Anthony Freud to retire as head of Lyric Opera of Chicago at end of...
CHICAGO (AP) — Anthony Freud will retire as general director of the Lyric Opera of Chicago at the end of the season, ending a...
New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival expands schedule
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Music enthusiasts get an extra day to revel in the sounds of Trombone Shorty, the Rebirth Brass Band, Irma Thomas...
Argentina shuts down a publisher that sold books praising the Nazis. One person has...
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Argentina’s Federal Police shut down a publisher that sold books that praised Nazi ideology, seized hundreds of texts and...
After catching escaped murderer, officers took a photo with him. Experts say that was...
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A group photo of about two dozen officers in tactical gear posing with escaped murderer Danelo Cavalcante minutes after his capture...
California school district pays $27M to settle suit over death of teen assaulted by...
MORENO VALLEY, Calif. (AP) — A Southern California school district has agreed to pay $27 million to settle a lawsuit by the family of...
Vivek Ramaswamy proposes mass federal layoffs as more GOP hopefuls look to slash US...
Republican presidential hopeful Vivek Ramaswamy on Wednesday laid out his ideas to shut down the FBI and fire more than 1 million federal workers,...
Senator subpoenas Saudis for documents on LIV-PGA Tour golf deal
WASHINGTON (AP) — The chairman of a Senate investigations subcommittee issued a subpoena Wednesday for documents on Saudi Arabia's new golf partnership with the...
National Book Award longlists released for young people’s literature and works in translation
NEW YORK (AP) — The National Book Award longlist for young people's literature features a range of grownup topics, from the deadly famine in...
Afghan soldier who was arrested at US-Mexico border after fleeing Taliban is granted asylum
HOUSTON (AP) — An Afghan soldier who fled the Taliban and traveled through nearly a dozen countries before being arrested at the Texas-Mexico border...
3 officials sworn in at Federal Reserve, as governing board reaches full strength
WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell swore in three members of the central bank's governing board Wednesday, including Philip Jefferson as vice...