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AP picks 2024's best movies so far, from 'Furiosa' to 'Thelma,' 'I Saw the TV Glow' to 'Challengers' 06/28/2024 11:44am • The movie year, jumbled a bit by 2023���s strikes, might feel like it���s only just getting going. The box office is, finally, booming thanks to ���Inside Out 2.��� But at the year���s midway point, a lot of terrific movies have already come out ��� more, maybe, than you might realize. Not even coun Movie Review: Shhhh...the novelty is gone in 'A Quiet Place' prequel 06/27/2024 09:27am • Not all successful movies need to be franchises. Most really shouldn���t be. That���s not how Hollywood works, of course, but it���s worth repeating. Because in the case of ��� A Quiet Place,��� now on its third movie with a prequel about a few new characters in New York on the first day of the inva Here's what led Kenyans to burn part of parliament and call for the president's resignation 06/27/2024 01:56am • KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) ��� Kenya's president came to power by appealing to the common people, describing himself as a ���hustler��� and vowing relief from economic pain. But when he was forced to give up on a controversial tax hike that led to deadly chaos in the capital, Nairobi, it was a clear sign A Vatican Radio territory in north Rome once blamed for electro-smog will become a solar farm 06/26/2024 10:18am • ROME (AP) ��� Pope Francis decreed Wednesday that an area of northern Rome, long the source of controversy because of electromagnetic waves emitted by Vatican Radio towers there, will now house a field of solar panels to fuel Vatican City. Citing the Vatican���s pledge in U.N. climate treaties to cu A US officiant marries 10 same-sex couples in Hong Kong via video chat 06/26/2024 07:43am • HONG KONG (AP) ��� Ten same-sex couples got married in the United States over the internet from Hong Kong, a semi-autonomous southern Chinese city that does not formally recognize such unions but offers them legal protections. The event Tuesday was timed to mark Pride Month, with a registered offic NHL draft prospect seeks to shed off-ice concerns through diversity training, volunteer work 06/26/2024 06:10am • Trevor Connelly says he has done his best through volunteer work and diversity training to address behavioral concerns that could affect his NHL draft standing this weekend. ���I just kind of told them I���ve put in a lot of work in myself and done a lot of things in the community and volunteered a WikiLeaks��� Assange pleads guilty to publishing US military secrets in deal that secures his freedom 06/25/2024 11:38pm • SAIPAN, Northern Mariana Islands (AP) ��� WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange pleaded guilty to obtaining and publishing U.S. military secrets Wednesday in a deal with Justice Department prosecutors that secures his liberty and concludes a drawn-out legal saga that raised divisive questions about press Judge considering if ex-gang leader held in Tupac Shakur killing gets house arrest on $750K bail 06/25/2024 11:15pm • LAS VEGAS (AP) ��� A Nevada judge said Tuesday she wasn't immediately convinced of the legality of an effort by a hip-hop music figure to underwrite a $750,000 bond to free a former Los Angeles-area gang leader from jail ahead of his murder trial in the 1996 killing of hip-hop music legend Tupac Sha Who is Julian Assange, the polarizing founder of the secret-spilling website WikiLeaks? 06/25/2024 09:54pm • WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) ��� He emerged on the information security scene in the 1990s as a ���famous teenage hacker" following what he called an ��� itinerant minstrel childhood��� beginning in Townsville, Australia. But the story of Julian Assange, eccentric founder of secret-spilling website First-Year Tips for International Students at U.S. Colleges 06/25/2024 08:00pm • Being a first-year international student at a U.S. college or university can be a little scary and at times overwhelming -- there's so much to do and remember. But a little prep can go a long way in setting an international student up for success their freshman year. Misha Bilokur from Ukraine says How to Minimize 4 Financial Management Disasters That Come With Aging 06/25/2024 08:00pm • Many people spend their lives planning and preparing for old age. However, as individuals age, they may encounter some unexpected situations. While not the most enjoyable thought experiment, it's important to consider the risks that come with aging and how they can impact a person's financial situat Tennessee turns over probe into failed Graceland sale to federal authorities, report says 06/25/2024 07:49pm • MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) ��� The Tennessee attorney general's office said Tuesday that it has turned over its investigation into the failed sale of Elvis Presley���s home Graceland at a foreclosure auction to federal authorities, a newspaper reported. The Commercial Appeal reported that Amy Lannom Wilhit Anti-tax protesters storm Kenya's parliament, drawing police fire as president vows to quash unrest 06/25/2024 06:53pm • NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) ��� Thousands of protesters stormed Kenya���s parliament Tuesday to protest tax proposals, burning part of the building, sending lawmakers fleeing and drawing fire from police in unrest that the president vowed to quash. Several people were killed. It was the most direct assault Monitoring group reports a steep rise in antisemitic incidents in Germany last year 06/25/2024 05:47am • BERLIN (AP) ��� A group that tracks antisemitism in Germany said Tuesday it recorded an overall increase of more than 80% in incidents last year, with well over half of the total coming after Hamas-led militants attacked Israel in early October. The RIAS group said it recorded 4,782 antisemitic inci Sun Princess: The Best Dining, Amenities and More on Princess Cruises' Newest Ship 06/24/2024 08:00pm • As a travel writer who cruises with all the major lines, I was excited to travel through the Mediterranean on the new Sun Princess cruise ship in May 2024. I traveled with my mother to celebrate her 76th birthday shortly after the new ship's February debut in Rome. The itinerary we sailed was a uniq