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UK film academy suspends Noel Clarke over misconduct claims

LONDON (AP) — Britain’s motion picture academy on Thursday suspended actor-director Noel Clarke after a newspaper reported that multiple women had accused him of sexual harassment or bullying. The film and television academy said it was also suspending Clarke’s award…

Gazan behind Mars drone says visiting home is no small step

BEIT HANOUN, Gaza Strip (AP) — An electronics engineer from Gaza, Loay Elbasyouni, had worked with the NASA team that made history this month by launching an experimental helicopter from the surface of Mars. But he says an expedition to…

Congress passes extension of opioid enforcement tool

WASHINGTON (AP) — Congress has voted to temporarily extend a sweeping tool that has helped federal agents crack down on drugs chemically similar to fentanyl. The Senate on Thursday approved legislation extending until October an order that allows the federal…

Ryan Miller's time: Ducks goalie to retire at end of season

Anaheim Ducks goalie Ryan Miller will retire after the season, ending the 18-year career of the winningest American-born goaltender in NHL history. The 40-year-old Miller has played nearly 800 games in his career, also with Buffalo, Vancouver and St. Louis, At Anaheim, he has spent the past four seasons primarily as John Gibson’s backup. Miller won the Vezina Trophy in 2010 as the NHL’s best goaltender for Buffalo. Miller also was named the most valuable player and best goaltender at the 2010 Winter Olympics while leading the U.S. team to a silver medal in Vancouver.

US average mortgage rates rise slightly; 30-year at 2.98%

WASHINGTON (AP) — Mortgage rates rose slightly this week after three weeks of declines as new economic data underscores the recovering economy's strength. The benchmark 30-year home loan, however, remains below 3%. Mortgage buyer Freddie Mac reported Thursday that the…

Chattanooga assistant fired over tweet sues to get job back

A Chattanooga football assistant coach fired over a social media post disparaging the state of Georgia and voting rights advocate Stacey Abrams is suing to get his job back along with backpay and damages. He contends his First Amendment rights were violated. Chris Malone says he was forced to resign Jan. 7 in the lawsuit filed Tuesday in the Eastern District of U.S. District Court. Malone is suing the chancellor, athletic director and football coach both individually and in their roles at the University of Tennessee-Chattanooga. The lawsuit says Malone made the social media post on his own account on his own time.

For Dave Grohl, what drives musicians is more than van

Rocker and filmmaker Dave Grohl thought he was making a nostalgic documentary about the formative days of famous musicians. But then the pandemic happened. Partly by design and also by circumstance, his new film “What Drives Us’” became a surprisingly emotional statement about the power of live music and its absence. Hear Ringo Starr tell about the Beatles huddling together for warmth, or the Red Hot Chili Peppers' Flea discuss how music was an escape from an abusive childhood. It's all pulled together with infectious enthusiasm by Grohl, who gets behind the wheel of the van used by Foo Fighters in their early days.

EXPLAINER: What to know about the Giuliani investigation

A long-running federal investigation into Rudy Giuliani’s dealings in Ukraine has moved back into public view after federal agents seized electronic devices from the former New York mayor. The Wednesday search was the latest development in an inquiry involving a complex web of international characters who dealt with Giuliani as he tried to stir up support for a Ukrainian investigation of Joe Biden and his son. Giuliani’s lawyer says the search warrant involved an allegation that Giuliani should have registered as a foreign agent. Giuliani has denied doing anything wrong and has said that the investigation is a political vendetta.

Full lockdown takes effect in Turkey, people leave cities

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — People in Turkey stocked up on groceries, filled markets and left cities for their hometowns or the southern coast Thursday before the country entered its strictest lockdown of the pandemic. President Recep Tayyip Erdogan imposed a…

VIRUS DIARY: From red carpets to empty streets, and back

When the pandemic descended on the U.S., Associated Press entertainment photographer Chris Pizzello was left with nothing to shoot. He describes himself at that moment as an absurdity — an entertainment photographer in a time with no entertainment. The year since has been a challenge — one that culminated with him shooting the Oscars this week.

A look at what's next in the release of 2020 census data

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — There were some genuine surprises in the first batch of data from the nation's 2020 head count released this week by the U.S. Census Bureau. Officials in some Sun Belt states were bewildered they did not…

Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan trade blame for cross-border shelling

MOSCOW (AP) — Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan traded blame Thursday for cross-border shelling and clashes that left at least four people dead and dozens injured in a conflict over water supply, the latest outburst of tensions between the two ex-Soviet Central…

France’s Cafes, Restaurants Terraces To Reopen Next Month

Terraces of France's cafes, restaurants, to open next month

PARIS (AP) — President Emmanuel Macron said Thursday that the outdoor terraces of France's cafes and restaurants will be allowed to reopen on May 19 along with museums, cinemas, theaters and concert halls under certain conditions. In an interview with…

Billboard Awards: 16 nods for Weeknd, 6 for Morgan Wallen

The Weeknd was snubbed by the Grammys but he’s the leading nominee at the 2021 Billboard Music Awards, where rappers Pop Smoke and Juice WRLD earned multiple posthumous nominations, including top artist. Disgraced country singer Morgan Wallen is also up for six nominations. The Weeknd, Juice WRLD and Pop Smoke — the third most-nominated act — are up for top artist along with Taylor Swift and Drake, the show’s most decorated winner of all-time. Others who scored multiple nominations include DaBaby, rising country star Gabby Barrett, Bad Bunny, Chris Brown, Megan Thee Stallion, Doja Cat and Justin Bieber. The Billboard Awards will air live on May 23.

People of color more exposed than whites to air pollution

Across America, people of color are exposed to more air pollution than whites from industry, vehicles, construction and many other sources, a new study has found. Using government air pollution and census data, researchers found that disproportionate numbers of non-white people were exposed to potentially hazardous fine particle pollution from nearly all major U.S. emission sources, regardless of where they live or how much money they make. The study, published Wednesday in the journal Science Advances, also found that Blacks were the only group disproportionately exposed to each of the pollution sources examined.

Watchdog: US aid to Venezuela driven by more than just need

MIAMI (AP) — It was billed as the beginning of the end for Nicolás Maduro. With foreign leaders in tow and the world watching, anti-Maduro activists gathered in Colombia in February 2019 with the aim of pushing entire warehouses worth…

American coach Marsch to take over at German team Leipzig

American coach Jesse Marsch will take over at German soccer team Leipzig next season. The Bundesliga club says Marsch will switch from sister club Red Bull Salzburg on a two-year contract until June 2023. Marsch will take over from Julian Nagelsmann at Leipzig. Nagelsmann has agreed to replace Hansi Flick at Bayern Munich. Flick is expected to coach the German national team after Joachim Löw steps down following this year’s European Championship. Marsch helped Salzburg win the Austrian league and cup double last season and could repeat the feat this year. Leipzig is in second place in the Bundesliga and virtually assured of playing the Champions League next season.

Daimler Truck, Volvo to make fuel cells in Europe from 2025

FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Germany's Daimler Truck AG and Sweden's Volvo Group say they plan to jointly manufacture hydrogen fuel cells for trucks in Europe starting in 2025 and called on European Union policymakers to boost incentives for climate-neutral technologies.…

Is it safe to go to big sporting events during the pandemic?

Experts are still cautioning against attending big sporting events during the pandemic, but say there are ways to make it safer if you go. They say outdoor stadiums are safer than indoor arenas. Venues that limit attendance and require masks are safer as well. Some teams are also requiring proof of vaccination or a negative test for the coronavirus. Once at the stadium, experts say to avoid indoor bars, restaurants and box seating. And if you feel sick or are waiting for results of a coronavirus test, health officials say to stay home.

FDA revives federal effort to ban menthol cigarettes

U.S. health regulators are pledging again to try to ban menthol cigarettes. This time the Food and Drug Administration is under pressure from African American groups to remove the mint flavor, which is popular among Black smokers. The move announced Thursday comes in response to new legal pressure from African American health groups. Research has shown the numbing effect of menthol makes it harder for smokers to quit. Menthol is the only cigarette flavor that wasn’t banned more than a decade ago. Government efforts to prohibit the flavor since then have faced pushback from the tobacco industry and some members of Congress.

Family denounces police custody death of man in California

The family of an unarmed 26-year-old San Francisco Bay Area man is struggling to understand how a minor confrontation with police officers led to his death. Mario Gonzalez died on the same day a jury in Minneapolis began considering similar circumstances in the George Floyd case. Officers in Alameda, California, responded to a park on April 19th to check out neighbors’ reports that Gonzalez was acting strangely. Body camera video made public this week shows he died after three officers and a civilian parking enforcement employee pinned him face down on the ground for more than five minutes. Three separate investigations are underway.

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Biden announces 2nd round of diverse federal judiciary picks

President Joe Biden has announced another diverse group of candidates for his second round of judicial nominations, a day after some in his first slate of picks went before the U.S. Senate. The nominees announced Thursday are a woman who would be the first Asian American appointed a federal judge to the Western District of Washington, a Latino who is currently the presiding judge of the Grant County Superior Court in Ephrata, Washington, and a woman who is a longtime labor and employment litigation attorney in New Jersey. President Donald Trump appointed mostly white men to fill the jobs.

American defender Alana Cook earning her stripes at PSG

Alana Cook joined an exclusive club when she headed in a goal for Paris Saint-Germain against Barcelona last weekend. Megan Rapinoe, Christen Press and Carli Lloyd are the only other United States internationals to have scored in the semifinals or final of the Women’s Champions League. It was also the 24-year-old defender’s first goal since turning professional just over two years ago. Cook says it was “not too bad to do it in a semifinal of the Champions League.” Preventing goals will be Cook’s main focus when PSG travels to Barcelona for the second leg on Sunday after a 1-1 draw in Paris.

EU Parliament: COVID-19 pass should guarantee free movement

BRUSSELS (AP) — European lawmakers said Thursday that COVID-19 certificates aimed at facilitating travel across the European Union should be enough to move freely this summer, a position likely to clash with member states' prerogatives in their upcoming negotiations. EU…

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