In Cannes, standing ovations stretch on and on — but they’re designed to
By JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer CANNES, France (AP) — The Cannes Film Festival is on, which means stopwatches are out. Nowhere are the length of…
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Puerto Rico to decentralize its Education Department in bid to improve services
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Puerto Rico’s government says it will decentralize its Education Department to better serve students.…
Continue Reading Sheriff: Girl, 16, fights off mom to save a sister from being drowned after 2nd sister killed
By JEFFREY COLLINS Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Authorities say a 37-year-old mother drowned one of her daughters in their South Carolina…
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Supreme Court won’t hear dispute over California law barring sale of foie gras
By JESSICA GRESKO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court said Monday it won’t get involved in a dispute over a California…
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Breakthrough proposal would aid drought-stricken Colorado River as 3 Western states offer cuts
By SUMAN NAISHADHAM and KEN RITTER Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — Arizona, Nevada and California said Monday they’re willing to cut back on…
Continue Reading ‘SmartLess’ podcast goes on tour with Will Arnett, Jason Bateman and Sean Hayes, ends up on TV
By MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — When Jason Bateman, Will Arnett and Sean Hayes get together, they can instantly tell if…
Continue Reading Judge enters not guilty pleas for suspect in stabbing deaths of 4 University of Idaho students
By REBECCA BOONE Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — A judge entered not guilty pleas Monday for a man charged in the stabbing deaths of four…
Continue Reading Breakthrough proposal would aid drought-stricken Colorado River as 3 Western states offer cuts
By SUMAN NAISHADHAM and KEN RITTER Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — Arizona, Nevada and California said Monday they’re willing to cut back on…
Continue Reading Colombia suspends cease-fire with holdout rebel group accused of killing 4
MANUEL RUEDA Associated Press BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Colombia’s government said Monday it is suspending a ceasefire with a rebel group that was…
Continue Reading Haley vs. Scott: From South Carolina allies to 2024 rivals
By MEG KINNARD Associated Press NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — Mutual supporters of Sen. Tim Scott and former United Nations Ambassador Nikki Haley…
Continue Reading Space station welcomes 2 Saudi visitors, including kingdom’s 1st female astronaut
By MARCIA DUNN AP Aerospace Writer CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — The International Space Station rolled out the welcome mat Monday for two Saudi…
Continue Reading ‘Cookie activist’ celebrates Asian Americans with portraits in dough
By TERRY TANG Associated Press Artist Jasmine Cho makes exquisite portraits that champion famous and forgotten Asian Americans. Her canvas?…
Continue Reading Democratic Sen. Tom Carper of Delaware won’t seek reelection, opening up seat in liberal state
By RANDALL CHASE Associated Press DOVER, Del. (AP) — Democratic Sen. Tom Carper of Delaware announced Monday that he will not seek reelection to a…
Continue Reading Meta fined record $1.3 billion and ordered to stop sending European user data to US
By KELVIN CHAN AP Business Writer LONDON (AP) — The European Union slapped Meta with a record $1.3 billion privacy fine Monday and ordered it to…
Continue Reading Erdogan wins endorsement for Turkish election runoff from third-place candidate Ogan
By SUZAN FRASER and CINAR KIPER Associated Press ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — The third-placed contender in the Turkish presidential elections has…
Continue Reading2 boys found dead in separate Manhattan rivers may have been playing at water’s edge, source says
By John Miller and Zenebou Sylla, CNN (CNN) — Two boys who were reported missing last week and found dead in different rivers in Manhattan may…
Continue Reading Detroit mother charged with murder in the 2022 drug-related death of her 4-year-old son
DETROIT (AP) — A 40-year-old Detroit mother has been charged with felony murder and child abuse in the drug-related death of her 4-year-old son.…
Continue ReadingA timeline of the killings of four University of Idaho students
By Alaa Elassar, Eric Levenson and Emma Tucker, CNN (CNN) — The killings of four University of Idaho students in an off-campus home in Moscow…
Continue Reading Strategic partners Poland and Ukraine spar over painful past
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Officials in Poland and Ukraine, staunch strategic partners, have unexpectedly exchanged bitter remarks regarding a painful…
Continue ReadingStates reach landmark deal on water cuts to stave off a crisis on the Colorado River
By Ella Nilsen, CNN (CNN) — Three Southwest states announced Monday they have struck a historic deal to cut billions of gallons of Colorado…
Continue Reading Def Leppard drummer Rick Allen says he was attacked outside Florida hotel in March
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Def Leppard drummer Rick Allen says he was blindsided during an attack on him outside a South Florida hotel following…
Continue Reading Fire razes Guyana dormitory, killing at least 19 children, mainly Indigenous girls
By BERT WILKINSON Associated Press GEORGETOWN, Guyana (AP) — Authorities say a fire raced through a dormitory in Guyana, killing at least 19…
Continue Reading UK minister Braverman denies ‘untoward’ meddling over speeding ticket
LONDON (AP) — Britain’s interior minister has brushed off reports that she tried to pull strings after getting a speeding ticket. Home Secretary…
Continue Reading Spanish acknowledge they have a racism problem after more abuse of Vinícius Júnior
By TALES AZZONI AP Sports Writer MADRID (AP) — One after another, the racial insults kept coming. The “monkey” chants outside one stadium, the…
Continue Reading More women sue Texas, asking court to put emergency block on state’s abortion law
By AMANDA SEITZ Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — One woman had to carry her baby, missing much of her skull, for months knowing she’d bury…
Continue Reading Independent bookselling expanded again in 2022, with new and diverse stores opening nationwide
By HILLEL ITALIE AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The independent bookselling community continues to grow, with membership in the American…
Continue ReadingLexi Rubio’s mom and dad are trying to give her a legacy beyond being a school shooting victim. But all they want is to see her again
By Shimon Prokupecz, Matthew J. Friedman and Rachel Clarke, CNN Uvalde, Texas (CNN) — Each morning, Felix Rubio helps his wife Kim get their…
Continue Reading Spy chief warns authoritarian states stoking anti-government mood in Germany
By FRANK JORDANS Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — The head of Germany’s domestic intelligence agency warned Monday of a rise in anti-government…
Continue Reading Venmo to be officially available for teenagers, although many use it already
By KEN SWEET AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Venmo will officially allow teenagers to open an account with their parents’ permission, the…
Continue ReadingA North Carolina man plans to use his $100,000 lottery prize to build classrooms in Mali
By Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN (CNN) — A North Carolina man is planning to use his $100,000 lottery prize to help build classrooms for children in…
Continue Reading New Mexican Spanish, a unique American dialect, survives mostly in prayers
By GIOVANNA DELL’ORTO Associated Press HOLMAN, N.M. (AP) — On a spring Saturday afternoon, two “hermanos” knelt to pray in the chapel of…
Continue Reading Search ongoing for boy, 4, after sister, 8, dies in California river closed after storms
SANGER, Calif. (AP) — Rescuers who recovered the body of an 8-year-old girl Sunday were searching for her 4-year-old brother after the siblings…
Continue Reading 4-year-old boy’s body found in surging California river, day after sister found dead
SANGER, Calif. (AP) — A search crew found the body of a 4-year-old boy in a surging California river on Monday, a day after his 8-year-old sister…
Continue Reading India scorched by extreme heat with monsoon rains delayed
By BISWAJEET BANERJEE and SIBI ARASU Associated Press LUCKNOW, India (AP) — Swathes of India are bracing for more scorching heat, with New Delhi…
Continue Reading Vatican confirms August trip by pope to Lisbon for World Youth Day, including Fatima stop
ROME (AP) — Pope Francis will be going to Portugal for World Youth Day in the first week of August. He’s including a stop at the popular…
Continue Reading5 things to know for May 22: Presidential race, Economy, SpaceX, Ukraine, Meta fine
By Alexandra Meeks, CNN (CNN) — The FAA has received 670 reports of unruly passengers on flights this year, according to recent data from the…
Continue Reading An Iranian nuclear facility is so deep underground that US airstrikes likely couldn’t reach it
By JON GAMBRELL Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Near a peak of the Zagros Mountains in central Iran, workers are building a…
Continue Reading Russia alleges border incursion by Ukrainian saboteurs; Kyiv claims they are disgruntled Russians
By SUSIE BLANN Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian officials are claiming that Ukrainian military saboteurs have launched an attack…
Continue Reading UN agency: 2M killed, $4.3 trillion in damages from extreme weather over past half-century
GENEVA (AP) — The U.N. weather agency reported Monday that nearly 12,000 extreme weather, climate and water-related events over much of the past…
Continue Reading Pakistan frees Imran Khan associate even as authorities plan to prosecute thousands of his followers
By MUNIR AHMED Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — A Pakistani court has ordered the release of an associate of former Prime Minister Imran Khan from…
Continue Reading What it would mean for the global economy if the US defaults on its debt
By PAUL WISEMAN AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — If the debt crisis roiling Washington were eventually to send the United States crashing into…
Continue Reading Angels lingering around .500 despite the exploits of Ohtani and Trout
By NOAH TRISTER AP Sports Writer The week began with another remarkable feat by Shohei Ohtani — he reached base five times in a game he pitched —…
Continue Reading Koepka gets another major win at PGA, LIV gets a major champion
By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer PITTSFORD, N.Y. (AP) — Brooks Koepka now has five major championships with his two-shot win at the PGA…
Continue Reading TikTok and other social media trends are thrusting performance crimes into the US spotlight
By CLAUDIA LAUER and HALELUYA HADERO Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Jonnifer Neal’s Kia was stolen twice in one day — first from in front…
Continue Reading TikTok and other social media trends are thrusting performance crimes into the US spotlight
By CLAUDIA LAUER and HALELUYA HADERO Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Jonnifer Neal’s Kia was stolen twice in one day — first from in front…
Continue ReadingJudge enters not guilty pleas on behalf of Bryan Kohberger, charged in Idaho student murders
By Dakin Andone and Jason Kravarik, CNN (CNN) — An Idaho judge entered not guilty pleas on behalf of Bryan Kohberger, the man accused of…
Continue Reading Belgian unions demonstrate in Brussels to demand better worker protection
BRUSSELS (AP) — Almost 20,000 Belgian trade union workers mounted a major demonstration to protest what they see as increasingly bad working…
Continue Reading Iran’s president appoints new official in powerful security post, replacing longtime incumbent
By JON GAMBRELL Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran’s president has appointed a new official to take over the post of the…
Continue Reading Dignity denied as more than 3,000 schools in South Africa still use pit toilets
By MOGOMOTSI MAGOME Associated Press GA-MASHASHANE, South Africa (AP) — At a high school in rural northern South Africa, more than 300 students and…
Continue Reading Greece faces new election in weeks, after center right triumphs but falls short of majority
By NICHOLAS PAPHITIS Associated Press ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece faces new national elections as early as June 25, after Prime Minister Kyriakos…
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