Kate Hamill delivers a ‘feminist primal scream’ with her new play ‘The Light and the Dark’
AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The inspiration for Kate Hamill’s latest play came from across centuries and the planet. The…
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Memphis police ‘harm and demean’ people, DOJ says after issuing scathing report calling for reforms
By Nick Valencia and Devon M. Sayers, CNN (CNN) — A scathing report from the Department of Justice Civil Rights Division found the Memphis…
Continue ReadingSimple fixes give after-dinner cocktails some holiday flair. Here are 5 recipes from the pros
Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Winter has set in, the Christmas lights have been switched on, and London’s top cocktail bars have added their…
Continue ReadingThe US government is closing a women’s prison and other facilities after years of abuse and decay
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Associated Press has learned that the federal Bureau of Prisons is permanently closing its “rape club”…
Continue ReadingTwo Romanian men charged in the stabbing of an Iranian journalist in London
LONDON (AP) — Two Romanian men have been arrested in their home country and charged in connection with the stabbing of an Iranian journalist in…
Continue ReadingAre you a former SmileDirectClub customer? You might be eligible for a refund
AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — When SmileDirectClub shut down a year ago, scores of existing customers of the teeth-straightening company were…
Continue ReadingOlympics leader Bach talks up working with President-elect Trump toward 2028 Los Angeles Games
AP Sports Writer GENEVA (AP) — IOC president Thomas Bach says Olympic leaders are “very confident and relaxed” about working with the incoming…
Continue ReadingTotal number of Texas fans caught and punished for throwing bottles in Georgia game: Zero
AP Sports Writer AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas officials say their investigation into the bottle-throwing incident that disrupted the Texas-Georgia…
Continue ReadingDigging resumes in the search for a woman in a Pennsylvania sinkhole
Associated Press Digging crews resumed work early Thursday in the effort to locate a woman who authorities fear died after falling into a sinkhole…
Continue ReadingKosovo’s parliament speaker ejects ethnic Serb lawmakers because of their truancy
PRISTINA, Kosovo (AP) — Kosovo’s parliament speaker has ejected several lawmakers of the ethnic Serb minority from the chamber because of their…
Continue ReadingWork-life balance isn’t working for women. Why?
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — About half of working women reported feeling stressed “a lot of the day,” compared to about 4 in 10 men,…
Continue ReadingRussia’s top military officer gave his US counterpart advance notice of Mediterranean Sea drills
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Russia’s top military officer called his U.S. counterpart to give advance warning of Russia’s drills in the…
Continue ReadingHistoric images of Native Americans by a Swiss artist find their way back to North Dakota
Associated Press BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — More than two dozen historic prints that depict Native American life and culture on the Upper Missouri River…
Continue ReadingAs data centers proliferate, conflict with local communities follows
Associated Press ALEXANDRIA, VA. (AP) — The sprawling, windowless warehouses that hold rows of high-speed servers powering almost everything the…
Continue ReadingAs data centers proliferate, conflict with local communities follows
Associated Press ALEXANDRIA, VA. (AP) — The sprawling, windowless warehouses that hold rows of high-speed servers powering almost everything the…
Continue ReadingAP’s top songs of 2024: ‘Texas Hold ‘Em,’ ‘Not Like Us,’ ‘Igual Que Un Ángel’ and more
AP Music Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Associated Press Music Writer Maria Sherman has chosen 10 of the best songs of 2024. They’re not in any…
Continue ReadingWorld on brink of third nuclear age with few guardrails in place, UK military chief warns
By Catherine Nicholls, CNN London (CNN) — The world is at the brink of a third nuclear age, the head of the United Kingdom’s armed forces…
Continue ReadingElon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy bring Trump’s DOGE to Capitol Hill
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Billionaire Elon Musk and fellow entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy spent several hours Thursday swapping ideas with…
Continue ReadingAP’s top albums of 2024: Beyoncé, Charli XCX, Kendrick Lamar, Billie Eilish, Mk.gee and more
AP Music Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Associated Press Music Writer Maria Sherman has chosen 10 of the best albums of 2024. They’re not in any…
Continue ReadingNASA’s stuck astronauts hit 6 months in space. Just 2 more to go
AP Aerospace Writer CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Known across the globe as the stuck astronauts, Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams hit the six-month…
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