Read the transcript of Kate’s video announcement about her cancer treatment
LONDON (AP) — Kate, Princess of Wales, has released a video saying she has completed her chemotherapy treatment for cancer. She announced in March…
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A Dutch court convicts 2 Pakistani men over death threats to anti-Islam lawmaker Geert Wilders
Associated Press SCHIPHOL, Netherlands (AP) — A Dutch court has convicted two Pakistani men in their absence over calls to their followers to…
Continue Reading US Open champ Jannik Sinner is a young man in a hurry. He is 23, is No. 1 and has 2 Slam titles
AP Tennis Writer NEW YORK (AP) — New U.S. Open champion Jannik Sinner is making big strides in a short amount of time. And he figures that bodes…
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A timeline of recent British royal events
LONDON (AP) — It has been a difficult few months for Britain’s royal family. Both Kate, Princess of Wales, and King Charles III have been…
Continue Reading The Taliban’s repression of women in Afghanistan is outrageous, the UN rights chief says
ISLAMABAD (AP) — The U.N. rights chief says the Taliban’s repressive control over women and girls is unparalleled and will jeopardize…
Continue Reading Kate, the Princess of Wales, has finished chemotherapy and will return to limited public duties
Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Kate, the Princess of Wales, has completed chemotherapy and will make some public appearances in the coming months,…
Continue Reading El Salvador’s police director and a fugitive banker are among 9 dead in a helicopter crash
Associated Press SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador (AP) — El Salvador’s military says the national police director, other high-ranking police officials…
Continue Reading Battery-powered devices are overheating more often on planes and raising alarm
AP Airlines Writer Battery-powered devices are overheating more often on planes, and that is raising safety concerns because of the fire danger. The…
Continue Reading Germany expands border controls to curb irregular migration and extremism risks
BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s interior minister has ordered temporary controls at all German land borders as a response to irregular migration and to…
Continue Reading Louisiana residents brace as Tropical Storm Francine is expected to hit their coast as a hurricane
Associated Press BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Tropical Storm Francine strengthened Monday in the Gulf of Mexico and was forecast to make landfall as a…
Continue Reading A capsule has been propelled through a hyperloop test tube in a step forward for the transit system
Associated Press VEENDAM, Netherlands (AP) — Hyperloop has achieved significant liftoff in the northern Netherlands. Hyperloop is a new form of…
Continue Reading Thousands evacuate as wildfires rage outside Los Angeles and Reno, Nevada
Associated Press MOUNTAIN HOME VILLAGE, Calif. (AP) — Thousands of people have been evacuated from the path of a scorching wildfire in the…
Continue Reading Givenchy names Sarah Burton new creative director
PARIS (AP) — The Paris luxury fashion house Givenchy has named Sarah Burton creative director for women’s and men’s collections, with immediate…
Continue Reading Pitt fires athletic director Heather Lyke months before her contract was set to expire
PITTSBURGH (AP) — The University of Pittsburgh has fired athletic director Heather Lyke, a somewhat surprising move that came a few months before…
Continue Reading Military dogs receive army ranks as Poland recognizes their service in protecting human life
Associated Press NOWY DWOR MAZOWIECKI, Poland (AP) — Polish army dogs are being bestowed with military ranks as part of a new program aimed at…
Continue Reading US seeks new pedestrian safety rules aimed at increasingly massive SUVs and pickup trucks
AP Auto Writer DETROIT (AP) — The U.S. government’s road safety agency wants the auto industry to design new vehicles including SUVs and pickup…
Continue Reading Belgium’s top migration official criticizes Hungary for threatening to bus migrants to Brussels
BRUSSELS (AP) — Belgium’s top migration official has criticized Hungary for threatening to send a bus convoy of migrants to Brussels in…
Continue Reading Keri-Lynn Wilson, who founded Ukrainian Freedom Orchestra, becomes music director of Kyiv Camerata
NEW YORK (AP) — Keri-Lynn Wilson has been hired as music director of the Kyiv Camerata. She succeeds Valery Matyukhin, who established the chamber…
Continue Reading Got Rizz? Co-founder of new dating app on using AI as your matchmaking wingman
AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Can artificial intelligence be an effective wingman? Roman Khaves, co-founder and CEO of Rizz, thinks so. The AI…
Continue Reading Mario Draghi has solutions for Europe’s sluggish economy. Will EU governments listen?
Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — A long-awaited report on how to rescue Europe’s economy from weak growth and red tape is in. The question is,…
Continue Reading US investigating reports that some Jeep SUVs and pickups can catch fire after engines are turned off
U.S. auto safety regulators are investigating reports that the engines can catch fire on some Jeep SUVs and pickup trucks with the ignition turned…
Continue Reading Jessica Hagedorn, R.F. Kuang among winners of American Book Awards, which celebrate multiculturalism
NEW YORK (AP) — Author-playwright Jessica Hagedorn, “Yellowface” novelist R.F. Kuang and poet Monica Youn are among this year’s recipients of…
Continue Reading This year’s $890,000 Balzan Prizes awared for research on aging, restorative justice, climate crisis
MILAN (AP) — An Australian criminologist specializing in restorative justice and a U.S. scientist whose work has helped address the climate crisis…
Continue Reading Funeral held for an American activist a witness says was shot dead by Israeli troops
Associated Press NABLUS, West Bank (AP) — The Palestinian Authority held a funeral procession Monday for an American activist who a witness says…
Continue Reading Talking about death can be tricky. Here’s how to start the conversation
AP Science Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Dr. Vanessa Rodriguez is no stranger to talking about death. As a palliative care doctor at New York’s…
Continue Reading Morgan Wallen leads the 2024 Country Music Association award noms, Beyoncé’s ‘Cowboy Carter’ snubbed
AP Music Writer NEW YORK (AP) — He had some help: Morgan Wallen tops the 2024 Country Music Association Awards nominations with seven. For a third…
Continue Reading There’s no butter in apple butter, but it spreads deliciously
Associated Press For many of us, fall cooking has to include apples. AP food writer Katie Workman suggests apple butter for that hit of autumn…
Continue Reading Flooding kills more than 20 people in Morocco and Algeria
Associated Press RABAT, Morocco (AP) — Torrential downpours hit North Africa’s normally arid mountains and deserts over the weekend. They caused…
Continue Reading Mike Leigh on ‘Hard Truths’ and his moviemaking struggles
AP Film Writer TORONTO (AP) — When the British filmmaker Mike Leigh was 6, his father, a doctor who opposed his son becoming an artist, told him to…
Continue Reading How did a popular Philippine televangelist land on the FBI’s most-wanted list?
Associated Press MANILA, Philippines (AP) — In his heyday, Apollo Carreon Quiboloy was one of the most influential religious leaders and…
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