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In Cannes, Francis Ford Coppola talks Trump, self-financing 'Megalopolis' and why he has no regrets In Cannes, Francis Ford Coppola talks Trump, self-financing 'Megalopolis' and why he has no regrets 05/17/2024 12:38pm • CANNES, France (AP) â Much attention has been paid to the $120 million of his own fortune that Francis Ford Coppola put up to make the futuristic epic âœMegalopolis,â but the director himself isn't much concerned. âœI donât care. I never cared,â Coppola said of money, speaking to reporter Vatican moves to adapt to hoaxes, Internet and overhauls its process for evaluating visions of Mary Vatican moves to adapt to hoaxes, Internet and overhauls its process for evaluating visions of Mary 05/17/2024 12:20pm • VATICAN CITY (AP) â The Vatican on Friday overhauled its process for evaluating alleged visions of the Virgin Mary, weeping statues and other seemingly supernatural phenomena that have marked church history, putting the brakes on making definitive declarations unless the event is obviously fabrica Last student who helped integrate the University of North Carolina's undergraduate body has died 05/17/2024 12:19pm • RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) â Ralph Kennedy Frasier, the final surviving member of a trio of African American youths who were the first to desegregate the undergraduate student body at North Carolina's flagship public university in the 1950s, has died. Frasier, who had been in declining health over the pas Philippines arrests Australian suspect, reportedly the father of a rugby star, for drugs trafficking 05/17/2024 12:06pm • MANILA, Philippines (AP) â One of Indonesiaâs most-wanted drug suspects has been arrested in the Philippines after an international manhunt and efforts were underway to have the suspect extradited to Jakarta to face charges, Indonesian and Philippine officials said Friday. Philippine Immigration Mexico's cartel violence haunts civilians as the June 2 election approaches Mexico's cartel violence haunts civilians as the June 2 election approaches 05/17/2024 11:28am • HUITZILAC, Mexico (AP) â Tailed by trucks of heavily armed soldiers, four caskets floated on a sea of hundreds of mourners. Neighbors peered nervously from their homes as the crowd pushed past shuttered businesses, empty streets and political campaign posters plastering the small Mexican town of H Arrests of US tourists in Turks and Caicos for carrying ammunition prompt plea from three governors Arrests of US tourists in Turks and Caicos for carrying ammunition prompt plea from three governors 05/17/2024 10:33am • Five Americans are facing prison sentences of up to 12 years in the Turks and Caicos Islands on charges they illegally carried ammunition during recent trips to the popular, upscale tourist destination about 600 miles (965 km) southeast of Miami. Three of the arrests have prompted pleas for mercy AP Decision Notes: What to expect in Idaho's state primary and Democratic presidential caucus AP Decision Notes: What to expect in Idaho's state primary and Democratic presidential caucus 05/17/2024 09:26am • WASHINGTON (AP) â When Idaho voters head to the polls Tuesday to decide primaries for the U.S. House and the state legislature, one contest will be noticeably absent from the ballot: the race for the White House. Thatâs because state lawmakers scrapped the presidential primary last year, prompti AP Decision Notes: What to expect in Kentucky's primaries AP Decision Notes: What to expect in Kentucky's primaries 05/17/2024 07:30am • WASHINGTON (AP) â All of Donald Trump's top opponents for the Republican nomination for president dropped out of the race weeks ago, but the whole gang will be back together on Kentucky's primary ballot on Tuesday. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley, entrepreneur Vivek R Xavi reportedly under pressure at Barcelona after saying it will struggle to compete with Madrid 05/17/2024 06:44am • BARCELONA, Spain (AP) â Xavi Hernándezâs honesty about Barcelona's ongoing financial strife has reportedly not sat well with the club. In a message directed at the Barcelona fans, Xavi said earlier this week that no one should get too excited about the summer transfer market since there is litt Francis Ford Coppola debuts 'Megalopolis' in Cannes, and the reviews are in Francis Ford Coppola debuts 'Megalopolis' in Cannes, and the reviews are in 05/17/2024 05:12am • CANNES, France (AP) â Francis Ford Coppola on Thursday premiered his self-financed opus âœMegalopolisâ at the Cannes Film Festival, unveiling a wildly ambitious passion project the 85-year-old director has been pondering for decades. Reviews ranged from âœa folly of gargantuan proportions" to Michael Cohen pressed on his crimes and lies as defense attacks key Trump hush money trial witness Michael Cohen pressed on his crimes and lies as defense attacks key Trump hush money trial witness 05/17/2024 04:07am • NEW YORK (AP) â Donald Trump's lawyers accused the star prosecution witness in his hush money trial of lying to jurors, portraying Trump fixer-turned-foe Michael Cohen on Thursday as a serial fabulist who is bent on seeing the presumptive Republican presidential nominee behind bars. As Trump looke Team captain and two other players arrested over alleged soccer match-fixing in Australia 05/17/2024 03:21am • SYDNEY (AP) â Australian professional soccer was rocked Friday by accusations that the captain of A-League club Macarthur FC paid two younger teammates up to 10,000 Australian dollars ($6,600) to deliberately receive yellow cards in a scheme set up by a South American gambling connection. The play NRA kicks off annual meeting as board considers successor to longtime leader Wayne LaPierre NRA kicks off annual meeting as board considers successor to longtime leader Wayne LaPierre 05/17/2024 01:15am • DALLAS (AP) â The National Rifle Association is kicking off its annual meeting Friday in downtown Dallas, gathering for the first time in decades without Wayne LaPierre at the helm as board members prepare to elect his replacement. Though beset by financial troubles and following a trial in which For the children of Gaza, war means no school â and no indication when formal learning might return 05/17/2024 01:10am • DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza (AP) â Atef Al-Buhaisi, 6, once dreamed of a career building houses. Now, all he craves is to return to school. In Israel's war with Hamas, Atef's home has been bombed, his teacher killed and his school in Nuseirat turned into a refuge for displaced people. He lives in a cramp Taiwan is selling more to the US than China in major shift away from Beijing Taiwan is selling more to the US than China in major shift away from Beijing 05/17/2024 12:02am • WASHINGTON (AP) â Whether it's tapioca balls or computer chips, Taiwan is stretching toward the United States and away from China â the world's No. 2 economy that threatens to take the democratically ruled island by force if necessary. That has translated to the worldâs biggest maker of comput
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