Articles filed under Associated Press
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US imposes sanctions on Russian and Iranian groups over disinformation targeting American votersDec 31, 2024 8:12 pm - WASHINGTON — The United States has imposed sanctions on two groups linked to Iranian and Russian efforts to target American voters with disinformation ahead of this year'...
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A guide to funeral services for former President Jimmy CarterDec 31, 2024 7:57 pm - WASHINGTON — Funeral services honoring former President Jimmy Carter, who died Sunday at age 100, will be held in Georgia and Washington, D.C., beginning Saturday, Jan. 4...
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How Timothée Chalamet transformed into Bob Dylan for ‘A Complete Unknown’Dec 31, 2024 7:51 pm - How many roads must a man walk down to play Bob Dylan? Quite a few, at least, if you’re Timothée Chalamet. Off and on for some six years, Chalamet has been obsessively working toward his performance in “A Complete Unknown.”
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Brady Corbet and ‘The Brutalist’ go for brokeDec 31, 2024 4:54 pm - Brady Corbet’s “The Brutalist” emerged less like a new film worth checking out than a movie colossus to behold. Corbet’s visionary three-and-a-half-hour postwar American epic, shot in VistaVision, has taken on the imposing aura of its architect protagonist’s style.
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A new year dawns on a Middle East torn by conflict and changeDec 31, 2024 4:27 pm - DAMASCUS — In Damascus, the streets were buzzing with excitement Tuesday as Syrians welcomed in a new year that seemed to many to bring a promise of a brighter future aft...
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Small businesses brace themselves for potentially disruptive TikTok banDec 31, 2024 3:38 pm - A looming TikTok ban could affect the millions of small businesses that use the short-video social media app to help them grow their business. Desiree Hill, owner of Crow...
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Former CNN anchor Aaron Brown, who helped viewers through the Sept. 11 attacks, has diedDec 31, 2024 12:09 pm - Aaron Brown, a veteran television news anchor whose steady hand helped guide CNN viewers through the unfolding tragedy of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks has died.
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Stephen King’s rock radio station won't go silent after allDec 31, 2024 11:25 am - BANGOR, Maine — Horror author Stephen King’s rock ’n’ roll radio station is going to continue rocking around the clock and into the new year. Two business owners purchase...
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‘Wallace & Gromit’ are back for a full-length adventure with a familiar foeDec 31, 2024 11:05 am - The cheese-loving English inventor Wallace and his loyal dog Gromit have been stars since the beginning. And now, the second “Wallace and Gromit” feature film, “Vengeance Most Fowl,” debuts Friday on Netflix.
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New Zealand’s Auckland is the first major city to welcome 2025 with fireworks and light showDec 31, 2024 8:49 am - Auckland has become the first major city to welcome 2025, with thousands of revelers counting down to the new year and cheering at colorful fireworks launched from New Zealand’s tallest structure, Sky Tower, and a spectacular downtown light show.