Alan Arkin, Oscar-winning ‘Little Miss Sunshine’ actor, dies at 89
By The Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Alan Arkin, the wry character actor who demonstrated his versatility in everything from farcical comedy…
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How the Supreme Court student loan decision affects you
By ADRIANA MORGA and CORA LEWIS Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The Supreme Court has ruled the Biden administration overstepped its authority in…
Continue Reading The key players in last weekend’s armed rebellion in Russia
By The Associated Press The key players in last weekend’s armed rebellion by Russian mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin: YEVGENY PRIGOZHIN…
Continue Reading An inflation gauge tracked by the Federal Reserve falls to its lowest point in 2 years
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — An inflation index that is closely monitored by the Federal Reserve tumbled last month…
Continue Reading Hollywood’s actors may join its writers on strike. Here’s why
By ANDREW DALTON AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Hollywood actors may be days from joining screenwriters in what would be the first…
Continue Reading Vatican reports income boost in charitable fund, even as donations dip following financial scandals
By NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press The Vatican says a key charitable fund, Peter’s Pence, doubled its income in the last year to 107 million…
Continue Reading Czech film festival in the spa town of Karlovy Vary kicks off with an award for actor Russell Crowe
PRAGUE (AP) — An international film festival in the Czech spa town of Karlovy Vary has kicked off its 57th edition with an award planned for…
Continue Reading Medical credit cards may lead patients to overpay for their health care, Democrats warn
By KEN SWEET AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — A group of Democratic senators is asking the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to take action…
Continue Reading Finland’s economics minister steps down from government over alleged ties to extreme right wing
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — The economic affairs minister in Finland’s new center-right governing coalition has resigned after 10 days in the…
Continue Reading Cuban boy castaway Elián González becomes a lawmaker
By ANDREA RODRÍGUEZ Associated Press HAVANA (AP) — Elián González has the same big, expressive eyes he did 23 years ago when an international…
Continue Reading Cambodia’s Prime Minister Hun Sen had been a huge Facebook fan. Now he’s threatening to ban it
By SOPHENG CHEANG and GRANT PECK Associated Press PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — Cambodia’s long-serving, tough-talking leader, Hun Sen, says he is…
Continue Reading Executives urge Europe to rethink its world-leading AI rules
LONDON (AP) — More than 150 executives are urging the European Union to rethink the world’s most comprehensive rules for artificial intelligence.…
Continue Reading Haitians need aid and face ‘staggering levels’ of gender violence, UN children’s chief says
By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The head of the U.N. children’s agency says close to half of Haiti’s people need…
Continue Reading Polish child who fell overboard from ferry and mother who jumped in afterward are dead
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — A Polish police official says a 7-year-old child who fell overboard from a passenger ferry in the Baltic Sea and the…
Continue Reading London prosecutor calls Oscar-winning actor Kevin Spacey ‘a sexual bully’ who preys on men
By BRIAN MELLEY Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Oscar-winning actor Kevin Spacey got a thrill preying on other men and escalated his behavior from…
Continue Reading Venus Williams will begin her 24th Wimbledon appearance against Elina Svitolina
By HOWARD FENDRICH AP Tennis Writer WIMBLEDON, England (AP) — Five-time Wimbledon champion Venus Williams will begin her 24th appearance in the…
Continue Reading Paris Saint-Germain coach Christophe Galtier and his son detained in racism probe
By SAMUEL PETREQUIN AP Sports Writer Paris Saint-Germain coach Christophe Galtier and his son have been detained as part of an investigation into…
Continue Reading Stop the press: Vienna newspaper Wiener Zeitung ends daily print edition after 320 years
BERLIN (AP) — One of the world’s oldest newspapers, the Vienna-based Wiener Zeitung, is ending its daily print run after more than three…
Continue Reading Families of tens of thousands missing in Syria draw some hope from new UN push to find loved ones
By KAREEM CHEHAYEB and GHAITH AL-SAYED Associated Press IDLIB, Syria (AP) — In her small apartment in opposition-held Idlib in northwest Syria, Umm…
Continue Reading Transgender influencer Dylan Mulvaney says Bud Light didn’t support her during backlash
By The Associated Press Transgender influencer Dylan Mulvaney says she felt abandoned by Bud Light after facing “more bullying and transphobia than…
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