Month: November 2021

By TERRY TANG Associated Press At only 7 years old, Ji-Young is making history as the first Asian American muppet in the “Sesame Street” canon. She is Korean American and has two passions: rocking out on her electric guitar and skateboarding. The children’s TV program gave The Associated Press a first look at its adorable

By GRANT PECK and DAVID RISING Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — American journalist Danny Fenster is on his way home from military-ruled Myanmar. Fenster spent nearly six months in jail and was sentenced last week to 11 years of hard labor. On Monday, he was handed over to former U.S. diplomat Bill Richardson, who helped

By LORNE COOK Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union is expanding sanctions against Belarus to include airlines, travel agents and individuals accused of helping to lure migrants to Europe as part of a “hybrid attack” against the bloc by President Alexander Lukashenko. The EU has already slapped a series of sanctions on Lukashenko

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece is renewing a bid to seek the return of ancient sculptures removed from the Parthenon at the Acropolis in Athens more than 200 years ago from the British Museum. Giannis Oikonomou, a government spokesman, told reporters the issue would be raised at a scheduled meeting in London Tuesday between British

By ISABEL DEBRE Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Airbus has announced it’s received an order from the Air Lease Corporation for 111 new aircraft, including 25 A220-330s, 55 A321neos, 20 A321 XLRs, four A330neos and seven A350Fs. Monday’s announcement marks the second sale in as many days for the European plane maker,

By DARLENE SUPERVILLE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is preparing to sign an executive order to help improve public safety and justice for Native Americans during the first tribal nations summit since 2016. Leaders from more than 570 tribes in the United States are expected to join the two-day virtual event beginning

ROME (AP) — Pope Francis is paying tribute to Catholic priests, nuns and laypeople who helped care for people with HIV and AIDS during the early period of the epidemic in the U.S. Francis offered the words of praise in a letter to Michael O’Loughlin, national correspondent for the Jesuit magazine America, who wrote the book

By MEG KINNARD Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A Democrat seeking to become South Carolina’s next governor has a plan to suspend the state’s gas tax, easing the cost of pumping up as pandemic-related supply shortages drive gas prices nationally to record highs. Joe Cunningham previewed his proposal in an interview with The Associated

GELSENKIRCHEN, Germany (AP) — A zoo in the western German city of Gelsenkirchen has proudly presented three female lion cubs born in early October. Visitors can now meet Jamila, Kumani and Malaika. The cubs played on Monday under the watchful eyes of their mother, Fiona, who was brought to the Zoom Erlebniswelt zoo in Gelsenkirchen

MOSCOW (AP) — Russian authorities have added a prominent member of the protest group Pussy Riot to the government’s wanted list, in the latest step to turn up the pressure on opposition activists and independent media. Pyotr Verzilov, a publisher of independent news site Mediazona, was labelled “foreign agent” along with the media outlet and

By LIZ WESTON OF NerdWallet Before you bring up money at a holiday gathering, family and caregiving experts recommend researching options so you can present choices to your parents rather than issuing orders. Be mindful of your tone — you are not your parents’ parent — and consider a variety of ways to broach the

MADRID (AP) — Spain’s foreign minister says the Cuban government’s decision to revoke the press credentials of journalists working for the Spanish state news agency in Havana is “unacceptable.” The top Spanish diplomat and the news agency are demanding that all the credentials be returned. The Cuban government has given no explanation for its decision