Month: June 2022

MADRID (AP) — Penélope Cruz has won one of Spain’s top cinema awards for her contribution to Spanish film. The jury of the 2022 National Cinema award was unanimous in its decision to honor the Madrid-born star. The jury released a statement Monday describing the 48-year-old Oscar winner as an “iconic actress whose brilliant legacy

By WILL WEISSERT Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden ordered emergency measures Monday to boost crucial supplies to U.S. solar manufacturers and declared a two-year tariff exemption on solar panels from Southeast Asia as he attempted to jumpstart progress toward his climate change-fighting goals. His invoking of the Defense Production Act and his

By JIM HEINTZ Associated Press MOSCOW (AP) — Russia’s foreign ministry has called U.S. news media to a meeting to warn that their accreditations and visas could be withdrawn if the United States does not rescind measures limiting Russian journalists there. The warning from ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova comes amid high tensions with the West

By MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The story of how the musical “Grease” became a pop culture juggernaut is told in the new oral history book “Grease: Tell Me More, Tell Me More,” culled from stories submitted by some 100 cast and crew and edited by Moore, “Grease” veteran actor Adrienne

By TOM KRISHER and MATT O’BRIEN AP Business Writers DETROIT (AP) — Elon Musk is threatening to end his $44 billion agreement to buy Twitter, accusing the company of refusing to give him information about its spam bot accounts. Lawyers for the Tesla and SpaceX CEO made the threat in a letter to Twitter dated

Associated Press Elon Musk threatened Monday to call off his $44 billion acquisition of Twitter, accusing the company of refusing to give him information about spam bot accounts. Here’s a look at some of what’s transpired between the billionaire Tesla CEO and the social media platform.

By WANJOHI KABUKURU Associated Press MOMBASA, Kenya (AP) — Better climate-related research and early warning systems are needed as extreme weather — from cyclones to drought — continues to inflict the African continent, said Sudanese billionaire and philanthropist Mo Ibrahim, who heads up his own foundation. “We don’t have a voice on global climate discussions

By EMILY SCHULTHEIS Associated Press VIENNA (AP) — The head of the United Nations nuclear watchdog has urged Iran to cooperate with his inspectors amid a standoff over its atomic program and a threat by Western nations to censure Tehran over its noncooperation. Rafael Mariano Grossi, the director-general of the International Atomic Energy Agency, told

By FRANK JORDANS Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — The U.N. climate chief has urged countries to keep up hope and focus on tackling global warming despite the many obstacles now to international cooperation. Patricia Espinosa spoke at the start of a 10-day meeting where diplomats will try to lay the foundations for this year’s international

By MICHAEL BALSAMO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Axon, the company best known for developing the Taser, said Monday it was halting plans to develop a Taser-equipped drone after a majority of its ethics board resigned over the controversial project. Axon’s founder and CEO Rick Smith said the company’s announcement last week — which drew

UVALDE, Texas (AP) — Eliahna Garcia loved the Disney movie “Encanto,” and the studio’s costume makers sent her parents a custom-made gown and other keepsakes to help them remember the 9-year-old after her burial. Family was holding a funeral Monday for Eliahna, also known as “Ellie,” at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Uvalde, two days

By EDGAR H. CLEMENTE Associated Press TAPACHULA, Mexico (AP) — Several thousand migrants have set out walking in the rain in southern Mexico, tired of waiting to normalize their status in a region with little work and still far from their ultimate goal of reaching the United States. Their advocates said they wanted to call

By GRAHAM DUNBAR AP Sports Writer GENEVA (AP) — Sepp Blatter and Michel Platini’s 11-day trial on charges of defrauding soccer governing body FIFA starts Wednesday. The case finally brings the epic downfall of soccer’s former world leaders into criminal court. The fallout from the case ousted Blatter ahead of schedule as president of FIFA

MOSCOW (AP) — Voters in the Central Asian nation of Kazakhstan have given an overwhelming approval to proposed constitutional changes widely seen as an attempt to repudiate the legacy of Nursultan Nazarbayev. The former strongman led the ex-Soviet republic for three decades. Kazakhstan’s Central Election Commission said Monday that 77% of voters supported the constitutional

By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — A father accused of bribing a Georgetown University tennis coach to help get his daughter into the school is set to face jurors in the final case linked to the sprawling college admissions bribery scandal to go to trial. Amin Khoury isn’t accused of working with

By BASSEM MROUE Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — The Lebanese government is inviting a U.S. envoy mediating between Lebanon and Israel over their disputed maritime border to return to Beirut as soon as possible to work out an agreement amid rising tensions along the border. The government’s invitation on Monday came a day after Israel

PRISTINA, Kosovo (AP) — Hundreds of Kosovo war veterans have clashed with police in a protest to demand higher pensions. Police say at least two officers and a civilian were injured. Police on Monday denied using tear gas to keep the veterans from the Kosovo Liberation Army away from the parliament in Pristina, the capital,

By CHINEDU ASADU and LEKAN OYEKANMI Associated Press OWO, Nigeria (AP) — The gunmen who killed at least 50 people at a Catholic church in southwestern Nigeria opened fire on worshippers both inside and outside the building in a coordinated attack before escaping the scene, authorities and witnesses said Monday. Although Nigerian security forces have

By KIMBERLY PALMER of NerdWallet Our emotional reactions to money, based on past experiences and mistakes, can interfere with our ability to make smart money decisions today. To address those emotions, several new books advocate strategies such as conducting body check-ins, rewriting your own money story and reflecting on past financial mistakes. Part of the

By JOVANA GEC Associated Press BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Serbia and Russia have confirmed that a planned visit by Russia’s foreign minister to the Balkan country will not take place, and Moscow is accusing the West of preventing the trip. The announcement followed reports that Serbia’s neighbors — Bulgaria, North Macedonia and Montenegro — had

By CALVIN WOODWARD Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Americans are processing the nightmare of the slaughter of children in Texas, the racist murders in Buffalo, New York, and the other numbingly repeated scenes of carnage in the United States. They’re contending with what feels like highway robbery at the gas pump, they’re nagged by a

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — International port operator DP World says it sold a stake in its home base, the Jebel Ali Port, and other flagship assets to one of Canada’s largest pension funds for $5 billion. The investment announced on Monday expands the Canadian group’s reach into the crown jewel of the Dubai-based

LONDON (AP) — Conservative lawmakers in Britain will vote Monday evening on whether to oust their leader, Prime Minister Boris Johnson. Johnson has been tarnished by revelations that he and his staff held parties that broke the COVID-19 lockdown rules they imposed on the country. A no-confidence vote in the party leader is triggered if

By KEN MORITSUGU Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — China has defended its military pilots, saying they acted properly and were protecting its sovereignty, following recent complaints by Canada and Australia that Chinese planes engaged in risky maneuvers with their aircraft over the Pacific. A Defense Ministry spokesperson says China “swiftly took reasonable, forceful and professional

By JOSEF FEDERMAN Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s government on Monday failed to pass a bill extending legal protections for settlers in the occupied West Bank, marking a major setback for the fragile coalition that could hasten its demise and send the country to new elections. The failure to renew the bill also highlighted