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ISTANBUL (AP) — Turkey’s oldest film festival has been thrown into turmoil after jury members resigned and filmmakers withdrew their work over accusations of censorship. The producers and directors of 27 entries at the Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival on Wednesday announced they were pulling out. The move came days after 20 members of the

By KRISHAN FRANCIS Associated Press COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — The International Monetary Fund says that Sri Lanka has so far failed to make enough progress in boosting tax collection and other economic reforms sought by the IMF. The progress is needed in order for the IMF to release a second tranche of $330 million

By AMY BETH HANSON Associated Press HELENA, Mont. (AP) — A Montana law banning gender-affirming medical care for transgender minors is temporarily blocked, a state judge ruled Wednesday, just four days before it was to take effect. Legislative debate over Montana’s bill drew national attention this spring after Republicans punished Democratic Rep. Zooey Zephyr —

By LISA MASCARO and STEPHEN GROVES Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — As the Senate marches ahead with a bipartisan approach to prevent a government shutdown, House Speaker Kevin McCarthy is back to square one — asking his hard-right Republicans to do what they have said they would never do: approve their own temporary House measure

By FARNOUSH AMIRI and MARY CLARE JALONICK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The congressional committee investigating the U.S. Capitol insurrection has asked three more House Republicans to voluntarily testify about their involvement in the effort to overturn Donald Trump’s 2020 election loss. The requests have been sent to congressmen Andy Biggs of Arizona, Mo Brooks

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Polish and U.S. officials have signed an agreement in Warsaw for the construction of Poland’s first nuclear power plant. It’s part of an effort by the central European nation to move away from polluting fossil fuels. Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki called the deal to build the plant in the Pomerania

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — The former boyfriend of a central Kentucky woman who disappeared more than eight years ago has been arrested on charges stemming from the investigation, the FBI and Kentucky State Police said Wednesday in a statement. Brooks Houck was arrested without incident on charges stemming from the Crystal Rogers investigation, the statement

By SAMANTHA HENDRICKSON Associated Press/Report For America COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio’s political map-making commission has unanimously approved new Statehouse maps, moving a step closer to resolving a long-running redistricting battle. Tuesday’s vote is the latest chapter of the state’s lengthy saga over new political boundaries, riddled with lawsuits and repeated court rulings finding previous

By MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The actor picked to play the iconic, baby-faced flapper Betty Boop in a new stage musical is a triple threat from Texas with a contagious laugh. Jasmine Amy Rogers will star in “BOOP! The Betty Boop Musical” making its debut this fall in Chicago with

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The Powerball jackpot climbed to an estimated $925 million after no players hit it big Wednesday night, continuing a stretch of lottery futility that has lasted for more than two months. The winning numbers were: 1, 7, 46, 47, 63 and red Powerball 7. The jackpot for the next drawing

By BASSEM MROUE Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — Judicial officials in Lebanon say a military court has sentenced an official with the extremist Islamic State group to 160 years in prison for carrying out deadly attacks against security forces and planning others targeting government buildings and crowded civilian areas. The officials said Wednesday that the

By KIMBERLEE KRUESI Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A federal judge has ruled that a former Tennessee state senator can stay out of prison as he challenges his 21-month sentence for violating federal campaign finance laws. Brian Kelsey was supposed to report to federal prison in October. But a U.S. district judge agreed Tuesday

By STEVE PEOPLES AP National Political Writer SIMI VALLEY, Calif. (AP) — A growing sense of urgency looms over the Republican Party’s second presidential primary debate as seven candidates seek momentum on a stage that will not feature the race’s frontrunner. Former President Donald Trump’s second consecutive absence gives those who do show up more

By MARK KENNEDY and ANDREW DALTON AP Entertainment Writers NEW YORK (AP) — With the Hollywood writers strike over, actors will now get a shot at cutting their own deal with studios and streaming services. The Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Radio and Television Artists announced Wednesday night that strike negotiations with studios would resume

By ALANIS THAMES AP Sports Writer One of Trevon Hamlet’s core memories from attending the University of Colorado is living on campus his freshman year and being able to count on one hand how many Black people he’d see in a day. Hamlet, who played lacrosse at Colorado from 2014-19 and still lives in the

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Bahrain has sentenced 13 prisoners to an additional three years in prison over a sit-in held in 2021 that prison authorities say was violent. The Bahrain Institute for Rights and Democracy said Wednesday that the convictions issued the day before stemmed from a mass trial of 65 defendants, the

By TALES AZZONI AP Sports Writer MADRID (AP) — Former Spain women’s national team coach Jorge Vilda has been summoned to appear before a judge in the probe involving former soccer federation president Luis Rubiales for his kissing a player on the lips after the team won the Women’s World Cup title last month. Vilda

REBECCA SANTANA Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration is admitting Israel into a select group of countries whose citizens are allowed to travel to the United States without getting a visa in advance. The decision announced Wednesday comes despite Washington’s concerns about the Israeli government’s treatment of Palestinian Americans and marks a major

By THOMAS BEAUMONT Associated Press The words don’t stir the collective national memory like, “ Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall.” But for students of Ronald Reagan’s more notable speeches, “the ash heap of history” may ring a bell, one chiming regularly during the 2024 Republican presidential campaign. Former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley has

By BROOKE LEFFERTS Associated Pess NEW YORK (AP) — Rachel Bloom was fiddling around with songs and sketches for a new musical stand-up special she was hoping to take on the road when the pandemic hit in 2020 and, as she describes it, “the world exploded.” The actor and writer, best known for creating and