Coco Gauff, Jessica Pegula in sync with tennis, not TikTok
November 1, 2022 GMTFORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Coco Gauff and Jessica Pegula were born a decade apart, which does not matter so much when it comes to playing tennis together but definitely creates a barrier when the subject is TikTok.
Tuberville: US has too many ‘takers’ who don’t want to work
October 26, 2022 GMTMONTGOMERY, Ala (AP) — U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville said this week that the country has too many “takers” instead of workers and suggested that many in younger generations — including people in their 40s — don't understand they need to work.
Millennials, assembled: At UN, younger leaders rise
September 23, 2022 GMTA young president at the U.N. General Assembly touted millennial status symbols like coffee, outdoor adventure and Bitcoin. Another admitted in front of the famous green marble that it was harder to govern a country than to protest in its streets.
Review: Jann Wenner’s memoir looks as his rock, rolling role
September 12, 2022 GMT“Like a Rolling Stone: A Memoir” (Little, Brown)
Jann S. Wenner takes us on a long, strange trip with his accessible and entertaining rock ‘n’ roll memoir.
As the founder, co-editor and publisher of Rolling Stone magazine, Wenner had an unusual back stage pass to the rock ‘n’ roll revolution as he chronicled how the Baby Boomer generation reshaped postwar America.
Survey finds young people follow news, but without much joy
August 31, 2022 GMTNEW YORK (AP) — Young people are following the news but aren't too happy with what they're seeing.
Broadly speaking, that's the conclusion of a study released Wednesday showing 79% of young Americans say they get news daily.
Millennial Money: Can job-hopping help retirement savings?
July 26, 2022 GMTMillennials have been coined the “job-hopping generation,” and I’ve contributed to that stereotype. I started my career at 22 and have job-hopped almost every year since.
Nadal gives edge to Alcaraz in Madrid Open showdown
May 5, 2022 GMTMADRID (AP) — Rafael Nadal is downplaying his chances in his much anticipated Madrid Open quarterfinal against Carlos Alcaraz — the youngster touted in Spain as his successor.
The 35-year-old Nadal and the 19-year-old Alcaraz will meet Friday in a clash of generations that Spanish fans had been craving to see up close.
Analysis: Zelenskyy, Biden show different styles, missions
March 17, 2022 GMTWASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. President Joe Biden and Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelenskyy are men of different generations, countries and styles — and with very different missions.
Analysis: Zelenskyy, Biden show different styles, missions
March 16, 2022 GMTWASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. President Joe Biden and Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelenskyy are men of different generations, countries and styles — and with very different missions.
Activist jailed by Egypt sees wider struggle for rights
February 15, 2022 GMTRAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) — Ramy Shaath, who was released from an Egyptian jail last month, is an outspoken opponent of Arab dictatorships and Israeli rule over the Palestinians, and is part of a generation of activists who see them as two sides of the same coin.
Review: Chuck Klosterman deep dives into ’The Nineties’
February 7, 2022 GMT“The Nineties” by Chuck Klosterman (Penguin Press)
Few things make a book reviewer feel older than reading a book — words on actual tree pulp, bound together with a hard cover — that ruminates on the essential news events and pop culture milestones that happened when the reviewer was in his 20s.
Millennial Money: How to get what you want at your next job
February 1, 2022 GMTMillennials have long been at the mercy of economic events, from the Great Recession to crushing levels of student loan debt. But thanks to the Great Resignation that began in 2021, this generation is experiencing its first brush with power and opportunity in the job market.
Housework or sleep? Study says it depends when you were born
January 30, 2022 GMTWhen Gen Xer Amy Rottier went shopping for her young children two decades ago, she drove to a mall and browsed for what she needed. Her millennial daughter, Helen, who is studying for a doctorate and doesn't have children, buys anything she needs with a click on her iPad.
State Museum wants ‘Gen X’ contributions for fall exhibition
January 10, 2022 GMTSPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Tired of Baby Boomers' stories of the “good ol' days,” of Millennials' tiny attention spans or the fatuous complaints of Zoomers?
You must be part of the “forgotten” Generation X, and the Illinois State Museum wants to hear from you.
Coach Chameleon: Saban’s greatness lies in his adaptability
January 10, 2022 GMTINDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Nick Saban strolled off the plane in frigid Indianapolis with a look that got his players' attention.
Somehow, the 70-year-old coach keeps finding ways to relate to guys young enough to be his grandchildren.
Producer Dwayne Hickman, who played Dobie Gillis, has died
January 10, 2022 GMTDwayne Hickman, the actor and network TV executive who despite numerous achievements throughout his life would always be remembered fondly by a generation of baby boomers for his role as Dobie Gillis, has died.
Young Americans motivated to make change: AP-NORC, MTV poll
December 16, 2021 GMTWASHINGTON (AP) — There are plenty of reasons for Sebastian Garcia to feel downbeat about the future.
After his family immigrated from Mexico, he was raised on a farm in northwest Texas, where he says there aren’t many racial slurs he hasn’t heard.
Dole honored in Kansas as tough but compassionate statesman
December 12, 2021 GMTTOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Fellow Kansans on Saturday celebrated Bob Dole as a tough but compassionate patriot shaped by small-town values, a strong partisan leader who could nevertheless work with political opponents, and a war hero who ultimately became “the greatest of the Greatest Generation.”
Pandemic stress weighs heavily on Gen Z: AP-NORC, MTV poll
December 6, 2021 GMTIsolation. Anxiety. Uncertainty. The stresses of the coronavirus pandemic have taken a toll on Americans of all ages, but a new poll finds that teens and young adults have faced some of the heaviest struggles as they come of age during a time of extreme turmoil.
Infrastructure law includes millions for animal crossings
December 5, 2021 GMTSALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Motorists and truckers aren’t the only ones to benefit from the recently signed $1.2 trillion infrastructure law, which includes the largest investment in road and bridges in a generation.
Reaction to Bob Dole’s death from US dignitaries, veterans
December 5, 2021 GMTU.S. dignitaries and military veterans are mourning former Senate Majority Leader Bob Dole, a World War II veteran and former Republican presidential candidate who served in Congress for 36 years.
Superior shows generational divide over views on copper mine
November 14, 2021 GMTSUPERIOR, Ariz. (AP) — The kids care about the future of mining. But they also care about Native American rights.
These kinds of contradictions and concerns lie in the background of Superior, a small town nestled in the mountains at the start of Pinal County’s Copper Corridor.
Centenarians share stories of hardship, humor and humility
November 6, 2021 GMTPITTSBURGH (AP) — Marion Yates lived the first 10 years of her life without electricity. Frank Pugliano Sr. had one of the first television sets in his neighborhood. Elijah Gardner grew up on a Southern plantation that his father operated for a white family.
Fall TV season serves up what viewers want: sci-fi, fantasy
September 2, 2021 GMTLOS ANGELES (AP) — Fickleness is paying off for the young.
Because Generation Z and a slice of millennials are more likely to drop and add streaming services in pursuit of tempting new shows, media companies are striving to give those restless customers what they want this fall.
Sandra Oh takes ‘Killing Eve’ break with dramedy ‘The Chair’
August 20, 2021 GMTLONDON (AP) — Sandra Oh has been dancing with death and serial killer Villanelle on “Killing Eve” since 2018, so she could do with a laugh.
That's one of the reasons the Canadian-American actor took on the role of Professor Ji-Yoon Kim, the newly appointed head of a prestigious but struggling college's English department in Netflix's comedy-drama series “The Chair.”
Black women, across generations, heed Biles’ Olympic example
August 4, 2021 GMTNEW YORK (AP) — Naomi Osaka. Simone Biles. Both are prominent young Black women under the pressure of a global Olympic spotlight that few human beings ever know. Both have faced major career crossroads at the Tokyo Games.
Fewer working-age people may slow economy. Will it lift pay?
July 3, 2021 GMTWASHINGTON (AP) — As America's job market rebounds this summer and the need for workers intensifies, employers won't likely have a chance to relax anytime soon. Worker shortages will likely persist for years after the fast-reopening economy shakes off its growing pains.
Asian Americans see generational split on confronting racism
May 2, 2021 GMTATLANTA (AP) — The fatal shootings of eight people — six of them women of Asian descent — at Georgia massage businesses in March propelled Claire Xu into action...
Protests reveal generational divide in immigrant communities
April 26, 2021 GMTBROOKLYN CENTER, Minn. (AP) — When protests began in a Minneapolis suburb after a white police officer fatally shot a Black man, 21-year-old Fatumata Kromah took to the street, pushing for change she says is essential to her Liberian immigrant community...
Iowa City to reboot racial truth commission after infighting
March 17, 2021 GMTIOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — A groundbreaking effort to document and dismantle institutional racism in Iowa’s most liberal city will be paused and relaunched after weeks of conflict among leaders derailed its work...
World War II veteran receives medals 77 years after heroism
March 9, 2021 GMTCHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Nearly 80 years after a German mortar wounded him as he fought along the Mussolini Canal in Italy, U...
Tom Brokaw says he’s retiring from NBC News after 55 years
January 22, 2021 GMTNEW YORK (AP) — Longtime NBC News anchor Tom Brokaw, once television news' most popular broadcaster as he told viewers about the biggest events of that late 20th Century, said Friday that he's retiring from television...
Uganda says president wins 6th term as vote-rigging alleged
January 17, 2021 GMTKAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — Uganda’s electoral commission said Saturday that President Yoweri Museveni won a sixth five-year term, extending his rule to four decades, while top opposition challenger Bobi Wine dismissed “cooked-up, fraudulent results” and officials struggled to explain how polling results were compiled amid an KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — Deadly violence and repressive measures have alarmed observers as Uganda prepares to vote on Jan...EXPLAINER: Lives at stake in tense Ugandan presidential vote
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The Latest: Biden announces Buttigieg as transportation pick
December 16, 2020 GMTWASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on President-elect Joe Biden (all times local):...
Sorry, boomers: millennials and younger are new US majority
August 3, 2020 GMTORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Sorry, boomers. Millennials and their younger siblings and children now make up a majority of the U...
Millennials and boomers: Pandemic pain, by the generation
July 13, 2020 GMTCINCINNATI (AP) — Millennials, you're taking a big hit — again. And you're not OK, either, boomers...
Millennials and boomers: Pandemic pain, by the generation
July 13, 2020 GMTCINCINNATI (AP) — Millennials, you're taking a big hit — again. And you're not OK, either, boomers...
Census shows white decline, nonwhite majority among youngest
June 25, 2020 GMTORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — For the generation of Americans not yet old enough to drive, the demographic future has arrived...
Southern Baptists see 13th year of membership decline
June 4, 2020 GMTNASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The nation's largest Protestant denomination is almost 2% smaller than it was in 2018...
Coronavirus complicates safety for families living together
May 12, 2020 GMTCHICAGO (AP) — At the age of 24, Francy Sandoval has unwittingly become the sole breadwinner for her family, after her mom, dad and brother — a nanny, a painter and a server — all lost their jobs in the coronavirus pandemic...
Millennial Money: Don’t let anxiety rule your finances
October 29, 2019 GMTFinancial decisions are rarely easy, whether it's buying your first car or home or deciding whether to refinance student loans...
Millennial Money: Sneaky ways burnout hurts your bottom line
September 24, 2019 GMTMillennials are a burned-out bunch.
Millennial workers are more likely than older generations to report being burned out at work, according to a 2018 Gallup study. The gig economy, the temptations of social media and the high expectations millennials have of themselves contribute to this trend, behavioral finance experts say.
Millennial Money: Make renting work for your financial goals
August 20, 2019 GMT"Renting is just throwing money away."
"Renting is like paying someone else instead of paying yourself...
Millennial Money: Credit unions add flex to your finances
August 6, 2019 GMTAn underused money tool that could help a new generation of adults on their path to prosperity isn't a smartphone app, a virtual currency or a digital payment system...
Kimmel, ‘Apprentice’ producer join to make ABC quiz show
August 5, 2019 GMTBEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) — Jimmy Kimmel is among Donald Trump's late-night gadflies, while producer Mark Burnett showcased the future president on "The Apprentice...
In Buttigieg and Biden, Dems confront generational divide
July 15, 2019 GMTLACONIA, N.H. (AP) — Amy McInerney at first saw Joe Biden as Democrats' best hope to beat President Donald Trump — an experienced politician with the potential to peel off some of Trump's working-class supporters...
Younger 2020 candidates hint at age divide in hitting Biden
June 14, 2019 GMTWASHINGTON (AP) — Some of the younger candidates in the crowded Democratic presidential primary are suggesting that the early front-runner, 76-year-old Joe Biden , is too mired in the past.
Review: Toxic masculinity in a sitcom package in ‘Shaft’
June 13, 2019 GMTThe latest "Shaft," which adds a new generation of bad mother------- to the mix, is not what you might expect. It's not gritty or raw or even attempting to be all that cool. Instead it maintains intoxicatingly upbeat sitcom-style energy, with gentrification jokes, generational jabs (mostly at the expense of millennials) and Samuel L.
Young homebuyers scramble as prices rise faster than incomes
May 25, 2019 GMTSALT LAKE CITY (AP) — For millennials looking to buy their first home, the hunt feels like a race against the clock...
Millennial Money: Playing catch-up with credit cards
December 18, 2018 GMTMillennials would rather swipe right than swipe plastic. They love to pay their brunch tabs with cash. Debt scares them so much they don't care about credit card rewards.
The generation born 1981-1996 is accused of many things, but their dislike of credit cards is blown out of proportion.
How a generational divide shapes U.S. bishops’ response to sex abuse
November 18, 2018 GMTBy Staff
BALTIMORE — As the nation’s Catholic bishops scrambled last week to portray a unified response to the clergy sex-abuse crisis, it was one of the younger members of their hierarchy who offered perhaps the frankest assessment of their problem.
Correction: Bill Cosby-Legacy story
September 24, 2018 GMTIn a story Sept. 23 about the legacy of Bill Cosby, The Associated Press erroneously attributed a quote from Keon McGuire, an education professor, to Jon Francois, a radio deejay...
Israeli music scene jolted by international boycott movement
September 10, 2018 GMTJERUSALEM (AP) — Israel's Meteor Festival was meant to bring together indie groups from around the world in what organizers billed as a Woodstock-like "cutting edge musical journey that surpasses borders and distorts time and space...
For many young investors, the stock market’s only gone up
August 22, 2018 GMTNEW YORK (AP) — Meet the generation of investors who haven't known a bear market.
The U.S. stock market has been on the upswing for nine and a half years, during which a cohort of younger investors has never dealt with a 20 percent drop in the S&P 500 — the classic definition of a bear market...
Bridging the generation gap
July 4, 2018 GMTCentral Community College's president is wasting no time getting out and about.
Kathy Fuchser, who took over as CCC’s Columbus campus president in January after serving as its campus dean for several years, made a visit on Monday to Columbus Community Center to pick the brains of area seniors.
From Missoni to Dolce&Gabbana, Milan men bask in street wear
June 16, 2018 GMTMILAN (AP) — Milan designers continue to cast their eyes toward Millennials with a focus on street wear — but without giving up tailored luxury and technical innovations.
Menswear collections for next spring and summer were being shown Saturday during the second day of Milan Fashion Week.
Old-fashioned road trips are trending
June 8, 2018 GMTSuddenly, old-fashioned road trips are trendy again.
Surveys show they’re on the rise. Websites, newspapers, magazines and books are featuring road trips like they’re the next big thing — even though they’re actually a long-standing American tradition steeped in nostalgia and pop culture, from the 1950s Beat Generation literary classic “On the Road” to the 1983 comedy movie “National Lampoon’s Vacation.” On Instagram, the hashtag #roadtrip shows up 37 million times.
Are old-fashioned road trips trendy again?
June 4, 2018 GMTSuddenly, old-fashioned road trips are trendy again.
Surveys show they're on the rise. Websites, newspapers, magazines and even books are featuring road trips like they're the next big thing — even though they're actually a longstanding American tradition steeped in nostalgia and pop culture, from the 1950s Beat Generation literary classic "On the Road" to the 1983 comedy movie "National Lampoon's Vacation...