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Movie stars, timely documentaries and awards hopefuls convene at the Venice Film Festival
August can be a dreary month for Hollywood glamour, but the Venice Film Festival is on the horizon to kick off the busy fall film festival season in style. There will be plenty of stars gracing the red carpets when the 83rd edition of the festival kicks off Wednesday on the Lido: Noel and Liam […]
As Pell grants expand, students see openings to afford short-term job training
Sydney Webb scrimped and saved to pay for an eight-week certified nursing assistant program at a North Carolina community college. On top of the $255 registration fee, the 26-year-old bartender also had to pay for a background check, scrubs, a stethoscope, special shoes and a state certification exam — all while working half as much […]
AP Exclusive: Nurse who saved baby from Pakistan hospital fire wishes she could have saved the rest
ISLAMABAD | Razia Noreen and her colleagues had just checked on the 15 newborns in their care at the hospital nursery in Islamabad and were preparing injections for some of them in an adjacent room when she saw something unusual: flames. The nurse dropped the syringe and ran into the nursery. She lifted a baby […]
Global warming will exceed limit, UN says in a report that maps path to get back below danger zone
In a strategic retreat in the fight against climate change, the United Nations has acknowledged that Earth has lost its chance to prevent some of the worst of global warming’s harms. So now the world must figure out how to get temperatures below the danger zone and back to safety, officials say. Earth is soon […]
Lawmakers ask Army to explain why it told a military unit to stop specializing in drone warfare
WASHINGTON | A bipartisan group of U.S. lawmakers is pressing the Army to explain why it told a unit based in Europe to stop specializing in drone warfare, an order that comes as the world’s battlefields rapidly evolve and military tactics increasingly rely on uncrewed systems to fight. The 173rd Airborne Brigade was building its […]
Tiger Woods pleads no contest to reckless driving charge over rollover crash in Florida
STUART, Florida | Tiger Woods pleaded no contest to a reckless driving charge Wednesday following a rollover crash in March near his home in Florida where he initially was accused of driving under the influence. Woods appeared in a courtroom in Martin County where he agreed to the reduced charge. A judge ordered that his […]
Lindsay Clancy trial jury deliberates for fifth day after telling judge they were deadlocked
PLYMOUTH, Mass. | Jurors in the Lindsay Clancy murder trial resumed deliberations Wednesday, a day after telling the judge they couldn’t agree on whether the Massachusetts mother was criminally responsible for killing her three children. After court resumed Wednesday morning, Judge William Sullivan called the lawyers to the bench. Each of the 12 jurors and […]
Colton Cowser saves Orioles with incredible catch to preserve 2-1 victory over Rockies
DENVER | Colton Cowser made a spectacular leaping catch above the center-field fence for the final out, robbing Jake McCarthy of a game-winning homer and preserving the Baltimore Orioles’ 2-1 victory over the Colorado Rockies on Monday night. With a runner on second base and two outs in the ninth inning, McCarthy sent a drive […]
Fall Movie Guide: Here are the films coming out this fall, from September through November
Here’s The Associated Press’ guide for the movies heading to theaters and the home through Thanksgiving. SEPTEMBER MOVIE RELEASESSept. 4 “By Any Means” (Paramount, in theaters): Yahya Abdul-Mateen II and Mark Wahlberg star in Elegance Bratton’s 1960s-set crime thriller based on a true story. “Mayday” (Apple TV, streaming): A Cold War buddy comedy about a […]
The living care for ancestors and wandering spirits at Malaysia’s Hungry Ghost Festival
BUKIT MERTAJAM, Malaysia | It’s that time of year when the living make room for the dead. Malaysia’s Hungry Ghost Festival is held during the seventh month of the Chinese lunar calendar, which this year began in mid-August. “It is centered around the worship of Da Shi Ye, also known as the Guardian God of […]