Christopher Nolan’s next film is based on ‘The Odyssey’
AP Film Writer Christopher Nolan is following his Oscar-winning “Oppenheimer” with a true epic: Homer’s “The Odyssey.” Universal Pictures…
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Q&A: Robert Eggers and Willem Dafoe reunite for ‘Nosferatu’
Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — When Willem Dafoe enjoys working with a filmmaker, he’ll often jump at the chance to do it again. The list of…
Continue ReadingSurvey: Small businesses are feeling more optimistic about the economy after the election
AP Business Writer A survey shows small business owners are feeling more optimistic about the economy following the election. The National Federation…
Continue ReadingCaitlin Clark honored as AP Female Athlete of the Year following her impact on women’s sports
AP Basketball Writer Caitlin Clark raised the profile of women’s basketball to unprecedented levels in both the college ranks and the WNBA, and…
Continue ReadingRussian cargo ship sinks in the Mediterranean after engine room blast, leaving 2 crew missing
Associated Press MADRID (AP) — Spain’s maritime rescue agency and the Russian Foreign Ministry say a Russian cargo ship sank in the Mediterranean…
Continue ReadingKurdish-led forces push back Turkish-backed Syrian rebels in a tense offensive
Associated Press QAMISHLI, Syria (AP) — Kurdish-led fighters in Syria, known as the Syrian Democratic Forces, say they have launched a…
Continue ReadingJapanese premier says stronger alliance with US is key to regional stability, seeks to meet Trump
Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba says strengthening his country’s alliance with the United States is key to…
Continue ReadingAmsterdam court sentences 5 men over violence linked to Ajax-Maccabi soccer game
Associated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — An Amsterdam District Court has issued sentences of up to six months in jail against 5 men who were…
Continue ReadingKosovo’s ethnic Serb party says its ban from a parliamentary election is ‘political violence’
PRISTINA, Kosovo (AP) — Kosovo’s main ethnic Serb party says its ban from taking part in the upcoming parliamentary election is political and…
Continue ReadingFive men sentenced for their involvement in Amsterdam soccer riots
By Catherine Nicholls, CNN (CNN) — A Dutch court sentenced five men on Tuesday for charges related to violence that broke out after a soccer…
Continue ReadingFrance has a new government, again. Politics and crushing debt complicate next steps
Associated Press PARIS (AP) — France’s president and prime minister managed to form a new government just in time for the holidays. Now comes the…
Continue ReadingAfter fighting virus, storms and Republicans, departing North Carolina Gov. Cooper focuses on wins
Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper leaves his job next week after eight years. It’s a span in which the…
Continue ReadingBaby mammoth preserved for 50,000 years is unveiled in Russia’s Siberia
MOSCOW (AP) — The 50,000-year-old remains of a baby mammoth uncovered by melting permafrost have been unveiled to the public by researchers in…
Continue ReadingA popular TikTok account puts a Gen Z spin on Bible stories. Some religion experts give it the side eye
By Faith Karimi, CNN (CNN) — Throughout history, Jesus has been known by many names: Messiah, Savior, Son of God, Prince of Peace. But…
Continue ReadingSudan’s war is ‘deepening and widening’ a famine crisis, hunger monitoring report says
Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — Famine is spreading in Sudan due to a war between the military and a notorious paramilitary group that has devastated…
Continue ReadingRussian cargo ship sinks in Mediterranean after engine room explosion, Moscow says
By Rob Picheta, Teele Rebane, Svitlana Vlasova and Benjamin Brown (CNN) — An explosion sank a sanctioned Russian cargo ship in the…
Continue Reading5 things to know for Dec. 24: Matt Gaetz report, Donald Trump, Lottery winner, Hawaii volcano, Bill Clinton
By Andrew Torgan and Tricia Escobedo, CNN (CNN) — Last-minute errands tend to pop up on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day, whether it’s buying…
Continue ReadingBalkans snowstorm leaves tens of thousands of homes without power and causes traffic chaos
SARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina (AP) — Tens of thousands of homes in Bosnia were without electricity on Tuesday after heavy snow and winds that also…
Continue ReadingCities worldwide hold subdued Christmas Eve celebrations amid conflicts
Associated Press BETHLEHEM, West Bank (AP) — Bethlehem marked another somber Christmas Eve on Tuesday in the traditional birthplace of Jesus under…
Continue Reading11 killed in blast at explosives factory in Turkey
By Hassan Tayier, Gul Tuysuz and Edward Szekeres, CNN (CNN) — Eleven people were killed in a blast at an explosives and ammunition factory in…
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