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'Putin's chef' admits to interfering in U.S. elections

Yevgeny Prigozhin, an entrepreneur known as “Putin’s chef” because of his catering contracts with the Kremlin, has admitted he interfered in U.S. elections and says he will continue to do so … more

By The Associated Press | 11/7/22

In this photo photo provided by DKC News, Clara Wu Tsai, co-owner of the Brooklyn Nets, stands in front of the Barclays Center in Brooklyn borough of New York in 2021. Wu Tsai launched the largest business accelerator for minority founders of early-stage startups on Monday, Nov. 7, 2022. Named BK-XL, the accelerator will invest up to $500,000 to 12 startups led by Black, Indigenous and other minority founders in 2023. (Ivy Newman/DKC News via AP)

Brooklyn Nets owners start program for minority-led startups

Clara Wu Tsai, co-owner of the Brooklyn Nets, launched the largest business accelerator for minority founders of early-stage startups on Monday. Named BK-XL, the accelerator will invest up to … more

By GLENN GAMBOA | 11/7/22

Attendees of the COP27 U.N. Climate Summit arrive, Sunday, Nov. 6, 2022, in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)

Live updates | Climate Summit

Environmental campaigners warned Monday that the fossil fuel industry has been “emboldened” by the current global energy crunch and efforts by some countries to invest in new gas projects, … more

By The Associated Press | 11/7/22

This image released by Netflix shows Dominic West as Prince Charles, left, and Elizabeth Debicki as Princess Diana in a scene from 'The Crown." (Keith Bernstein/Netflix via AP_

'The Crown’ returns to blur the line between royals, fiction

“The Crown” returns Wednesday after a two-year absence from Netflix. But those critical of the Netflix’s series blend of fiction and history haven’t waited to complain. Among them is Judi … more

By LYNN ELBER | 11/7/22

FILE - Kari Lake, Republican candidate for Arizona governor, speaks at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in Dallas, Aug. 5, 2022. The Board of Supervisors in rural Cochise County in southeastern Arizona on Monday, Oct. 24 were debating a hand count of all ballots in the midterm election. A federal judge in August dismissed a lawsuit by Lake and Mark Finchem, Republican nominee for secretary of state, to require the state's officials to count ballots by hand in November because of unfounded claims of voting machine problems. (AP Photo/LM Otero, File)

Suspicious envelope found at GOP candidate's Phoenix office

Authorities are investigating an envelope that reportedly contained suspicious white powder that was opened at the Phoenix campaign headquarters of Arizona Republican gubernatorial candidate Kari … more

11/6/22

FILE - Union troops fire upon advancing Confederate troops during a reenactment of the Civil War Battle of Cedar Creek on Oct. 18, 2015, at the Cedar Creek battlefield just south of Middletown, Va. A federal trial for a former Civil War re-enactor accused of planting a pipe bomb at a Virginia battlefield in 2017 and threatening to disrupt other events has been set for 2023. (Ginger Perry/The Winchester Star via AP, File)

Trial set for reenactor charged with leaving pipe bomb

A federal trial for a Virginia Civil War reenactor accused of planting a pipe bomb at a Virginia battlefield and threatening to disrupt other events has been set for next year. Gerald Leonard Drake … more

11/6/22

Philadelphia police process part of a crime scene where multiple people were injured in a shooting in Philadelphia late Saturday, Nov. 5, 2022. (Elizabeth Robertson/The Philadelphia Inquirer via AP)

4 critical, 5 stable after shooting on Philadelphia street

Police say four people remain in critical condition following a shooting that wounded nine people on a busy northeast Philadelphia street over the weekend. Police said several people emerged from a … more

11/6/22

Dwayne Johnson poses for photographers upon arrival for the premiere of the film 'Black Adam' on Tuesday, Oct. 18, 2022, in London. (Photo by Vianney Le Caer/Invision/AP)

'Black Adam' tops box office again on quiet weekend

Warner Bros.' says “Black Adam” topped the box office for the third straight weekend with $18.5 million in ticket sales. The studio released the ticket sales estimates on Sunday. It was a quiet … more

By JAKE COYLE | 11/6/22

Pope Francis attends a prayer meeting and Angelus with bishops, priests, consecrated people, seminarians and pastoral workers, at the Sacred Heart Church in Manama, Bahrain, Sunday, Nov. 6, 2022. Pope Francis is making the November 3-6 visit to participate in a government-sponsored conference on East-West dialogue and to minister to Bahrain's tiny Catholic community, part of his effort to pursue dialogue with the Muslim world. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)

Pope calls female genital mutilation a crime that must stop

Pope Francis says female genital mutilation is a “crime” that must stop. Francis was responding Sunday to a question about women’s rights en route home from Bahrain. He gave a lengthy … more

By NICOLE WINFIELD | 11/6/22

FILE - The moon is shown during a full lunar eclipse, Sunday, May 15, 2022, near Moscow, Idaho, with the reddish color caused by it passing into the shadow of the Earth. A Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2022 total lunar eclipse will be visible throughout North America in the predawn hours _ the farther west, the better _ and across Asia, Australia and the rest of the Pacific after sunset. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren, File)

Last total lunar eclipse for three years arrives Tuesday

This week's total lunar eclipse is the last one for three years. Tuesday's total lunar eclipse will be visible throughout North America in the predawn hours. Asia, Australia and the rest of the … more

By MARCIA DUNN | 11/6/22

Why do small degrees of warming matter? (AP Illustration/Peter Hamlin)

Climate Questions: Why do small degrees of warming matter?

Nations around the world are trying to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius (2.7 Fahrenheit) above pre-industrial times, with the world already having warmed at least 1.1 degrees Celsius (2 … more

By SETH BORENSTEIN and DANA BELTAJI | 11/6/22

How does carbon dioxide trap heat? (AP Illustration/Peter Hamlin)

Climate Questions: How does carbon dioxide trap heat?

Just how does climate change work? It's something scientists have known about for more than 150 years. The physics and chemistry is simple enough you can replicate it at home. The way carbon … more

By SETH BORENSTEIN | 11/6/22

Does what I do matter? (AP Illustration/Peter Hamlin)

Climate Questions: Does what I do matter?

Climate action has become a much discussed topic around the world, but can individual actions make a difference in how much carbon dioxide is emitted on an international scale? International … more

BY DREW COSTLEY | 11/6/22

Former Norman High School English teacher Summer Boismier holds up a T-shirt with a QR code link to the Brooklyn Public Library at the Green Feather Book Company in Norman, Okla., on Oct. 6, 2022. Boismier found herself at the center of a political firestorm in Oklahoma after providing the QR code to her students and ultimately left her teaching job. (AP Photo/Sean Murphy)

Banned book lesson thrusts Oklahoma teacher into campaign

A high school English teacher from Norman, Oklahoma, intended to spark a discussion in her classroom when she covered her bookshelves with butcher paper and a sign that read: “Books the state … more

By SEAN MURPHY | 11/6/22

Cesspool or civility? Elon Musk's Twitter at a crossroads

The discourse was never all that civil on Twitter. The loudest voices often drown out softer and more nuanced takes — after all, it’s much easier to rage-tweet at a perceived enemy than to try to … more

By BARBARA ORTUTAY | 11/6/22

FILE - Laborers remove scaffolding at the Al Bayt stadium in Al Khor, Qatar, about 50 kilometers (30 miles) north of Doha, Monday, April 29, 2019. With just days to go before Qatar hosts the World Cup, rights groups fear that a window for addressing the widespread exploitation of foreign workers could soon close. (AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili, File)

Activists fear for Qatar workers as World Cup spotlight dims

There are just days to go before Qatar hosts the World Cup, and rights groups fear the window for addressing the widespread exploitation of foreign workers could soon close. The long run-up to this … more

By JOSEPH KRAUSS | 11/6/22

Powerball numbers drawn, players await record jackpot result

The numbers have been drawn, and players are awaiting the announcement of a possible winner in the record $1.6 billion Powerball jackpot. The numbers for the drawing were: white balls 28, 45, 53, 56 … more

11/5/22

Inductees John Taylor, from left, Nick Rhodes, Simon Le Bon, and Roger Taylor of Duran Duran speak during the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony on Saturday, Nov. 5, 2022, at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)

'Cool, sophisticated' Duran Duran enter Rock Hall of Fame

Duran Duran has stumbled into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. The 1980s English stalwarts were inaudible outside of the vocals of Simon Le Bon when they became the first act to perform at the Hall … more

By ANDREW DALTON | 11/5/22

FILE - Secretary General of the Organization of American States Luis Almagro attends the opening of 52nd General Assembly of the OAS in Lima, Peru, Oct. 5, 2022. The OAS communications director told the AP on Thursday, Oct. 27, 2022 that Almagro has invited the organization's staff leader to meet with him, shortly after receiving a letter from employees assuring him that they work in fear and in a "harmful" and unhealthy" environment. (AP Photo/Guadalupe Pardo, File)

US supports calls for external ethics probe into OAS chief

The head of the Organization of American States is facing a call from the Biden administration for an external probe into possible misconduct tied to his intimate relationship with a subordinate. The … more

By JOSHUA GOODMAN | 11/5/22

Scenes of devastation are visible in all directions along Lamar County Road 35940, west of State Highway 271, after a massive tornado hit the area, causing extensive damage and destroying an unknown number of homes, Friday, Nov. 4, 2022 in Powderly, Texas. (Jeff Forward/The Paris News via AP)

1 dead, dozens hurt as tornadoes hit Texas and Oklahoma

Authorities in Oklahoma say at least one person has died as tornadoes ravaged areas of that state and neighboring Texas, leaving some people trapped and dozens of homes in ruins. The twisters Friday … more

11/5/22