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New York refuses Louisiana’s extradition request for doctor charged with prescribing abortion pills
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York on Thursday rejected a request from Louisiana to extradite…
Goodyear Blimp at 100: From Ronald Reagan to Ice Cube, ‘floating piece of Americana’ still thriving
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Flying a few hundred feet above the streets and shores…
Former football players file lawsuit over their portrayals in Netflix’s ‘Last Chance U’
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Six former East Mississippi Community College football players who appeared in…
Man injured alongside Salman Rushdie in 2022 stabbing attack says he thought it was a prank at first
MAYVILLE, N.Y. (AP) — A man injured alongside author Salman Rushdie in a knife attack…
The 75th Berlin Film Festival kicks off with ‘The Light’ shining on politics
BERLIN (AP) — The Berlin International Film Festival is kicking off on Thursday with the…
Louisiana to end mass vaccine promotion, state’s top health official says
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The Louisiana Department of Health “will no longer promote mass vaccination”…
Trump’s foreign aid freeze forces health clinics in a vulnerable region of Syria to close
SARMADA, Syria (AP) — In the town of Sarmada in northern Syria, Dr. Mohammad Fares…
Trump seems to question well-known part of Sen. Mitch McConnell’s life – his childhood polio battle
President Donald Trump seemed to question a well-documented part of Sen. Mitch McConnell’s life —…
Trump seems to question well-known part of Sen. Mitch McConnell’s life – his childhood polio battle
President Donald Trump seemed to question a well-documented part of Sen. Mitch McConnell’s life —…
Man from uncontacted Indigenous tribe emerges in Amazon, and villagers demonstrate a lighter
BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) — In a rare encounter, a young man from an isolated Indigenous…
White House blocks AP reporter from Trump-Modi news conference because of Gulf of Mexico fight
The White House blocked an Associated Press journalist from covering a news conference with two…
The Wayans family to be inducted into the NAACP Awards’ Hall of Fame
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Wayans family, who through film, TV, sketch and stand-up comedy,…
Jury in A$AP Rocky’s felony assault trial gets the case and will start deliberations next week
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Jurors in the felony assault trial of A$AP Rocky got the…
‘SNL’ at 50: BNL’s Ed Robertson recalls meeting superfans Matt Damon and Ben Affleck
As “Saturday Night Live” marks its 50th anniversary, The Canadian Press looks back on some…
A look at Pope Francis’ previous hospitalizations and health problems
ROME (AP) — Pope Francis was hospitalized Friday for the fourth time since being elected…
‘Accident waiting to happen’: Arteta bemoans heavy schedule amid Arsenal injury crisis
LONDON (AP) — Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta believes the accumulation of long-term injuries experienced by…
A look at Pope Francis’ previous hospitalizations and health problems
ROME (AP) — Pope Francis was hospitalized Friday for the fourth time since being elected…
Cacá Diegues, renowned Brazilian filmmaker and leading figure in Cinema Novo, dies at 84
SAO PAULO (AP) — Carlos Diegues, the renowned Brazilian filmmaker, died Friday in Rio de…
Sarah Jessica Parker to be honored this spring by PEN America
NEW YORK (AP) — Sarah Jessica Parker will be this year’s recipient of PEN America’s…
‘Sugarcane’ exposes truths about Indigenous schools in Canada. It’s already made Oscars history
The discovery of hundreds of unmarked graves at an Indian residential school in Canada in…
Women have dominated ‘Tournament of Champions.’ Here’s what winners say is a key ingredient
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Maneet Chauhan delicately sprinkled saffron onto her gushtaba goat meatballs as…
‘Saturday Night Live’ stars name their favorite sketches and reflect on show’s legacy
NEW YORK (AP) — Legions of comedic talent have paraded through NBC’s Studio 8H, whether…
TIFF CEO worried about ‘nationalistic’ shift in TV, film amid Canada-US trade tension
TORONTO — The CEO of the Toronto International Film Festival is warning against an overly…
Alabama House expedites Medicaid for pregnant women, joining other states with high mortality rates
MONTOGMERY, Ala. (AP) — A bill that would expedite Medicaid coverage and prenatal health care…