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In shift, oil industry group backs federal price on carbon

WASHINGTON - The oil and gas industry's top lobbying group on Thursday endorsed a federal price on carbon dioxide emissions that contribute to global warming, a reversal of longstanding industry polic...

Mar 25, 2021

Rare Van Gogh masterpiece sells for $15.4 million in Paris

PARIS - A rare painting by Vincent Van Gogh was sold at auction Thursday by Sotheby's Paris for 13.1 million euros ($15.4 million). The sale of "Street Scene in Montmartre" was highly anticipated as i...

Mar 25, 2021

Russia opposition leader Navalny's health worsens in prison

MOSCOW - Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny has accused prison authorities of failing to provide proper treatment for his back pain and leg problems, saying in a letter posted Thursday that his ...

Mar 25, 2021

Guns are on Supreme Court's agenda days after mass shootings

WASHINGTON - A possible expansion of gun rights is on the Supreme Court's agenda, days after mass shootings in Colorado and Georgia. The justices are meeting in private Friday to discuss adding new ca...

Mar 25, 2021

US general: Afghans need US troops to counter Taliban

WASHINGTON - Afghanistan's military forces need U.S. assistance to successfully counter the Taliban, the top general for U.S. Special Operations Command told Congress on Thursday, amid debate over whe...

Mar 25, 2021

Acclaimed French director Bertrand Tavernier is dead aged 79

PARIS - French filmmaker Bertrand Tavernier, who directed acclaimed movies such "A Sunday in the Country," "Captain Conan" and "The Judge and the Assassin," has died, according to his family. He was 7...

Mar 25, 2021

'Godzilla vs. Kong'; A heavyweight bout with a light touch

LOS ANGELES - The original 1950s Godzilla movies stomped into theatres carrying a metaphor about nuclear destruction. Two years ago, "Godzilla: King of the Monsters" sounded alarms about climate chang...

Mar 25, 2021

New York City launches push to vaccinate theatre workers

New York City is taking steps toward the reopening of the city's theatres, creating vaccination and testing sites for stage workers in a bid to restore a key part of New York's draw. "It's time to rai...

Mar 25, 2021

UN-backed vaccine delivery program warns of supply delays

GENEVA - The U.N.-backed program to ship COVID-19 vaccines worldwide has announced supply delays involving a key Indian manufacturer, a major setback for the ambitious rollout aimed at helping low- an...

Mar 25, 2021

Spielberg donates Genesis Prize money to justice nonprofits

NEW YORK - Steven Spielberg said Thursday that he will donate his $1 million Genesis Prize to 10 nonprofits that are working for racial and economic justice. The film director and his wife, actress Ka...

Mar 25, 2021