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Astrud Gilberto, singer of 'The Girl from Ipanema,' dead at 83 06/06/2023 10:50am • NEW YORK (AP) — Astrud Gilberto, the Brazilian singer, songwriter and entertainer whose off-hand, English-language cameo on “The Girl from Ipanema” made her a worldwide voice of bossa nova, has died at age 83. Musician Paul Ricci, a family friend, confirmed that she died Monday. He did not pro Swedish royal family marks Sweden's 500 years as independent country 06/06/2023 09:50am • COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Sweden's royal family has taken part in ceremonies Tuesday marking 500 years since the Scandinavian country emerged as an independent nation. King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia were first in the town of Strangnas, 60 kilometers (37 miles) west of the Swedish capital, Tottenham hires Ange Postecoglou as latest manager after his departure from Celtic 06/06/2023 06:50am • Ange Postecoglou was hired by Tottenham on Tuesday as the first Australian manager in the English Premier League as the London club began its latest reboot after another turbulent season. The 57-year-old Postecoglou, who has just won a trophy treble with Celtic in Scotland, is the fourth permanent m EU chief von der Leyen says she isn't interested in the top job at NATO 06/06/2023 06:20am • BERLIN (AP) — The president of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, says she has no interest in becoming the new leader of NATO as the trans-Atlantic military alliance seeks a successor to Jens Stoltenberg. Stoltenberg, a former Norwegian prime minister, has been NATO secretary general Stock market today: Asian stocks rise after Wall St retreats on concern economy weakening 06/06/2023 12:31am • BEIJING (AP) — Asian stock markets rose Tuesday after Wall Street fell on concern the U.S. economy may be weakening following a report that showed growth in service industries slowing. Shanghai, Tokyo and Hong Kong rose. Sydney retreated. Oil prices declined. Wall Street's benchmark S&P 500 i These chefs and restaurants are the 2023 James Beard Award winners 06/05/2023 11:14pm • (CNN) — A Philadelphia restaurant with an eight-course tasting menu, a Haitian restaurant in the Pacific Northwest and a chef who focuses on a sustainable menu of oysters and wild vegetables in Washington, D.C., were three of the big winners at the 2023 James Beard Awards, widely considered th Biden praises Denmark for 'standing up' for Ukraine in war with Russia 06/05/2023 08:59pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden thanked Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen on Monday for Denmark's role in a Western alliance “standing up" for Ukraine as it tries to fend off Russia’s 15-month-old invasion. The Oval Office visit was the first of a pair of critical meetings Biden is holdin Canadian province of Quebec looks for international support to fight wildfires 06/05/2023 08:21pm • MONTREAL (AP) — Quebec is looking internationally for support as it struggles to battle more than 160 forest fires during what federal officials say is shaping up to be among Canada's worst fire seasons ever. With more than 480 wilderness firefighters on the ground, Quebec can fight around 30 fire Demolition company vows repairs after a blast of air during an implosion damaged nearby homes 06/05/2023 08:04pm • SPRINGDALE, Pa. (AP) — A blast of air and dust from the implosion of two smokestacks at a shuttered coal-fired power plant in western Pennsylvania last week felled power poles and caused damage to nearby homes. But the demolition company is vowing full repairs. The implosion at the Cheswick Genera The 25 Best Places to Live in the South 06/05/2023 08:00pm • It could be the comfort food, warm weather or lush foliage that appeals to you most -- in any case, the South is calling and you're ready to make it your home. But where should you put down roots? The U.S. Census Bureau defines the South as the following states: Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, the Dist US House panel investigates ties between US Interior secretary, environmentalists 06/05/2023 07:33pm • ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Republican members of the U.S. House Committee on Natural Resources are raising concerns about ties between Interior Secretary Deb Haaland and an Indigenous group from her home state that advocates for halting oil and gas production on public lands. The members on Monday Loss of oxygen in cabin may have led to Virginia plane crash, experts say 06/05/2023 06:33pm • RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A loss of oxygen is a leading theory for why an unresponsive business jet flew off course and over the nation’s capital Sunday before it crashed in rural Virginia. But federal investigators are just beginning to look for answers, and experts cautioned against jumping to conc Missouri governor denies clemency for man facing execution on Tuesday 06/05/2023 06:03pm • Missouri Gov. Mike Parson on Monday declined clemency for a man who faces execution Tuesday evening for killing two jailers in an ill-fated effort to free someone else from a county jail. Michael Tisius, 42, would be the third person in Missouri, and the 12th person nationally, to be executed in 202 LOCALIZE IT: $570M in grants headed to railroad crossing projects in 32 states 06/05/2023 05:47pm • EDITORS/NEWS DIRECTORS: The Biden administration is handing out more than $570 million in grants to help eliminate railroad crossings in 32 states just as the industry is increasingly relying on longer and longer trains to cut costs. The grants announced Monday will help eliminate more than three d Robert Hanssen, FBI agent convicted of spying for Russia, dead at 79 06/05/2023 02:38pm • ▶ Watch Video: Robert Hanssen, FBI agent convicted of spying for Russia, has died Robert Hanssen, a former FBI agent who was one of the most damaging spies in American history, was found dead in his prison cell Monday morning, according to the Bureau of Prisons. Hanssen, 79, was arr