Arthur Crudup: What to know about the bluesman who wrote Elvis’s first hit and barely got paid
Associated Press FRANKTOWN, Va. (AP) — Arthur “Big Boy” Crudup helped invent rock ‘n’ roll. His 1946 song “That’s All Right”…
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Dozens rally in Pakistan after a Christian man is sentenced to death for blasphemy
KARACHI, Pakistan (AP) — Dozens of members from Pakistan’s civil society have rallied in the southern port city of Karachi against the death…
Continue Reading Arthur Crudup wrote the song that became Elvis’ first hit. He barely got paid
Associated Press FRANKTOWN, Va. (AP) — Arthur “Big Boy” Crudup helped invent rock ‘n’ roll. His 1946 song “That’s All Right,” an…
Continue Reading Leaders of Poland, Germany meet to mend strained ties and discuss Europe’s security
Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Government leaders of Poland and Germany are holding consultations aimed at giving a new impulse to…
Continue Reading Andy Murray withdraws from singles at his last Wimbledon and only will play doubles with his brother
AP Tennis Writer LONDON (AP) — Andy Murray has withdrawn from singles at Wimbledon a little more than a week after surgery to remove a cyst from…
Continue Reading Vandals behead a controversial sculpture of Mary giving birth to Jesus in an Austrian cathedral
Associated Press VATICAN CITY (AP) — Vandals have beheaded a sculpture featuring the Virgin Mary giving birth to Jesus that had been exhibited in…
Continue Reading Devout athletes find strength in their faith. But practicing it and elite sports can pose hurdles
Associated Press It’s been 100 years since a Scottish runner famously refused to race on a Sunday at the Paris Olympics because of his Christian…
Continue Reading Pål Enger, Norwegian art thief behind famed 1994 heist of Munch’s ‘The Scream,’ dead at 57
Associated Press HELSINKI (AP) — Pål Enger, a talented Norwegian soccer player and artist turned celebrity art thief who pulled off the…
Continue Reading Stampede at religious event in India kills at least 116 people, mostly women and children
Associated Press LUCKNOW, India (AP) — Thousands of people at a religious gathering in India rushed to leave a makeshift tent, setting off a…
Continue Reading French candidates make hurried deals to try to stop far-right National Rally from leading government
Associated Press PARIS (AP) — French opposition parties are making hurried deals to try to block a landslide victory for Marine Le Pen’s…
Continue Reading 2 aid workers killed in the latest violent attack in eastern Congo’s conflict
Associated Press GOMA, Congo (AP) — Two aid workers have been killed in eastern Congo when their convoy was attacked. Aid group Tearfund announced…
Continue Reading UK’s landmark postwar elections: When the first coalition government since WWII was formed in 2010
Associated Press LONDON (AP) — In 2010 Britain’s Labour Prime Minister Gordon Brown lost the election and handed power to a coalition…
Continue Reading Beryl heads toward Jamaica as a major hurricane after ripping through southeast Caribbean
Associated Press ST. GEORGE’S, Grenada (AP) — Hurricane Beryl roared through open waters Tuesday as a powerful Category 4 storm heading…
Continue Reading Le Pen first had success in an ex-mining town. Her message there is now winning over French society
Associated Press HENIN-BEAUMONT, France (AP) — In the former mining town at the heart of French far-right leader Marine Le Pen’s political…
Continue Reading UN weather agency says Tropical Cyclone Freddy that hit eastern Africa last year was longest ever
GENEVA (AP) — The U.N. weather agency says it has confirmed that Tropical Cyclone Freddy, a deadly Indian Ocean storm that lashed eastern Africa…
Continue Reading A court in Belarus sentences 20 analysts to prison terms on charges of conspiracy
TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — A court in Belarus has sentenced 20 political analysts to prison terms of at least 10 years each after convicting them in…
Continue Reading A Norwegian citizen has been arrested on suspicion of attempting to spy for China
Associated Press COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Intelligence officials in Norway says that a Norwegian citizen has been arrested on suspicion of…
Continue Reading A powerful summer storm sweeps through Balkans with hail, rain and winds, killing 2
Associated Press BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — A powerful storm has swept through countries in the western Balkans after several days of sizzling…
Continue Reading Dutch king swears in a new government 7 months after far-right party won elections
Associated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The Netherlands has a different prime minister for the first time in 14 years after Dutch King…
Continue Reading Inflation is down in Europe. But the European Central Bank is in no hurry to make more rate cuts
AP Business Writer FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Inflation is on the way down in Europe. That’s good news. But not good enough for the European…
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