By JOCELYN NOVECK AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The pioneering Black portrait artist Barkley L. Hendricks loved to visit the Frick Collection in New York, where he admired its Old Master European works by artists like Rembrandt and Van Dyck. Now Hendricks, who died in 2017, is the first artist of color to
Continue ReadingBy STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street is back to falling on Tuesday, even as pressure from the bond market relaxes a bit. The S&P 500 was 0.6% lower in early trading, coming off a rare gain and on track for its fifth drop in six days. The Dow Jones
Continue ReadingNYON, Switzerland (AP) — The Spanish soccer federation has been stripped of hosting the next annual meeting of European governing body UEFA. The federation has been in turmoil since the Women’s World Cup final last month and the actions of its disgraced former president Luis Rubiales. Madrid was set to host the UEFA Congress of
Continue ReadingBy Ariane de Vogue and Fredreka Schouten, CNN (CNN) — The Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected an emergency bid from Alabama, setting the stage for a new congressional map likely to include a second Black majority district to account for the state’s 27% Black population. The one-line order reflects that the feelings on the court
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — Taylor Swift’s trip to watch the Kansas City Chiefs’ Travis Kelce play football on Sunday didn’t just have the internet talking nonstop. Following the 12-time Grammy Award winner’s appearance at Arrowhead Stadium, jersey sales for the All-Pro tight-end seemingly skyrocketed. According to sportswear and fan merchandise company Fanatics, Kelce was one
Continue ReadingBy Tami Luhby, CNN (CNN) — Don’t worry, senior citizens. You’ll still get your Social Security checks if the federal government shuts down next week. It’s looking increasingly likely that Congress will not be able to pass the 12 appropriation bills that fund federal agencies before the new fiscal year starts on October 1. If
Continue ReadingBy LISA MASCARO and STEPHEN GROVES Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — With a government shutdown five days away, Congress is moving into crisis mode as Speaker Kevin McCarthy faces an insurgency from hard-right Republicans eager to slash spending even if it means curtailing federal services for millions of Americans. There’s no clear path ahead as
Continue ReadingBy JOSHUA A. BICKEL Associated Press KODIAK, Alaska (AP) — Young people are becoming a rare sight in the aging and shrinking commercial fishing industry. The high cost of entry for access rights and equipment and the increasing unpredictability of fish stocks due to human-caused climate change deters many people from starting a long term
Continue ReadingBy SAM KEMMIS of NerdWallet This was the hottest summer on record across the globe, forcing many tourists to rethink how and where they travel. Changing weather patterns have the potential to radically affect the travel industry in the U.S. and abroad. According to a recent report, Southern European destinations could see far fewer tourists
Continue ReadingBy JULIA FRANKEL Associated Press RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) — The newly appointed Saudi ambassador to the Palestinian Authority is visiting the Israeli-occupied West Bank for the first time. The visit by Nayef al-Sudairi on Tuesday is widely seen as an attempt by the kingdom to address the key sticking point in the Saudi-Israeli normalization
Continue ReadingBy STEPHEN WADE AP Sports Writer HANGZHOU, China (AP) — Chinese gymnast Zhang Boheng won the men’s all-around title at the Asian Games and put himself up as a name to watch at next year’s Paris Olympics. Zhang missed out competing at the Tokyo Olympics in 2021 but won the all-around title later in the
Continue ReadingBy ANNIE MA Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Millions of additional students in schools serving low-income communities will be eligible to receive breakfast and lunch at no cost under a rule change announced Tuesday by the U.S. Department of Agriculture. At schools where 25% of families participate in income-based public benefits, such as the Supplemental
Continue ReadingSTOCKHOLM (AP) — Two powerful explosions ripped through dwellings in central Sweden overnight, injuring at least three people and damaging buildings, with bricks and window sections left spread outside. Late on Monday, an explosion occurred in Hasselby, a suburb of the capital, Stockholm. In the early hours of Tuesday, a blast in Linkoping, some 175
Continue ReadingBy GERALD IMRAY Associated Press CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — Emergency services say eight people including four children have been killed by electrocution in two separate events after days of heavy rain caused floods in impoverished informal settlements near the South African city of Cape Town. Many homes in the poor townships on the
Continue ReadingATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece’s minister for migration says the government is planning a major regularization program for migrants to meet pressing demands in the labor market despite a recent increase in illegal arrivals. Dimitris Kairidis told state-run radio Tuesday that the program would target an estimated 300,000 migrants who are undocumented or whose residence
Continue ReadingBy DUSAN STOJANOVIC Associated Press BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Serbia’s president has demanded that NATO-led troops stationed in Kosovo take over the security from Kosovo police in the north of the country. The statement by President Aleksandar Vučić on Tuesday came days after violent clashes between armed Serbs and Kosovo police left one officer and
Continue ReadingBy Mary Kay Mallonee, CNN (CNN) — Former President Donald Trump’s attorneys argued in a court filing Monday that a gag order requested by special counsel Jack Smith in the federal 2020 election interference case is unconstitutional, overly broad and an effort to censor the former president during the 2024 presidential race. “The Proposed Gag
Continue ReadingBy ILLIA NOVIKOV Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian officials say Russia struck the Black Sea region of Odesa in a drone barrage that damaged a warehouse, charred dozens of trucks and injured two drivers in fiery explosions. The attacks led officials to suspend the ferry service between Romania and Ukraine. Video shot from
Continue ReadingBy MUNIR AHMED Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — A Pakistani court has extended custody for former Prime Minister Imran Khan on charges that he had revealed state secrets after his 2022 ouster. The court on Tuesday ordered he remain in detention for two more weeks. The development is the latest in an unprecedented pileup of
Continue ReadingBy Devan Cole and Paula Reid, CNN (CNN) — Hunter Biden filed a civil lawsuit Tuesday against Rudy Giuliani and his former attorney, claiming they caused “total annihilation” of his digital privacy and violated federal and state computer privacy laws through their alleged efforts to hack his devices. In the lawsuit filed in federal court
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