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A former hotel housekeeper who fought for the rights of her co-workers has become a symbol of the recent revival of France's left, which is expected to emerge as the main opposition force in the French Parliament to President Emmanuel Macron's government. Rachel Kéké, 48, is poised to win...

Hard to think of a better way for Paul McCartney to celebrate his 80th birthday than by singing “Glory Days” onstage with Bruce Springsteen or being serenaded by some 60,000 well-wishers. That's right, the “cute Beatle” turns 80 on Saturday. It's one of those cultural milestones that bring a...

A 30-year-old man who was arrested Thursday after a police chase ended in Opa-locka had been doing drugs with the car’s owner before he stole the vehicle and led officers on a pursuit, authorities said. According to the suspect’s arrest report, the victim and Alexander Gregory Gesslein, of...

According to the National Institutes of Health, about 11% of women of reproductive age in the U.S. have experienced fertility problems. When Lizbeth Alvarez married her husband in her late 30s, the couple realized their desire to create a family faced quite a few hurdles, not the least of which...

For decades, it was accepted wisdom in the casino industry that eliminating smoking would automatically lead to revenue declines and customer losses. But a new report examining how the coronavirus pandemic has changed gamblers' habits says that may no longer be the case. The report issued...

The man accused of a fatal shooting in a Little Havana neighborhood appeared in bond court Friday. Pablo Mena-Valdesm, 61, of Miami was arrested Wednesday in an early morning shooting Tuesday that left a man in his 30s dead from a gunshot wound to his chest. According to detectives, it was a...

President Vladimir Putin told Russia's showpiece investment conference Friday that the country's economy will overcome sanctions that he called “reckless and insane.” Putin began his address to the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum with a lengthy denunciation of countries that he...

What is art? Do awards make you a better artist? Are blockbuster movies only for pseudo-actors? These are some questions unleashed in “Official Competition,” a comedy starring Penélope Cruz, Antonio Banderas and Oscar Martínez in a battle of egos. Throughout the film, directed by Argentinians...

Former Trump White House official Peter Navarro pleaded not guilty Friday to contempt of Congress charges after refusing to cooperate with a congressional investigation into the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol. Navarro, 72, appeared in federal court in Washington to be arraigned on the...

The Iowa Supreme Court on Friday cleared the way for lawmakers to severely limit or even ban abortion in the state, reversing a decision by the court just four years ago that guaranteed the right to abortion under the Iowa Constitution. The court, now composed almost entirely of Republican...

Horse races are regularly held in only two spots in Nebraska, and the tracks in Grand Island and Columbus are usually pretty quiet apart from the rumble of thoroughbreds that stomp past the half-empty grandstands. Suddenly, though, communities throughout the state are clamoring to revive...

A federal judge in Fort Pierce sentenced an Orlando man to nearly three decades in prison for attempting to sexually entice a 15-year-old Martin County girl, according to a U.S. Department of Justice news release. The DOJ said Joseph Furey Lusk, 47, contacted the girl less than a month after...

Deborah Borda will retire as president and CEO of the New York Philharmonic at the end of the 2022-23 season and will be succeeded by Gary Ginstling, head of Washington’s National Symphony Orchestra since 2017. Borda, who turns 73 on July 15, returned to the Philharmonic in 2017 for her second...

A 36-year-old man won $1 million playing a Florida Lottery scratch-off game at his local supermarket. Felipe Carbajal, of Tampa, purchased his winning ticket at La Loma Supermarket, located at 3224 North Armenia Avenue in his hometown. The store will receive a $2,000 bonus commission for...

U.S. regulators on Friday authorized the first COVID-19 shots for infants and preschoolers, paving the way for vaccinations to begin next week. The Food and Drug Administration's action follows its advisory panel's unanimous recommendation for the shots from Moderna and Pfizer. That means U.S...

Vince McMahon is stepping down as CEO and chairman of WWE during an an investigation into alleged misconduct involving the longtime leader and public face of the organization. McMahon will continue to oversee WWE’s creative content during the investigation, World Wrestling Entertainment said...

British health officials reported another 50 cases of monkeypox across the country on Friday, for a total of 574 cases. That makes the U.K.'s outbreak the biggest to date beyond Africa. In a statement, Britain's Health Security Agency said most of the cases have been identified in gay or...

Naomi Kawase, the director of the official film of the Tokyo Olympics, acknowledged she was taken aback at first about her assignment. That was late in 2018 when she got the commission from the International Olympic Committee. The job never got any easier. Japanese public opinion was divided...

Rwanda’s military says a Congolese soldier crossed the border and began shooting at Rwandan security forces and civilians before being shot dead, the latest escalation in tensions between the countries. A Rwanda Defense Force statement said the unidentified soldier crossed the border Friday...

So far this hurricane season, water temperatures across the main development region – commonly called the MDR, where the majority of Category 3, 4 and 5 hurricanes form later in the season – have been running above average, though not exceptionally so, through the first half of June. This early...