UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United States has paid about $160 million of the nearly $4 billion it owes the United Nations, the U.N. said Thursday. The Trump administration’s payment is earmarked for the U.N.’s regular operating budget, U.N. spokesman … Continued
By ELISE RYAN Less than a year since the release of Mumford & Sons’ long-awaited fifth studio album “Rushmere,” the English folk rock band is back with a sixth: “Prizefighter,” an introspective but still upbeat return to their stomp-clap form, … Continued
By TIM REYNOLDS CORTINA D’AMPEZZO, Italy (AP) — Jadin O’Brien thought she was being scammed. The Milan Cortina Olympics — and the sport of bobsled, for that matter — were not anywhere near O’Brien’s radar a couple years ago, when … Continued
St. Paul officials have declared a snow emergency Thursday after more than seven inches of snow fell in the metro from a winter storm that started Wednesday. “After last night’s heavier-than-expected snowstorm, I am calling the first snow emergency of … Continued
By JOSEPH WILSON LIVIGNO, Italy (AP) — On the climb to Livigno, atop the mountain pass before the road glides down to the village hosting snowboarding at the Winter Olympics, there sits a lonely customs checkpoint. Its guardhouse and gate … Continued
By MEG KINNARD The Federal Communications Commission is investigating ABC’s “The View” over possible violations of the requirement that broadcast stations give equal time to political candidates when they appear on-air, according to the head of the agency that oversees … Continued