By KIMBERLEE KRUESI and GEOFF MULVIHILL Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A group of Tennessee Republicans began this year’s legislative session hoping to add narrow exceptions to one of the strictest abortion bans in the country, armed with the belief that most people — even in conservative Tennessee — reject extremes on the issue.
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By HALELUYA HADERO Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — On the one side are dozens of lawmakers on Capitol Hill issuing dire warnings about security breaches and possible Chinese surveillance. On the other are some 150 million TikTok users in the U.S. who just want to be able to keep making and watching short, fun
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By HALELUYA HADERO Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — On the one side are dozens of lawmakers on Capitol Hill issuing dire warnings about security breaches and possible Chinese surveillance. On the other are some 150 million TikTok users in the U.S. who just want to be able to keep making and watching short, fun
Continue Reading By MADDIE BURAKOFF AP Science Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Keep an eye to the sky this week for a chance to see a planetary hangout. Five planets — Mercury, Jupiter, Venus, Uranus and Mars — will line up near the moon. WHERE AND WHEN CAN YOU SEE THEM? The best day to catch the
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By Fredreka Schouten, CNN Americans have heard the story before: A lurid tale of a presidential candidate accused of arranging hush-money payments to conceal an alleged affair. But if former President Donald Trump is indicted by a Manhattan grand jury in connection with a pre-election payment to porn star Stormy Daniels, the case of another
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By Allison Morrow, CNN Two weeks ago, few people outside the tech industry had even heard of Silicon Valley Bank, the midsize California lender whose rapid implosion would end up shaking the foundations of the entire global financial system. But on the morning of Friday, March 10, after clients withdrew $42 billion in the span
Continue Reading LAHORE, Pakistan (AP) — Former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan says the government has no plan to bring the country out of crisis. The International Monetary Fund has delayed a $6 billion bailout over Pakistan’s failure to meet the terms of a 2019 deal. The government blames that failure on Khan. He addressed thousands of
Continue Reading By KARL RITTER Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine’s government on Sunday called for an emergency meeting of the U.N. Security Council to “counter the Kremlin’s nuclear blackmail” after Russian President Vladimir Putin revealed plans to station tactical atomic weapons in Belarus. One Ukrainian official said Russia “took Belarus as a nuclear hostage.” Further
Continue Reading By KARL RITTER Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine’s government on Sunday called for an emergency meeting of the U.N. Security Council to “counter the Kremlin’s nuclear blackmail” after Russian President Vladimir Putin revealed plans to station tactical atomic weapons in Belarus. One Ukrainian official said Russia “took Belarus as a nuclear hostage.” Further
Continue Reading By ADAM BEAM Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — At the start of 2022, Thomas Marshall weighed 311 pounds. He had been hospitalized 10 times in five years, including six surgeries. He had an open wound on his left leg that refused to heal — made worse by living in a dirty, moldy house with
Continue Reading By ANDREW SELSKY Associated Press NORTH PLAINS, Ore. (AP) — Aaron Nichols walked past rows of kale growing on his farm, his knee-high brown rubber boots speckled with some of the richest soil on earth, and gazed with concern toward fields in the distance. Just over the horizon loomed a gigantic building of the semiconductor
Continue Reading By ANDREW SELSKY Associated Press NORTH PLAINS, Ore. (AP) — Aaron Nichols walked past rows of kale growing on his farm, his knee-high brown rubber boots speckled with some of the richest soil on earth, and gazed with concern toward fields in the distance. Just over the horizon loomed a gigantic building of the semiconductor
Continue Reading By Haley Britzky, CNN For US troops, the training is nothing new: Applying tourniquets, clearing someone’s airway, recognizing signs of traumatic brain injuries. But to the Ukrainian troops receiving it, the training is literally a matter of life or death on the battlefield in the war against Russia. US troops have been providing critical medical
Continue Reading By JULIE CARR SMYTH Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — As Ohio’s primary approaches, a strict new photo ID requirement is stirring concerns for military veterans and out-of-state college students and there are worries about it in Amish communities and among older voters. Other Republican-led states are moving in the same direction as they respond
Continue Reading By SARA BURNETT Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Ken Kunz used to know everyone in the North Side Chicago neighborhood where he’s lived for more than 40 years. But crossing paths with old friends is rare these days because longtime residents have been pushed out by new development and soaring property taxes. When they do
Continue Reading By Tara Subramaniam and Daniel Dale, CNN Former President and current presidential candidate Donald Trump returned to the campaign trail Saturday with a rally speech in Waco, Texas, that was littered with false claims — many of which he has made before. Trump also delivered unsubstantiated attacks on the integrity of the criminal investigations into
Continue Reading BERLIN (AP) — An increased number of travelers in Germany have boarded trains and planes to avoid a major one-day strike Monday that aims to bring the country’s transportation system to a standstill. But even advance travel on Sunday was met with disruption in some places. Munich airport was already shut down Sunday because of
Continue Reading BERLIN (AP) — An increased number of travelers in Germany have boarded trains and planes to avoid a major one-day strike Monday that aims to bring the country’s transportation system to a standstill. But even advance travel on Sunday was met with disruption in some places. Munich airport was already shut down Sunday because of
Continue Reading Krystal Hur, CNN Federal regulators are being called to testify before the Senate Banking Committee on Tuesday and the House Financial Services Committee on Wednesday about the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank. Here’s who’s slated to appear on the witness stand: Martin Gruenberg, Chairman, Board of Directors of the Federal Deposit Insurance
Continue Reading By SAMY MAGDY Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — A sea rescue group says Libya’s coast guard fired warning shots over a humanitarian vessel as it attempted to rescue a rubber boat carrying migrants off Libya’s coast. The coast guard went on to return some 80 Europe-bound migrants to Libyan soil. The incident Saturday in international
Continue Reading BERLIN (AP) — The German news agency dpa reports that a Berlin referendum that would have forced the city to ramp up its climate goals has failed because there weren’t enough necessary votes in favor. After about 98% of the votes had been counted on Sunday night, the supporters of the proposal were just ahead
Continue Reading BERLIN (AP) — The German news agency dpa reports that a Berlin referendum that would have forced the city to ramp up its climate goals has failed because there weren’t enough necessary votes in favor. After about 98% of the votes had been counted on Sunday night, the supporters of the proposal were just ahead
Continue Reading BERLIN (AP) — German news agency dpa says Lufthansa’s operations have been disrupted at Frankfurt airport because of technical problems. A Lufthansa spokeswoman told dpa on Sunday that check-in systems on the airline’s website and at the counter as well as boarding were affected at Germany’s biggest airport. Some flights were delayed or would have
Continue Reading BERLIN (AP) — German news agency dpa says Lufthansa’s operations have been disrupted at Frankfurt airport because of technical problems. A Lufthansa spokeswoman told dpa on Sunday that check-in systems on the airline’s website and at the counter as well as boarding were affected at Germany’s biggest airport. Some flights were delayed or would have
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By Laura Paddison, CNN Cities’ relationship with water is a fragile balance. Too little leads to parched landscapes and water shortages; too much can cause deadly flooding, washing away homes, lives and livelihoods. Last year severe flooding caused devastation around the world, including in Nigeria, Pakistan and Australia. And it’s predicted to get worse. Parts
Continue Reading By Christina Maxouris and Alaa Elassar, CNN A vibrant presence. Always smiling, always mischievous. A dreamer with plans of one day becoming a nurse. That’s how Sandy Smith remembers her 19-year-old son, Stephen, whose voice she hasn’t heard in more than seven years. His body was found in the middle of a rural Hampton County,
Continue Reading ASHGABAT, Turkmenistan (AP) — Voters in Turkmenistan have cast ballots for a new parliament that’s expected to be opposition-free and loyal to the government of the gas-rich Central Asian nation. Sunday’s election for 125 members included 258 candidates, put forward by three political parties or running independently. All of them support President Serdar Berdymukhamedov. He
Continue Reading ASHGABAT, Turkmenistan (AP) — Voters in Turkmenistan have cast ballots for a new parliament that’s expected to be opposition-free and loyal to the government of the gas-rich Central Asian nation. Sunday’s election for 125 members included 258 candidates, put forward by three political parties or running independently. All of them support President Serdar Berdymukhamedov. He
Continue Reading By Hadas Gold, Amir Tal, Helen Regan, Lauren Izso and Elliott Gotkine, CNN Massive crowds filled the streets of the Israeli city of Tel Aviv late Sunday night after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu fired his defense minister over his opposition to a planned judicial overhaul. Waving Israeli flags and chanting “democratia,” protestors could be seen
Continue Reading By ILAN BEN ZION Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Tens of thousands of Israelis poured into the streets of cities across the country Sunday night in a spontaneous outburst of anger after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu abruptly fired his defense minister for challenging the Israeli leader’s judicial overhaul plan. Protesters in Tel Aviv blocked a
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Tamara Hardingham-Gill, CNN Fancy spending two months traveling overland from Istanbul to London without ever having to get behind the wheel? Indian expedition company Adventures Overland is about to launch what’s being billed as “the world’s longest bus journey.” Due to depart in August, the 56-day trip, which is available for up to 30 passengers,
Continue Reading By Nouran Salahieh, Haley Brink, Holly Yan and Melissa Alonso, CNN After a rash of violent storms killed 26 people in the South, some of the same areas will get hammered again by a new round of storms Sunday. “A few strong tornadoes and very large hail may occur with the most intense storms, particularly
Continue Reading By Brian Fung, CNN Ellen Min doesn’t go to the grocery store anymore. She avoids bars and going out to eat with her friends; festivals and community events are out, too. This year, she opted not to take her kids to the local St. Patrick’s Day parade. Min isn’t a shut-in. She’s just a Korean
Continue Reading By ABBY SEWELL Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — The Lebanese government’s last-minute decision to delay the start of daylight saving time by a month until the end of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan resulted in mass confusion Sunday. With some institutions implementing the change while others refused, many Lebanese have found themselves in the
Continue Reading By John Blake, CNN Maybe you shared that viral video of Kimberly “Sweet Brown” Wilkins telling a reporter after narrowly escaping an apartment fire, “Ain’t nobody got time for that!” Perhaps you posted that meme of supermodel Tyra Banks exploding in anger on “America’s Next Top Model” (“I was rooting for you! We were all
Continue Reading By KANIS LEUNG Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — Dozens of people have joined Hong Kong’s first authorized protest since the lifting of major COVID-19 restrictions under unprecedentedly strict rules, including wearing a numbered badge around their necks. The rules set out by the police who cited security reasons came as the financial hub is
Continue Reading By HANNA ARHIROVA Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — The courtyards of the Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra have been busy with more than just the usual worshippers, going to and from its churches in the sprawling monastic complex that is Ukraine’s most revered Orthodox site. Also busy Friday were people in civilian clothes, loading cars with plasma
Continue Reading By Nicole Grether, CNN “Papa died last night, but his death is not the end.” Those are the first words Veronica Fletcher uttered to her three children after her husband, Joseph Fletcher, died from Covid-19 on April 11, 2020. “We’re going to keep papa’s name alive,” Fletcher, 49, later told her children. “He lives in
Continue Reading By Josh Pennington Russia’s private military group Wagner has taken “full control” of the AZOM metallurgical plant in the north of the city of Bakhmut, according to video posted by Russian state media and verified by CNN. “Wagner has full control of the territory of AZOM, the Artemivsk [Bakhmut] non-ferrous metal processing plant,” a correspondent
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By Casey Barber, CNN Home organization shows can be simultaneously uplifting and deflating with rows of matching containers on every shelf of the pantry and cabinets. Typically they’re in a gleaming white kitchen, no less. Let’s leave the aesthetics aside for a moment, because I will be honest and tell you that I do not
Continue Reading By DASHA LITVINOVA Associated Press TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Advertisements promise cash bonuses and enticing benefits. Recruiters are making cold calls to eligible men. Enlistment offices are working with universities and social service agencies to lure students and the unemployed. A new campaign is underway this spring across Russia, seeking recruits to replenish its troops
Continue Reading By DASHA LITVINOVA Associated Press TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Advertisements promise cash bonuses and enticing benefits. Recruiters are making cold calls to eligible men. Enlistment offices are working with universities and social service agencies to lure students and the unemployed. A new campaign is underway this spring across Russia, seeking recruits to replenish its troops
Continue Reading TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Israeli officials say the United Arab Emirates has pardoned an Israeli woman after initially sentencing her to death for drug possession. Fida Kiwan’s case tested the nascent ties between the two countries, who normalized relations in 2020. Fida Kiwan was reportedly arrested in early 2021 with half a kilogram (over
Continue Reading By Delia Gallagher, CNN Pope Francis has updated a 2019 church law governing clerical sexual abuse and extended it to include accountability for Catholic lay leaders of Vatican-approved religious organizations. Lay leaders are people other than clergy members who are on the professional rosters of the church. The norms were first defined by Francis in
Continue Reading By Heather Chen, CNN The founder of one of the world’s biggest dumpling empires has died. Yang Bing-yi, who set up the Taiwanese restaurant chain Din Tai Fung, “passed away peacefully” at the age of 96, the company said in a statement Saturday. It did not mention the cause of death but said that private
Continue Reading By Tim Lister, CNN While the fury of conflict echoes across the eastern Donbas region, a very different war is being waged in Crimea: one of night-time explosions, sabotage and disinformation. Reclaiming Crimea may seem like an unlikely quest for Ukraine but it is putting considerable effort into making Russia’s occupation as uncomfortable as possible.
Continue Reading By CAMERON SALERNO Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Kevin Huerter scored a team-high 27 points and the Sacramento Kings beat the Utah Jazz 121-113 on Saturday night. Domantas Sabonis finished with 16 points, 15 rebounds and seven assists for his NBA-leading 60th double-double of the season. Harrison Barnes added 18 points. Huerter added seven
Continue Reading By MICHAEL GOLDBERG and EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS Associated Press ROLLING FORK, Miss. (AP) — Help began pouring into one of the poorest regions of the U.S. after a deadly tornado tore a path of destruction for more than an hour across a long swath of Mississippi, even as furious new storms Sunday struck across the
Continue Reading By Chris Lau, CNN A child riding on his father’s shoulders smiles as they stroll through a park lined with yellow autumn-touched leaves — that is the typical image of a Japanese “ikumen”. The term strings together the Japanese words ikuji, meaning care for children, and ikemen, referring to cool-looking men. Japanese authorities have widely
Continue Reading SANDY, Utah (AP) — João Klauss scored a pair of goals and Saint. Louis City extended its winning streak to five straight matches to start the season with a 4-0 victory over Real Salt Lake on Saturday night. Only two other MLS teams claimed 15 points in their first five games, the Galaxy in 1996
Continue Reading By Andy Rose, CNN Actor Jonathan Majors, who has recently starred in “Creed III” and “Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania,” was arrested Saturday morning in an alleged domestic dispute, New York police say. Majors, 33, was taken into custody following a 911 call made from an apartment in the Chelsea neighborhood of Manhattan, according to
Continue Reading Alejandra Ramos (CNN) — Muchos amantes de las arañas profesan una fascinación de por vida con todos los insectos. Sin embargo, la afinidad de Heather Bruen por las arañas nació de la necesidad. Al principio no podía soportarlas: su espeluznante forma de caminar en ocho patas, esa mirada inquietante y su cuerpo peludo y chillón.
Continue Reading By Kevin Liptak and Jasmine Wright, CNN President Joe Biden’s pick to lead the Federal Aviation Administration is withdrawing his name from nomination due to “an onslaught of unfounded Republican attacks” on the nominee’s service and experience, a White House official told CNN. Phillip Washington’s nomination was first announced by the White House last year,
Continue Reading Luis Ernesto Quintana Barney (CNN) — El presidente de Colombia, Gustavo Petro, dijo el sábado que su país es responsable de ayudar a Haití porque, en parte, mercenarios colombianos estuvieron involucrados en el asesinato del presidente de Haití Jovenel Moïse en julio de 2021. “Quiero ir a Haití, es un tema donde Colombia tiene una
Continue Reading Luis Ernesto Quintana Barney (CNN) — El expresidente de EE.UU., Donald Trump, criticó sin fundamento lo que llamó “mala conducta de la fiscalía” en un mitin de campaña el sábado por la noche en Texas, y negó cualquier irregularidad en medio de las investigaciones que se llevan a cabo en Nueva York, Georgia y Washington.
Continue Reading By Polo Sandoval, CNN A Haitian migrant family became one of the last to possibly benefit from a loophole in a decades-old asylum agreement on Friday, one day after US President Joe Biden and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau jointly announced changes to the treaty that would restrict certain migrants from seeking protections in Canada.
Continue Reading By DAVID KOENIG and SEUNG MIN KIM Associated Press WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — President Joe Biden’s choice to run the Federal Aviation Administration has withdrawn his nomination, a setback for the administration that comes after Denver International Airport CEO Phillip Washington appeared to lack enough support in the closely divided Senate. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg
Continue Reading By DAVID KOENIG and SEUNG MIN KIM Associated Press WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — President Joe Biden’s choice to run the Federal Aviation Administration has withdrawn his nomination, a setback for the administration that comes after Denver International Airport CEO Phillip Washington appeared to lack enough support in the closely divided Senate. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg
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By Jacob Lev, CNN No. 9 seed Florida Atlantic stunned No. 3 seed Kansas State 79-76 in the Elite Eight on Saturday to advance to the school’s first Final Four. Both teams got off to a hot start, trading baskets until Owls’ big man Vladislav Goldin made a layup to take the lead 20-18. The
Continue Reading By Tara Subramaniam and Daniel Dale, CNN Former President and current presidential candidate Donald Trump returned to the campaign trail Saturday with a rally speech in Waco, Texas, that was littered with false claims — many of which he has made before. Trump also delivered unsubstantiated attacks on the integrity of the criminal investigations into
Continue Reading BEIJING (AP) — Honduras established diplomatic ties with China on Sunday after breaking off relations with Taiwan, which is increasingly isolated and now recognized by only 13 sovereign states. Foreign ministers from China and Honduras signed a joint communique in Beijing — a decision the Chinese Foreign Ministry hailed as “the right choice.” The diplomatic
Continue Reading By Eric Cheung, CNN Honduras has formally established diplomatic ties with China and severed them with Taiwan, ending a decades-long relationship and dealing a blow to the self-ruled island democracy in its struggle for recognition. “The government of the Republic of Honduras recognizes the existence of one China in the world and that the government
Continue Reading By Heather Chen, Hira Humayun, Mariya Knight, Andrew Carey, Radina Gigova and Maria Kostenko, CNN Russia plans to station tactical nuclear weapons in neighboring Belarus, President Vladimir Putin said Saturday. Moscow will complete the construction of a special storage facility for tactical nuclear weapons in Belarus by the beginning of July, Putin told state broadcaster
Continue Reading By The Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The actor Jonathan Majors was arrested Saturday in New York on charges of strangulation, assault and harassment, authorities said. On Sunday, an attorney for Majors said there’s evidence that he is “entirely innocent.” New York City police said that Majors, star of the recently released “Creed III”
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Anyone who enjoys fishing knows that the best way to be successful is by having the best bait. But any fly fisher will tell you that it can become a lot more complicated than that. March 24 and March 25 saw thousands of people come to the Mountain America Event Center to see the latest innovations in the Fly Fishing industry.
Continue Reading By Hilary Whiteman and George Ramsay, CNN Kangaroos are on Australia’s coat of arms and the tail of the national airline, but every year state authorities allow licensed hunters to kill millions of them. The government and wildlife experts say some species of kangaroos are so plentiful they need to be regularly culled to protect
Continue Reading Alejandra Ramos (CNN Español) — La Comisión Interamericana de Derechos Humanos (CIDH) pidió a Panamá que garantice el derecho a la igualdad y a la no discriminación de las familias diversas y lamentó que la Corte Suprema de Justicia del país no reconozca el derecho al matrimonio civil entre personas del mismo sexo. El llamado
Continue Reading Alejandra Ramos (CNN Español) — El fiscal general de Venezuela, Tarek William Saab, informó este sábado en rueda de prensa que suman 21 las detenciones relacionadas con las tramas de corrupción en PDVSA y otras instituciones del Estado en medio de una investigación anunciada el viernes 17 de marzo por la Policía Nacional Anticorrupción. Precisó
Continue Reading By Paradise Afshar, CNN A 32-year-old man has died following a shooting at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Lake Tahoe, located in Stateline, Nevada, on Saturday, according to the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office. Deputies were dispatched to the hotel at 8:08 a.m. local time following reports of an active shooter and the first deputy
Continue Reading Ángela Reyes Haczek (CNN Español) — España cambiará al horario de invierno en la madrugada del sábado 25 al domingo 26 de marzo, en la que los relojes se adelantarán una hora. Esa noche, por tanto, los españoles dormirán una hora menos: a las 02:00 a.m. serán las 03:00 a.m. Recuerda que en los relojes que
Continue Reading By Alayna Treene, CNN The chairmen of three House committees sent a letter Saturday to the Manhattan district attorney leading the probe into Donald Trump, doubling down on their efforts to intervene in the hush money investigation ahead of possible criminal charges against the former president. The letter from the chairmen of the House Judiciary,
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Scattered snow showers are expected for everyone heading into Sunday throughout most of the day.
Continue Reading Luis Ernesto Quintana Barney (CNN) — Dos inmigrantes de Cuba aterrizaron este sábado en el Aeropuerto Internacional de Cayo Hueso en Florida en un ala delta con motor, según la Oficina del Sheriff del Condado de Monroe. Ambos individuos llegaron alrededor de las 10:30 a.m. hora local y no tenían heridas de gravedad, informó la
Continue Reading By JAMES POLLARD Associated Press/Report for America LAKE CITY, S.C. (AP) — Photos of a peewee football player flashed across a slideshow. The image of a smiling young man adorned memorial T-shirts. But the body of the American gunned down three weeks ago by the Gulf cartel in Mexico was kept shielded from funeral-goers. Over
Continue Reading By Nikki Carvajal, Priscilla Alvarez and Alayna Treene, CNN President Joe Biden on Saturday notified Congress of his decision to authorize an airstrike in Syria this week against what the US said were Iranian-affiliated facilities. The US airstrike came after a suspected Iranian drone struck a facility housing US personnel in the country, killing an
Continue Reading By Alayna Treene and Morgan Rimmer, CNN Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell said Saturday that he has been released from an inpatient physical therapy facility after he fell earlier this month and was treated for a concussion and rib fracture. “I want to sincerely thank everyone for all the kind wishes. I’m happy to say
Continue Reading WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell said Saturday he has been released from the rehabilitation facility where he had physical therapy for a concussion caused by a fall earlier this month. The 81-year-old Kentucky Republican said in a statement released by his office that he will work from home for the next few
Continue Reading Alejandra Ramos (CNN) — Las autoridades italianas buscan a un hombre que saltó desde un edificio de tres pisos a un canal en Venecia el jueves. Calificando de “estúpido” al individuo, el alcalde de Venecia, Luigi Brugnaro, dijo en una publicación de Twitter que le daría al hombre un “certificado de estupidez y muchas patadas”
Continue Reading Luis Ernesto Quintana Barney (CNN Español) — La Suprema Corte de Justicia de la Nación (SCJN) informó que admitió la demanda de controversia constitucional interpuesta por el Instituto Nacional Electoral (INE) en contra de “las reformas legales que modifican su estructura y procedimientos” y otorgó la suspensión solicitada por el organismo autónomo. Se trata de
Continue Reading By Paradise Afshar, Melissa Alonso and Zoe Sottile, CNN Two migrants from Cuba landed at Key West International Airport in Florida on Saturday via a motorized hang glider, according to the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office. The pair landed at about 10:30 a.m. local time, and were not seriously injured, the sheriff’s office announced on its
Continue Reading By The Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Nicholas Lloyd Webber, the Grammy-nominated composer, record producer and eldest son of Andrew Lloyd Webber, died Saturday in England after a protracted battle with gastric cancer and pneumonia. He was 43. “His whole family is gathered together and we are all totally bereft,” the 75-year-old Webber said
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By Fernando Almánzar, Karol Suarez and Zoe Sottile, CNN Actor, comedian and producer Xavier López Rodríguez, better known as “Chabelo,” died on Saturday, his family announced on his official Twitter account. He was 88. “This is a very sad morning, Xavier Lopez Chabelo, father, brother, and husband, has left us suddenly due to abdominal complications,”
Continue Reading FORT WALTON BEACH, Fla. (AP) — A former Navy rescue swimmer is charged with attempted murder after Florida authorities say he tried to drown a security guard. Okaloosa County sheriff’s investigators say 33-year-old Seth Beavers of Mount Sterling, Illinois, attacked the guard at a Florida Panhandle condominium Friday night after being told the pool was
Continue Reading By MICHAEL GOLDBERG and CLAIRE RUSH Associated Press SILVER CITY, Miss. (AP) — Nothing remained of William Barnes’ home in the tiny western Mississippi town of Silver City after a killer tornado tore it off its foundations. He stood in disbelief Saturday as he surveyed the lot where he’d lived for 20 years, twisted debris
Continue Reading RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Former soccer star Robinho has been ordered to hand over his passport while Brazilian judicial authorities determine if he should serve his nine-year sentence for rape in Brazil. He was convicted in Italy in 2017 for his part in the group sexual assault in Milan that took place four years
Continue Reading By BOBBY CAINA CALVAN Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Throngs of protesters gathered at the courthouse steps, chanting for freedom for their embattled hero. Police kept watch as passions flared and voices roared. Squad cars and television trucks encircled the commotion. It’s a scene New York City authorities have been bracing for as prosecutors
Continue Reading By Kia Fatahi and Zenebou Sylla, CNN An Indiana teen who was missing for eight days and “believed to be in extreme danger” last week was found safe Friday evening, according to officials. Scottie D. Morris, 14, was located by an Eaton, Indiana, police officer in Eaton, authorities said in a Facebook post Saturday. He
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Teton County Emergency Management wants you to know disaster preparedness is not an all-or-nothing endeavor.
Continue Reading The Associated Press With at least 25 people dead in Mississippi, tornadoes that ravaged parts of the Deep South overnight were the deadliest in the state in more than a decade. That is according to National Weather Service records that say 31 people died in Mississippi in April 2011 during tornadoes that tore through several
Continue Reading MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico faces sanctions from the international wildlife body known as CITES for not doing enough to protect the vaquita marina, a small porpoise that is the world’s most endangered marine mammal. The sanctions have not yet been announced, but they could make it difficult for Mexico to export some regulated ocean
Continue Reading By TOM KRISHER AP Auto Writer DETROIT (AP) — A challenger defeated the president of the United Auto Workers in a close election and vowed Saturday to take a more confrontational stance in negotiating with the big automakers. A court-appointed monitor declared challenger Shawn Fain the winner over incumbent Ray Curry. Fain’s slate of candidates
Continue Reading By JARI TANNER Associated Press HELSINKI (AP) — Finland’s leaders have strongly condemned an assault on a Jewish lawmaker who was assaulted and punched in the face while campaigning for the country’s April 2 general election. Veteran conservative politician Ben Zyskowicz told Finnish media that a large man confronted him at a metro station in
Continue Reading By JARI TANNER Associated Press HELSINKI (AP) — Finland’s leaders have strongly condemned an assault on a Jewish lawmaker who was assaulted and punched in the face while campaigning for the country’s April 2 general election. Veteran conservative politician Ben Zyskowicz told Finnish media that a large man confronted him at a metro station in
Continue Reading Luis Ernesto Quintana Barney (CNN) — Dos migrantes fueron hallados muertos el viernes en un contenedor de un tren que las autoridades detuvieron al este de Uvalde, Texas, informó el departamento de policía. Otra persona fue encontrada en estado grave y otra en estado crítico. En un comunicado de prensa publicado el viernes por la noche,
Continue Reading By KEN MILLER Associated Press Two people found dead in a railroad car in south Texas were Honduran men, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security said in a statement Saturday, indicating it was investigating the case as possible human smuggling. “We will continue to address the serious public safety threat posed by human smuggling organizations
Continue Reading By TOM KRISHER AP Auto Writer DETROIT (AP) — A challenger defeated the president of the United Auto Workers in a close election and vowed Saturday to take a more confrontational stance in negotiating with the big automakers. A court-appointed monitor declared challenger Shawn Fain the winner over incumbent Ray Curry. Fain’s slate of candidates
Continue Reading Jamiel Lynch, CNN and Rachel Burnstein, CNN A charter school principal in Tallahassee, Florida, did not follow procedure before a lesson on Michelangelo’s statue of David was given to sixth graders, school board Chair Barney Bishop III told CNN. Due to this and other issues, she was asked earlier this week to either resign or
Continue Reading By Chris Isidore, CNN The Los Angeles school strike that kept about a half-million students out of classrooms for three days this past week has ended, but that happened even before the union announced a tentative labor contract late Friday. Still, the union’s success is another sign of why short-term strikes like it are surging
Continue Reading By Sydney Kashiwagi, CNN Idaho Republican Gov. Brad Little signed a bill this week that prohibits transgender students in the state from using public school bathrooms that do not align with their gender assigned at birth. Senate Bill 1100, which takes effect July 1, requires public schools to provide separate male and female bathrooms, locker
Continue Reading PARIS (AP) — French police and environmental campaigners have fought violent pitched battles around a giant agricultural irrigation reservoir in rural western France. The interior minister reported more than 30 people injured in the clashes on Saturday. He said police detonated more than 4,000 non-lethal dispersion grenades as they fended off protesters armed with machetes,
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