By HILLEL ITALIE AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Several authors have turned down awards and awards nominations from PEN America, citing unhappiness with the literary and free expression organization’s stance on the war in Gaza. This week, PEN announced its long lists in categories ranging from the $75,000 Jean Stein Award for best
Continue ReadingBy HILLEL ITALIE AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Several authors have turned down awards and awards nominations from PEN America, citing unhappiness with the literary and free expression organization’s stance on the war in Gaza. This week, PEN announced its long lists in categories ranging from the $75,000 Jean Stein Award for best
Continue ReadingBy VANESSA GERA Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Polish lawmakers have voted to continue work on proposals to lift a near-total ban on abortion, a highly divisive issue in the traditionally Roman Catholic country. Poland has one of the most restrictive abortion laws in Europe. Members of the lower house of parliament, the Sejm,
Continue ReadingBy COLLEEN LONG Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is headed to his hometown of Scranton, Pennsylvania, to talk about who he believes should be paying more in taxes and who should be paying less. Biden’s campaign says the speech will be Tuesday, the day after Tax Day. The campaign said Friday the
Continue ReadingBy TOM KRISHER AP Auto Writer DETROIT (AP) — The U.S. government’s auto safety agency has opened an investigation into a Ford recall for gasoline leaks from cracked fuel injectors that can cause engine fires, saying in documents that the remedy doesn’t fix the leaks. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said in documents posted
Continue ReadingBy ZIMO ZHONG and MATT OTT Associated Press Wall Street veered into negative territory early Friday after several big banks issued mixed first-quarter earnings reports and trimmed guidance on the assumption that the Federal Reserve would cut interest rates. Futures for the S&P 500 slipped less than 0.3% before the bell, while futures for the
Continue ReadingBy Sergey Gudkov, Louis Mian and Rob Picheta, CNN (CNN) — A mass evacuation is underway in the Russian city of Orenburg, as severe flooding tears through parts of the country and northern Kazakhstan. “A mass evacuation is underway,” the city’s mayor Sergei Salmin said on Telegram, instructing residents in multiple areas of the city
Continue ReadingBy PAN PYLAS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — A review of the Bank of England’s economic forecasting undertaken by the former chair of the U.S. Federal Reserve has found “significant shortcomings” that should be addressed to better inform future interest rate decisions. Ben Bernanke was tasked to review the Bank of England’s forecasting models following
Continue ReadingMAPLE GROVE, Wis. (AP) — An 18-year-old who triggered a bonfire explosion that injured more than a dozen people at a backyard gathering in eastern Wisconsin has been sentenced to a year in jail and five years probation. WLUK-TV reports that Sam Armstrong appeared Thursday in Shawano County Court. Armstrong pleaded no contest in February
Continue ReadingBy ALI JABAR and ABBY SEWELL Associated Press BAGHDAD (AP) — A prominent Iraqi Christian religious leader who left Baghdad amid a political dispute last year has returned to the capital at the invitation of the country’s prime minister. Cardinal Louis Sako led his first mass in Baghdad on Friday after returning the day before.
Continue ReadingNAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Heavy rains pounding different parts of Kenya have led to the deaths of at least 13 people and displaced some 15,000 people, the United Nations said, as forecasters warn that more rains can be expected until June. The U.N Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, citing the Kenya Red Cross
Continue ReadingBy TOM KRISHER AP Auto Writer DETROIT (AP) — The U.S. government’s auto safety agency has opened an investigation into a Ford recall for gasoline leaks from cracked fuel injectors that can cause engine fires, saying in documents that the remedy doesn’t fix the leaks. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said in the documents
Continue ReadingBy David Culver, Norma Galeana, Evelio Contreras and Rachel Clarke, CNN Ejido Jacumé, Baja California, Mexico (CNN) — The rust-colored barrier soars into the cloudless blue sky, a solid and almost impassable marker of the border between Mexico and the United States. But then it stops, when the rough, hilly terrain becomes a mountain, or
Continue ReadingCNN By David Culver, Norma Galeana, Evelio Contreras and Rachel Clarke, CNN Ejido Jacumé, Baja California, Mexico (CNN) — The rust-colored barrier soars into the cloudless blue sky, a solid and almost impassable marker of the border between Mexico and the United States. But then it stops, when the rough, hilly terrain becomes a mountain,
Continue ReadingCNN By David Culver, Norma Galeana, Evelio Contreras and Rachel Clarke, CNN Ejido Jacumé, Baja California, Mexico (CNN) — The rust-colored barrier soars into the cloudless blue sky, a solid and almost impassable marker of the border between Mexico and the United States. But then it stops, when the rough, hilly terrain becomes a mountain,
Continue ReadingBy KEN SWEET AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — JPMorgan Chase reported a modest 6% rise in first quarter profits on Friday, as the major banks start reporting their quarter results for the first quarter. Wells Fargo reported a decline in profit versus a year ago, although the result beat Wall Street’s expectations. JPMorgan,
Continue ReadingBy Lauren Said-Moorhouse and Max Foster, CNN (CNN) — Prince William and Prince George were spotted watching their soccer team Aston Villa together on Thursday evening – their first sighting since the Princess of Wales’ cancer diagnosis. In a quintessentially British father-son bonding moment, the 41-year-old heir to the British throne cheered the side on
Continue ReadingBy Mariya Knight, Michael Rios, Sharon Braithwaite and Nimi Princewill, CNN (CNN) — Russia has delivered military equipment to Niger that will provide the African country with the “latest generation of anti-aircraft defense systems,” Nigerien state broadcaster RTN said Thursday. The equipment arrived in Niamey on Wednesday along with 100 Russian military instructors who will
Continue ReadingMOSCOW (AP) — The Kremlin says that a draft agreement between Russia and Ukraine negotiated in 2022 could serve as a starting point for prospective talks to end the fighting that has dragged into a third year. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said the draft document that was discussed in Istanbul in March 2022 could be
Continue ReadingBy TERESA MEDRANO Associated Press MADRID (AP) — Capitalizing on an impressive moment in Spanish-language music, Uruguayan singer-songwriter Jorge Drexler is embarking on his first tour of Europe. His award-winning latest album, “Tinta y tiempo” (“Ink and time”), earned him four of his 13 Latin Grammy Awards. His tour will be more intimate than shows
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