The Associated Press names its Breakthrough Entertainers of 2024
If there was one thing that united us during a polarized 2024, it was likely the solar eclipse, a reminder of the awesome ...
AP Breakthrough Entertainer: Myha’la doesn’t take being #1 on the call sheet for granted
Myha’la is best known for playing a steely, manipulative investment banker on HBO’s “Industry,” so the thought of her ...
AP Breakthrough Entertainer: Nicholas Alexander Chavez feels best between ‘action’ and ‘cut’
It’s not an exaggeration to say Nicholas Alexander Chavez had a very good year. Now a member of Ryan Murphy’s unofficial ...
An explosion in the Afghan capital kills the Taliban refugee minister, officials say
A suicide bombing in the Afghan capital on Wednesday killed the Taliban refugee minister, Interior Ministry officials said.
Only about 2 in 10 Americans approve of Biden’s pardon of his son Hunter, an AP-NORC poll finds
Only about 2 in 10 Americans approve of President Joe Biden’s decision to pardon his son Hunter after earlier promising he ...
Organized crime gangs expanded into a third of cities in Brazil’s Amazon, report finds
Criminal gangs are operating in over a third of municipalities in Brazil’s Amazon rainforest driving a boom in violence, ...
AP Breakthrough Entertainer: Aaron Pierre ends his big year on a high note with ‘Mufasa’
Aaron Pierre is closing out his big year on a literal high note. After donning Malcolm X’s distinctive browline glasses in the “Genius: MLK/X” series and getting his modern-day ...
AP Breakthrough Entertainer: Broadway star Maleah Joi Moon enjoys a ‘cupcake’ of a year
As a young woman, Maleah Joi Moon used to join the crowds outside Broadway stage doors to cheer the stars and maybe get an autograph. Now she’s the one that people line up to ...
AP Breakthrough Entertainer: Fred Hechinger lives out his circus dream
As a child, Fred Hechinger dreamed of running away to join the circus. Now, as his acting career takes off, he jokes that it feels like he’s finally living that childhood dream. “I ...
Scholz sets Germany on course for an early election as he requests a confidence vote next week
Chancellor Olaf Scholz formally set Germany on course for an early election Wednesday by requesting a confidence vote in parliament next week. Five weeks after his three-party ...
AP Breakthrough Entertainer: Adria Arjona’s confidence only keeps growing
Adria Arjona’s mother is her biggest fan — and her fans’ biggest supporter. While in town for Paris Fashion Week this year, Arjona recalls the moment her mother ...
Supporters of Bangladesh Nationalist Party hold protest march as tensions continue with India
Thousands of members of youth and student bodies belonging to the Bangladesh Nationalist Party on Wednesday held a road march procession from Bangladesh’s capital toward ...