AP Breakthrough Entertainer: Aaron Pierre ends his big year on a high note with ‘Mufasa’
AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Aaron Pierre is closing out his big year on a literal high note. After playing Malcolm X in the…
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AP Breakthrough Entertainer: Fred Hechinger lives out his circus dream
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — As a child, Fred Hechinger dreamed of running away to join the circus. Now as his acting career takes off, he…
Continue ReadingAP Breakthrough Entertainer: Nicholas Alexander Chavez feels best between ‘action’ and ‘cut’
Associated Press Nicholas Alexander Chavez starred in two Ryan Murphy shows this fall. He played Lyle Menendez in “Monsters: The Lyle and Erik…
Continue ReadingAlbertsons sues Kroger for failing to win approval of their proposed supermarket merger
AP Business Writer Kroger and Albertsons’ plan for the largest U.S. supermarket merger in history crumbled Wednesday, with Albertsons pulling…
Continue ReadingVideo points to Assad regime’s involvement in large-scale trafficking of illicit drugs
By Tim Lister, Kareem Khadder and Nechirvan Mando, CNN (CNN) — A social media video surfaced Wednesday allegedly showing a warehouse in Syria…
Continue ReadingScholz sets Germany on course for an early election as he requests a confidence vote next week
BERLIN (AP) — Chancellor Olaf Scholz has formally set Germany on course for an early election by requesting a confidence vote in parliament next…
Continue ReadingUK spy agency releases annual Christmas card puzzle to uncover future codebreakers
Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Britain’s spy agency is celebrating the festive season with a riddle wrapped in an enigma inside a mystery.…
Continue ReadingThe father and stepmother of a 10-year-old girl are convicted of her murder in England
Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The father and stepmother of a 10-year-old girl found dead in her home in England were found guilty Wednesday of her…
Continue ReadingSecretary of State Blinken is returning to the Mideast in his latest diplomatic foray
AP Diplomatic Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Secretary of State Antony Blinken is returning to the Middle East this week on his 12th visit since the…
Continue ReadingSupporters of Bangladesh Nationalist Party hold protest march as tensions continue with India
Associated Press DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — Thousands of members of youth and student bodies belonging to the Bangladesh Nationalist Party have…
Continue ReadingEdmunds: The best midsize SUVs for families in 2025
Edmunds Midsize three-row SUVs are among today’s primary modes of family movement, but some are roomier than others. We don’t think you can ever…
Continue ReadingHaiti’s main international airport reopens a month after gang gunfire forced it to close
Associated Press PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Haiti’s main international airport has reopened to commercial flights, one month after gangs opened…
Continue ReadingThe gun CEO killing suspect Luigi Mangione had upon arrest matches shell casings from the crime scene, police say
CNN By Dalia Faheid, Michelle Watson, Bonney Kapp, John Miller and Dakin Andone, CNN (CNN) — [Breaking news update, published at 2:17 p.m. ET]…
Continue ReadingSuicide bombing in Kabul kills Taliban refugee minister
By Masoud Popalzai and Catherine Nicholls, CNN (CNN) — The Taliban’s refugee minister was killed in a suicide bombing carried out by ISIS in…
Continue ReadingTikTok files challenge against Canadian government order to dissolve its business in the country
AP Business Writer TikTok has challenged a Canadian government order to shut down the Chinese video-sharing app’s business operations in the…
Continue ReadingA Dutch woman who kept a Yazidi woman as a slave in Syria is imprisoned for 10 years
Associated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — A Dutch court has convicted a woman of crimes against humanity for keeping a Yazidi woman as a slave…
Continue ReadingCyprus to rely more on desalination plants as arid winters leave dams dry
Associated Press NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — Cyprus will depend more on desalination plants to meet its water needs as a string of dry winters has…
Continue ReadingOnly about 2 in 10 Americans approve of Biden’s pardon of his son Hunter, an AP-NORC poll finds
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Only about 2 in 10 Americans approve of President Joe Biden’s decision to pardon his son Hunter after earlier…
Continue ReadingGlobal chemical arms monitoring watchdog convenes meeting to discuss Syria situation
Associated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The global chemical weapons watchdog will hold an emergency meeting on Thursday to discuss the…
Continue ReadingAn explosion in the Afghan capital kills the Taliban refugee minister
Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — A suicide bombing in the Afghan capital has killed the Taliban refugee minister and two others in the most brazen…
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