Police in Dominica probe the killing of a Canadian couple who owned eco-resort
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Authorities in Dominica are investigating the killings of a wealthy Canadian businessman and his partner who owned an…
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Philanthropist MacKenzie Scott reveals the groups that got some of her $2.1 billion in gifts in 2023
By THALIA BEATY Associated Press Philanthropist MacKenzie Scott gave $2.1 billion in donations since November 2022, she said in an online post,…
Continue ReadingSpotify CFO becomes one of thousands departing the streaming service, after selling $9M in shares
NEW YORK (AP) — Spotify’s chief financial officer will step down next year, according to the music streaming service, just days after it…
Continue ReadingBaldur’s Gate, The Legend of Zelda and Cocoon shine brightest in a stellar year for video games
By LOU KESTEN Associated Press It’s been a terrific year for video games. Developers hit their stride on the PlayStation 5 and Xbox X/S consoles,…
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Sunny and dry today, possible weekend showers
Happy Friday morning everyone! We’re almost to the weekend! Although the snow and rain showers are ending in the morning, you could still be…
Continue ReadingHarvard president apologizes for remarks on antisemitism as pressure mounts on Penn’s president
By COLLIN BINKLEY and MARC LEVY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Harvard University’s president apologized as pressure mounted for the…
Continue ReadingIndonesia suspects human trafficking is behind the increasing number of Rohingya refugees
By EDNA TARIGAN and RAHMAT MIRZA Associated Press JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesia’s president says his government blames a surge in human…
Continue ReadingTomato lost in space by history-making astronaut has been found
By Jackie Wattles, CNN (CNN) — Perhaps nowhere in the universe is a fresh, ripe tomato more valuable than on the International Space Station,…
Continue ReadingFrench police address fear factor ahead of the Olympic Games after a deadly attack near Eiffel Tower
ELAINE GANLEY Associated Press PARIS (AP) — The bar was already high, but the security challenge ahead of the 2024 Paris Olympic Games only grew…
Continue ReadingTony Shalhoub returns as everyone’s favorite obsessive-compulsive sleuth in ‘Mr. Monk’s Last Case’
By MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Fourteen years ago, Tony Shalhoub said goodbye to one of his most beloved creations — the…
Continue ReadingSlovak president says she’ll challenge new government’s plan to close top prosecutors office
Slovakia’s President Zuzana Caputova says she will seek to block the new government’s plan to return the prosecution of major crimes from a…
Continue ReadingInfants found dead and decomposing in evacuated hospital ICU in Gaza. Here’s what we know
By Allegra Goodwin, Jomana Karadsheh, Abeer Salman, Florence Davey-Attlee and Mihir Melwani, CNN (CNN) — The scene inside the Al-Nasr hospital…
Continue ReadingOn sidelines of COP28, Emirati ‘green city’ falls short of ambitions, but still delivers lessons
By JAMEY KEATEN Associated Press ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A bold, innovative project begun nearly a generation ago to erect a…
Continue ReadingBiden launches a Hollywood fundraising blitz to tap into star power with strikes over
By WILL WEISSERT Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden are in California for six fundraising events and…
Continue ReadingMeet ‘Turtwig,’ an ancient turtle species once thought to be a plant
By Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) — Ancient plant fossils that puzzled scientists have turned out not to be plants after all, new research has…
Continue Reading2023 in books: Protests, bannings and the rise of AI helped shape the story of publishing
By HILLEL ITALIE AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The publishing world made plenty of news in 2023, but not only because of the books themselves.…
Continue ReadingIowa pilot flying again after waterfowl crashed through windshield of his helicopter
SIOUX CITY, Iowa (AP) — An Iowa helicopter pilot is back in the air, two weeks after a waterfowl smashed through the windshield of his chopper and…
Continue ReadingMichigan State selects UNC-Chapel Hill chancellor as next president
By JOEY CAPPELLETTI Associated Press LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan State University’s Board of Trustees has unanimously approved the next…
Continue ReadingIOC confirms Russian athletes can compete at Paris Olympics with approved neutral status
By GRAHAM DUNBAR AP Sports Writer GENEVA (AP) — The International Olympic Committee says some Russian athletes will be allowed to compete at the…
Continue ReadingTaylor Swift’s Eras Tour is the first tour to gross over $1 billion, Pollstar says
By MARIA SHERMAN AP Music Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Taylor Swift’s incomparable year has reached another milestone — the concert trade…
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