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North Korea and Russia begin building their first road link
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea and Russia have begun building their first road link, the two countries announced, hailing the construction of a bridge over a border river as a major development ...
New Zealand hit by destructive winds, heavy rain and snow and high waves
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Severe weather warnings covered swathes of New Zealand on Thursday with heavy downpours prompting a state of emergency for the South Island’s largest city, Christchurch, ...
Jets keep it out of the ditch, take series lead against Blues
It took the Jets just two minutes to squander the lead, the Blues finishing a dominant shift with a tip-in from Nathan Walker ...
Canadiens eliminated from NHL playoffs after 4-1 loss to Capitals in Game 5
Montreal fell 4-1 to the Washington Capitals in Game 5 of its first-round series Wednesday, losing the best-of-seven matchup ...
Jets lose Scheifele, status up in the air for Game 6 vs Blues
Scheifele played the rest of the period, taking another jarring hit from Radek Faska at the St. Louis blue line. He left the ...
Connor's three-point effort leads Jets to 5-3 win over Blues, 3-2 series lead
Kyle Connor had a goal and two assists to propel the Winnipeg Jets to a 5-3 victory over the St. Louis Blues on Wednesday that earned them a 3-2 lead in their opening-round playoff series. Game 6 of ...
US funds supported Nepal's growing LGBTQ+ community. Now that money is gone
Ever since U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration began dismantling the U.S. Agency for International Development, which was responsible for humanitarian aid, most of the help centers for ...
These papal tailors aren't expecting a traditional order for new cassocks to outfit the next pope
The last time no pre-conclave order came in to the Vatican’s tailor of choice, Gammarelli, was October 1978, when cardinal electors voted a successor to Pope John Paul I, who died after 33 days as ...
Funding cuts threaten to deepen hunger crisis as rising costs send more families to food banks
Food banks typically see the most need during periods of high unemployment and yet the U.S. is facing down a hunger crisis during a relatively resilient labor market. The latest U.S. Department of ...
Sex assault reports in the US military fell last year, fueled by a big drop in the Army, AP learns
The number of sexual assaults reported across the U.S. military dipped by nearly 4% last year, fueled by a significant drop in the Army, The Associated Press has learned. It was the second year in a ...
It's nail-biting time on Broadway as Tony Award nominations roll around
After a Broadway season that delivered 14 new musicals and the same number of new plays, there’s lots of uncertainty when it comes to the Tony Award nominations. But one thing that’s practically a ...
For Black men, fashion has been a tool of self-expression - and a way they've been judged
What one wore as a Black man mattered. Wesley’s pastor father, who migrated from Louisiana after World War II in search of more opportunities than those readily available to Black people in the Deep ...