Japan OKs $135 billion stimulus package to help revive its sluggish economy
TOKYO — Japan’s Cabinet approved a 21.3 trillion yen ($135.4 billion) stimulus package Friday to help spur the…
Great horned owl in Utah headed toward recovery after falling into concrete mixer
When workers began pouring concrete at a resort construction site in southwestern Utah, they were met with a…
Rosalía’s ‘Lux’ enraptures Vatican cardinal and bishops with songs of faith
BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — And Rosalía said, “Let there be Lux.” Rosalía, the global Spanish pop star loved…
France moves against Musk’s Grok chatbot after Holocaust denial claims
PARIS (AP) — France’s government is taking action against artificial intelligence chatbot Grok, which was launched by a…
$54.7M sale of Frida Kahlo self-portrait breaks auction record for female artists
A haunting 1940 self-portrait by famed Mexican artist Frida Kahlo sold Thursday for $54.7 million and became the…
Miss Mexico is crowned Miss Universe at a pageant where she stood up to a host’s bullying
BANGKOK — Fátima Bosch Fernández of Mexico was crowned Miss Universe 2025 on Friday, a dramatic victory for…
Italian prosecutors investigate luxury group Tod’s for labor abuses, seek ad ban
ROME — ROME (AP) — Italian prosecutors have placed luxury group Tod’s and three of its executives under…
She plays ‘Amazing Grace’ in the most remote practice room on Earth
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — On the frozen edge of the world, staying in practice as a professional…
Frida Kahlo painting could make history at auction
NEW YORK (AP) — A 1940 self-portrait by famed Mexican artist Frida Kahlo of her asleep in a…
An anti-migrant group in South Africa is blocking foreigners from health clinics
MUSINA, South Africa (AP) — It’s 6 a.m. and Tholakele Nkwanyana is one of the first people to…
Trump is counting on AI, a big factor in Saudi meetings
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is increasingly counting on the tech sector and the development of artificial…
Medicaid cuts blamed for health center closure in rural New Hampshire
FRANCONIA, N.H. (AP) — The closing of a health center in rural New Hampshire has raised concerns that…