By GILLIAN FLACCUS, Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Oregonians will vote Tuesday on a slate of measures including one that would add a permit and firearms training requirement for new gun buyers and another that would make Oregon the first state to mandate health […]

Dems’ climate, energy, tax bill clears initial Senate hurdle Biden tests negative for COVID, isolating until 2nd negative Alex Jones’ $49.3M verdict and the future of misinformation Sinema gives her nod, and influence, to Democrats’ big bill Blinken: China should not hold global concerns ‘hostage’ […]

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Country Music Hall of Famer and Grammy winner Barbara Mandrell retired from music more than two decades ago, but the Grand Ole Opry still feels like home to her. Mandrell, 73, made a rare public appearance on Saturday night at the […]

Basement talk, virtual handshake led to Manchin-Schumer deal In a Nevada county, election conspiracies sow deep distrust Senate deal should make it easier to buy electric vehicles Biden shrugs off recession talk, talks up fighting inflation Hidden Menace: Massive methane leaks speed up climate change […]

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Representatives for Ricky Martin have denied allegations that led to a restraining order against the Puerto Rican superstar, who has not been charged with any crime. Police said Saturday that a judge had issued the order against Martin, but […]

NEW YORK (AP) — Actress Lindsay Lohan is celebrating her 36th birthday on Saturday as a married woman. The “Freaky Friday” star said she was the “luckiest woman in the world” in an Instagram post Friday that pictured her with financier Bader Shammas, who had […]

LONDON (AP) — Rapper Kendrick Lamar has closed this year’s Glastonbury Festival with a powerful headline set that saw him chant “Godspeed for women’s rights” as fake blood poured down his face from a crown of thorns. Lamar, 35, ended his new song “Savior” by […]

By JONATHAN LANDRUM Jr., AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — The BET Awards return Sunday with a live show that could see Doja Cat, Drake and Ari Lennox snag some trophies. Doja Cat enters the show as the leading nominee with six. The chart-topping […]

By THOMAS ADAMSON, AP Fashion Writer PARIS (AP) — Loewe thrust Paris Fashion Week into a bleak and dystopian vision of the future on Saturday — turning its runway into a dead space where nature and animal life only existed to be harnessed and exploited […]

BERLIN (AP) — The curators of a major art show in Germany have apologized for including a work featuring antisemitic elements that prompted an outcry at the event’s opening this week. Organizers of the documenta fifteen show in Kassel ordered the banner by Indonesian collective […]