ROME (AP) — Milan’s La Scala, one of the world’s most prestigious and historic opera houses, has named Fortunato Ortombina as its new director. He will be stepping into his new position in September at the famed Teatro alla Scala. Milan’s city mayor Giuseppe Sala made the announcement on Tuesday after the opera house’s board
Continue ReadingBy STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks are drifting Wednesday, and indexes are mixed following a three-day losing streak for the S&P 500. The S&P 500 was 0.1% higher in midday trading following a mixed set of earnings reports from big companies The Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 14
Continue ReadingBy Lauren Fox, Haley Talbot, Melanie Zanona and Michelle Shen, CNN Washington (CNN) — Speaker Mike Johnson announced Wednesday he is sticking with his plan to put a series of foreign aid bills on the floor, including funding for Ukraine, after facing significant pressure from hardliners. “After significant Member feedback and discussion, the House Rules
Continue ReadingBy MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Orlando Bloom wanted to test himself for his latest adventure project. Not by eating something gross or visiting a new country. He wanted to risk death — with not one but three extreme sports. The Peacock series“Orlando Bloom: To the Edge” sees the “Pirates of
Continue ReadingBy MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Orlando Bloom wanted to test himself for his latest adventure project. Not by eating something gross or visiting a new country. He wanted to risk death — with not one but three extreme sports. The Peacock series“Orlando Bloom: To the Edge” sees the “Pirates of
Continue ReadingBy MARK SHERMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court has made it easier for workers who are transferred from one job to another against their will to pursue job discrimination claims under federal civil rights law, even when they are not demoted or docked pay. Justice Elena Kagan wrote for the court Wednesday
Continue ReadingBy ILLIA NOVIKOV Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Three Russian missiles slammed into a downtown area of the northern Ukrainian city of Chernihiv on Wednesday, hitting an eight-floor apartment building and killing at least 17 people, authorities said. At least 61 people, including three children, were wounded in the morning attack, Ukrainian emergency services
Continue ReadingBy PAN PYLAS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Hundreds of people have attended a vigil in central London to commemorate the life of a police officer who was shot dead 40 years ago from inside the Libyan embassy. Constable Yvonne Fletcher, 25, was killed when men armed with submachine guns fired from the embassy’s windows,
Continue ReadingBy WYATTE GRANTHAM-PHILIPS AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Ford is recalling more than 456,000 Bronco Sport and Maverick vehicles due to a battery detection issue that can result in loss of drive power, increasing crash risks. According to documents published by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, the body and power train control
Continue ReadingBy BOUAZZA BEN BOUAZZA and SAM METZ Associated Press TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) — Italy’s leader has acknowledged that Tunisia “cannot become the arrival point for migrants coming from the rest of Europe.” Premier Giorgia Meloni’s statement on Wednesday comes days after Tunisia’s president insisted he remains unwilling to let Europe outsource migration problems to his
Continue ReadingBy MARIA SHERMAN AP Music Writer The 2024 Latin Grammys will return home to Miami — where the organization is headquartered. The 25th annual event will air live from the Kaseya Center on Nov. 14. Nominations will be announced on Sept. 17. Last year’s ceremony was held in Sevilla, Spain — the first time the
Continue ReadingBy DARLENE SUPERVILLE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden’s administration has announced new steps to improve a program that lets federal employees who also are military spouses telework from overseas. The steps are part of Jill Biden’s work to support military and veteran families. The first lady on Wednesday is hosting a White
Continue ReadingThe Swedish parliament has passed a law lowering the age required for people to legally change their gender from 18 to 16. Young people under 18 will still need approval from a guardian, a doctor, and the National Board of Health and Welfare. The government of Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson has been split on the
Continue ReadingBy TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer Noah Eagle is broadcasting his second Olympics this summer. He’s going to his first. NBC Sports announced Wednesday that Eagle will be the play-by-play voice for USA Basketball’s men’s games, women’s games and the medal rounds at this summer’s Paris Olympics. The men’s roster was announced Wednesday; the women’s
Continue ReadingBy STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks are holding firmer Wednesday, and the S&P 500 is rising in early trading to potentially break its three-day losing streak. The index added 0.4% following a mixed set of earnings reports from big companies The Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 114 points,
Continue ReadingBy JAN M. OLSEN Associated Press COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Police in Sweden say that security will be tight during next month’s Eurovision Song Contest in the southern city of Malmo. They cite demonstrations that could lead to unrests and a heightened threat of terrorism in the Scandinavian country. Pro-Palestinian activists who want Israel out
Continue ReadingBy TRISHA THOMAS and NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press CAPRI, Italy (AP) — Group of Seven foreign ministers are meeting on the resort island of Capri amid calls for new sanctions against Iran. Soaring tensions in the Mideast and Russia’s continuing war in Ukraine are topping the agenda of the three-day meeting that starts late Wednesday.
Continue ReadingBy LORNE COOK Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán is urging voters to reject mainstream political parties in European Union elections in June for their failure of leadership. He also says that Ukraine must never be allowed to join the EU or NATO. Orbán’s remarks came at a gathering of far-right
Continue ReadingBy TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer LeBron James is going back to the Olympics for the first time in 12 years. Stephen Curry is headed to the games for the first time. Kevin Durant will go there with his eyes on history. And they’re just part of a star-studded roster the Americans have assembled for
Continue ReadingBy JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer Jerry Seinfeld’s upcoming Netflix comedy will be featured during this weekend’s IndyCar race at Long Beach as rookie Linus Lundqvist will drive a car painted to look like a Pop-Tart in recognition of the movie “Unfrosted.” Chip Ganassi Racing’s No. 8 will be painted in the texture of
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