Ang Lee to receive DGA Lifetime Achievement Award
AP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Ang Lee, the protean filmmaker of “Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon” and “Brokeback Mountain,” will receive…
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Fortnite players ‘tricked’ into unwanted purchases are starting to get refunds. Here’s how to apply
AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. consumers who were tricked into purchases they didn’t want from Fortnite maker Epic Games are now…
Continue ReadingAfter withdrawing as attorney general nominee, Matt Gaetz lands a talk show on OANN television
AP Media Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Former congressman Matt Gaetz, who withdrew last month as President-elect Trump’s nominee to be U.S. attorney…
Continue ReadingBoosting Cyprus’ defense is key so close to the war-wracked Mideast, defense minister says
Associated Press NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — Cyprus’ defense minister says that bolstering the defense capacity of the east Mediterranean island…
Continue ReadingSmall businesses plan events, start marketing earlier to deal with shorter holiday shopping season
AP Business Writer The holiday shopping season is underway, and this year small businesses have less time to capitalize on the busy shopping period.…
Continue ReadingSecond child dies after falling through thin ice on an upstate New York lake
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — An 11-year-old girl who fell through the ice while trying to help a 12-year-old boy who plunged in before her over the weekend…
Continue ReadingTrump lawyers and aide hit with 10 additional felony charges in Wisconsin over 2020 fake electors
Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin prosecutors have filed 10 additional felony charges against two attorneys and an aide to…
Continue ReadingUS health panel adds self-testing option for cervical cancer screening
AP Medical Writer Women should have the option of taking their own test samples for cervical cancer screening, an influential health panel said…
Continue ReadingMalibu residents flee as wildfire swallows homes along iconic Southern California coastline
CNN By Robert Shackelford, Chris Boyette, Lauren Mascarenhas, Mary Gilbert and Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN (CNN) — The beaches are empty in Malibu as…
Continue ReadingUS officials to investigate labor and human rights abuses in Nicaragua
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A U.S. official says the Biden administration is opening an investigation into labor and human rights abuses in…
Continue ReadingDeath toll from contaminated infant IV feeding bags in Mexico rises to 17
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Authorities in Mexico say a total of 17 children have died in central Mexico from suspected contamination of IV feeding bags,…
Continue ReadingJustice Department ignored some policies when seizing reporters’ phone records, watchdog finds
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal prosecutors sidestepped some Justice Department rules when they seized the phone records of reporters as…
Continue ReadingOpenAI releases AI video generator Sora but limits how it depicts people
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — OpenAI has publicly released its new artificial intelligence video generator Sora but the company won’t let most users…
Continue ReadingBoeing only now resuming production a month after strike that idled two key plants
By Chris Isidore, CNN New York (CNN) — More than 33,000 Boeing employees ended their strike a month ago. But planes have only just recently…
Continue ReadingWomen’s monument planned for Ohio Statehouse grounds receives anonymous $1 million donation
Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The organization spearheading installation of a monument to women’s suffrage at the Ohio Statehouse has…
Continue ReadingIsrael strikes Syria 480 times and seizes territory as Netanyahu pledges to change face of the Middle East
By Mick Krever, CNN (CNN) — The collapse of the Assad regime has prompted a punishing military response from Israel, which has launched…
Continue ReadingMajority of US workers are satisfied with their jobs, but nearly a third are not happy with their pay
By Jeanne Sahadi, CNN (CNN) — US workers feel relatively satisifed and secure in their jobs and few say they expect to look for a new job in…
Continue ReadingUN urges Taliban to embrace human rights obligations for Afghanistan’s protection and prosperity
The U.N. mission in Afghanistan wants the country’s Taliban rulers to embrace global human rights obligations for the protection and prosperity…
Continue ReadingJournalists’ rights group says 104 media workers killed this year. Gaza stands out for 2nd year
BRUSSELS (AP) — The International Federation of Journalists says that 104 journalists and media workers have been killed so far in 2024, with more…
Continue ReadingNegotiations over the war in Ukraine could start ‘in the winter,’ Poland’s leader Tusk says
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk says negotiations over the war in neighboring Ukraine could start “in the winter” as…
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