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Continue Reading By TIA GOLDENBERG Associated Press TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Israel’s foreign minister has called on Jordan to bring to justice a Jordanian lawmaker who was arrested in Israel for allegedly trying to smuggle weapons into the occupied West Bank. Foreign Minister Eli Cohen told the Israeli news outlet YNet Israel was still investigating the
Continue ReadingBy Adrienne Broaddus, CNN Former Minnesota officer Kimberly Potter has been released from prison after serving 16 months of a two-year sentence in the fatal shooting of Daunte Wright, whom she shot after mistaking her gun for a Taser during a traffic stop in Brooklyn Center, according to the Minnesota Department of Corrections. Potter was
Continue Reading By THOMAS ADAMSON Associated Press PARIS (AP) — A country renowned for its cuisine is turning to pots and pans to express its discontent with French President Emmanuel Macron’s pension reforms. Demonstrations against raising the retirement age from 62 to 64 have morphed from lobbing paving stones, dodging tear gas and brandishing banners to something
Continue Reading BRUSSELS (AP) — Nine Western European leaders are committing to ramp up the production of clean energy from wind turbines in the North Sea to both meet climate targets and reduce their strategic energy dependence on Russia. The leaders will also seek to improve security around the growing underwater electricity grid so it cannot fall
Continue Reading ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Spectators at Disneyland’s popular “Fantasmic” show got a shock this weekend when the feature’s fire-breathing animatronic dragon suddenly burst into flames. No injuries were reported following the blaze Saturday night at the Southern California theme park, the Anaheim Fire Department said. Ryan Laux, a frequent Disneyland visitor, said fire has always
Continue Reading By HILLEL ITALIE AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — A new report says books with LGBTQ+ themes remain the most complained about at public schools and libraries around the country. The American Library Association announced Monday that Maia Kobabe’s graphic memoir “Gender Queer” was the most “challenged” book of 2022, the second consecutive year
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By DAVID BRANDT AP Sports Writer The NFL never really stops, so its offseason continues with the draft starting Thursday night. The Carolina Panthers have the No. 1 overall pick and, as usual, a lot of the hype surrounds the quarterbacks. Alabama’s Bryce Young, Ohio State’s C.J. Stroud, Kentucky’s Will Levis and Florida’s Anthony Richardson
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Continue Reading By DAVID RISING Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian-appointed authorities in Crimea say the military has fended off a Ukrainian strike on a main naval base, while an exploding drone was also reportedly found in a forest near Moscow. The attacks come as Ukraine is preparing for a major counteroffensive. The Moscow-appointed head of
Continue Reading By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Len Goodman, a long-serving judge on “Dancing with the Stars” and “Strictly Come Dancing” who helped revive interest in ballroom dancing on both sides of the Atlantic, has died, his agent said Monday. He was 78. Agent Jackie Gill said Goodman “passed away peacefully” on Saturday night.
Continue ReadingBy Rebekah Riess and Raja Razek, CNN A woman delivering for DoorDash in Florida was attacked and kidnapped before being rescued by her family members, police say, and a male suspect has been arrested. The driver was trying to make a delivery to the Residence Inn in Tampa at night on April 18 when she
Continue Reading By JACK JEFFERY and NOHA ELHENNAWY Associated Press KHARTOUM, Sudan (AP) — Foreign governments have airlifted hundreds of diplomats and other citizens out of Sudan, and several have said more evacuations are possible if security conditions allow. Meanwhile, many Sudanese are desperately seeking ways to escape the chaos that has engulfed their country as two
Continue Reading BEIJING (AP) — The Chinese government says it respects the sovereignty of former Soviet Union republics after Beijing’s ambassador to France caused an uproar in Europe by saying they aren’t sovereign nations. The governments of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania rejected Ambassador Lu Shaye’s comment to a French broadcaster. Lu said there was no agreement to
Continue Reading By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — Global stocks and Wall Street futures declined Monday ahead of a U.S. economic update that is expected to show growth slowing. London and Frankfurt opened lower. Shanghai and Hong Kong declined while Tokyo advanced. Oil prices fell. Wall Street’s benchmark S&P 500 index gained 0.1% on
Continue Reading By GRANT PECK Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — Former U.N Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon is on a surprise visit to military-run Myanmar on behalf of a group of elder statesmen that engages in peace-making and human rights initiatives around the world. The arrival of Ban, the deputy chair of The Elders, in the capital Naypyitaw was
Continue Reading By DYLAN LOVAN Associated Press CARROLLTON, Ky. (AP) — A former Louisville police officer who fired the fatal shot that killed Breonna Taylor has a new job in law enforcement – a controversial hiring that drew protesters to a rural Kentucky county northeast of the city. The Carroll County Sheriff’s Office on Saturday confirmed the
Continue ReadingBy Raja Razek, CNN A former Disney World theme park employee was arrested and charged in Florida after allegedly recording a video up the skirt of a park guest late last month — and may have been similarly attacking other visitors for years, according to an arrest affidavit. Authorities responded to Disney’s Hollywood Studios on
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Today: Skies remain mostly sunny as highs approach the mid-60s. Winds remain from the southwest at 5-10 MPH. A frost advisory remains across the region until 9 AM this morning. Tonight: Cloud cover begins to increase tonight as overnight lows cool to the mid-40s. Winds switch out of the south at 5-10 mph. Extended: Chances
Continue Reading BERLIN (AP) — Employees at Berlin and Hamburg airports are staging walkouts in an ongoing dispute over pay and conditions for security staff, leading to flight cancellations in both German cities. German news agency dpa reported that in Berlin all 220 departures and 70 out of 240 incoming flights were canceled on Monday. Due to
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