Month: May 2023

By MONIKA SCISLOWSKA Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Authorities in Poland say that a priceless 16th century Italian painting that was looted by Nazi Germany during World War II has been found in Japan and returned. Culture Minister Piotr Glinski said Wednesday the baroque “Madonna with Child,” attributed to Alessandro Turchi, was on the

By LOLITA C. BALDOR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden has nominated a highly decorated Marine officer who’s been involved in the transformation of the force to be the next commandant of the Marine Corps. Gen. Eric Smith is now the assistant commandant and his nomination had been widely expected, The current top

By MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Little Amal, a 12-foot (3.7-meter) puppet of a Syrian refugee, will journey across the United States this fall, visiting key places in America’s history to raise awareness about immigration and migration. The puppet of the 10-year-old girl will visit the U.S. Capitol, Boston Common, Joshua

STOCKHOLM (AP) — Scandinavian Airlines says travelers will soon be able to book flights on the carrier’s first commercial flights that are due to start five years from now in Sweden, Norway, and Denmark aboard electric-powered aircraft. The Stockholm-based SAS airline group said Wednesday there will be 30 seats available on each of the three

By JILL COLVIN Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie is expected to launch his second campaign for the Republican nomination for president next week in New Hampshire. Christie is planning to make the announcement at a town hall Tuesday evening at Saint Anselm College’s New Hampshire Institute of Politics.

By SAMY MAGDY Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — A spokesman for Sudan’s military says it has suspended its participation in talks with a paramilitary force it has been battling for weeks. The official said Wednesday that the move is a protest against the Rapid Support Forces’ “repeated violations” of the humanitarian cease-fire, including the continued

By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The British government has hailed an era of cheaper Australian wine and New Zealand kiwi fruit as free-trade agreements with the two southern hemisphere nations took effect. U.K. Business and Trade Secretary Kemi Badenoch said Wednesday’s start of the first all-new trade deals Britain has struck since

By VANESSA GERA Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — The Auschwitz-Birkenau memorial museum has denounced a political spot by Poland’s ruling party that uses the theme of the Nazi German extermination camp to discourage participation in an upcoming anti-government march. The state-run museum attacked “instrumentalization of the tragedy” of the 1.1 million people were murdered

By MAE ANDERSON AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Last year was a mixed bag pay-wise for the women who run companies in the S&P 500 — compensation increased for more than half of them, but the median pay package fell 6%. Of the 343 CEOs in the compensation survey of S&P 500 companies