Month: June 2023

By JOCELYN NOVECK AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — No script? No problem! There was plenty of uncertainty in the run-up to this year’s Tony Awards, which at one point seemed unlikely to happen at all because of the ongoing Hollywood writer’s strike. But the ceremony went off without a hitch on Sunday night.

By KEN SWEET and MICHELLE CHAPMAN AP Business Writers JPMorgan Chase announced a tentative $290 million settlement Monday with the victims of Jeffrey Epstein who had accused the bank of being the financial conduit that allowed the financier to continue operating a sex trafficking operation. Epstein was arrested in 2019 on federal charges accusing him

By QASSIM ABDUL-ZAHRA Associated Press BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraq is urging countries that have citizens in a sprawling camp in northeast Syria housing tens of thousands of mostly women and children linked to the Islamic State group to repatriate their nationals. Iraqi officials warned Monday that al-Hol camp has become a “source for terrorism.” The

By SEUNG MIN KIM Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is undergoing a root canal after experiencing some dental pain. The procedure that will take him out of commission of at least one public event on Monday. Biden’s personal physician, Kevin O’Connor, said in a memo released by the White House that Biden

By SAM METZ Associated Press PARK CITY, Utah (AP) — A Utah woman who wrote a children’s book about coping with grief after her husband’s death, and was later accused of fatally poisoning him, appeared in court Monday for a hearing to determine whether she should remain detained or have an opportunity to post bail.

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Across central Florida, the 49 victims killed and dozens more survivors of the massacre at a gay-friendly nightclub were remembered with the unveiling of a 44-foot (13.4-meter) wide mural and an overnight vigil at the site of the Pulse club on the seventh anniversary of the tragedy. Several people gathered at

By SYLVIA HUI Associated Press LONDON (AP) — A U.K. parliamentary committee is meeting to conclude its inquiry into whether former Prime Minister Boris Johnson misled lawmakers over parties at his Downing Street office that breached COVID-19 lockdown restrictions. Members of Parliament’s Privileges Committee have pledged to continue with the investigation into Johnson’s conduct after

STOCKHOLM (AP) — The Swedish government decided Monday to extradite a Turkish citizen resident in Sweden who had been convicted in 2013 of drug crime in Turkey. The move came as NATO-member Turkey continued to hold up Sweden’s bid to join the military alliance. The man, who had served his prison sentence and was living

By MICHELLE CHAPMAN and KEN SWEET AP Business Writer JPMorgan Chase announced a settlement Monday with the victims of Jeffrey Epstein who had accused the bank of being the financial conduit that allowed the financier to continue operating a sex trafficking operation. Epstein was arrested in 2019 on federal charges accusing him of paying underage

ROME (AP) — Adored, scorned, impossible to ignore in life, Silvio Berlusconi in death drew tributes even from critics, and ever more lush praise from admirers, including Russian President Vladimir Putin and Pope Francis. Following word of Berlusconi’s death on Monday in a Milan hospital, where he was being treated for chronic leukemia, reaction poured

By BEN FINLEY Associated Press The mother of a 6-year-old boy who shot his teacher in Virginia is expected to plead guilty in federal court to using marijuana while possessing a firearm. Doing so is illegal under U.S. law. Deja Taylor is accused of lying about her marijuana use on a form when she bought

BERLIN (AP) — A woman is in custody in Austria after reportedly abusing her 12-year-old son by shutting him in a dog box, pouring cold water over him and leaving him exposed to freezing temperatures. A police spokesman confirmed on Monday that the 32-year-old woman is under investigation on suspicion of attempted murder, among other

By LIZ WESTON of NerdWallet Longevity literacy is crucial in planning for your retirement, so you don’t run out of money or keep yourself on a needlessly skimpy budget. Unfortunately, many people incorrectly estimate life expectancy in the U.S., although women tend to make better estimates than men. Understand that overall life expectancy numbers you’ve

By SIBI ARASU and MUNIR AHMED Associated Press BENGALURU, India (AP) — India and Pakistan are bracing for the first severe cyclone this year expected to hit their coastal regions later this week. Authorities halted fishing activities, deployed rescue personnel and announced evacuation plans. From the Arabian Sea, Cyclone Biparjoy is aiming at Pakistan’s Sindh

By MATT O’BRIEN AP Technology Writer One small step for an intrepid crew of 24th century space explorers could be a giant leap — or flop — for Microsoft when the Xbox-maker launches its long-awaited video game Starfield. Players must fend off pirates, navigate strange moons, build outposts and fix their own starships in a