The Associated Press names its Breakthrough Entertainers of 2024
Drumroll, please. Seven people who became stars in 2024 have been named The Associated Press’ Breakthrough Entertainers of the Year. Aaron Pierre…
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EU says asylum rights can be suspended for migrants ‘weaponized’ by Russia and Belarus
BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union says Poland and other eastern flank countries can suspend asylum rights if they believe that Belarus and Russia…
Continue Reading AP Breakthrough Entertainer: Broadway star Maleah Joi Moon enjoys a ‘cupcake’ of a year
AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — As a young woman, Maleah Joi Moon used to join the crowds outside Broadway stage doors after shows to cheer…
Continue Reading AP Breakthrough Entertainer: Myha’la doesn’t take being #1 on the call sheet for granted
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Myha’la is best known for playing a steely, manipulative investment banker on HBO‘s “Industry.” And though…
Continue Reading AP Breakthrough Entertainer: Aaron Pierre ends his big year on a high note with ‘Mufasa’
AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Aaron Pierre is closing out his big year on a literal high note. After playing Malcolm X in the…
Continue Reading AP Breakthrough Entertainer: Fred Hechinger lives out his circus dream
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — As a child, Fred Hechinger dreamed of running away to join the circus. Now as his acting career takes off, he…
Continue Reading AP Breakthrough Entertainer: Nicholas Alexander Chavez feels best between ‘action’ and ‘cut’
Associated Press It’s not an exaggeration to say Nicholas Alexander Chavez had a very good year. Now a member of Ryan Murphy’s unofficial…
Continue Reading Scholz sets Germany on course for an early election as he requests a confidence vote next week
BERLIN (AP) — Chancellor Olaf Scholz has formally set Germany on course for an early election by requesting a confidence vote in parliament next…
Continue Reading UK spy agency releases annual Christmas card puzzle to uncover future codebreakers
Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Britain’s spy agency is celebrating the festive season with a riddle wrapped in an enigma inside a mystery.…
Continue Reading The father and stepmother of a 10-year-old girl are convicted of her murder in England
Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The father and stepmother of a 10-year-old girl found dead in her home in England were found guilty Wednesday of her…
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Secretary of State Blinken is returning to the Mideast in his latest diplomatic foray
AP Diplomatic Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Secretary of State Antony Blinken is returning to the Middle East this week on his 12th visit since the…
Continue Reading Supporters of Bangladesh Nationalist Party hold protest march as tensions continue with India
Associated Press DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — Thousands of members of youth and student bodies belonging to the Bangladesh Nationalist Party have…
Continue Reading Edmunds: The best midsize SUVs for families in 2025
Edmunds Midsize three-row SUVs are among today’s primary modes of family movement, but some are roomier than others. We don’t think you can ever…
Continue Reading Haiti’s main international airport reopens a month after gang gunfire forced it to close
Associated Press PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Haiti’s main international airport has reopened to commercial flights, one month after gangs opened…
Continue Reading TikTok files challenge against Canadian government order to dissolve its business in the country
AP Business Writer TikTok has challenged a Canadian government order to shut down the Chinese video-sharing app’s business operations in the…
Continue Reading A Dutch woman who kept a Yazidi woman as a slave in Syria is imprisoned for 10 years
Associated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — A Dutch court has convicted a woman of crimes against humanity for keeping a Yazidi woman as a slave…
Continue Reading Cyprus to rely more on desalination plants as arid winters leave dams dry
Associated Press NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — Cyprus will depend more on desalination plants to meet its water needs as a string of dry winters has…
Continue Reading Only about 2 in 10 Americans approve of Biden’s pardon of his son Hunter, an AP-NORC poll finds
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Only about 2 in 10 Americans approve of President Joe Biden’s decision to pardon his son Hunter after earlier…
Continue Reading Global chemical arms monitoring watchdog convenes meeting to discuss Syria situation
Associated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The global chemical weapons watchdog will hold an emergency meeting on Thursday to discuss the…
Continue Reading An explosion in the Afghan capital kills the Taliban refugee minister
Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — A suicide bombing in the Afghan capital has killed the Taliban refugee minister and two others in the most brazen…
Continue Reading Olympic cycling champ Evenepoel and Belgian Post Office send door safety message to drivers
BRUSSELS (AP) — After suffering multiple fractures when he crashed into one of their vehicles, two-time Olympic champion Remco Evenepoel is teaming…
Continue Reading Myanmar’s economy set to contract as floods and fighting take heavy toll, the World Bank says
AP Business Writer BANGKOK (AP) — The World Bank forecasts that Myanmar’s economy will contract this year, as flooding and fighting take a…
Continue Reading Romania’s pro-Western parties agree to form a majority government after political turmoil
BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — Romania’s pro-European parties agreed to form a majority government made up of groupings that were traditionally on…
Continue Reading Organized crime gangs expanded into a third of cities in Brazil’s Amazon, report finds
Associated Press RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Criminal gangs are operating in over a third of municipalities in Brazil’s Amazon rainforest driving a…
Continue Reading FIFA confirms Saudi Arabia as 2034 World Cup host despite human rights concerns
AP Sports Writer ZURICH (AP) — Saudi Arabia has been officially confirmed by FIFA as host of the 2034 World Cup in men’s soccer. The Saudi bid…
Continue Reading Biden approves national security memo on China, Iran, North Korea and Russia ahead of Trump’s return
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden has approved a new national security memorandum ahead of Donald Trump’s return to the…
Continue Reading 2 Ukrainian women are pulled alive from rubble hours after Russian missile strike
Associated Pres KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Rescue crews have pulled two women from rubble several hours after a Russian missile struck a medical clinic…
Continue Reading A New Zealander studied for a year to win the Spanish world Scrabble title. He doesn’t speak Spanish
Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — A New Zealand man playing his first-ever competitive Scrabble game in Spanish, a language he…
Continue Reading Philippine vice president skips hearing into threats she made against the president
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — The Philippine vice president has skipped the first hearing into threats she made against President Ferdinand Marcos…
Continue Reading Australian police launch a special operation to investigate increased antisemitic attacks
Associated Press MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Australian federal police have launched a special operation to investigate an increase in antisemitic…
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