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Eurovision Song Contest reaches its final with tensions around Israel and doubt over Dutch contender
MALMO, Sweden (AP) — It’s time for many people to don sequins and spangles — and for others to pick up protest banners and Palestinian flags — for Saturday’s final of the 68th Eurovision Song Contest .
May 11, 2024 3:02 AM
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Some older Americans splurge to keep homes accessible while others struggle to make safety upgrades
NEW YORK (AP) — Brenda Edwards considers the four bedroom ranch-style house where she has lived for 20 years her forever home. It's where the 70-year-old retired nurse and her 79-year-old husband want to stay as their mobility becomes more limited.
May 11, 2024 3:01 AM
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Tips to make a house or apartment safe and accessible for older adults living at home
With a majority of Americans preferring to live in their own homes as long as possible, experts stress the importance of modifications to keep dwellings safe and accessible.
May 11, 2024 3:01 AM
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Eurovision explained, from ABBA to Zorra, as the Israel-Hamas war overshadows the song contest
MALMO, Sweden (AP) — Scores of musicians, hundreds of journalists and thousands of music fans have gathered in Malmo, Sweden, where the Eurovision Song Contest is building towards Saturday's exuberant, glitter-drenched final .
May 11, 2024 2:27 AM
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How to watch (and stream) the Eurovision Song Contest final
MALMO, Sweden (AP) — Get out the glitter ball and put on your dancing shoes: It's time to find out who will be crowned the 68th Eurovision Song Contest champion.
May 11, 2024 1:42 AM
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They made one-of-a-kind quilts that captured the public's imagination. Then Target came along
Over the past two decades, Gee’s Bend quilts have captured the public’s imagination with their kaleidoscopic colors and their daring geometric patterns.
May 10, 2024 10:46 PM
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Fine dining, at a new high. A Michelin-starred chef will take his cuisine to our upper atmosphere
COPENHAGEN (AP) — Ever since humans have journeyed to space , their meals there have proved to be, well, nothing to write home about.
May 10, 2024 10:37 PM
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NYC's Rikers Island jail gets a kid-friendly visitation room ahead of Mother's Day
NEW YORK (AP) — It's probably the last place a mom wants to spend Mother's Day with her kids.
May 10, 2024 10:22 PM
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700 hotel union workers launch 48-hour strike at Virgin Hotels casino near Las Vegas Strip
LAS VEGAS (AP) — About 700 workers walked off the job at a hotel-casino near the Las Vegas Strip at dawn Friday, in what union organizers said would be a 48-hour strike after spending months trying to reach a deal for new five-year contract with Virg
May 10, 2024 9:30 PM
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Sean 'Diddy' Combs asks judge to dismiss 'false' claim that he, others raped 17-year-old girl
Sean “Diddy” Combs on Friday asked a federal judge to dismiss a lawsuit alleging that he and two co-defendants raped a 17-year-old girl in a New York recording studio in 2003, saying it was a “false and hideous claim" that was filed too late under th
May 10, 2024 9:06 PM
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