Month: April 2023

MADRID (AP) — Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez on Sunday apologized to the victims of a government-sponsored sexual freedom law passed last October that was aimed at increasing protection for women, but inadvertently allowed hundreds of convicted sex offenders to have their sentences reduced. The legislation, known as the “only yes means yes” law, is

MOSCOW (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin has met with China’s defense minister in Moscow. Sunday’s meeting underscored China’s strengthening engagement with Russia. China has largely aligned its foreign policy with Russia in an attempt to diminish the influence of the United States and other Western democracies. Putin and Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu met

By KEN POWTAK Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — David Ortiz says he knows the speech he gave at the first game at Fenway Park after the Boston Marathon bombing had an impact in Boston and around the world. Ortiz and many of his 2013 World Series champion teammates were honored Sunday in Boston before the

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran’s state media says a court has sentenced an air defense commander allegedly responsible for the deadly downing of a passenger plane amid Iran-U.S. tensions several years ago. Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard mistakenly shot down the Ukraine International Airlines flight in January 2020 killing all 176 people on board.

By DYEPKAZAH SHIBAYAN Associated Press ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — A local official in Nigeria says that at least 33 people have been killed by gunmen in the country’s northwest. The official said Sunday that more than 35 houses were destroyed in the violence on Saturday evening in Runji in the state of Kaduna. State authorities

BERLIN (AP) — German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said Sunday that he will press for a trade agreement between the European Union and Indonesia as part of his country’s efforts to reduce its reliance on China for crucial raw materials. Speaking at the opening of the annual Hannover trade fair, Scholz told Indonesian President Joko Widodo

SANDWICH ACADEMY GRANT TOWNSHIP, Maine (AP) — Railway owner Canadian Pacific Kansas City is leading cleanup and track repairs following a freight train derailment and fire in Maine that sent three railway workers to the hospital for treatment, officials said Sunday. The three workers were treated and released Saturday after three locomotive engines and six

By CHRISTOPHER SHERMAN and E. EDUARDO CASTILLO Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — He’s been the face of Mexico internationally for nearly five years and often the country’s leading voice in negotiations with top world leaders — including volatile ones, like former U.S. President Donald Trump. Now Foreign Affairs Minister Marcelo Ebrard is testing whether

By LINDSEY BAHR AP Film Writer “The Super Mario Bros. Movie” scored the best second weekend ever for an animated movie in North American theaters with $87 million in ticket sales, according to studio estimates Sunday. The family-friendly Universal release dropped a slim 41% from its record-making opening weekend. With $94 million from international showings,

By JOSH FUNK Associated Press One sheriff’s deputy died on his 44th birthday and two other law enforcement officers were injured after a shootout in west-central Minnesota on Saturday night that also killed the suspect in a domestic assault call. The Pope County Sheriff’s office says the deputy died at the hospital after the shooting

By MARGARET STAFFORD Associated Press A Minnesota man dedicated to giving Muslim children a sense of belonging and pride is reaching children across the globe with a special “Ramadan Camp.” Amin Aaser is executive director of Noor Kids, based in Brooklyn Park. The camp is a free, daily online interactive program that offers games, stories,

ROME (AP) — Lazio captain Ciro Immobile remains in the hospital under observation after his car collided with a tram. Immobile was in the car with his family on Sunday morning when it was involved in a collision with a tram in Rome. The Italy and Lazio forward was filmed afterward saying “the tram ran

PRAGUE (AP) — Thousands of people have rallied again to protest high inflation and demand the government’s resignation. Sunday’s protest was the second such demonstration in Prague after one on March 11 organized by a new political party known as PRO under an ”against the poverty” banner. The protesters blame the European Union and the

By JEFF AMY and KIM CHANDLER Associated Press DADEVILLE, Ala. (AP) — Alabama law enforcement officers Sunday were imploring people to come forward with information about a shooting that killed four people and injured 28 others during a teenager’s birthday party. Among those killed was a high school senior who planned to play college football

By DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Without citing a reason, the Delaware judge overseeing a voting machine company’s $1.6 billion defamation lawsuit against Fox News announced late Sunday that he was delaying the start of the trial until Tuesday. The trial, which has drawn international interest, had been scheduled to start

By FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — It’s that time of year when throngs of taxpayers are buckling down to file their income tax returns before Tuesday’s filing deadline. Many often pay to use software from private companies such as Intuit and H&R Block. Almost one-quarter of Americans wait until the last minute to

By ADRIAN SAINZ, KIMBERLEE KRUESI and TIM SULLIVAN Associated Press MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Squint a little as you take in the scene, or just close your eyes and listen to the voice, and 2023 stumbles back into another era. Another Memphis. “You can’t expel hope!” the young man cries in his powerful voice, his

By FRANCES D’EMILIO Associated Press ROME (AP) — Pope Francis on Sunday publicly defended St. John Paul II, condemning as “offensive and baseless” insinuations that recently surfaced about the late pontiff. In remarks to tourists and pilgrims in St. Peter’s Square, Francis said he was aiming to interpret the feelings of the faithful worldwide by

BERLIN (AP) — The CEO and co-owner of media company Axel Springer apologized Sunday for making crude remarks about “East Germans” in text messages leaked to a rival newspaper. German weekly Die Zeit quoted Mathias Doepfner as saying that East Germans “are either communists or fascists.” The comments prompted sharp rebukes from officials in the

By HANNA ARHIROVA Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — More than 100 Ukrainian prisoners of war have been released as part of a major Easter exchange with Russia, a top official said Sunday, as Orthodox Ukrainians marked the holiday for a second time since Moscow unleashed its full-scale war more than a year ago. While

ALGIERS (AP) — Syria’s chief diplomat is on a visit to Algeria and Tunisia as part of efforts to revive diplomatic relationships in the Arab world. The move comes more than a decade after Syria was globally isolated amid President Bashar Assad’s brutal crackdown on mass protests against his rule. Foreign Minister Faisal Mikdad was

By JON GAMBRELL Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Saudi Arabia’s crown prince has announced the transfer of a 4% stake of the oil giant Saudi Aramco to a subsidiary of the kingdom’s sovereign wealth fund. The move Sunday further boosts its coffers as the kingdom tries to expand its economy beyond oil.

By ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer SAPPORO, Japan (AP) — So much has been invested in clean energy that there can be no rolling back of moves to end carbon emissions, U.S. climate envoy John Kerry said Sunday. Kerry noted that if countries deliver on promises to phase out polluting fossil fuels, the world can

By EVELYNE MUSAMBI Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Police say at least 10 people died when the bus they were traveling in left the road and rolled several times in southern Kenya. The passengers were on their way back to the coastal city of Mombasa after attending a funeral in the Mwatate area, Taita

ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistani police say a traffic collision in the southwest killed seven officers as they were returning to their hometowns for the Eid holidays. The policemen died at the scene of the crash on a national highway in the Khuzdar area of Baluchistan province on Saturday night. In a separate incident, an intense