished China,…
Continue ReadingHistoric Black Baptist church sued by woman who says she wasn’t hired as senior pastor due to gender discrimination
By Chelsea Bailey, CNN (CNN) — A woman who interviewed for the position of senior pastor at Abyssinian Baptist Church in New York City is…
Continue ReadingZelenskyy, Blinken, Israeli president and more will come to Davos to talk about global challenges
LONDON (AP) — More than 60 heads of state and government and hundreds of business leaders will discuss the biggest global challenges during the…
Continue ReadingThis unknown woman was a victim of the ‘Happy Face Killer.’ Authorities need help in identifying her
By Faith Karimi, CNN (CNN) — In the early 1990s, long-haul trucker Keith Hunter Jesperson killed at least eight women in his travels across the…
Continue ReadingThis unknown woman was a victim of the ‘Happy Face Killer.’ Authorities need help in identifying her
KABC By Faith Karimi, CNN (CNN) — In the early 1990s, long-haul trucker Keith Hunter Jesperson killed at least eight women in his travels…
Continue ReadingOnetime ambassador Stuart E. Eizenstat to release book this spring, ‘The Art of Diplomacy’
NEW YORK (AP) — Former diplomat and White House aide Stuart E. Eizenstat has a book out this spring on some of the country’s most consequential…
Continue ReadingThierry Henry says he had depression during career and cried “almost every day” early in pandemic
PARIS (AP) — Former World Cup winner Thierry Henry has opened up about the fact he “must have been in depression” during his soccer career. The…
Continue ReadingGermany’s last major department store chain files for insolvency protection for the third time
BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s last remaining major department store chain has filed for insolvency protection, its third filing in less than four…
Continue ReadingTunisian group accuses authorities of mass expulsions of migrants from sub-Saharan Africa
By BOUAZZA BEN BOUAZZA Associated Press TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) — Migration activists in Tunisia are sounding the alarm about mass expulsions and…
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