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After 20 years at the top of chess, Magnus Carlsen is making his next move

STAVANGER, Norway (AP) — Few chess players enjoy Magnus Carlsen's celebrity status.

Oct 25, 2024 1:17 AM Read more >

Warsaw opens a new modern art museum as it tries to leave Poland's communist legacy behind

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — The Polish capital on Friday is opening a modern art museum designed by American architect Thomas Phifer, a minimalist light-filled structure that meant to be a symbol of openness and tolerance as the city tries to free itself f

Oct 25, 2024 12:25 AM Read more >

In Asheville, high school seniors make key life choices under the stress of Helene recovery

ASHEVILLE, N.C. (AP) — On a recent Friday, Ari Cohen and three friends — all seniors at Asheville High School — gathered to play UNO inside his house, next to a pile of bottled water in his living room.

Oct 24, 2024 10:10 PM Read more >

Harris, Beyoncé team up for a Texas rally on abortion rights - hoping battleground states hear them

HOUSTON (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris will team up with Beyoncé on Friday for a rally in solidly Republican Texas aimed at highlighting the perilous medical fallout from the state's strict abortion ban and putting the blame squarely on Donald T

Oct 24, 2024 10:08 PM Read more >

'Beloved' eight-year-old giraffe Jenga dies at Greater Vancouver Zoo

The Greater Vancouver Zoo is mourning the death of one of its iconic animals after Jenga the giraffe was found dead in his barn on Wednesday.

Oct 24, 2024 8:13 PM Read more >

Grammy-winning crooner Jack Jones, known for singing 'The Love Boat' theme song, dies at 86

RANCHO MIRAGE, Calif. (AP) — Jack Jones, a Grammy-winning crooner known for “The Love Boat” television show theme song, has died. He was 86.

Oct 24, 2024 7:54 PM Read more >

Can an elephant sue to leave a zoo? Colorado's top court must now decide

BOULDER, Colo. (AP) — Five elephants in a Colorado zoo could someday sue for their freedom, if the state’s Supreme Court sides with an animal rights group and declares them “persons” under the law.

Oct 24, 2024 5:43 PM Read more >

McDonald's says onions from California-based produce company linked to deadly E. coli outbreak

A California-based produce company was the source of fresh onions linked to a deadly E. coli food poisoning outbreak at McDonald’s, officials with the restaurant chain said Thursday.

Oct 24, 2024 4:19 PM Read more >

What we know about the death of Liam Payne

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Argentine authorities continue to investigate the death of former One Direction singer Liam Payne , who died Oct. 16 at age 31 after falling from a hotel balcony in Buenos Aires.

Oct 24, 2024 3:04 PM Read more >

Argentine police raid the Buenos Aires hotel where One Direction’s Liam Payne died

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Argentina's police raided the Buenos Aires hotel where ex-One Direction singer Liam Payne stayed before dying last week after falling from a third-floor balcony , a government official said Thursday.

Oct 24, 2024 2:55 PM Read more >