Jailed Russian opposition figure Alexey Navalny dies, prison service says
By Anna Chernova, Christian Edwards and David Shortell, CNN (CNN) — Jailed Russian opposition figure and outspoken Kremlin critic Alexey…
Continue ReadingNational-World
Polish prime minister says his country and Finland want changes on EU border policies on migration
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland’s prime minister says his country will upgrade the wall on its border with Belarus to better insulate the…
Continue Reading Problems mount for UK PM Rishi Sunak as his party suffers heavy defeat in two parliamentary elections
By Luke McGee, CNN London (CNN) — British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is facing difficult questions after his governing Conservative Party lost…
Continue Reading Russia tightens the noose on Ukraine’s city of Avdiivka where outnumbered defenders are holding out
By ILLIA NOVIKOV and BARRY HATTON Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian troops in a strategic eastern city are under intense pressure as…
Continue Reading Slovak president challenges the government’s move to eliminate the special anti-crime prosecutor
BRATISLAVA, Slovakia (AP) — Slovakia’s president says she will challenge at the Constitutional Court an amendment to the country’s penal code…
Continue Reading Iowa’s Caitlin Clark wants more focus on team during final stretch now that NCAA record is broken
By ERIC OLSON AP Sports Writer IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — More scoring records are in sight for Caitlin Clark, but right now the Iowa superstar is…
Continue Reading At start of Lunar Year of the Dragon, China seeks to assert its own interpretation of cultural icon
BEIJING (AP) — At the start of the Lunar Year of the Dragon, China is seeking to assert its interpretation of the cultural icon that dates back…
Continue Reading Americans divided on TikTok ban even as Biden campaign joins the app, AP-NORC poll shows
By HALELUYA HADERO Associated Press President Joe Biden’s campaign is embracing TikTok to court younger voters ahead of the presidential elections,…
Continue Reading Satellite photos show Egypt building a wall near Gaza Strip as Israeli offensive on Rafah looms
By JON GAMBRELL Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Egypt is building a wall and is leveling land near its border with the Gaza…
Continue Reading Despite a recession, Japan’s stocks are partying like it’s 1989
Japan’s stock market defied gloomy economic data to rally Friday, lifting broader Asian shares and ending the week on a buoyant…
Continue Reading Enemy is ‘coming from all sides:’ Ukraine’s troops face ‘hellish’ conditions as Russia throws all it has at town of Avdiivka
By Vasco Cotovio, Olga Voitovych and Svitlana Vlasova, CNN (CNN) — A Ukrainian drone spots Russian soldiers hiding amid the remains of what was…
Continue Reading German suspect in Madeleine McCann case goes on trial over unrelated sexual offense charges
BERLIN (AP) — A man who is also a suspect in the disappearance of British toddler Madeleine McCann has gone on trial over several unrelated sexual…
Continue Reading India’s main opposition party says tax authorities have frozen its funds, weeks before nationwide election
By Rhea Mogu, Vedika Sud and Aishwarya S Iyer, CNN New Delhi (CNN) — India’s main opposition party, the Indian National Congress, said Friday…
Continue Reading 4 patients die as oxygen runs out in Gaza hospital seized by Israeli forces, health officials say
By WAFAA SHURAFA and BASSEM MROUE Associated Press RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Health officials say four patients died after their oxygen ran out in…
Continue Reading Utah school board member who appeared to question girl’s gender on social media is censured
By Raja Razek, CNN (CNN) — Utah’s State Legislature has voted to censure a state board of education member whose social media post last…
Continue Reading Indian farmers strike to demand guaranteed crop prices as others attempt to march to New Delhi
By SHEIKH SAALIQ and KRUTIKA PATHI Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — Farmers are blocking highways and holding demonstrations in many rural areas…
Continue Reading Ukraine’s Zelenskyy will sign security agreements with Germany, France as Kyiv shores up support
BERLIN (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is expected to sign bilateral security agreements with Germany and France on Friday as Kyiv…
Continue Reading UK voters deliver double blow to Rishi Sunak, electing Labour lawmakers in 2 special elections
By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Voters in two districts in England delivered new blows to beleaguered Prime Minister Rishi Sunak,…
Continue Reading Stock market today: Asian shares track Wall Street rally as Japan’s Nikkei nears a record high
By ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer BANGKOK (AP) — Shares advanced in Asia on Friday, with Tokyo’s benchmark Nikkei 225 index trading…
Continue Reading Hong Kong customs arrests 7 in a $1.8 billion money laundering case linked to transnational crime
By KANIS LEUNG Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong customs officials have arrested seven people linked to the territory’s largest…
Continue Reading Southern Israel was filled with blood and death. Brilliant red wildflowers now bloom among the ashes
By MELANIE LIDMAN Associated Press REIM, Southern Israel (AP) — As spring approaches each year, wildflowers erupt across Israel. Nowhere is the…
Continue Reading Families of Indonesian activists tortured by soldiers 25 years ago shocked at general’s election win
By EDNA TARIGAN Associated Press JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Families of Indonesian activists who were kidnapped and tortured by the military 25…
Continue Reading Greece just legalized same-sex marriage. Will other Orthodox countries join them any time soon?
By PETER SMITH and DASHA LITVINOVA Associated Press Greece has become the first majority-Orthodox Christian nation to legalize same-sex marriage…
Continue Reading 2 teenagers charged in Kansas City Super Bowl rally shooting. The city is now grappling with the tragedy
By Nouran Salahieh, CNN (CNN) — Two teenagers in custody in connection with the deadly shooting during the Kansas City Chiefs Super Bowl rally…
Continue Reading To fight dengue epidemic, health agents in Brazil scour junkyards and roofs for mosquitos
By DIANE JEANTET Associated Press RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Local public health officials in Rio de Janeiro have been scouring the city’s…
Continue Reading Episodes behind Italy’s Oscar-nominated migrant epic ‘Io Capitano’ proved too graphic for final cut
By TRISHA THOMAS Associated Press CASTEL VOLTURNO, Italy (AP) — Mamadou Kouassi’s searing, epic journey over African deserts, through illegal…
Continue Reading Fani Willis to return to the witness stand as she fights an effort to derail Trump’s election case
By KATE BRUMBACK and ALANNA DURKIN RICHER Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Allegations of misconduct have taken center stage in Donald Trump’s…
Continue Reading 14 GOP-led states have turned down federal money to feed low-income kids in the summer. Here’s why
By JONATHAN MATTISE and GEOFF MULVIHILL Associated Press Lower-income families with school-age kids can get help from the federal government paying…
Continue Reading Verdict in Donald Trump’s civil fraud trial expected Friday, capping busy week of court action
By MICHAEL R. SISAK Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A verdict is expected Friday in Donald Trump’s New York civil fraud trial, adding to a…
Continue Reading Biden is going to the site of last year’s train derailment in Ohio. Republicans say he took too long
By JOSH BOAK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — For over a year, President Joe Biden waited for what the White House said was the right moment to…
Continue Reading Gun rights are expansive in Missouri, where shooting at Chiefs’ Super Bowl parade took place
By SUMMER BALLENTINE and DAVID A. LIEB Associated Press JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — A shooting that wounded more than 20 people and killed one…
Continue Reading National Archives working to clean up red powder dumped on Constitution display by protesters
By ASHRAF KHALIL Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Conservationists at the National Archives are still working to clean up the building’s…
Continue Reading Algeria’s black market for foreign currency underlines its economic woes
ALGIERS, Algeria (AP) — In Algeria, people have long relied on foreign currencies to buy imported items in short supply or finance their…
Continue Reading Mexico will likely elect a woman as its next president, but money to govern is already being spent
By MARK STEVENSON Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico is almost certain to elect its first female president in June — both leading…
Continue Reading As Alabama eyes more nitrogen executions, opponents urge companies to cut off plentiful gas supply
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama carried out the nation’s first execution using nitrogen gas. Kenneth Eugene Smith was put to death in January…
Continue Reading Trump wants to fire thousands of government workers. Liberals are preparing to fight back if he wins
By WILL WEISSERT Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Former President Donald Trump has plans to radically reshape the federal government if he…
Continue Reading At least 11 dead and 4 injured in massive fire at paint factory in New Delhi
NEW DELHI (AP) — A massive fire swept through a paint factory in the Indian capital, New Delhi, killling at least 11 people and leaving four others…
Continue Reading The Islamic State group poses rising threat in Africa despite progress, UN experts say
By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — U.N. counter-terrorism officials say the Islamic State extremist group poses a rising…
Continue Reading As the Penguins retire his jersey, Jagr at 52 is still going strong on his Czech hometown team
By KAREL JANICEK Associated Press KLADNO, Czech Republic (AP) — The legendary mullet is gone. He’s not as quick as he used to be. And yet the way…
Continue Reading Louisiana State University running back charged with attempted second-degree murder
Associated Press BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — A Louisiana State University freshman football player has been arrested and charged with attempted…
Continue Reading Egypt is building a new walled buffer zone more than 2 miles wide on Gaza border, satellite images show
Egypt is building a massive miles-wide buffer zone and wall along its border with southern Gaza, new satellite images show, as fears grow over…
Continue Reading Prince Harry races head-first down a skeleton sled track and says ‘everybody should do this’
WHISTLER, British Columbia (AP) — Prince Harry has raced head-first on a tiny skeleton sled going 61.5 mph down a track at next year’s…
Continue Reading Brazilian police charge ex-President Bolsonaro’s youngest son with alleged fraud
By MAURICIO SAVARESE Associated Press SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazilian police say they have charged the youngest son of former President Jair Bolsonaro…
Continue Reading Kim Jong Un has broken with decades of North Korean policy – does it mean he’s planning for war?
By Simone McCarthy, CNN (CNN) — As war in Ukraine grinds toward its third year and fighting in Gaza inflames a broader crisis across the Middle…
Continue Reading Driver who injured 9 in a California sidewalk crash guilty of hit-and-run but not DUI
FULLERTON, Calif. (AP) — A driver who plowed into a crowd on a Southern California sidewalk in 2019, injuring nine people, has been convicted of…
Continue Reading 2 women killed, 1 seriously injured in stabbing attack west of Montreal
VAUDREUIL-DORION, Quebec (AP) — Police say a stabbing attack in a condominium tower west of Montreal has left two women dead and another seriously…
Continue Reading Ex-Illinois lawmaker abruptly pleads guilty to fraud and money laundering, halting federal trial
By JOHN O’CONNOR AP Political Writer SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — A former Illinois lawmaker and candidate for governor has abruptly pleaded…
Continue Reading 16-year-old boy arrested in NYC subway shooting that killed 1 and wounded 5
NEW YORK (AP) — A 16-year-old boy has been arrested in connection with a deadly rush hour shooting at a New York City subway station earlier this…
Continue Reading Before Russia’s satellite threat, there were Starfish Prime, nesting dolls and robotic arms
By TARA COPP Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — What would it mean if Russia used nuclear warheads to destroy U.S. satellites? Your home’s…
Continue Reading Montana Rep. Rosendale drops US Senate bid after 6 days, citing Trump endorsement of opponent
By MATTHEW BROWN and AMY BETH HANSON Associated Press BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — Montana Congressman Matt Rosendale is dropping his bid for the U.S.…
Continue Reading Bystander tells of tackling armed, fleeing person after shooting at Chiefs’ Super Bowl parade
By HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — A bystander captured on video tackling an armed person after a shooting at a…
Continue Reading Kansas City radio DJ Lisa Lopez-Galvan, mother of two, killed in the shooting following Chiefs’ Super Bowl celebration rally
By Alaa Elassar, CNN (CNN) — Elizabeth “Lisa” Lopez-Galvan was a natural at making people laugh. She was known as the office jokester, a DJ…
Continue Reading Michigan school shooter’s father wants a jury from outside the community
PONTIAC, Mich. (AP) — The father of a Michigan school shooter wants jurors from a different county to decide his involuntary manslaughter case. A…
Continue Reading OpenAI reveals Sora, a tool to make instant videos from written prompts
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The maker of ChatGPT on Thursday unveiled its next leap into generative artificial intelligence with a tool that instantly…
Continue Reading Angela Chao, shipping business CEO and Mitch McConnell’s sister-in-law, dies in Texas
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The CEO of a shipping industry and sister-in-law of Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell was killed in car accident in…
Continue Reading Jury convicts Iowa police chief of lying to feds to acquire machine guns
By JACK DURA Associated Press A federal jury has convicted a small-town Iowa police chief of lying to federal authorities to acquire machine guns.…
Continue Reading UN envoy says Libya will slide into `disintegration’ if politicians don’t move toward elections
By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. special envoy for Libya has sent a warning to the country’s feuding political…
Continue Reading First nitrogen execution was a ‘botched’ human experiment, Alabama lawsuit alleges
By KIM CHANDLER Associated Press MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — An Alabama death row inmate has filed a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of…
Continue Reading Rob Manfred says he will retire as baseball commissioner in January 2029 after 14 years
By MARK DIDTLER Associated Press TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred says he will retire when his current term ends in January…
Continue Reading Nebraska lawmaker seeks to ban corporations from buying up single-family homes
By MARGERY A. BECK Associated Press A Nebraska lawmaker is pushing a bill to forbid out-of-state hedge funds and other corporate entities from buying…
Continue Reading FBI informant charged with lying about Joe and Hunter Biden’s ties to Ukrainian energy company
By LINDSAY WHITEHURST Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — An FBI informant has been charged with lying to his handler about ties between President…
Continue Reading Greece legalizes same-sex marriage in a first for an Orthodox Christian country
By Elinda Labropoulou, CNN Athens, Greece (CNN) — The Greek parliament on Thursday passed a law legalizing same-sex marriage, in a landmark…
Continue Reading In a first, Oscar-nominated short ‘The Last Repair Shop’ to air on broadcast television
By LINDSEY BAHR AP Film Writer The Oscar-nominated documentary “The Last Repair Shop” is coming to broadcast television this weekend. The short…
Continue Reading Endangered right whale floating dead off Georgia is rare species’ second fatality since January
By RUSS BYNUM Associated Press SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — Government scientists say a critically endangered North Atlantic right whale has been found…
Continue Reading 11 cold-stunned sea turtles returned to Atlantic after rehabilitation in Florida
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Workers from Clearwater Marine Aquarium in Florida have released 11 cold-stunned Kemp’s ridley sea turtles back into…
Continue Reading Microsoft is making 4 exclusive Xbox video games available to rival consoles
By WYATTE GRANTHAM-PHILIPS AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Several exclusive Xbox games will be soon making their way to rival consoles.…
Continue Reading Championship parades likely to change in wake of shooting at Chiefs Super Bowl celebration
By JIMMY GOLEN AP Sports Writer BOSTON (AP) — Kansas City’s mayor and security experts say it could be time to rethink the way teams…
Continue Reading Man charged with beheading father carried photos of federal buildings, bomb plans, DA says
By MIKE CATALINI Associated Press The suburban Philadelphia man charged with decapitating his father and posting a video online in which he holds up…
Continue Reading Kansas City shooting may have stemmed from personal dispute, police say; 2 juveniles detained
CNN By Nouran Salahieh, Dakin Andone, Shimon Prokupecz and Josh Campbell, CNN Kansas City, Missouri (CNN) — Two juveniles have been detained in…
Continue Reading More people die after smoking drugs than injecting them, US study finds
By MIKE STOBBE AP Medical Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Smoking has surpassed injecting as the most common way of taking drugs in U.S. overdose deaths, a…
Continue Reading Senegal’s top election authority voids president’s decree to postpone Feb. 25 presidential vote
By BABACAR DIONE Associated Press DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Senegal’s top election authority has voided the president’s postponement of a…
Continue Reading A fin whale decomposing on an Oregon beach creates a sad but ‘super educational’ spectacle
By JENNIFER SINCO KELLEHER Associated Press It’s not yet known what killed an endangered fin whale, but people can marvel at the large marine…
Continue Reading New York redistricting panel approves new congressional map with modest changes
By ANTHONY IZAGUIRRE and MAYSOON KHAN Associated Press ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York’s bipartisan redistricting commission has approved a new…
Continue Reading Rachel Dolezal, the White woman infamous for claiming to be Black, fired over OnlyFans account
By AJ Willingham, CNN (CNN) — Rachel Dolezal, the White woman and former National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)…
Continue Reading Israel is urging the top UN court to reject a new South African request on Gaza provisional orders
By MIKE CORDER Associated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Israel is urging the United Nations’ highest court to reject an urgent South…
Continue Reading Bradley Cooper laments lack of public awareness of Leonard Bernstein
By RONALD BLUM Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Bradley Cooper hopes his film “Maestro” will increase awareness about Leonard Bernstein. Cooper…
Continue Reading Recession has struck some of the world’s top economies. The US keeps defying expectations
By STAN CHOE and CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Business Writers NEW YORK (AP) — As some of the world’s biggest economies stumble into recession, the…
Continue Reading US investigators visit homes of two Palestinian-American teens killed in the West Bank
By JULIA FRANKEL Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — The families of two Palestinian-American teenagers killed in separate but eerily similar…
Continue Reading Meghan, Duchess of Sussex Fast Facts
CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at the life of the Duchess of Sussex, the former actress Meghan Markle. Personal Birth date:…
Continue Reading Delay tactics and quick trips: Takeaways from two Trump case hearings in New York and Georgia
By JILL COLVIN and ADRIANA GOMEZ LICON Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump ‘s unprecedented tangle of overlapping trials was on…
Continue Reading Russia has obtained a ‘troubling’ emerging anti-satellite weapon, the White House says
By AAMER MADHANI and ZEKE MILLER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House on Thursday publicly confirmed that Russia’s has obtained a…
Continue Reading Montana’s Malmstrom air base put on lockdown after active shooter report
GREAT FALLS, Mont. (AP) — An Air Force nuclear missile base in central Montana has been put on lockdown following a report of an active shooter.…
Continue Reading Pennsylvania courts say it didn’t a pay ransom in cyberattack, and attackers never sent a demand
By MARC LEVY Associated Press HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania’s state courts agency says it never received a ransom demand as part of a…
Continue Reading Lockdown lifted at Montana Air Force base after active shooter threat
By Amy Simonson, Rebekah Riess, Chris Boyette and Haley Britzky, CNN (CNN) — A Montana Air Force base went on lockdown for 10 minutes Thursday…
Continue Reading Fashionable fan apparel is in the spotlight. There’s still an untapped market for the NFL
By BROOKE SCHULTZ Associated Press/Report for America Taylor Swift in January donned a red puffer jacket with boyfriend and Kansas City Chiefs’…
Continue Reading Management issues at Oregon’s Crater Lake prompt feds to consider terminating concession contract
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Management issues at Oregon’s Crater Lake have prompted the federal government to consider terminating its contract…
Continue Reading Alaska woman gets 99 years for orchestrating catfished murder-for-hire plot in friend’s death
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — An Anchorage woman will serve 99 years in prison for orchestrating the death of a developmentally disabled woman in a…
Continue Reading Talks on a Gaza deal are at an impasse. Here’s what we know
By Nadeen Ebrahim, Becky Anderson, Jennifer Hansler, Alex Marquardt, MJ Lee, Kevin Liptak and Jeremy Diamond, CNN (CNN) — Talks on a hostage…
Continue Reading Godzilla, Oscar newbie, stomps into the Academy Awards
By JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Godzilla has been to Tokyo, Hong Kong, Paris, San Francisco, Boston, Moscow, London and Hawaii. But…
Continue Reading It started as a Kansas City Chiefs celebration. Then the message spread: ‘Guns, police, run’
By Alisha Ebrahimji and Michelle Krupa, CNN (CNN) — The conquering heroes had just rolled down Grand Boulevard, waving to a crowd packed more…
Continue Reading Rebels attack a gold mine in eastern Congo, killing at least 12 people
By JEAN-YVES KAMALE Associated Press KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — A civil society organization says that at least a dozen people were killed and 16…
Continue Reading Biden to host Polish president and prime minister on March 12, a year after Poland joined NATO
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — The White House says that U.S. President Joe Biden will host Poland’s President Andrzej Duda and Prime Minister Donald…
Continue Reading Catholic bishops in Mexico say they negotiated for possible peace accord with drug cartel leaders
By FABIOLA SÁNCHEZ Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — A Roman Catholic bishop in Mexico says he and three other bishops met with drug cartel…
Continue Reading Parents in Miami-Dade County receive permission slips asking if children can participate in Black History Month activity
By Justin Gamble and Chandelis Duster, CNN (CNN) — As a parent, Chuck Walter said he’s used to signing papers that his children bring home…
Continue Reading After record year, Tunisia reports migrant deaths from shipwreck near Libyan waters
By BOUAZZA BEN BOUAZZA and SAM METZ Associated Press TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) — Tunisian coast guard retrieved the bodies of nine people who died after…
Continue Reading Italy’s upper chamber gives final OK to deal with Albania to house migrants during asylum process
ROME (AP) — The Italian Senate has given final approval to an agreement with Albania to house migrants during the processing of their asylum…
Continue Reading Regulator eases restrictions on Wells Fargo, saying bank has fixed itself after sales scandal
By KEN SWEET AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The Biden Administration is easing its restrictions on banking giant Wells Fargo, saying the bank…
Continue Reading
Wyoming standoff ends over 24 hours later with authorities killing suspect in officer’s death
A man suspected of fatally shooting a police officer was shot to death after a more than 24-hour standoff at a home in northern…
Continue Reading Utah school board seeks resignation of member who questioned athlete’s gender
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Utah State Board of Education has voted to censure and seek the resignation of a board member whose social media post…
Continue Reading Lyme disease case counts in the US rose by almost 70% in 2022 due to a change in how it’s reported
By MIKE STOBBE AP Medical Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Lyme disease cases in the United States jumped nearly 70% in 2022. Health officials say it’s due…
Continue Reading