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By ANDREW DALTON AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Nicole Kidman’s co-stars like Meryl Streep and Reese Witherspoon paid her tribute as expected when she received the AFI Life Achievement Award in April. But when the telecast of the event airs on TNT Monday night, viewers may be surprised to see young actors thanking

By MUNIR AHMED Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — A top U.N. official has warned that an estimated 200,000 people in Pakistan are likely to be affected by the upcoming above-normal monsoon rains. Mohamed Yahya, the newly appointed Resident Coordinator and Humanitarian Coordinator, says weather forecasters are predicting heavy monsoon rains, which begin in July before

MOSCOW (AP) — Russian officials say U.S. reporter Evan Gershkovich, jailed in Russia for over a year on espionage charges, will stand trial in the Ural Mountains city of Yekaterinburg. Russia’s Prosecutor General’s office said Thursday an indictment of the Wall Street Journal reporter has been finalized and his case was filed to a regional

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Police say a 9-year-old child has become the fourth young gunshot victim in the city in recent weeks. The shooting occurred just after midnight Thursday. The child died at a hospital. Police say they are searching for “unknown suspects.” A 10-year-old girl was killed May 31 in Milwaukee while sleeping in her

By NICHOLAS RICCARDI Associated Press DENVER (AP) — President Joe Biden’s reelection campaign is calling on Republicans to drop lawsuits targeting mail voting now that Donald Trump has embraced the method. The Republican National Committee has filed multiple lawsuits seeking to limit provisions of mailed ballots, including in states that allow ballots to arrive after

By PAUL WISEMAN AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Wholesale price increases fell in May, the latest sign that inflation pressures in the United States may be easing as the Federal Reserve considers a timetable for cutting interest rates. The producer price index — which tracks inflation before it reaches consumers — declined 0.2% from

BY SETH BORENSTEIN AP Science Writer The strong El Nino weather condition that added a bit of extra heat to already record warm global temperatures is gone. Forecasters expect its cool flip side, La Nina, to breeze in just in time for peak Atlantic hurricane season. The National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration Thursday pronounced dead the

By MATT OTT AP Business Writer The number of Americans filing for jobless benefits jumped to the highest level in 10 months last week, a sign that the labor market is likely cooling under the weight of high interest rates. Unemployment benefit applications for the week ending June 8 rose by 13,000 to 242,000, up

By MARIA SHERMAN AP Music Writer NEW YORK (AP) — In 2021, you heard it: Moneybagg Yo’s “Wokesha” blaring from cars and corner stores. The undeniable song of the summer helped turn the Memphis rapper into a No. 1 artist. His fourth album, “A Gangsta’s Pain” topped the Billboard 200 that year, all but confirming

By HOWARD FENDRICH AP Tennis Writer Rafael Nadal is going to skip Wimbledon, as expected, and instead prepare for the Paris Olympics by entering a clay-court tournament in Bastad, Sweden, he hasn’t been to in 19 years. The 22-time Grand Slam champion, who turned 38 on June 3, said Thursday he wants to just remain

BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Commission is asking three of the world’s biggest pornography sites to provide details of the measures they have taken to better protect minors from accessing their content and prevent gender-based violence. The EU’s executive branch said Thursday that it took the decision targeting Pornhub, XVideos and Stripchat under its trailblazing

WIMBLEDON, England (AP) — Wimbledon’s total prize money fund will rise to a record 50 million pounds, which is about $64 million. The two singles champions each will earn 2.7 million pounds or about $3.45 million. All England Club officials announced the amounts at an annual spring briefing on Thursday. The total amount is 5.3

By PAOLO SANTALUCIA and COLLEEN BARRY Associated Press BORGO EGNAZIA, Italy (AP) — Leaders of the Group of Seven rich democracies are meeting in a faux medieval town constructed as a luxury resort on the heel of Italy’s boot. Borgo Egnazia, nestled amid olive groves and prickly pear cacti in the southern Puglia region, has

By ANTHONY IZAGUIRRE Associated Press TARRYTOWN, N.Y. (AP) — The Israel-Hamas war is roiling a primary election between two Democrats in New York, testing the party’s position on the conflict and the larger split between its progressive and centrist wings. The race pits liberal Rep. Jamaal Bowman against centrist county official George Latimer. Bowman is

SOFIA, Bulgaria (AP) — Former Prime Minister Boyko Borissov has invited his political opponents to hold talks on forming a new government. Borissov’s center-right GERB party emerged as the winner of Bulgaria’s parliamentary election. He told reporters Thursday at his party’s headquarters that he doesn’t want to be prime minister. But he cautioned that there

By JON GAMBRELL Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The U.S. says the Iranian-backed Houthis launched two anti-ship cruise missiles and struck a commercial ship in the Gulf of Aden off Yemen, setting it on fire and severely injuring one civilian mariner. U.S. Central Command says the M/V Verbena was still ablaze and

By JON SUPER and JILL LAWLESS Associated Press MANCHESTER, England (AP) — The left-of-center politician aiming to become Britain’s prime minister in three weeks’ time said Thursday he will lead a government that’s both “pro-business and pro-worker” and restore stability after years of economic and political turmoil. Labour Party leader Keir Starmer said that if

By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press BRIGHTON, England (AP) — There’s lots of talk of change in Britain’s election campaign, but little talk about climate change. The U.K.’s July 4 vote to choose a new government comes after one of the wettest and warmest winters on record, part of trends that scientists attribute to global warming.

By TOM KRISHER and DAVID HAMILTON AP Business Writers DETROIT (AP) — Tesla shareholders voted Thursday to restore CEO Elon Musk’s record $44.9 billion pay package that was thrown out by a Delaware judge earlier this year, sending a strong vote of confidence in his leadership of the world’s largest electric vehicle maker. The favorable

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland has reintroduced restrictions on movement along parts of the border with Belarus because of increased migration pressure that has involved violence against Polish security officials. The ban taking effect Thursday is to be valid for 90 days. It imposes restrictions on movement along 60 kilometers or 37 miles of the