New this week: ‘Rye Lane,’ ‘Tetris,’ ‘Riverdale’ and Chlöe
By The Associated Press This week’s new entertainment releases include the romantic comedy “Rye Lane” set in modern London, the series…
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Disabled Wisconsin voters say absentee law not followed
By SCOTT BAUER Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Disabled voters who need assistance submitting absentee ballots say local election leaders…
Continue Reading LGBTQ+ dating app Grindr issues warning to users in Egypt
CAIRO (AP) — A popular gay social networking application said Friday that it is issuing a warning to its users in Egypt, as police impersonate…
Continue Reading Bezos’ rocket company pins crash on overheated engine nozzle
By MARCIA DUNN AP Aerospace Writer CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — A private rocket company says an overheated engine nozzle is responsible for last…
Continue Reading With eye on British Museum, Greece welcomes back ancient art
By DEREK GATOPOULOS and THEODORA TONGAS Associated Press ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece has welcomed the return of ancient artifacts from the…
Continue Reading Protesters in Suriname demand president resign
By GEROLD ROZENBLAD PARAMARIBO, Suriname (AP) — A few hundred protesters have gathered in Suriname’s capital to demand that the president of the…
Continue Reading Darcelle, world’s oldest working drag queen, dies at 92
By CLAIRE RUSH Associated Press/Report for America PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Walter Cole, better known as the iconic drag queen who performed for…
Continue Reading Michigan 1st state in decades to repeal ‘right-to-work’ law
By JOEY CAPPELLETTI Associated Press LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has signed legislation to repeal the state’s…
Continue Reading NY’s power to regulate religious schools trimmed by judge
By MICHAEL HILL Associated Press ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — A judge has ruled that parents cannot be required to pull their children from private schools…
Continue Reading Washington Supreme Court upholds effort to balance tax code
By GENE JOHNSON Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — The Washington Supreme Court on Friday upheld the state’s new capital gains tax, which was…
Continue Reading Kentucky governor vetoes sweeping GOP transgender measure
By BRUCE SCHREINER Associated Press FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky’s Democratic governor has vetoed a sweeping Republican measure aimed at…
Continue Reading California eases water restrictions, but drought isn’t over
By ADAM BEAM Associated Press DUNNIGAN, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom ended some of the state’s water restrictions on Friday…
Continue Reading Man threatens passengers on German train, injures teenager
BERLIN (AP) — Police say a man has threatened passengers on a train in eastern Germany and injured a teenager with an ax-like implement. The…
Continue Reading Biden, Trudeau say ‘inseparable’ nations won’t fail Ukraine
By JOSH BOAK and ROB GILLIES Associated Press OTTAWA, ONTARIO (AP) — President Joe Biden and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau are celebrating the…
Continue Reading Art duo Gilbert and George get their own gallery in London
By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — U.K.-based art duo Gilbert and George have been creating beguiling and unsettling art together for…
Continue Reading German extremist jailed for driving into police officer
BERLIN (AP) — A German anti-government extremist has been convicted of attempted murder and sentenced to 10 years in prison for deliberately…
Continue Reading UN decries torture, killing of Ukrainian and Russian POWs
By KARL RITTER and JAMEY KEATEN Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — U.N. human rights monitors say they’ve documented dozens of summary…
Continue Reading Rwanda says Rusesabagina of ‘Hotel Rwanda’ fame to be freed
By CARA ANNA and IGNATIUS SSUUNA Associated Press KIGALI, Rwanda (AP) — Rwanda’s government has commuted the 25-year sentence of Paul…
Continue Reading UK watchdog softens position on Microsoft Activision deal
LONDON (AP) — British antitrust regulators scrutinizing Microsoft’s blockbuster purchase of videogame maker Activision Blizzard have dropped…
Continue Reading Brazil’s Bolsonaro turns in undeclared jewels to authorities
By CARLA BRIDI Associated Press BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) — A representative of Brazil’s former President Jair Bolsonaro on Friday handed a set of…
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