Month: March 2023

By KIMBERLY PALMER of NerdWallet Women often pay more for goods and services, but it doesn’t have to be that way. Shopping experts say that by…

KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — Nepal’s newly elected president has taken took the oath of office in Kathmandu. Ram Chandra Poudel, senior opposition…

By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The BBC says sports commentator Gary Lineker will return to the airwaves. Britain’s national…

By JON GAMBRELL Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The head of Iran’s judiciary says more than 22,000 people arrested in the…

By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has pledged to increase U.K. military funding by 5 billion pounds…

BERLIN (AP) — The head of the United Nations has called for scientists to serve up “cold, hard facts” to push governments into making policies…

BEIJING (AP) — An agreement between Iran and Saudi Arabia to re-establish diplomatic relations has cast China in a leading role in Middle Eastern…

By MIKE SCHNEIDER Associated Press Nyhiem Way is weary of people conflating African American and Black. Shalini Parekh wants a way for South Asian…

By LINDSEY BAHR AP Film Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — It’s during the commercial breaks that the audience inside the Dolby Theatre really comes to…

By NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis marks the 10th anniversary of his election as pope on Monday. During that…

HOUSTON (AP) — Police in Texas say a 3-year-old girl found a loaded gun in a home and accidentally shot her sister, killing the 4-year-old on…

BERLIN (AP) — Flights at several German airports have been severely disrupted by the latest in a string of one-day strikes related to various pay…

By OMER FAROOQ Associated Press HYDERABAD, India (AP) — India celebrated its two historic Academy Awards with enthusiasm befitting the high-energy…

By KEN SWEET, CHRISTOPHER RUGABER, CHRIS MEGERIAN and CATHY BUSSEWITZ Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Depositors withdrew savings, and investors…

By DAVID McHUGH AP Business Writer Russia has weathered sweeping Western economic sanctions better than many expected. Economic life for everyday…

By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Nobel literature laureate Kenzaburo Oe, whose darkly poetic novels were built from his memories…

By SYAWALLUDIN ZAIN Associated Press KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Michelle Yeoh’s mother cried for joy for her “little princess” when…

BURLINGTON, Vt. (AP) — Law enforcement agencies continue to investigate after they say a threat was made on a United Airlines flight Sunday night…

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — Fire has damaged part of the provincial residence of Cambodia’s King Norodom Sihamoni while he was abroad. The blaze…

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Ke Huy Quan says his fellow “Goonies” readily congratulated him on his Oscar win for best supporting actor. The…

By NICK PERRY Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Micronesia’s president has accused China of “political warfare” in a letter to…

By THOMAS BEAUMONT and STEVE PEOPLES Associated Press DAVENPORT, Iowa (AP) — To outsiders, they looked like simple stacks of paper. But for Donald…

By MICHAEL R. SISAK Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump’s former lawyer and fixer Michael Cohen has testified before a Manhattan grand…

By FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. has begun an aggressive new push to inflict pain on Russia’s economy and…

By ZEKE MILLER and DARLENE SUPERVILLE AP White House Correspondent SAN DIEGO (AP) — President Joe Biden and the leaders of Australia and the United…

By TERRY TANG Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Michelle Yeoh has won the Academy Award for best actress and made history all at once. The…

By JOE McDONALD Associated Press BEJIING (AP) — President Xi Jinping is calling for China to play a bigger role in managing global affairs after…

By BETH HARRIS Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Brendan Fraser has won the Oscar for best actor, completing the kind of career comeback that…

By ANDREW DALTON AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — The dual directing team known as the Daniels have won the Oscar for best director. The…

By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Hardly anything changed when Japan dropped its request for people to wear masks after three years.…

By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares mostly fell Monday, shaken by a Wall Street tumble that set off worries the biggest…