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Movie Review: Prepare to get hot and bothered with stylish, synthy tennis drama ‘Challengers’

Apr. 23, 2024 17:27 PM EDT

“Challengers” is a bit of a tease. That’s what makes it fun. There is plenty of skin, sweat, close-ups of muscly thighs and smoldering looks of lust and hate in this deliriously over-the-top psychodrama. But get that image of Josh O’Connor,Zendaya and Mike Faist sitting...

Britain's Kensington Palace releases image of Prince Louis to mark his 6th birthday

Apr. 23, 2024 12:19 PM EDT

LONDON (AP) — Kensington Palace has released a photograph of Prince Louis to celebrate his 6th birthday, the first image by the Princess of Wales it has distributed since news organizations, including The Associated Press, withdrew a photo edited by Kate over concerns about digital manipulation....

Biden marks Earth Day by going after GOP, announcing $7 billion in federal solar power grants

Apr. 22, 2024 17:52 PM EDT

TRIANGLE, Virginia (AP) — President Joe Biden marked Earth Day by announcing $7 billion in federal grants for residential solar projects serving 900,000-plus households in low- and middle-income communities — while criticizing Republicans who want to gut his policies to address climate change....

Norway’s King Harald, Europe’s oldest monarch, is back at work after pacemaker implants

Apr. 22, 2024 06:32 AM EDT

COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Europe’s oldest monarch, King Harald V of Norway, returned to work Monday after a long sick leave following two surgeries to implant pacemakers, as the royal household said he would scale back his official activities from now on. The first scheduled...

Today in History: April 21, Prince dies at age 57

Apr. 21, 2024 00:02 AM EDT

Today in History Today is Sunday, April 21, the 112th day of 2024. There are 254 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On April 21, 2016, Prince, one of the most inventive and influential musicians of modern times, was found dead at...

Britain's Prince Harry formally confirms he is now a US resident

Apr. 18, 2024 17:51 PM EDT

LONDON (AP) — Prince Harry, the son of King Charles III and fifth in line to the British throne, has formally confirmed he is now a U.S. resident. Four years after Harry and his American wife, Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, decamped to a villa in Southern California, a travel...

UK's Prince William returns to public duties for first time since Kate's cancer diagnosis

Apr. 18, 2024 12:55 PM EDT

LONDON (AP) — Prince William returned to public duties on Thursday for the first time since his wife’s cancer diagnosis, bolstering the royal family’s ranks as health problems continue to sideline the princess and King Charles III. William visited a surplus food redistribution...

Hugh Grant says he took 'enormous sum' to settle suit alleging illegal snooping by The Sun tabloid

Apr. 17, 2024 20:33 PM EDT

LONDON (AP) — Hugh Grant accepted “an enormous sum of money" to settle a lawsuit accusing The Sun tabloid of unlawfully tapping his phone, bugging his car and breaking into his home to snoop on him, the actor said Wednesday after the agreement was announced in court. Grant said...

Pakistan and Saudi Arabia call for a cease-fire in Gaza, saying efforts so far are insufficient

Apr. 16, 2024 10:48 AM EDT

ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan and Saudi Arabia on Tuesday called for an immediate cease-fire and uninterrupted delivery of humanitarian aid in Gaza. Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan, on a visit to Islamabad, said that international efforts toward a cease-fire...

Today in History: April 16, Martin Luther King Jr. writes 'Letter From Birmingham Jail'

Apr. 16, 2024 00:01 AM EDT

Today is Tuesday, April 16, the 107th day of 2024. There are 259 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On April 16, 1963, Martin Luther King Jr. wrote his “Letter from Birmingham Jail” in which the civil rights activist responded to a group of...