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Film Review: ‘Invisible Man’ is a cunning if empty remake

Unraveling the dusted bandages of H.G. Wells’ classic 1897 science-fiction novel, writer-director Leigh Whannell has ref...
18:43 26 February 2022

Death toll rises to 24 from Delhi riots during Trump trip

NEW DELHI (AP) — At least 24 people were killed and 189 injured in three days of clashes in New Delhi that coincided wit...
18:27 26 February 2022

Utility to pay $53M for blasts that damaged homes, killed 1

BOSTON (AP) — A utility company will pay the largest criminal fine ever imposed for breaking a federal pipeline safety l...
17:48 26 February 2022

An increasingly isolated Iran tries to control virus crisis

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran girded Wednesday for a long battle against the coronavirus that is spreading rap...
17:37 26 February 2022

Kenzo designer debuts; Lanvin goes encyclopedic in Paris

PARIS (AP) — All eyes at Paris Fashion Week on Wednesday were on the debut of Kenzo’s new designer, who put guests atten...
17:32 26 February 2022

On education, Sanders lauded for substance, knocked for cost

During the 2016 Democratic presidential race, when Bernie Sanders pushed making college free, it was seen as a radical i...
17:23 26 February 2022

Barr, DeVos speak at religious broadcasters forum

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — U.S. Education Secretary Betsy DeVos found an enthusiastic audience for her education policies a...
17:15 26 February 2022

Amy Klobuchar needs black voters, but some feel ‘peripheral’

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — It took several weeks and about two dozen emails before Amy Klobuchar agreed to sit down with the pre...
16:59 26 February 2022

Congress warns Pentagon not to move money to fund Trump wall

WASHINGTON (AP) — Lawmakers from both parties told Pentagon leaders on Wednesday that the Defense Department is undermin...
16:22 26 February 2022

Biden claims momentum as Sanders marches past debate fray

CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — Eyeing a South Carolina victory to rescue his presidential ambitions, Joe Biden claimed one of t...
16:21 26 February 2022

Former Baltimore mayor awaits sentence in book deals case

BALTIMORE (AP) — Years before taking the office she’d resign from in disgrace, Catherine Pugh had a vision to see Baltim...
15:47 26 February 2022

Crafts can help refugees find community, and maybe a living

When Bahija Karim arrived in Idaho as an Afghan refugee in 2005, she knew little about American culture. She didn’t spea...
15:45 26 February 2022

World powers: ‘serious concerns’ about Iran’s atom program

VIENNA (AP) — The world powers that remain party to the nuclear deal with Iran expressed “serious concerns” Wednesday ab...
15:28 26 February 2022

Sharapova retires from tennis at age 32 with 5 Slam titles

Maria Sharapova was a transcendent star in tennis from the time she was a teenager, someone whose grit and groundstrokes...
13:33 26 February 2022

Met opera gets visionary new “Dutchman”

NEW YORK (AP) — Francois Girard created quite a splash — literally — at the Metropolitan Opera seven years ago when he f...
13:20 26 February 2022

Should I use points and miles to book wedding travel?

You have no excuses now that the holidays have ended: It’s time to book travel for the wedding(s) you agreed to attend i...
13:10 26 February 2022

Virus outbreak stalks markets as 2020 gains get wiped out

LONDON (AP) — Global shares fell sharply once again Wednesday as fears over the speed of the new coronavirus around the ...
13:02 26 February 2022

Panasonic scraps solar panels partnership with Tesla

TOKYO (AP) — Panasonic is pulling out of its partnership with Tesla to produce solar panels at a factory in New York sta...
12:56 26 February 2022

Tokyo organizers, government take offensive on virus threat

TOKYO (AP) — Tokyo Olympic organizers and the Japanese government went on the offensive Wednesday after a senior IOC mem...
12:46 26 February 2022

Malaysia’s Mahathir wants nonpartisan gov’t if picked as PM

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Mahathir Mohamad said Wednesday that he will form a new nonpartisan government if he is el...
11:45 26 February 2022

Analysis: Sanders learns what it’s like to be a front-runner

CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — Bernie Sanders has spent much of his career on the political margins, an outsider looking in. No...
11:18 26 February 2022

Israeli foreign minister slams Sanders ‘horrifying comment’

JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s foreign minister denounced Democratic front-runner Bernie Sanders on Wednesday for what he cal...
9:47 26 February 2022

How deadly is new coronavirus? It’s still too early to tell

WASHINGTON (AP) — Scientists can’t tell yet how deadly the new virus that’s spreading around the globe really is — and d...
7:18 26 February 2022

Michael Douglas, Zeta-Jones to co-host Jerusalem ceremony

JERUSALEM (AP) — Hollywood power couple Michael Douglas and Catherine Zeta-Jones are set to return to Israel as co-hosts...
5:31 26 February 2022

Democrats band together to knock Sanders during debate clash

CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — Democrats unleashed a roaring assault against Bernie Sanders and seized on Mike Bloomberg’s past...
4:28 26 February 2022

Debate takeaways: Bernie bruised but not broken

CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — Democrats held their final debate before the South Carolina presidential primary and the critica...
4:04 26 February 2022

Asian shares slide on fears virus will stunt global economy

TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares slid Wednesday following another sharp fall on Wall Street as fears spread that the growing vi...
3:54 26 February 2022

FBI raids Canadian fashion mogul following sex abuse claims

1 of 8FILE - In this March 2, 2014, file photo, Peter Nygard attends the 24th Night of 100 Stars Oscars Viewing Gala at ...
3:32 26 February 2022

Man charged with killing Missouri community center co-worker

MARYLAND HEIGHTS, Mo. (AP) — A part-time janitor has been charged with first-degree murder after he shot and killed a wo...
2:54 26 February 2022

Stone judge calls back jurors to address misconduct claims

WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge on Tuesday brought in nearly all members of the jury that convicted Trump ally Roger S...
2:03 26 February 2022