Italian court throws out case alleging early pandemic mismanagement by ex-premier, ex-minister
MILAN (AP) — A special Italian court has shut down a probe into whether the country’s former premier and former health minister caused…
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Lin-Manuel Miranda launches R.I.S.E. Network to improve diversity on Broadway
By GLENN GAMBOA AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — “Hamilton” creator Lin-Manuel Miranda hopes to increase diversity on Broadway and in…
Continue Reading Romania informs Russia it must cut 51 embassy positions in Bucharest
BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — Romania’s foreign ministry has informed Russia that it must reduce the number of its embassy positions in Bucharest by…
Continue Reading Lawyer wraps up Prince Harry’s phone hacking case by grilling ex-tabloid reporter
By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — A lawyer for Prince Harry has finished setting out the royal’s case against a newspaper publisher.…
Continue Reading Three sopranos discuss their roles in Strauss’s most complex opera
By MIKE SILVERMAN Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Part fairy tale, part psychodrama, Richard Strauss’s “Die Frau Ohne Schatten” (The…
Continue Reading French pension reform opponents fail to pass repeal bill
PARIS Opponents of French President Emmanuel Macron’s pension reform have failed to pass a repeal bill. It was their latest effort to maintain the…
Continue Reading Baltimore police commissioner departing after 4 years; led department through court-ordered reforms
By LEA SKENE Associated Press BALTIMORE (AP) — Baltimore’s police commissioner is stepping down after four years in the role. Commissioner…
Continue Reading Russia says top UN court should dismiss Ukraine’s case over Crimea and terrorism funding
By MIKE CORDER Associated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Russia is urging judges at the United Nations’ highest court to throw out a case…
Continue Reading Deluge from ruptured Ukrainian dam is latest tragedy for Kherson residents since Russian invasion
By VASILISA STEPANENKO Associated Press KHERSON, Ukraine (AP) — Defiant as ever, many residents of the southern Ukrainian city of Kherson who faced…
Continue Reading Suicide bomb hits memorial service for Taliban official in northeast Afghanistan, killing 13 people
By RAHIM FAIEZ Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — A Taliban official says a bombing in Afghanistan’s northeastern Badakhshan province killed at…
Continue Reading Norway domestic security agency had intelligence about imminent attack before LGBTQ+ Pride shooting
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — A report into a deadly shooting during Oslo’s annual LGBTQ+ Pride festival last year says Norway’s domestic…
Continue Reading Here comes El Nino: It’s early, likely to be big, sloppy and add even more heat to a warming world
By SETH BORENSTEIN and ISABELLA O’MALLEY Associated Press An early bird El Nino has officially formed, likely to be strong, warp weather…
Continue Reading Uganda’s long-time president says he’s taking ‘forced leave’ after testing positive for COVID-19
By RODNEY MUHUMUZA Associated Press KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — Uganda’s longtime president says he is taking “forced leave” after testing…
Continue Reading US applications for jobless benefits highest since October 2021
By MATT OTT AP Business Writer The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits last week rose to its highest level since October 2021, but…
Continue Reading No homecoming for Messi as Barcelona again fails to do enough to lure him back
By TALES AZZONI AP Sports Writer MADRID (AP) — Once again, Barcelona couldn’t do enough to entice Lionel Messi. Nearly two years after the…
Continue Reading Budweiser brewer renews with FIFA to 2026 despite World Cup stadium beer ban in Qatar
By GRAHAM DUNBAR AP Sports Writer GENEVA (AP) — Budweiser will still be the official World Cup beer through the 2026 tournament in the United…
Continue Reading US vice president announces more than $100M to help Caribbean during official visit to Bahamas
By DÁNICA COTO Associated Press SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris has announced that the U.S. is investing more than…
Continue Reading Pat Robertson dies at 93; founded Christian Broadcasting Network, Christian Coalition
By BEN FINLEY Associated Press VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (AP) — Pat Robertson, a religious broadcaster who turned a tiny Virginia station into the global…
Continue Reading Senegal’s president calls for an investigation into deadly clashes, says he’s open to dialogue
By BABACAR DIONE and SAM MEDNICK Associated Press DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Senegal’s president has ordered an investigation to determine who was…
Continue Reading It’s ‘Groundhog Day’ again as ‘existential’ musical comedy returns to the London stage
By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — “Groundhog Day” is back. Again. The story of a jaded weatherman fated to live the same day over…
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