Volcanic ash from Popocatepetl temporarily shuts down Mexico City airports
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico City’s two main airports temporarily resumed operations after shutting down for a few hours due to ash spewing from…
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Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson tells law students ‘Survivor’ offers helpful lessons
By JESSICA GRESKO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson called herself a “Survivor superfan” on…
Continue Reading Martin Amis, British novelist who brought a rock ‘n’ roll sensibility to his work, has died at 73
NEW YORK (AP) — British novelist Martin Amis, who brought a rock ‘n’ roll sensibility to his stories and lifestyle, has died. He was 73. His…
Continue Reading Victims of deadly Oregon highway crash were farmworkers, union says
ALBANY, Ore. (AP) — The victims of one of Oregon’s deadliest highway crashes were farmworkers traveling in a van at an hour when agricultural…
Continue Reading Vatican: Pope Francis tasks cardinal with mission aimed at paving ‘paths to peace’ in Ukraine
ROME (AP) — The Vatican says Pope Francis has tasked a leading Italian cardinal with a mission it hopes it can “ease tensions” in the…
Continue Reading Small plane crashes in Croatia on flight from Slovenia, unclear how many were aboard
ZAGREB, Croatia (AP) — Emergency teams in Croatia have found the remains of a small plane that crashed Saturday in a remote area. A police…
Continue Reading Pete Brown, co-writer of ‘Sunshine of Your Love,’ ‘White Room’ for rock group Cream, dies at 82
NEW YORK (AP) — Songwriter and poet Pete Brown, who co-wrote “Sunshine of Your Love” and “White Room” for the short-lived rock supergroup…
Continue Reading Italy’s Meloni rejects criticism from Canada’s Trudeau over LGBTQ+ rights at G7 Summit
ROME (AP) — Italy’s far-right Premier Giorgia Meloni has rejected criticism of her government’s stance on LGBTQ+ rights, delivered…
Continue Reading Israelis protest government’s plans to weaken Supreme Court amid talks for compromise
TEL AVIV (AP) — Thousands of Israelis are protesting against contentious plans by their hard-line government to overhaul the judiciary, as the…
Continue Reading South Carolina Republicans hear pitches from 2024 candidates, reelect state party chairman
By MEG KINNARD Associated Press LEXINGTON, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina Republicans have selected Drew McKissick as their chairman for a fourth term…
Continue Reading Shark in Florida Keys bites angler who reeled it in, sending man to hospital
SUMMERLAND Key, Fla. (AP) — A shark in the Florida Keys bit the foot of a fisherman who had reeled it in, sending the man to the hospital, the…
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Cooking with Chef Lucy – Seed Bread
Chef Lucy presents how to make seed bread with high nutritional value that can be consumed as much as breakfast, lunch, or…
Continue Reading Biden, McCarthy to speak on debt limit; talks stalled as Republicans seek deep spending cuts
By ZEKE MILLER and JOSH BOAK Associated Press HIROSHIMA, Japan (AP) — President Joe Biden planned on Sunday to speak directly with House Speaker…
Continue Reading Sinn Fein on course to be largest party in Northern Ireland local elections
LONDON (AP) — Irish nationalist party Sinn Fein is set to take the most seats in Northern Ireland’s local elections. That would be a repeat of…
Continue Reading Television’s biggest mystery: how long will pipeline for new programming be closed?
By DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer NEW YORK (AP) — For decades, the week in May when television executives revealed what new shows were coming and…
Continue Reading DeSantis asks that judge be disqualified from Disney’s free speech lawsuit
By MIKE SCHNEIDER Associated Press ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Gov. Ron DeSantis is asking that a federal judge be disqualified from the First Amendment…
Continue Reading Jonathan Glazer rocks Cannes with a chilling Holocaust drama from a different perspective
By JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer CANNES, France (AP) — Jonathan Glazer’s “The Zone of Interest,” a chilling Auschwitz-set drama shot through…
Continue Reading Trans girl misses Mississippi graduation after being told to dress like boy
By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A transgender girl in Mississippi is not participating in her high school graduation…
Continue Reading Pakistani transgender activists to appeal Shariah court ruling against law aimed at protecting them
ISLAMABAD (AP) — Transgender activists in Pakistan say they plan to appeal an Islamic court’s ruling that guts a law aimed at protecting their…
Continue Reading Zelenskyy says ‘Bakhmut is only in our hearts’ after Russia claims control of Ukrainian city
By SUSIE BLANN and ZEKE MILLER Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Sunday that Bakhmut was “only…
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