Articles filed under Associated Press
-
EU approves a $106B loan package to help Ukraine after Hungary lifts its vetoApr 23, 2026 4:06 pm - The European Union on Thursday approved a $106-billion loan package to help Ukraine meet its economic and military needs for two years after oil began flowing through a key pipeline to Hungary and Slovakia, ending months of political deadlock.
-
Justice Department’s watchdog is reviewing compliance with the law mandating Epstein files releaseApr 23, 2026 3:49 pm - The Justice Department's internal watchdog announced a review Thursday of the department’s compliance with the law mandating the release of the Jeffrey Epstein files, stepping into a politically sensitive saga that has shadowed the Trump administration for the past year.
-
An Instagram DM changed everything for Rachel Reid, Jacob Tierney and ‘Heated Rivalry’Apr 23, 2026 3:13 pm - Since the first episode of “Heated Rivalry” dropped last November, Jacob Tierney’s adaptation of Rachel Reid’s “Game Changer” series featuring star-crossed hockey greats has become a phenomenon that boosted the sport’s popularity and made Reid a leader of the thriving genre of sports romance fiction.
-
The Iran war could drive up costs for petroleum-derived products like clothes and crayonsApr 23, 2026 12:28 pm - It might be hard to imagine the Iran war weighing on stuffed toys with names like Snuggle Glove, Bizzikins and Wobblies, but even plush playthings are not immune when oil shipments from the Middle East are constrained.
-
Moving but sometimes cloying, Tourette’s tale ‘I Swear’ soars on superb actingApr 23, 2026 12:15 pm - Perhaps the saddest thing about “I Swear,” the moving if also occasionally cloying film about Tourette’s activist John Davidson, is that a movie aimed at forging understanding ended up unwittingly causing division and horror — at a ceremony where it was being celebrated.
-
You can put beef tallow and salmon sperm on your face. But should you?Apr 23, 2026 11:48 am - From moisturizers made with beef tallow to salmon sperm facials, consumers have become more interested in animal-based skin care products in recent years. Promoted as natural alternatives to synthetics, they're gaining popularity across social media and high-end spas as well as at farmers’ markets and in home kitchens.
-
Michael Tilson Thomas, renowned conductor and composer, dies at 81Apr 23, 2026 11:07 am - Michael Tilson Thomas, a leading American conductor for a half-century who headed orchestras in Buffalo, Miami, London and San Francisco while also composing, died Wednesday. He was 81.
-
Warner Bros shareholders approve Paramount's $81 billion takeover of the Hollywood giantApr 23, 2026 9:46 am - An $81 billion Warner-Paramount mega merger has received shareholders’ stamp of approval, propelling a deal that could vastly reshape Hollywood and the wider media landscape closer to the finish line.
-
Nuclear energy is having a global revival 40 years after ChernobylApr 23, 2026 8:18 am - The 1986 Chernobyl nuclear disaster fueled global fears about nuclear energy and slowed down its development in Europe and other regions. But four decades after the accident, nuclear power is seeing a global revival.
-
Taylor Swift and Bad Bunny top Spotify’s first all-time most-streamed artists listApr 23, 2026 8:15 am - It’s her, hi! Taylor Swift has topped Spotify’s list of the most streamed artists of all time, published Thursday morning.