Month: February 2024

By LINDSEY BAHR AP Film Writer PARK CITY, Utah (AP) — When writer-director Laura Chinn was a teenager in 2005, her mother moved her and her…

By BERT WILKINSON Associated Press GEORGETOWN, Guyana (AP) — ExxonMobil says it plans to explore for oil and gas in a disputed area off South…

LONDON (AP) — London’s famous criminal courthouse was evacuated after an electrical fire that sparked a loud bang in a nearby substation. The…

By SUMAN NAISHADHAM Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — It’s been 12 years since a pair of conservative writers compared a prominent climate…

By JIM SALTER Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — A Missouri prosecutor has filed a motion to vacate the conviction of a man imprisoned for more than…

BRATISLAVA, Slovakia (AP) — Thousands have rallied in front of Slovakia’s Parliament to condemn a plan by the new government of the populist…

By STEPHEN GROVES and MARY CLARE JALONICK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Republicans blocked a bipartisan border package Wednesday,…

NEW YORK (AP) — Henry Timms is quitting as president of Lincoln Center of the Performing Arts after five years. The 47-year-old announced his…

By KATHY McCORMACK Associated Press MANCHESTER, N.H. (AP) — A New Hampshire man accused of killing his 5-year-old daughter told a judge that his…

By JULIE CARR SMYTH Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — In his bid for U.S. Senate in Ohio, Trump-endorsed Republican Bernie Moreno casts…

By SETH BORENSTEIN AP Science Writer BALTIMORE (AP) — The new chief of the World Meteorological Organization says the rate of human-caused climate…

By The Associated Press For some people with COVID-19, antiviral pills that can be taken at home can lessen the chances of winding up in the…

By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Prince Harry flew more than 5,000 miles (8,000 kilometers) to see his father after King Charles III…

By KENYA HUNTER AP Health Writer Tens of thousands of Americans are hospitalized with COVID-19 every week. Thousands die from it every month. And…

By JOEY CAPPELLETTI, AAMER MADHANI and SEUNG MIN KIM Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is sending senior aides to Michigan on…

By DÁNICA COTO Associated Press SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — As Puerto Rico struggles with chronic power outages and a decaying electric grid,…

By JONATHAN LANDRUM Jr. AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Las Vegas will be flooded with so many pre- Super Bowl events that Shaquille…

By ANDREW DAMPF AP Sports Writer ROME (AP) — Italian sprinter Marcell Jacobs still feels like he has something to prove as he prepares to defend…

LOVELAND, Colo. (AP) — The locomotive of a cargo train derailed in northern Colorado early Wednesday, spilling hundreds of gallons of diesel,…

By JOSH FUNK Associated Press Federal investigators say they will determine the cause of last year’s fiery Norfolk Southern derailment in eastern…

By MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Brittany Howard’s second solo album, the 12-track “What Now,” is a thrilling mix…

By The Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Carnegie Hall’s 2024-25 season will feature a festival celebrating Latin music titled “Nuestros Sonidos…

By HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH, NICK INGRAM and MARK VANCLEAVE Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — An ignitable cake burns away a Kansas City Chiefs…

By RUTH ALONGA and JEAN-YVES KAMALE Associated Press GOMA, Congo (AP) — Residents say one of eastern Congo’s most active rebel groups is…

OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — A judge has sentenced a former senior intelligence official in Canada’s national police force to 14 years in prison for…

By FARAI MUTSAKA Associated Press HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — Zimbabwe’s Cabinet has agreed to back a move in Parliament to abolish the death…

By MARCIA DUNN AP Aerospace Writer CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Astronomers have found the best evidence yet of a vast, young ocean beneath the icy…

By GABE STERN and JONATHAN J. COOPER Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — Even without Donald Trump on Nevada’s Republican ballot, Nikki Haley…