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Movie Review: Sydney Sweeney is brilliant in ‘Reality,’ based on true story of NSA whistleblower

May. 31, 2023 17:51 PM EDT

“Reality,” a new movie starring Sydney Sweeney, is largely set in one empty room. There is nothing on the walls. There are no chairs or rugs, just a stark and ugly room in a nondescript rental property in a downtrodden neighborhood. Its script is as minimalistic — lifted directly from the...

West Virginia elementary class writes book about rescued stray kitten

May. 27, 2023 04:02 AM EDT

SALEM, W.Va. (AP) — The circumstances of one’s birth are not necessarily indicative of the rest of one’s life. Nothing exemplifies that notion better than Atlas, the Kindergarten Kitten. Salem Elementary School kindergartners, with the help of their teachers, wrote and...

Three cheetah cubs die in India amid sweltering heat wave

May. 26, 2023 03:34 AM EDT

NEW DELHI (AP) — Three cheetah cubs born to a big cat that was brought to India from Africa last year died in central India’s Kuno National Park in the past week, forest officials said, as a heat wave in the region sent temperatures soaring. The cubs were the first to be born in...

3 healthy kittens born to mountain lion tracked by biologists in wilderness near Los Angeles

May. 25, 2023 16:37 PM EDT

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A mountain lion studied by biologists in wilderness areas near Los Angeles has given birth to three healthy kittens, the National Park Service said Thursday. The three females estimated to be a month old were found May 18 nestled in a patch of poison oak in the...

Met Gala 2023 live updates: Fashion highlights from carpet

May. 02, 2023 10:56 AM EDT

NEW YORK (AP) — Fashion's biggest night is underway — after all, it is the first Monday in May. Follow along for real-time updates on the 2023 Met Gala from The Associated Press. We'll be bringing you news in all formats, all day and all night, from the carpet at the Metropolitan Museum of Art...

Met Gala: Rihanna, Jared Leto as Choupette, Kim K. in pearls

May. 02, 2023 02:06 AM EDT

NEW YORK (AP) — Rihanna shut down the Met Gala carpet Monday encased in white camellias on a jacket with a long train gown. Janelle Monáe dropped a bulky coat to reveal a see-through cage and Jeremy Pope walked in a 32-foot cape emblazoned with the visage of Karl Lagerfeld. In...

Spanish PM, EU slam irrigation plan for drought-hit wetlands

Apr. 20, 2023 11:00 AM EDT

MADRID (AP) — Spain’s Prime Minister and the European Union’s environmental chief on Thursday slammed a plan by right-wing lawmakers to expand water rights for farmland around some of Europe's most important wetlands amid a prolonged drought. The center-right Popular Party and...

Hawaii cites 2 for feeding feral cats, harming native geese

Apr. 19, 2023 21:20 PM EDT

HONOLULU (AP) — State authorities have cited two women for allegedly harming nene — an endangered species of geese native to Hawaii — by feeding feral cats in a Big Island shopping center parking lot. The state Department of Land and Natural Resources said it issued the...

Deal protects about 2,800 acres of Vermont mountain land

Apr. 04, 2023 15:51 PM EDT

KILLINGTON, Vt. (AP) — A new land conservation deal will ensure that the largest remaining piece of privately owned land within the Green Mountain National Forest remains undeveloped and accessible to the public. Last week, the ownership of the nearly 2,800-acre area known as...

Owners of big cat refuge from 'Tiger King' selling property

Mar. 31, 2023 15:14 PM EDT

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — The owners of a Florida-based sanctuary made famous by the Netflix docuseries, “ Tiger King, ” say they plan to move most of their big cats to an Arkansas facility and eventually sell their 67-acre (27-hectare) property. Howard Baskin wrote in a post on Big...