Why Israeli forces are raiding Gaza’s Al-Shifa hospital – again
By Nadeen Ebrahim, Sana Noor Haq, Khader Al Za’anoun and Abeer Salman, CNN (CNN) — Israeli forces last week launched another military…
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Barges are bringing cranes to Baltimore to help remove bridge wreckage and open shipping route
By LEA SKENE and BRIAN WITTE Associated Press BALTIMORE (AP) — Massive barges carrying cranes streamed toward Baltimore on Thursday to begin the…
Continue Reading Algeria’s government pushes staples to subsidized markets to stave off Ramadan shortages
ALGIERS, Algeria (AP) — Algeria’s government has flooded newly opened markets selling subsidized goods with pantry staples to stave off shortages…
Continue Reading Russia vetoes UN resolution, abolishing monitoring of UN sanctions against North Korea by UN experts
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Russia vetoed a U.N. resolution on Thursday, effectively abolishing the monitoring of U.N. sanctions against North Korea by a…
Continue Reading French lawmakers condemn ‘bloody and murderous’ 1961 massacre of Algerian protesters
PARIS (AP) — French lawmakers have condemned an infamous 1961 police crackdown on Algerian protesters in Paris as a “bloody and murderous…
Continue Reading A mail carrier was among 4 people killed in northern Illinois stabbings
By KATHLEEN FOODY, RICK CALLAHAN and COREY WILLIAMS Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Authorities say a mail carrier was among four people killed…
Continue Reading Republican-passed bill removes role of Democratic governor if Senate vacancy occurs in Kentucky
By BRUCE SCHREINER Associated Press FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky lawmakers have given final passage to a bill stripping the Democratic governor…
Continue Reading Bahamian politician killed while fleeing from gunmen who demanded cash, police say
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — A well-known politician in the Bahamas has been killed when two gunmen opened fire on a group of people while trying…
Continue Reading Norwegians facing a shortage as Easter nears are hoarding eggs from neighboring Sweden
HELSINKI (AP) — A shortage of eggs in shops during Holy Week has led Norwegians to flock to supermarkets across the border in Sweden and hoard the…
Continue Reading Japan’s leader seeks a meeting with North Korea and an end to deflation, to boost public support
By YURI KAGEYAMA Assoiated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida is reiterating his determination to work toward a summit with…
Continue Reading All major indexes rise for the fifth month in a row. Dow and S&P 500 strike new records
By Nicole Goodkind, CNN New York (CNN) — US markets ended Thursday little changed, but all major indexes managed to mark their fifth…
Continue Reading Palestinian Authority announces a new Cabinet as it faces calls for reform
RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) — The Palestinian Authority has announced the formation of a new Cabinet as it faces international pressure to reform.…
Continue Reading France to sue student it says falsely accused principal of forcibly removing headscarf
By Joseph Ataman, CNN Paris (CNN) — A French high school student is being sued by the government for…
Continue Reading The British Museum names Nicholas Cullinan its new director as it tries to get over a rocky patch
By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The British Museum has appointed Nicholas Cullinan as its new director. It comes as the 265-year-old…
Continue Reading Applications for U.S. unemployment benefits dip to 210,000 in strong job market is strong
NEW YORK (AP) — The number of Americans signing up for unemployment benefits fell slightly last week, another sign that the labor market remains…
Continue Reading 4 Canadian school boards sue Snapchat, TikTok and Meta for disrupting students’ education
By ROB GILLIES Associated Press TORONTO (AP) — Four of the largest school boards in the Canadian province of Ontario have launched lawsuits against…
Continue Reading King Charles stresses importance of kindness as he skips pre-Easter service amid cancer treatment
By DANICA KIRKA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — King Charles III stressed the importance of friendship and acts of caring in a recorded message…
Continue Reading US changes how it categorizes people by race and ethnicity. It’s the first revision in 27 years
By MIKE SCHNEIDER Associated Press ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — For the first time in 27 years, the U.S. government is changing how it categorizes people…
Continue Reading In Mali, Russian Wagner mercenaries are helping the army kill civilians, rights groups say
By JESSICA DONATI Associated Press DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Rights groups say the Russian mercenary group known as Wagner is helping government forces…
Continue Reading US economic growth for last quarter is revised up slightly to a healthy 3.4% annual rate
By PAUL WISEMAN AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. economy grew at a solid 3.4% annual pace from October through December, the…
Continue Reading Putin says he won’t start a war with NATO but Western bases hosting Ukraine F-16s would be targets
By ILLIA NOVIKOV and BARRY HATTON Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin has scoffed at the possibility of his…
Continue Reading Black pastors see popular Easter services as an opportunity to rebuild in-person worship attendance
By DARREN SANDS Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — At the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, when many churches moved their services online, the Rev.…
Continue Reading Michelle Yeoh to join business and political leaders at Global Citizen NOW summit to fight poverty
By GLENN GAMBOA AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Oscar winner Michelle Yeoh, Botswana President Mokgweetsi Masisi, and Verizon CEO Hans Vestberg…
Continue Reading No joke: UK comedian told to remove hot dog from subway poster over junk food ban
LONDON (AP) — A British comedian has been ordered to remove a picture of a hot dog from a poster in London subway stations for his new standup…
Continue Reading Polar ice is melting and changing Earth’s rotation. It’s messing with time itself
CNN By Laura Paddison and Rachel Ramirez, CNN (CNN) — One day in the next couple of years, everyone in the world will lose a second of their…
Continue Reading India court extends custody of top opposition leader Arvind Kejriwal for 4 more days
NEW DELHI (AP) — An Indian court has extended custody of a top opposition leader for four more days after his arrest last week triggered protests,…
Continue Reading King Charles calls for acts of friendship in first public remarks since Kate’s cancer diagnosis
By Caitlin Danaher and Lauren Said-Moorhouse, CNN London (CNN) — King Charles III gave public remarks for Maundy Thursday, addressing the…
Continue Reading Visualizing the Baltimore Key Bridge collapse
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Continue Reading Philippine leader warns of countermeasures in response to Chinese aggression at sea
By JIM GOMEZ Associated Press MANILA, Philippines (AP) — The Philippine president says his government will enforce a “countermeasure package”…
Continue Reading Paying for the Baltimore bridge collapse will be a complicated, yearslong mess
CNN By Catherine Thorbecke and Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN New York (CNN) — The massive cargo ship crash into Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for March 28: Bridge collapse, Gaza, Immigration, Disney, Crypto
By Andrew Torgan, CNN (CNN) — Scientists say changes in the human diet over the last century have led to the prevalence of cavities today. A…
Continue Reading Pope, looking strong, issues lengthy marching orders to priests during Holy Thursday Mass
By NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press ROME (AP) — Pope Francis is urging his priests to avoid “clerical hypocrisy” and treat their flocks with…
Continue Reading Home Depot buying supplier to professional contractors in a deal valued at about $18.25B
Home Depot is buying SRS Distribution, a materials provider for professionals, in a deal valued at approximately $18.25 billion. The home improvement…
Continue Reading India summons US State Department official over call for fair legal treatment of arrested opposition leader
By Lucas Lilieholm, Sania Farooqui and Aishwarya S. Iyer and Rhea Mogul, CNN New Delhi (CNN) — India’s Ministry of External Affairs summoned…
Continue Reading Poland and Ukraine leaders discuss regulating Ukrainian food imports to ease farmer discontent
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal is in Poland for talks with his Polish counterpart Donald Tusk to address Polish and…
Continue Reading German mail service stops using domestic flights to transport letters after nearly 63 years
BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s main national postal carrier has stopped using domestic flights to transport letters after nearly 63 years. The move…
Continue Reading Key findings from AP’s investigation into police force that isn’t supposed to be lethal
By REESE DUNKLIN Associated Press Every day, police in the U.S. rely on common use-of-force tactics that, unlike guns, are meant to stop people…
Continue Reading University of Texas at Austin students say cultural programs are struggling to stay afloat in wake of anti-DEI law
By Nicquel Terry Ellis, CNN (CNN) — As a first-generation college student, Andrea Morquecho was looking forward to walking in the Latinx…
Continue Reading This is how reporters documented 1,000 deaths after police force that isn’t supposed to be fatal
By TAYLOR STEVENS, JUSTIN PRITCHARD and HELEN WIEFFERING Associated Press After George Floyd was killed under a Minneapolis police officer’s knee,…
Continue Reading Why did more than 1,000 people die after police subdued them with force that isn’t meant to kill?
By REESE DUNKLIN, RYAN J. FOLEY, JEFF MARTIN, JENNIFER McDERMOTT, HOLBROOK MOHR and JOHN SEEWER Associated Press Carl Grant, a Vietnam veteran with…
Continue Reading ‘National disgrace’: Oxford coach laments pollution in the Thames ahead of Boat Race
LONDON (AP) — The coach of Oxford’s crew taking part in the Boat Race has described the pollution in London’s River Thames as a “national…
Continue Reading VP Harris says US agencies must show their AI tools aren’t harming people’s safety or rights
By MATT O’BRIEN AP Technology Writer U.S. federal agencies must show that their artificial intelligence tools aren’t harming the public, or…
Continue Reading The White House expects about 40,000 participants at its ‘egg-ucation’-themed annual Easter egg roll
By DARLENE SUPERVILLE Associated Press The White House says it’s getting ready to welcome 40,000 people for its annual Easter Egg Roll. The…
Continue Reading Biden is announcing a new rule to protect consumers who purchase short-term health insurance plans
By DARLENE SUPERVILLE Associated Press President Joe Biden is announcing new steps to protect consumers who buy short-term health insurance plans…
Continue Reading French lawmakers are weighing a bill banning all types of hair discrimination
By JADE LE DELEY Associated Press PARIS (AP) — French lawmakers are debating a bill Thursday that would ban discrimination over the texture,…
Continue Reading China lifts heavy tariffs on Australian wine as ties improve
BEIJING (AP) — China says it will lift tariffs placed on Australian wine over three years ago, in a sign of improving ties between the two…
Continue Reading Gangs netting up to $3 trillion a year as Southeast Asia human trafficking becomes a global crisis, Interpol says
By Kathleen Magramo, CNN (CNN) — Human trafficking-fueled fraud is exploding in Southeast Asia with organized crime rings raking in close to $3…
Continue Reading Daniel Kahneman, the Nobel Prize winner who wrote Thinking, Fast and Slow, dies aged 90
By Diksha Madhok, CNN New Delhi (CNN) — Daniel Kahneman, who won the Nobel Prize for his pioneering theories on behavioral economics, has died.…
Continue Reading Japan recalls ‘red rice’ health products over suspected link to five deaths
By Himari Semans and Chris Lau, CNN Tokyo (CNN) — Japanese authorities have ordered three “red rice” dietary supplements to be pulled from…
Continue Reading Stock market today: Asian shares meander after S&P 500 sets another record
By ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer BANGKOK (AP) — Asian shares were mixed on Thursday after U.S. stocks broke out of a three-day lull to close…
Continue Reading Top Chinese official says green, high tech development key as nation seeks to spur economy
By TIAN MACLEOD JI Associated Press BOAO, China (AP) — A top Communist Party official says China is committed to introducing reforms that will…
Continue Reading China lifts penalties on Australian wine after more than three devastating years
By Simone McCarthy, Angus Watson and Hilary Whiteman, CNN Hong Kong/Sydney (CNN) — China has announced it is lifting punishing tariffs on…
Continue Reading U.S. congressional delegation pledges continued defense support for Taiwan
By SIMINA MISTREANU Associated Press TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — A bipartisan U.S. congressional delegation has pledged continued support for Taiwan,…
Continue Reading It’s a bittersweet Easter for chocolate lovers and African cocoa farmers but big brands see profits
By FRANCIS KOKUTSE and JESSSICA DONATI Associated Press ACCRA, Ghana (AP) — Shoppers may get a bitter surprise in their Easter baskets this year.…
Continue Reading China’s latest EV is a ‘connected’ car from smart appliance maker Xiaomi
By KEN MORITSUGU Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — Xiaomi, a well-known maker of smart consumer electronics in China, is joining the country’s…
Continue Reading A fight to protect the dignity of Michelangelo’s David raises questions about freedom of expression
By COLLEEN BARRY Associated Press FLORENCE, Italy (AP) — Michelangelo’s David has been a towering figure in Italian culture since its completion…
Continue Reading US journalist marks a year in a Russian prison as courts keep extending his time behind bars
By EMMA BURROWS Associated Press For Evan Gershkovich, the dozen appearances in Moscow’s courts over the past year have fallen into a pattern.…
Continue Reading NTSB set to speak with pilots of the cargo ship that brought down a Baltimore bridge as a dangerous salvage operation looms
WBAL, WMAR, CNN By Elizabeth Wolfe, Aditi Sangal, Tori B. Powell, Holly Yan and Chris Boyette, CNN (CNN) — The two pilots of a mammoth cargo…
Continue Reading Maryland governor says ‘long road ahead’ after Baltimore bridge collapse
By Elizabeth Wolfe, Aditi Sangal, Tori B. Powell, Holly Yan, Chris Boyette, Greg Wallace and Elise Hammond, CNN (CNN) — Maryland officials are…
Continue Reading Turkey’s high-stakes mayoral races are expected to be close. Volunteer monitors will be key
By SUZAN FRASER Associated Press ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — With local elections across Turkey days away, legal experts are coaching thousands of…
Continue Reading An airstrip is being built on a Yemeni island during the ongoing war, with ‘I LOVE UAE’ next to it
By JON GAMBRELL Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — As Yemen’s Houthi rebels continue to target ships in a Mideast waterway, satellite…
Continue Reading Ukraine foreign minister arrives in New Delhi to boost ties with India, a historical ally of Russia
NEW DELHI (AP) — Ukraine’s foreign minister has arrived in New Delhi for a two-day visit to boost bilateral ties between the two countries.…
Continue Reading Whether you’re using a fancy camera or a smartphone, here’s how to take great eclipse photos
By Jacopo Prisco, CNN (CNN) — Getting to see even one total solar eclipse is a rare occurrence. Photographer Stan Honda has three under his…
Continue Reading Republican committee to select Buck’s likely replacement, adding a challenge to Boebert’s campaign
By JESSE BEDAYN Associated Press/Report for America DENVER (AP) — Rep. Ken Buck’s early departure from the U.S. House prompted a special…
Continue Reading Venezuelans are increasingly stuck in Mexico, explaining drop in illegal crossings to US
By CHRISTOPHER SHERMAN, ELLIOT SPAGAT and VALERIE GONZALEZ Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — An immigration crackdown in Mexico has hit…
Continue Reading No police charges for Taylor Swift’s dad over paparazzi incident in Sydney
SYDNEY (AP) — Taylor Swift’s father will not be charged over a photographer’s claim that Scott Swift assaulted him on the Sydney waterfront…
Continue Reading Schools in the path of April’s total solar eclipse prepare for a natural teaching moment
By CAROLYN THOMPSON Associated Press CLEVELAND (AP) — Seventh-grade student Henry Cohen bounced side to side in time to the Beatles’ “Here…
Continue Reading Dethroned crypto king Sam Bankman-Fried to be sentenced for defrauding FTX investors
By KEN SWEET and LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Former crypto mogul Sam Bankman-Fried faces the potential of decades in prison…
Continue Reading Doctors visiting a Gaza hospital are stunned by the war’s toll on Palestinian children
By WAFAA SHURAFA and KAREEM CHEHAYEB Associated Press DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza (AP) — An international team of doctors visiting a hospital in central…
Continue Reading Judge forges ahead with pretrial motions in Georgia election interference case
By KATE BRUMBACK Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — The charges against former President Donald Trump in the Georgia election interference case seek…
Continue Reading What to know about the cargo ship Dali, a mid-sized ocean monster that took down a Baltimore bridge
By NICK PERRY Associated Press Here’s what to know about the cargo ship that crashed into Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge, causing it to…
Continue Reading Burnings and beheadings: Myanmar junta escalates terror tactics against its people
CNN By Helen Regan, Angus Watson, Anna Coren, Su Chay and Pallabi Munsi, CNN (CNN) — The two young men are bloodied, their feet clamped in…
Continue Reading Trump will attend the wake of a slain NYPD officer as he goes after Biden over crime
By MICHELLE L. PRICE and PHILIP MARCELO Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump is set to attend the wake of a New York City police officer…
Continue Reading ‘I knew I could be killed’: This cash van guard is just one of South Africa’s crime wave victims
CNN By David McKenzie and Sarah Dean, CNN Johannesburg, South Africa (CNN) — For South Africans, normality is a sliding scale. Record…
Continue Reading Burnings and beheadings: Myanmar junta escalates terror tactics against its people
By Helen Regan, Angus Watson, Anna Coren, Su Chay and Pallabi Munsi, CNN (CNN) — The two young men are bloodied, their feet clamped in wooden…
Continue Reading 3 presidents. Many stars. 1 New York fundraiser
By CHRIS MEGERIAN and COLLEEN LONG Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Former Presidents Barack Obama and Bill Clinton are teaming up with President…
Continue Reading ‘I knew I could be killed’: This cash van guard is just one of South Africa’s crime wave victims
By David McKenzie and Sarah Dean, CNN Johannesburg, South Africa (CNN) — For South Africans, normality is a sliding scale. Record electricity…
Continue Reading US military drains fuel from tank facility that leaked fuel into Pearl Harbor’s drinking water
By AUDREY McAVOY Associated Press HONOLULU (AP) — The U.S. military has finished draining more than 104 million gallons of fuel from an underground…
Continue Reading Nobelist Daniel Kahneman, a pioneer of behavioral economics, is dead at 90
By DAVID HAMILTON AP Business Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Daniel Kahneman, a psychologist who won a Nobel Prize in economics for his insights into…
Continue Reading Former correctional officer at women’s prison in California sentenced for sexually abusing inmates
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — A former correctional officer at a federal women’s prison in California has been sentenced to six years in prison for…
Continue Reading Pennsylvania’s mail-in ballot dating rule is legal under civil rights law, appeals court says
By MARK SCOLFORO Associated Press HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — A federal appeals court says a requirement for Pennsylvania voters to put accurate…
Continue Reading 4 dead, 7 injured in stabbing rampage in Rockford, Illinois, residential area, authorities say
By Amy Simonson, Lauren Mascarenhas and Andy Rose, CNN (CNN) — Four people were killed, including a teenager and a US Postal Service worker, in…
Continue Reading Hawaii says 30 Lahaina fire survivors are moving into housing daily but 3,000 are still in hotels
By AUDREY McAVOY Associated Press HONOLULU (AP) — Hawaii Gov. Josh Green says some 3,000 people displaced by Lahaina’s wildfires are still living…
Continue Reading A $500K house was built on the wrong Hawaii lot. A legal fight is unfolding over the mix-up
HONOLULU (AP) — A woman who purchased a vacant lot in Hawaii was surprised to find out a $500,000 house was built on the property by mistake.…
Continue Reading Some New England universities and colleges break $90,000 barrier for total cost in upcoming school year
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Continue Reading Bob Uecker, 90, expected to broadcast Brewers’ home opener, workload the rest of season uncertain
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Bob Uecker will be back behind the microphone when the Milwaukee Brewers play their home opener Tuesday against the Minnesota…
Continue Reading Security in Congo’s mineral-rich east is deteriorating with rebel group expanding territory, UN says
By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The special U.N. envoy for Congo says security in the African nation’s mineral-rich…
Continue Reading Mississippi Senate Republicans push Medicaid expansion ‘lite’ proposal that would cover fewer people
By MICHAEL GOLDBERG Associated Press/Report for America JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A proposal to expand Medicaid to tens of thousands of residents in…
Continue Reading Lou Whittaker, among the most famous American mountaineers, has died at age 95
By GENE JOHNSON Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — Lou Whittaker, a legendary American mountaineer who helped lead ascents of Mount Everest, K2 and…
Continue Reading An indicted Tennessee judge is sent to jail after her bond is revoked for positive cocaine tests
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — A Tennessee criminal court judge is in jail after her bond was revoked for testing positive for cocaine while she was out of…
Continue Reading Debate emerges over whether modern protections could have saved Baltimore bridge
By BEN FINLEY Associated Press A debate has emerged over whether modern safety protections could have saved a Baltimore bridge after it was struck by…
Continue Reading Ex-Trump lawyer Eastman should lose state law license for efforts to overturn election, judge says
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A judge has recommended that conservative attorney John Eastman lose his California law license over his efforts to keep former…
Continue Reading Greek police clash with demonstrators protesting a concert by US military cadets
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Police in Greece have clashed with Communist-backed demonstrators who tried to prevent a concert by U.S. military cadets. The…
Continue Reading Massachusetts, Rhode Island and Connecticut receive proposals for offshore wind projects
By STEVE LeBLANC Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Massachusetts, Rhode Island and Connecticut have received proposals for offshore wind projects as…
Continue Reading This stinks. A noxious weed forces Arizona national monument’s picnic area to close until May
COOLIDGE, Ariz. (AP) — Visitors to Casa Grande Ruins National Monument in south-central Arizona might not be able to use the attraction’s picnic…
Continue Reading Martin Scorsese will dive into the journey to sainthood with an 8-part Fox Nation docuseries
By The Associated Press Martin Scorsese will host, narrate and produce an eight-part docudrama for Fox Nation where he examines the evolution of…
Continue Reading France’s Macron tells Brazilian execs that prospective Mercosur-EU deal is ‘terrible’ and outdated
By MAURICIO SAVARESE Associated Press SAO PAULO (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron has told Brazilian executives that a proposed deal between…
Continue Reading 2 bodies found in truck under Baltimore bridge collapse as investigators end search for workers, police say
The bodies of two people were recovered from the Patapsco River Wednesday as officials searched the water after a container ship collision caused the…
Continue Reading Trump ally Jeffrey Clark was adamant about fraud in 2020 election despite evidence, superior said
By GARY FIELDS Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The second day of former Justice Department official Jeffrey Clark’s disciplinary system…
Continue Reading Interior Department rule aims to crack down on methane leaks from oil, gas drilling on public lands
By MATTHEW DALY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration issued a final rule Wednesday aimed at curbing methane leaks from oil…
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