At 40, the Sundance Film Festival celebrates its past and looks to the future
By LINDSEY BAHR AP Film Writer Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck remember one of their first times at the Sundance Film Festival. It was the 20th anniversary…
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European Court of Human Rights rules against Greece in 2014 fatal shooting of a Syrian man
By ELENA BECATOROS Associated Press ATHENS, Greece (AP) — The European Court of Human Rights has ruled against Greece in the shooting of a Syrian…
Continue ReadingSlovakia’s leader voices support for Hungary’s Orbán in EU negotiations on funding for Ukraine
By JUSTIN SPIKE Associated Press BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — The leaders of Hungary and Slovakia say they agree on the need to rework a European Union…
Continue ReadingFormer Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson ends his 2024 campaign after sixth-place finish in Iowa caucuses
By ANDREW DeMILLO Associated Press LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Former Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson is dropping out of the race for the Republican…
Continue ReadingUK government approves controversial $2.5B project for ‘carbon negative’ power plant
By Laura Paddison, CNN (CNN) — The UK government approved a £2 billion (around $2.5 billion) project on Tuesday to create a “carbon…
Continue ReadingA timeline of the investigation of the Gilgo Beach killings
By The Associated Press Starting in 2010, police searching for a missing woman found 10 sets of human remains in the scrub along a barrier island…
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Cascade Natural Gas, other utilities asked Wash. customers to curtail use during gas storage plant outage, now resolved
EUGENE, Ore. (KTVZ) — Energy utilities in Washington and Oregon asked their customers to curtail gas and electricity usage on Saturday after the…
Continue ReadingAs opioids devastate tribes in Washington state, tribal leaders push for added funding
By HALLIE GOLDEN Associated Press OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — Tribal leaders in Washington state are urging lawmakers there to pass a bill that would…
Continue ReadingKing Charles III’s official portrait for UK public buildings unveiled
By Rosa Rahimi, CNN (CNN) — A new official portrait of King Charles III that will hang in public buildings in the United Kingdom has been…
Continue ReadingAdvocacy groups are petitioning for the end of SNAP interview requirements
By CORA LEWIS Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Student and legal advocacy groups are petitioning the U.S. Department of Agriculture to lift the…
Continue ReadingThe Supreme Court declines to step into the fight over bathrooms for transgender students
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court has passed up a chance to intervene in the debate over bathrooms for transgender students, rejecting an appeal…
Continue ReadingLawmakers unveil longshot $78 billion deal to expand child tax credit and restore business tax breaks
By Tami Luhby and Melanie Zanona, CNN A bipartisan group of lawmakers released a roughly $78 billion tax package Tuesday that would enhance the child…
Continue ReadingNew poll reveals a generational divide among Black Americans on overturning affirmative action in higher education
By Nicole Chavez and Chandelis Duster, CNN (CNN) — While a majority of Americans of all races see the end of affirmative action…
Continue ReadingSupreme Court rebuffs Apple’s appeal on app payments, threatening billions in revenue
By MARK SHERMAN and MICHAEL LIEDTKE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Tuesday allowed a court order to take effect that could…
Continue ReadingA single strand of hair was used to link the Gilgo Beach murder suspect to a fourth victim, indictment says
By Brynn Gingras, Mark Morales and Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN (CNN) — Gilgo Beach serial killings suspect Rex Heuermann has now been charged…
Continue ReadingEstonian police arrest Russian university professor for allegedly spying for Moscow
TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Police in Estonia have arrested a Russian professor teaching at the Baltic country’s most prestigious university on…
Continue Reading29 million-year-old fossilized nest discovered in Oregon could be one of a kind
By Mindy Weisberger, CNN (CNN) — In an ancient temperate forest in what is now Oregon, an insect dug deep into a sandy bank near a creek.…
Continue ReadingNew mud volcanoes discovered in Caribbean island of Trinidad after small eruption
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Experts are analyzing a new set of small mud volcanoes that have been discovered in recent days in the eastern…
Continue ReadingA little fish at the Supreme Court could take a big bite out of regulatory power
By MARK SHERMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Business and conservative interest groups hoping to limit the power of regulators believe they…
Continue Reading‘Oldest ever dog,’ Bobi, has title suspended amid investigation
By Issy Ronald, CNN (CNN) — The world’s “oldest ever dog” Bobi, who died in October reportedly aged 31, has provisionally lost his title…
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