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Stanley Tucci and Emily Blunt receive stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame
3+ hour, 38+ min ago (957+ words) Meryl Streep and Matt Damon were among the stars singing Tucci and Blunt's praises at the ceremony. The two "Devil Wears Prada" actors are also in-laws since Tucci married Blunt's sister, Felicity in 2012....
Experts warn of rising lead risks in Africa's solar energy boom
1+ hour, 45+ min ago (1255+ words) AP News Years after a toxic battery recycling plant shut down in Kenya's coastal city of Mombasa, residents of Owino Uhuru village said they are still living with the scars of lead poisoning, a warning, experts say, of a growing…...
AP Top Stories May 1
1+ hour, 45+ min ago (1300+ words) AP News Here's the latest for Friday, May 1st: Prosecutors release surveillance video from first moment of Correspondents Dinner shooting; Louisiana Congressional primaries suspended; Congress faces War Powers Act deadline over Iran war; Stabbing attack in high school near Seattle. A…...
AP top stories April 30
14+ hour, 49+ min ago (1297+ words) AP News Here's the latest for Thursday April 30: Terror threat level raised in the UK; House ends Homeland Security shutdown; Trump makes new pick for surgeon general; First direct U. S. -Venezuela flight in 7 years A veteran U. S. law enforcement agent secretly tried…...
A citizen campaign returns iconic kiwi birds to New Zealand's capital after century-long absence
5+ hour, 18+ min ago (1248+ words) AP News The kiwi, New Zealand's sacred national bird, vanished from the hills around Wellington more than a century ago, but now the capital's residents are waging an improbable citizen campaign to return the endangered flightless birds to the city....
The top photos of the week by Associated Press Photojournalists
5+ hour, 54+ min ago (1266+ words) AP News A veteran U. S. law enforcement agent secretly tried to recruit Nicolas Maduro's personal pilot to join a plot to capture the Venezuelan leader and deliver him into U. S. custody to face drug trafficking charges. Get your heart pumpin'. She'll make…...
Clashes erupt with police as people in Manila march to the US Embassy on May Day
20+ min ago (1298+ words) Workers in the Philippines clashed with police near the US Embassy in the capital Manila on Friday during their Labor Day protest. (AP video by Joeal Calupitan). .. Clashes erupt with police as people in Manila march to the US Embassy…...
Major global news moments of April, in AP photos
2+ hour, 35+ min ago (27+ words) From front-page news to powerful moments you may have missed, this gallery features compelling images from around the world published by The Associated Press in April....
French teen charged in Singapore over vending machine straw-licking video
1+ day, 41+ min ago (1225+ words) AP News A French teen faces charges in Singapore after posting a video of himself licking a straw from an orange juice vending machine and putting it back. French teen charged in Singapore over vending machine straw-licking video A veteran…...
Music Review: Kacey Musgraves" "Middle of Nowhere" is where you"ll want to be
3+ hour, 44+ min ago (31+ words) Crossover country-pop star Kacey Musgraves will release her sixth album Friday. Titled "Middle of Nowhere," it celebrates her Texas roots with a blend of genres, from country pop to norte'o....