Prosecutors in Iran target a newspaper over its cartoon mocking internet restrictions
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — An Iranian newspaper implying that the public needed to have the patience of the Biblical figure Job in waiting for President…
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Reba McEntire finds a new on-screen family in NBC’s ‘Happy’s Place’
AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Reba McEntire finds herself behind the bar in her latest return to network TV, making a series that’s…
Continue Reading Biden administration races to shell out billions for clean energy as election nears
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration is shelling out billions of dollars for clean energy and approving major offshore wind…
Continue Reading Afro-Colombians fight the effects of gold mining through biodiversity projects in a violent region
Associated Press SAN ISIDRO, Colombia (AP) — Many initiatives by ethnic communities in impoverished Choco in northwestern Colombia aim to fight…
Continue Reading Prague bans nighttime pub crawls to deal with drunk and rowdy visitors
Associated Press PRAGUE (AP) — The Czech capital has approved a ban on organized nighttime pub crawls, a popular pastime for tourists that has…
Continue Reading Malaysia to revamp gasoline subsidies and raise taxes in a bid to narrow deficit
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Malaysia will introduce new taxes and revamp gasoline, education and healthcare subsidies next year as part of…
Continue Reading Liam Payne’s 1D bandmates, Cheryl, Simon Cowell and more mourn singer
LONDON (AP) — Friends, collaborators and fellow musicians have expressed shock and sadness over the death of former One Direction singer Liam…
Continue Reading Polish zoo celebrates the birth of 4 Sumatran tigers, a critically endangered species
Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — A Polish zoo is celebrating the arrival of four Sumatran tiger cubs, announcing their birth Friday after…
Continue Reading Mark Strong and Lesley Manville make ancient tragedy ‘Oedipus’ a political thriller
Associated Press LONDON (AP) — One of the most basic questions in the world is “Who are you?” It’s at the heart of the ancient tragedy of…
Continue Reading ‘Kindness’ influencers on TikTok give money to strangers. Why is that controversial?
Associated Press Every Christmas growing up in Minnesota, Jimmy Darts’ parents gave him $200 in cash: $100 for himself and $100 for a stranger.…
Continue Reading What’s a ‘Jezebel spirit’? Some Christians use the term to paint Kamala Harris with a demonic brush
Associated Press Christian nationalist leaders are telling followers that Vice President Kamala Harris is under the influence of a “Jezebel…
Continue ReadingWhat’s a ‘Jezebel spirit’? Some Christians use the term to paint Kamala Harris with a demonic brush
Associated Press Christian nationalist leaders are telling followers that Vice President Kamala Harris is under the influence of a “Jezebel…
Continue Reading Poet Naomi Shihab Nye receives $100,000 lifetime achievement award
NEW YORK (AP) — Naomi Shihab Nye is this year’s winner of the Wallace Stevens Award, a $100,000 lifetime achievement honor named for the great…
Continue Reading Two days of torrential rain bring major flooding to central France
PARIS (AP) — France’s prime minister says firefighters and other rescuers have been involved in about 2,300 operations, some of them lifesaving,…
Continue Reading Greek police data leak exposes details of elite crime-fighting unit members
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — A data breach has exposed personal information of over 500 officers from a newly launched elite crime fighting agency in…
Continue Reading Norway police drop case against a tycoon suspected in connection with his wife’s disappearance
Associated Press COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Norwegian authorities say they have dropped the case against a real estate tycoon who had been…
Continue Reading 9 monkeys who died in Hong Kong’s zoo in 2 days had been infected with melioidosis, officials say
Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — Nine monkeys who died in Hong Kong’s oldest zoo in two days this week had been infected with an endemic…
Continue Reading US to probe Tesla’s ‘Full Self-Driving’ system after pedestrian killed in low visibility conditions
AP Auto Writer DETROIT (AP) — The U.S. government’s road safety agency is investigating Tesla’s “Full Self-Driving” system after…
Continue Reading Israel and Hamas signal resistance to ending Gaza war after Sinwar’s death
Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Hamas confirmed Friday that its leader, Yahya Sinwar, was killed by Israeli forces in Gaza and reiterated its…
Continue Reading CVS Health CEO Lynch steps down as national chain struggles to right its path
Associated Press CVS Health CEO Karen Lynch has stepped down with company shares sinking 19% this year and the health care giant struggling on…
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