By JAKE BLEIBERG and REBECCA BOONE Associated Press ALLEN, Texas (AP) — Another American community mourned Sunday for lives lost to a mass shooting — this time at a Dallas-area outlet mall where a gunman stepped out of a sedan and opened fire on shoppers. Eight people were killed and seven wounded Saturday in suburban
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By JOSH FUNK AP Business Writer OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Tens of thousands of engineers remain frustrated with the lack of paid sick time and the demands railroads like BNSF are making in negotiations despite the deals that have been made this year for most of the other rail unions. The lack of sick time
Continue Reading By JOSH FUNK AP Business Writer OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Tens of thousands of engineers remain frustrated with the lack of paid sick time and the demands railroads like BNSF are making in negotiations despite the deals that have been made this year for most of the other rail unions. The lack of sick time
Continue Reading By ZEKE MILLER AP White House Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) — Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said Sunday that there are “no good options” for the United States to avoid an economic “calamity” if Congress fails to raise the nation’s borrowing limit of $31.381 trillion in the coming weeks. She did not rule out President Joe Biden
Continue Reading By TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer CLEVELAND (AP) — Nicolas “Nick” Gilbert, the son of Cleveland Cavaliers owner Dan Gilbert who became the team’s good luck charm at NBA draft lotteries, has died. He was 26. A funeral announcement posted by the Ira Kaufman Chapel in Southfield, Michigan, said Gilbert died Saturday “peacefully at home
Continue Reading By QASSIM ABDUL-ZAHRA and YASMINE MOSIMANN Associated Press BAGHDAD (AP) — An Iraqi court has issued a death sentence against the alleged killer of prominent Iraqi security analyst known for his expertise on the Islamic State group, nearly three years after his assassination. A criminal court on Sunday sentenced an Iraqi police officer to death
Continue Reading THREE RIVERS, Mich. (AP) — Authorities say a man who was arrested last month in the 1988 stabbing and strangulation of a Michigan woman has died in a South Carolina jail, where he was awaiting extradition to face a murder charge. Police in Three Rivers, Michigan, say they were told Saturday about the death of
Continue Reading By QASSIM ABDUL-ZAHRA and YASMINE MOSIMANN Associated Press BAGHDAD (AP) — An Iraqi court has issued a death sentence against the alleged killer of prominent Iraqi security analyst Hisham al-Hashimi, nearly three years after his assassination. A criminal court on Sunday sentenced an Iraqi police officer to death for the killing after convicting him of
Continue Reading By MOHAMED WAGDY and KAREEM CHEHAYEB Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — The Arab League agreed Sunday to reinstate Syria, ending a 12-year suspension and taking another step toward bringing Syrian President Bashar Assad, a long-time regional pariah, back into the fold. Some influential league members remain opposed to reinstating Syria, chief among them Qatar, which
Continue Reading By REBECCA BOONE Associated Press EMMETT, Idaho (AP) — A far-right activist best known for his showdowns with federal and state law enforcement officials in Oregon and Nevada is waging a one-sided standoff of a different kind after refusing to comply with court orders in an Idaho defamation lawsuit. The lawsuit by St. Luke’s Regional
Continue Reading By ELÉONORE HUGHES Associated Press RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — After his swearing-in ceremony on Jan. 1, Brazil’s Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva walked up the ramp to the presidential palace arm in arm with Indigenous leader Raoni Metuktire, instantly recognizable by his yellow headdress and wooden lip plate. But a major railway that would
Continue Reading By BRIAN MELLEY Associated Press LONDON (AP) — At coronation celebrations held Sunday, anyone could wear a crown — even a dog. A day after the gilded spectacle of King Charles III’s crowning in an ancient religious ceremony, festivities took a more down-to-earth turn with thousands of picnics and street parties held across the U.K.
Continue Reading BOSTON (AP) — Delta Air Lines says a flight between Detroit and Amsterdam landed in Boston where an unruly passenger was removed from the airplane. In a statement, Delta says that on Friday evening, Flight 134 diverted to Boston Logan International Airport where the plane was met by law enforcement and the passenger taken off
Continue Reading OCEAN SPRINGS, Miss. (AP) — Police in Mississippi have arrested a suspect in a shooting that left one person dead and six others injured at a restaurant during a Cinco de Mayo party. Ocean Springs police announced the arrest in a statement Saturday evening. Police Chief Mark Dunston declined to release the suspect’s name, citing
Continue ReadingBy Andrew Torgan, CNN The recent string of bank failures in the US has left many people wondering if banks are the safest place to put their money. But before you start stuffing your mattress with $20 bills, here is everything you should know if your bank becomes the next domino to fall. And here’s
Continue Reading By MOHAMED WAGDY and KAREEM CHEHAYEB Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — Arab government representatives in Cairo voted Sunday to return Syria to the Arab League after a 12-year suspension, according to the organization. The vote in the Egyptian capital came days after regional top diplomats met in Jordan to discuss a roadmap to return Syria
Continue Reading By SAMYA KULLAB Associated Press POTIOMKYNE, Ukraine (AP) — A grassy lane rutted with tire tracks leads to Volodymyr Zaiets’ farm in southern Ukraine. He is careful, driving only within those shallow grooves — veering away might cost him his life in the field dotted with explosive mines. Weeds grow tall where rows of sunflowers
Continue ReadingBy Melissa Alonso, CNN Six people were injured Saturday morning when heating, ventilation and air conditioning equipment collapsed inside the indoor pool area of a Colorado resort, according to Aurora Fire Rescue. Two of those hurt suffered life-threatening injuries, the department said in a news release, which did not detail the nature of the injuries.
Continue Reading By HYUNG-JIN KIM and MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Japan’s prime minister expressed sympathy for the suffering of Korean forced laborers during Japan’s colonial rule, as he and his South Korean counterpart Sunday renewed their resolve to overcome historical grievances and strengthen cooperation in the face of shared challenges such as
Continue Reading By DAVID RISING Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — The head of the United Nations’ nuclear watchdog expressed growing anxiety about the safety of a Russian-occupied nuclear power plant near the front lines of fighting in Ukraine after the Moscow-installed governor of the area ordered the evacuation of the city where most plant staff live.
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