ASHRAF KHALIL
Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — Sometime earlier this year, one of the most elite social events in Washington took place, but without any fanfare or news coverage.
It drew about 1,800 attendees and Grammy-winning rocker Lenny Kravitz performed. Yet there were no written invitations, and the actual date and location were carefully guarded secrets.
The annual charitable event is mischievously...
MARK SHERMAN
Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — The lack of transparency at the Supreme Court begins with the heavy red drapes that frame the courtroom on all sides. The court replaced the drapes this summer, but would not reveal the name of the company that did the work.
The Supreme Court's role in a bitterly divided Washington and nation may be...
GREGORY KATZ
Associated Press
LONDON (AP) — Rod Stewart, known for decades as a consummate crooner, rocker, fashion plate and tongue-in-cheek sex symbol, is adding a new element to his image: serious model railroad builder.
The former front man of the Faces who has hits dating back to the 1960s has put the finishing touch on a 23-year project that has...
JILL LAWLESS
Associated Press
LONDON (AP) — In a British election dominated by Brexit, young voters who had no say in the country's decision to leave the European Union could hold the key to victory. That is, if they can be bothered to vote.
It has long been a truth in British politics that young people vote in lower numbers than...
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro is blaming actor Leonardo DiCaprio for making donations to nonprofit organizations that he claims are behind some of the fires in the Amazon rainforest.
Bolsonaro told supporters Friday: "DiCaprio is a cool guy, isn't he? Giving money to set the Amazon on fire."
DiCaprio's environmental organization has pledged $5 million to help...
SAMYA KULLAB
Associated Press
BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraq's prime minister announced Friday that he would submit his resignation to parliament, a day after more than 40 people were killed by security forces in protests and following calls by Iraq's top Shiite cleric for lawmakers to withdraw support.
The move by Adel Abdul-Mahdi, which came 13 months after he took office, triggered...
ANGELA CHARLTON and SYLVIE CORBET
Associated Press
PARIS (AP) — People don't celebrate Thanksgiving in France, or Russia, or South Africa - but they do shop on Black Friday.
The U.S. sales phenomenon has spread to retailers across the world in recent years with such force that it's prompting a backlash from some activists, politicians and even consumers.
Near Paris, climate demonstrators...
VALLETTA, Malta (AP) — The family of a journalist who was killed by a car bomb in Malta is urging Maltese Prime Minister Joseph Muscat to resign, after his former chief aide was released from jail in a probe aimed at finding the mastermind of the 2017 murder.
Muscat said Friday that police found no grounds to hold Keith Schembri,...
JILL LAWLESS and DANICA KIRKA
Associated Press
LONDON (AP) — A man wearing a fake explosive vest stabbed several people in London Friday in what police are treating as a terrorist attack before being tackled by members of the public and then fatally shot by officers on London Bridge, police and the city's mayor said.
The Metropolitan Police said "a number"...
Each year the California Highway Patrol (CHP) participates in the “CHiP’s for Kids” toy drive. CHiP’s for Kids started from humble beginnings over 23 years ago in Los Angeles. Back then, a small group of California Highway Patrol officers banded together and decided to help the less fortunate children living in the communities they served.This popular program has grown...