Washington (AFP) – She prefers the classroom to the limelight, but with a surprise trip into Ukraine, First Lady Jill Biden embraced her role as the face of her husband’s administration on the biggest story of the day. Jill Biden, known in government c…
‘A Strange Loop’ leads Tony nominations ahead of June gala
New York (AFP) – A new Pulitzer Prize-winning musical about a young artist’s inner demons is leading this year’s Tony nominations announced Monday, with 11 chances at the highest honors in American theater. “A Strange Loop” will compete for the coveted…
Huge opening for ‘Doctor Strange’ gives Hollywood a boost
Los Angeles (AFP) – “Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness” enjoyed a blockbuster opening over the weekend, taking in an estimated $185 million, industry watcher Exhibitor Relations reported Sunday. That represented the biggest opening weekend of…
Trump rally draws fervent backers of expected abortion ruling
Greensburg (United States) (AFP) – For the Donald Trump supporters attending a Pennsylvania rally, reports that the Supreme Court may soon end the federally protected right to abortion have been galvanizing. As one man summed up the feeling, “Life is p…
Yogurt maker Lactalis betting on US appetite
North Londonderry (United States) (AFP) – French dairy giant Lactalis is betting big on North America, adapting to local preferences to attract consumers while it manages country-specific issues, such as the extreme volatility of US milk prices. On the…
US says investigating deaths of five children linked to mystery liver disease
Washington (AFP) – The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is investigating 109 childhood cases of a mysterious form of hepatitis, including five reported deaths, the agency said Friday. “Investigators both here and abroad and around the glob…
Solid job growth continues in recovering US economy
Washington (AFP) – From bars to factories to warehouses, American businesses hired staff with vigor in April as the US economy recovers from the damage done by Covid-19 while grappling with inflation that has hit the highest rate in decades. Employers …
Collapse at French cliffs scaled by US troops on D-Day
Cricqueville-en-Bessin (France) (AFP) – A large section of the Pointe du Hoc cliffs has collapsed on France’s northern coast, damaging the site of a daring vertical assault by US Army Rangers on D-Day in 1944. “Part of the outcrop overlooking the Engli…
Civilians await renewed rescue bid at besieged Ukraine plant
Zaporizhzhia (Ukraine) (AFP) – A UN convoy was to resume evacuations Friday of civilians still holed up inside a besieged Mariupol steelworks, the last pocket of Ukrainian resistance against Russian forces in the port city, but reports of renewed firin…
Pentagon denies helping Ukraine sink Moskva
Washington (AFP) – The Pentagon on Friday denied reports that it helped Ukrainian forces sink the Russian warship Moskva in the Black Sea last month in a stunning setback for Moscow’s invasion. “We did not provide Ukraine with specific targeting infor…