Turning Point youth conference begins in Phoenix without founder Charlie Kirk
PHOENIX — Turning Point USA, the conservative youth organization that Charlie Kirk turned into a political juggernaut, will…
Arab female directors drive change at the Red Sea Film Festival in Jeddah
JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia — Arab female film directors have helped change the landscape of Arab cinema in recent…
Trump says he’s hosting the Kennedy Center Honors
WASHINGTON (AP) — Sylvester Stallone, Kiss and Gloria Gaynor are among the luminaries being celebrated Sunday at the…
Ecuador’s Otavalo Indigenous people use anime to inspire pride in their ancient culture and language
JATUN RUMI, Ecuador — High in the mountains of the Ecuadorian Andes, a group of young Otavalo Indigenous…
AI could cause a ‘Great Divergence’ between rich and poor, UN report says
BANGKOK (AP) — Behind the hoopla over the promise of artificial intelligence lay difficult realities, including how such…
Ebola outbreak in Congo is over, health minister says
KINSHASA, Congo — Congo announced the end of the country’s 16th Ebola outbreak on Monday. “To date, the…
Trump works to avoid the antisemitism debate roiling his party
WASHINGTON (AP) — When President Donald Trump doesn’t like someone, he knows how to show it. In just…
Zohran Mamdani and London’s Muslim mayor, Sadiq Khan, have much in common, but also key differences
LONDON — He’s the left-leaning Muslim mayor of the country’s biggest city, and U.S. President Donald Trump is…
Pope condemns antisemitism and vows to fight it as tensions rise over Israel’s war in Gaza
ROME — Pope Leo XIV acknowledged Wednesday that there had been misunderstandings and conflicts with Jews over Israel’s…
Trump’s Education Dept. must restore mental health grants, judge rules
The Trump administration must release millions of dollars in grants meant to address the shortage of mental health…
Ireland’s president elect is a left-wing, anti-establishment figure who is outspoken on Gaza
LONDON — Ireland’s president for the next seven years is an independent lawmaker who has long spoken in…
Hispanic stories and authors push to gain visibility in the publishing industry
Authors, readers and publishing industry experts lament the underrepresentation of Hispanic stories in the mainstream world of books,…