The zinc roof restorers of Paris now have UNESCO Cultural Heritage recognition
Associated Press PARIS (AP) — UNESCO has listed the restoration techniques for the zinc roofs of Paris as an Intangible Cultural Heritage. The roof…
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Mexico’s Senate votes to charge cruise ship passengers $42 per head for port calls
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s Senate has voted to charge cruise ship passengers $42 per head for port calls, drawing sharp criticism from the…
Continue ReadingUK dismantles massive money laundering operations tied to Russian oligarchs and cybercriminals
LONDON (AP) — British authorities say they have dismantled two massive money laundering operations linked to Russia that were used by oligarchs,…
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Democrats’ flip in California concludes final unresolved US House race
By Ethan Cohen, Jack Forrest and Sarah Ferris, CNN (CNN) — Republican Rep. John Duarte has conceded to his Democratic challenger Adam Gray in…
Continue ReadingLPGA and USGA to require players to be assigned female at birth or transition before male puberty
AP Golf Writer The LPGA and the USGA have updated gender policies that will require players to be assigned female at birth or to have transitioned to…
Continue ReadingLegislators propose 15% to 25% tax rate for new states adopting internet gambling
Associated Press ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — Lawmakers from states where gambling is legal are proposing standards for additional states that are…
Continue ReadingKevin Kisner will be the lead analyst for NBC’s golf coverage
AP Golf Writer Kevin Kisner is the next lead analyst for NBC Sports. The four-time PGA Tour winner was coming off his worst season in 2023 when he…
Continue ReadingA court in Kenya finds a housemate guilty in the killing of an LGBTQ activist
Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — A court in Kenya has found the housemate of an LBGTQ activist guilty of murder in the killing of the…
Continue ReadingWWE is seeking a bigger stage and Netflix, pushing for more live events, is providing it
AP Business Writer WWE will perform on a stage next month that could be vastly larger than its current home on cable television when “Raw,” its…
Continue Reading‘Not much went right’: How a stowaway avoided identity and boarding pass checks on a flight from New York to Paris
By Ray Sanchez, Pete Muntean and Alexandra Skores, CNN (CNN) — At the largest terminal at New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport on…
Continue ReadingIsraeli strikes on a Gaza tent camp kill at least 21 people, hospital says
Associated Press DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israeli aircraft struck a sprawling tent camp housing displaced Palestinians in Gaza on…
Continue ReadingLarry Day follows Rob Cerfolio from Cleveland to St. Louis, becomes director of player development
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Larry Day was hired by the St. Louis Cardinals on Wednesday as director of player development, Matt Pierpont as director of…
Continue ReadingVenezuelan pop band that embraced Maduro’s opponent cancels tour after his criticism of its lyrics
Associated Press MIAMI (AP) — One of Venezuela’s most popular bands has canceled its homecoming tour after President Nicolas Maduro criticized…
Continue ReadingItaly’s Meloni and Hungary’s Orbán pledge deeper cooperation on migration and Ukraine
ROME (AP) — Italy’s Premier Giorgia Meloni has met her Hungarian counterpart Viktor Orbán in Rome, where the two discussed the situation in the…
Continue ReadingHandcar Tours suing City of Marina and TAMC over first amendment violations
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Continue ReadingA journalist is abducted in Guinea as military authorities tighten grip on media
Associated Press DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — The wife of an investigative journalist in Guinea says her husband had been abducted in Guinea’s capital,…
Continue ReadingUnitedHealthcare CEO kept a low public profile. Then he was shot to death in New York
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Brian Thompson led one of the biggest health insurers in the U.S. but was unknown to millions of people his…
Continue ReadingSafety Micah Hyde rejoins the Buffalo Bills after being signed to practice squad
AP Sports Writer ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — As much enjoyment as Micah Hyde was having coaching his son’s soccer team in sunny San Diego, the lure…
Continue ReadingTrump nominates cryptocurrency advocate Paul Atkins as SEC chair
AP Business Writer President-elect Donald Trump says he intends to nominate cryptocurrency advocate Paul Atkins to chair the Securities and Exchange…
Continue ReadingBiden administration backs off proposed overhaul of apprenticeship programs
Associated Press JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — President’s Biden administration has withdrawn a proposed overhaul of workplace apprenticeship…
Continue ReadingCalifornia farmers are hopeful Trump administration will deliver more water to fields
Associated Press Since winning the election, President-elect Donald Trump has been talking about immigration, border security and government…
Continue ReadingCalifornia farmers are hopeful Trump administration will deliver more water to fields
Associated Press Since winning the election, President-elect Donald Trump has been talking about immigration, border security and government…
Continue ReadingTrump selects a former soldier and Iraq War veteran to serve as Army secretary
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump says he’s selected a former soldier and Iraq War veteran to serve as secretary of the Army.…
Continue ReadingToddler fatally shot after his 7-year-old brother finds a gun in the family’s truck
RANCHO CUCAMONGA, Calif. (AP) — A 2-year-old boy was fatally shot when his 7-year-old brother found a gun in the glovebox of the family’s…
Continue ReadingToddler fatally shot after his 7-year-old brother finds a gun in the family’s truck
RANCHO CUCAMONGA, Calif. (AP) — A 2-year-old boy was fatally shot when his 7-year-old brother found a gun in the glovebox of the family’s…
Continue ReadingBillionaire who performed the first private spacewalk is Trump’s pick to lead NASA
AP Aerospace Writer CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump has tapped a tech billionaire who performed the first private…
Continue ReadingSumo wrestlers bring 1,500 years of tradition to London as the sport has an international moment
Associated Press LONDON (AP) — London’s Royal Albert Hall, the gilded concert venue known for an annual “Rule Britannia” singalong, is…
Continue ReadingLauren Mayberry steps out of the band Chvrches for a solo album that shows her influences
AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The birth of Lauren Mayberry as a solo artist should be marked by something like a wolf cry. And that’s…
Continue ReadingA major power plant fails in Cuba, plunging the island into darkness — again
Associated Press HAVANA (AP) — A new, widespread power outage has plunged Cuba into darkness after one of the island’s major power plants failed.…
Continue ReadingJury revisits key videos in NYC subway chokehold death trial
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Jurors asked Wednesday to review police and bystander video at the heart of the chokehold manslaughter case…
Continue ReadingAustrian court rules that Ukrainian businessman Firtash can’t be extradited to the US
VIENNA (AP) — An Austrian court has ruled that Ukrainian businessman Dymitro Firtash can’t be extradited to the U.S. in a long-running legal saga…
Continue ReadingSEC and Big Ten powers lead the way on signing day as prospects finalize their college selections
AP Sports Writer Georgia, Texas, Alabama, Oregon and Ohio State are bringing in the nation’s top recruiting class as high school prospects…
Continue ReadingTrump seeks to have Georgia election case dismissed, citing presidential immunity
Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump is trying to get the Georgia election interference case against him dismissed. He…
Continue ReadingMichigan court upholds light sentence for woman who killed dad in dispute over ride
Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — The Michigan Court of Appeals declined to overturn a light jail sentence for a young woman who killed her father by…
Continue ReadingRaw milk recall in California expands after tests detect more bird flu virus
AP Health Writer A California farm expanded a recall of raw milk sold in stores and halted production after state health and agriculture officials…
Continue ReadingRaw milk recall in California expands after tests detect more bird flu virus
AP Health Writer A California farm expanded a recall of raw milk sold in stores and halted production after state health and agriculture officials…
Continue ReadingOpenAI’s Sam Altman ‘not that worried’ about rival Elon Musk’s influence in the Trump administration
AP Technology Writer OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, who is in a legal dispute with rival Elon Musk, said he is “not that worried” about Musk’s…
Continue ReadingOpenAI’s Sam Altman ‘not that worried’ about rival Elon Musk’s influence in the Trump administration
AP Technology Writer OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, who is in a legal dispute with rival Elon Musk, said he is “not that worried” about Musk’s…
Continue ReadingPeter Navarro served prison time related to Jan. 6. Now Trump is bringing him back as an adviser
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Former White House adviser Peter Navarro, who served prison time related to the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S.…
Continue ReadingWhat’s next: South Korean leader’s martial law declaration threatens his political career
Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — President Yoon Suk Yeol’s stunning martial law declaration lasted just hours, but experts say it…
Continue Reading‘Anora,’ ‘I Saw the TV Glow’ lead Spirit Award nominations
AP Film Writer “Anora,” Sean Baker’s odyssey of a New York stripper, and Jane Schoenbrun’s psychological horror “I Saw the TV Glow”…
Continue Reading‘Anora,’ ‘I Saw the TV Glow’ lead Spirit Award nominations
AP Film Writer “Anora,” Sean Baker’s odyssey of a New York stripper, and Jane Schoenbrun’s psychological horror “I Saw the TV Glow”…
Continue ReadingThe best movies of 2024 as ranked by AP film writers
AP Film Writers Break out your “Dune” popcorn bucket: It’s time for the best movies of the year. Associated Press Film Writer Jake Coyle…
Continue ReadingUS senators grill airline officials about fees for seats and checked bags
AP Airlines Writer Members of a U.S. Senate subcommittee took aim at airline executives Wednesday for using an expanding menu of fees to charge…
Continue ReadingTrial date set for Virginia man accused of killing his missing wife
Associated Press MANASSAS, Va. (AP) — A judge ruled that a Virginia man accused of killing his wife, whose body has still not been found, will go…
Continue ReadingOpposition party leader arrested as Georgia authorities try to curb protests over ending EU talks
Associated Press TBILISI, Georgia (AP) — Georgian police have raided the offices of an opposition party and arrested its leader in an apparent…
Continue ReadingRomania’s surprise front-runner says he’s not pro-Russia. But Romania alleges he had Moscow’s help
Associated Press IZVORANI, Romania (AP) — The surprise front-runner in Romania’s presidential election insisted to The Associated Press in an…
Continue ReadingUS military takes pride in religious diversity. Would things change if Pete Hegseth takes charge?
Associated Press It was a history-making event: In a chapel at Fort Liberty, North Carolina, 2nd Lt. Khady Ndiaye stood proudly — wearing a…
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Gunman at large after UnitedHealthcare CEO fatally shot in ‘brazen targeted attack,’ police say
CNN By John Miller, Amanda Musa, Rebekah Riess, David Goldman and Brynn Gingras, CNN New York (CNN) — UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson was…
Continue ReadingThe end of an Eras tour approaches, marking a bittersweet moment for Taylor Swift fans
Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — After more than 150 shows across five continents over nearly two years, the global phenomenon that is…
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