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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EU launches legal action against Poland over new Russian influence law
By LORNE COOK Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union is launching legal action against Poland over a contentious new law that the…
Continue Reading Zelenskyy visits area flooded by destroyed dam as five reported dead in Russian-occupied city
By VASILISA STEPANENKO and JAMEY KEATEN Associated Press KHERSON, Ukraine (AP) — Five residents of a Russian-occupied city next to a breached dam…
Continue Reading AP Exclusive: Drone footage of collapsed dam shows devastation, no evidence to back Russian claims
KHERSON, Ukraine (AP) — Exclusive drone footage of the collapsed Ukrainian dam and surrounding villages under Russian occupation showed the ruined…
Continue Reading Philippines raises alert level around volcano, villagers told to leave danger zone
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Philippine officials have raised the alert level for one of the country’s most active volcanoes after superheated…
Continue Reading Power broker Jimmy Dunne with 9/11 history helped get PGA and Saudis to the table
By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer The first big surprise in golf’s new world? Seeing PGA Tour Commissioner Jay Monahan and Saudi wealth fund…
Continue Reading Europe’s economy shrank. For households that are hurting, it’s just numbers
By DAVID McHUGH and COURTNEY BONNELL AP Business Writers LONDON (AP) — The European economy has contracted slightly at the end of last year and…
Continue Reading Knife attack at park in French Alps critically wounds 4 young children as people cry for help
By JOHN LEICESTER Associated Press PARIS (AP) — As bystanders screamed for help, a man with a knife stabbed four young children at a lakeside park…
Continue Reading Blinken announces $150M in aid for Syria, Iraq at Saudi conference on combatting Islamic State group
By The Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Secretary of State Antony Blinken says the U.S. will provide nearly $150 million in aid…
Continue Reading After years of bickering, EU claims breakthrough in migration talks
By LORNE COOK Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — European Union countries have made a breakthrough in migration talks, sealing agreement on a plan to…
Continue Reading Australian man sentenced to 9 years in prison for gay American’s 1988 manslaughter
By RICK RYCROFT and ROD McGUIRK Associated Press SYDNEY (AP) — An Australian man who admitted killing a gay American by punching him off a cliff…
Continue Reading Replacement plane for Air India flight lands in San Francisco after being diverted to Russia
By ASHOK SHARMA Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — A replacement plane for an Air India flight diverted to Russia because of an engine problem…
Continue Reading Malaysia, Indonesia end 18-year sea border disputes, vow to cooperate in defending palm oil industry
PUTRAJAYA, Malaysia (AP) — Malaysia and Indonesia have signed agreements to end longstanding sea border disputes and vowed to bolster cooperation…
Continue Reading Indian wrestlers demanding arrest of sports official for sexual abuse suspend protests
By SHEIKH SAALIQ Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — Elite wrestlers who are demanding the resignation and arrest of India’s wrestling…
Continue Reading Pope in ‘good general condition’ after surgery to remove intestinal scar tissue, repair hernia
By NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press ROME (AP) — Pope Francis is in “good general condition” following a three-hour operation to remove…
Continue Reading Stock market today: Asian shares mostly rise, lifted by bull market on Wall Street
By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares mostly rose Friday, led by a jump on the Tokyo Stock Exchange where share prices got…
Continue Reading Flashpoint in Israel: Divide between religious and secular Jews heats up under Netanyahu’s rule
By LAURIE KELLMAN Associated Press HARISH, Israel (AP) — The sound of children and music echoed down a narrow basement hallway in Israel as they…
Continue Reading Israel demolishes home of Palestinian suspect in Jerusalem attacks that killed 2
JERUSALEM (AP) — The Israeli army says it has demolished the West Bank home of a Palestinian suspected of involvement in twin bombings in Jerusalem…
Continue Reading Tupac Shakur receives Walk of Fame star honor in the same month as birthday
By JONATHAN LANDRUM Jr. AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Tupac Shakur received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on Wednesday, just…
Continue Reading UNICEF says 300 trapped children rescued from a Sudanese orphanage after 71 others died
By SAMY MAGDY Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — The UN children’s agency says about 300 children have been rescued from an orphanage in Sudan’s…
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