La Scala’s gala premiere of ‘Don Carlo’ is set to give Italian opera its...
MILAN (AP) — Italian melodrama's official recognition as a global cultural treasure is getting trumpeted Thursday with La Scala’s season premiere of Verdi’s “Don...
Denmark’s parliament adopts a law making it illegal to burn the Quran or other...
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — A new law was passed in Denmark's parliament on Thursday that makes it illegal to desecrate any holy text in...
The White House is threatening the patents of high-priced drugs developed with taxpayer dollars
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration is putting pharmaceutical companies on notice, warning them that if the price of certain drugs is too high,...
Europe’s talks on world-leading AI rules paused after 22 hours and will start again...
LONDON (AP) — European Union talks on world-leading comprehensive artificial intelligence regulations were paused Thursday after 22 straight hours, with officials yet to hammer...
United Nations bemoans struggles to fund peacekeeping as nations demand withdrawal of missions
ACCRA, Ghana (AP) — The United Nations' top peacekeeping official defended the organization's missions worldwide amid growing concerns that they've gone into retreat as...
Filings for jobless claims tick up modestly, continuing claims fall
U.S. applications for jobless benefits ticked up last week, but the overall number of people in the U.S. collecting unemployment benefits fell after hitting...
Israel and US at odds over conflicting visions for postwar Gaza
JERUSALEM (AP) — The United States has offered strong support to Israel in its war against the Hamas militant group that rules the Gaza...
Rights groups say Israeli strikes on journalists in Lebanon were likely deliberate
BEIRUT (AP) — Two Israeli strikes that killed a Reuters videographer and wounded six other journalists in south Lebanon nearly two months ago were...
Officer and utility worker killed in hit-and-run crash; suspect also accused of stealing cruiser
WALTHAM, Mass. (AP) — A pickup truck driver in a suburb of Boston is accused of crashing into a police officer and a utility...
UK says Russia’s intelligence service behind sustained attempts to meddle in British democracy
LONDON (AP) — Russia's intelligence services targeted high-profile British politicians, civil servants and journalists with cyberespionage and “malicious cyberactivity” as part of sustained attempts...