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Guinea-Bissau junta sets election date following last year’s coup
BISSAU, Guinea-Bissau (AP) — Guinea-Bissau’s military junta has set a date for new elections following…
Supreme Court seems inclined to keep Lisa Cook on Fed board despite Trump attempt to fire her
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Wednesday seemed inclined to keep Federal Reserve governor…
Taylor Swift, Kenny Loggins, members of Kiss and more get into Songwriters Hall of Fame
New York (AP) — Taylor Swift, Kiss’ Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley, Christopher “Tricky” Stewart,…
Rescuers spot wreckage possibly from a helicopter that went missing near a volcano in Japan
TOKYO (AP) — Rescuers spotted wreckage believed to be from a sightseeing helicopter carrying three…
Survivor of Spain’s train crash pleads for help finding her dog Boro, and social media users rally
MADRID (AP) — Blanket draped over her shoulders and a bandage on her cheek, Ana…
Trump administration drops legal appeal over anti-DEI funding threat to schools and colleges
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration is dropping its appeal of a federal court ruling…
The spirit of Saint Louis: how a lack of ego is fueling the 24th-ranked Billikens
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Robbie Avila knows it sounds like a cliche, and maybe it is.…
Police begin to flex new powers in Guatemala in effort to confront gangs
GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — Days after suspected gang members killed 10 Guatemalan police officers, police…
Rome pays last respects to fashion ’emperor’ Valentino in a two-day public viewing
ROME (AP) — Rome was paying its last respects to the legendary Valentino on Wednesday…
Everything you need to know about the 2026 Sundance Film Festival
PARK CITY, Utah (AP) — The 42nd Sundance Film Festival kicks off this week in…
Dozens of body parts are found after Pakistan’s shopping plaza fire
KARACHI, Pakistan (AP) — The toll from a deadly fire at a shopping plaza in…
France not considering soccer World Cup boycott over Greenland for now
PARIS (AP) — France’s sports minister says her country is not currently thinking about boycotting…
Meteorologists blame a stretched polar vortex, moisture, lack of sea ice for dangerous winter blast
WASHINGTON (AP) — Warm Arctic waters and cold continental land are combining to stretch the…
Catholicism shrinks in Latin America while more are religiously unaffiliated, Pew surveys find
Catholicism in Latin American countries has shrunk over the last decade, while a growing percentage…
Literary agent Georges Borchardt, who championed Nobel laureates, dies at 97
NEW YORK (AP) — Georges Borchardt, a literary agent of cosmopolitan taste and style who…
Man who assassinated former Japanese prime minister gets life in prison
TOKYO (AP) — A Japanese court sentenced a man who admitted assassinating former Japanese Prime…
Marine Le Pen admits ‘mistake’ in EU embezzlement trial as she fights to save political career
PARIS (AP) — French far-right leader Marine Le Pen acknowledged “a mistake” on Wednesday at…
Germany arrests woman accused of supplying war-related information to Russian agent
BERLIN (AP) — German authorities on Wednesday arrested a woman accused of supplying information related…
Kristen Bell returning as host to SAG’s Actor Awards
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Kristen Bell is returning as host of the Screen Actors Guild’s…
South Korea’s former prime minister jailed for 23 years in martial law case
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — A South Korean court ruled Wednesday that the ill-fated imposition…
Ambush in northwest Nigeria kills 5 soldiers and 1 police officer
ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Five soldiers and one police officer have been killed in an…
Leonardo da Vinci’s legacy lights up the Milan Cortina Olympics with two cauldrons
MILAN (AP) — Two Olympic cauldrons for the Milan Cortina Games will pay homage to…
Another train crashes in Spain, killing 1 person, days after fatal high-speed collision
GELIDA, Spain (AP) — Commuter rail service in Spain’s northeastern Catalonia region was suspended Wednesday…
Olympic visitors to Milan get a rare chance to glimpse restoration of a long-hidden Leonardo gem
MILAN (AP) — In honor of the Milan Cortina Olympics, Milan cultural officials are for…