Month: April 2023

By JOHN LEICESTER and HELENA ALVES Associated Press PARIS (AP) — Parisians have overwhelmingly voted to banish the French capital’s…

By HYUNG-JIN KIM Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — The South Korean, U.S. and Japanese navies are conducting their first anti-submarine…

By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Business sentiment among big Japanese manufacturers worsened in the first quarter of this year.…

NEW YORK (AP) — Documentary maker Alanis Obomsawin is this year’s winner of the Edward MacDowell Medal, a lifetime achievement honor given…

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — A medical helicopter responding to a call of a hiker with breathing problems crashed Sunday in Alabama. Authorities say two…

By DOUG FEINBERG AP Basketball Writer DALLAS (AP) — Kim Mulkey returned home to Louisiana wanting to bring LSU its first basketball championship.…

PARADISE, Mont. (AP) — Authorities say about 25 train cars have derailed in northwestern Montana. No injuries or evacuations have been reported…

By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Screen stars Paul Mescal and Jodie Comer have won prizes at London’s Olivier Awards for their…

LONDON (AP) — Winners of the 2023 Olivier Awards, handed out Sunday for achievement in London theater, opera and dance include: “My Neighbor…

By EVELYNE MUSAMBI Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Kenyan opposition leader Raila Odinga has called for a temporary halt to anti-government…

GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen and Guatemalan President Alejandro Giammattei have toured a hospital built with support from…

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Providence suspended guard Alyn Breed after he was charged with pointing a gun at his girlfriend and other crimes over the…

By The Associated Press An explosion tore through a cafe in Russia’s second-largest city Sunday, killing a well-known military blogger and strident…

By JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Riding terrific reviews and a strong word-of-mouth, the role playing game adaptation “Dungeons &…

By VANESSA GERA Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Thousands of Poles have joined marches in Warsaw and other cities in defense of the late…

By The Associated Press Twitter has removed the verification check mark on the main account of The New York Times, one of CEO Elon Musk’s most…

PRISTINA, Kosovo (AP) — Thousands of people took to the streets in Kosovo to support former guerilla leaders on trial for their alleged roles in…

CHICAGO (AP) — A state appeals court has ordered a new trial for the man accused of gunning down a Chicago honor student just days after she had…

ALGIERS, Algeria (AP) — A court in Algiers sentenced a prominent journalist to five years in prison with two years suspended on Sunday. Ihsane…

By YURI KAGEYAMA and MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Ryuichi Sakamoto, a world-renowned Japanese musician and actor who composed for…

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Saudi Arabia and other major oil producers on Sunday announced surprise cuts totaling up to 1.15 million barrels…

NORWALK, Conn. (AP) — Connecticut police have charged two people with cutting more than 2,000 fiber optic cables, leaving over 40,000 homes and…

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — The president of the International Gymnastics Federation has paid a visit to Ukraine for talks with senior political figures…