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THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — After nearly 200 years in a private collection, a pair of small portraits by 17th century Dutch Master Rembrandt van Rijn went on display Wednesday after a long-term loan to the Netherlands’ national art and history museum. The Rijksmuseum said the portraits of Jan Willemsz van der Pluym and his

By FARNOUSH AMIRI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Hunter Biden on Wednesday defied a congressional subpoena to appear privately for a deposition before Republican investigators who have been digging into his business dealings. He insisted he would only testify in public. The Democratic president’s son slammed the GOP-issued subpoena for the closed-door testimony, arguing that

By JUSTIN SPIKE Associated Press BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Independent media outlets and rights groups in Hungary have condemned legislation passed by the country’s right-wing populist government that would allow authorities to investigate and prosecute people accused of undermining the country’s sovereignty. The “sovereignty protection act” approved on Tuesday calls for the creation of a

By ERIC TUCKER and ALANNA DURKIN RICHER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A judge says Donald Trump’s 2020 election interference case in Washington will be put on hold while the former president further pursues his claims that he is immune from prosecution. U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan agreed Wednesday to pause any “further proceedings that

By MARK SHERMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Wednesday said it will hear an appeal that could upend hundreds of charges stemming from the Capitol riot, including against former President Donald Trump. The justices will review a charge of obstruction of an official proceeding that has been brought against more than

By PETER PRENGAMAN Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Over 14 days of U.N. climate talks, delegates from nearly 200 countries debated, made proposals, lobbed criticisms and did their best to convince each other how best to stop the planet from warming at a dangerous pace. As always at the annual talks, much

By The Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — In this big year of entertainment — think “Barbenheimer,” the twin conquests of Taylor Swift and Beyoncé and the jolting strikes by actors and writers — we witnessed five streaking stars. Their party was 2023. Kris Bowers, Reneé Rapp, Charles Melton, Lily Gladstone and Ayo Edebiri all

By LESLIE AMBRIZ Associated Press In 2023, Ayo Edebiri was everywhere. This year alone, the 28-year-old Emmy-nominated actor starred in “Bottoms,” “Theater Camp,” “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem,” guest-starred on “Abbott Elementary” and “Black Mirror.” She also returned for the second season of “The Bear,” the show that initially shot the stand-up comedian and

By LESLIE AMBRIZ Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Kris Bowers grew up in Los Angeles, just a few minutes away from The World Stage performance space, and immersed in jazz. Music, he knew, was always his path. When he was 12, he told his parents he wanted to go to school for jazz and

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Philadelphia police say a body found inside a warehouse has been identified as an inmate who walked away from a work detail almost two weeks ago. Police announced late Tuesday that the Philadelphia Medical Examiner’s Office identified the body as escaped prisoner Gino Hagenkotter. Authorities say he was working in the orchard

By GRANT PECK Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — An editor says Myanmar’s military government has arrested two journalists with a local online news service in its latest crackdown on media freedom since seizing power nearly three years ago. The Dawei Watch editor says the computers and mobile phones of the reporters and their family members

By SARAH RANKIN and MATTHEW BARAKAT Associated Press ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) — Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin has a tentative agreement with the parent company of the NBA’s Washington Wizards and NHL’s Washington Capitals to move those teams out of D.C. to northern Virginia. Youngkin, a Republican, says the plan calls for a $2 billion sports

BERLIN (AP) — Switzerland’s environmentalist Greens have failed in a long-shot bid to enter the national government as lawmakers elected a new center-left minister to the country’s executive Federal Council. Parliament met in Bern on Wednesday to elect the seven-member governing council following a national election in October. Four parties ranging from the center-left Social

SOFIA, Bulgaria (AP) — Following years of heated debates, authorities in Bulgaria began to dismantle a monument of the Soviet army that has dominated the skyline of the capital city of Sofia, and has  been  considered widely a symbol of Russia’s lasting influence in the Balkan country. The monument was erected in 1954 to commemorate

By KARIN LAUB Associated Press RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) — A wartime opinion poll among Palestinians shows a rise in support for Hamas, which appears to have ticked up even in the devastated Gaza Strip. The survey published Wednesday also reflected an overwhelming rejection of Western-backed President Mahmoud Abbas, with nearly 90% saying he must

By JACK DURA Associated Press BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Friends and family of a North Dakota sheriff’s deputy killed in the line of duty remember him for his love of family, the outdoors and his camaraderie with veterans and emergency responders. Deputy Paul Martin was killed last week in a crash involving a U.S. senator’s

By COLLEEN LONG Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House is hosting nearly 100 lawmakers from around the country to work on how their states can try to reduce gun violence. The gun violence prevention office is the first of its kind, launched this year by President Joe Biden. The office has created guidelines

By DEEPA BHARATH and AUDREY McAVOY Associated Press MAUNA KEA, Hawaii (AP) — Shane Palacat-Nelsen’s voice drops to a reverent tone as he tells the story of the snow goddess Poliahu who Native Hawaiians believe inhabits the summit of Mauna Kea, the highest point in Hawaii. The tale, repeated in Hawaiian families over generations, speaks