BERLIN (AP) — A court says nine suspects, among them a self-styled prince and a former far-right lawmaker, will go on trial next month in the most prominent of three cases connected to an alleged plot to topple the German government that came to light in late 2022. The Frankfurt state court said Tuesday the
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By Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — Houston Astros pitcher Ronel Blanco threw the first no-hitter of the nascent MLB season on Monday, helping his team to a 10-0 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays. In just his eighth career MLB start – with four Astros starting pitchers missing through injury – Blanco was handed the
Continue ReadingBy ILLIA NOVIKOV Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Officials say Ukrainian drones have attacked a major oil refinery and a drone factory in the province of Tatarstan, in what appears to be Kyiv’s deepest strike inside Russian territory since the war began more than two years ago. Russian regional authorities said 12 people were
Continue ReadingBy JAMEY KEATEN Associated Press GENEVA (AP) — Two managers of a Saudi oil exploration company were going on trial Monday in Switzerland for alleged fraud and money laundering over a scandal years ago linked to a Malaysian sovereign wealth fund that the U.S. Justice Department once described as the “biggest kleptocracy case” ever. The
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By Brian Fung, CNN (CNN) — Tens of millions of Americans could see skyrocketing internet bills this spring or may be abruptly kicked off their plans — and it will be congressional Republicans who are to blame, the Biden administration said Tuesday. The accusation reflects a last-ditch pressure campaign to save a federal program that
Continue ReadingÁngela Reyes Haczek (CNN) –Un niño murió y otros dos resultaron gravemente heridos en un tiroteo en una escuela de Finlandia, según la policía nacional. Las víctimas tenían 12 años. Un sospechoso, también de 12 años y alumno de la misma escuela, huyó a pie pero fue capturado más tarde por la policía en un
Continue ReadingBy ROD McGUIRK Associated Press MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — A failed Australian taxi-industry disruptor has told a court that Uber began illegally operating its ridesharing service in Australia a decade ago to gain an unfair advantage over competitors. Taxi Apps is an Australian startup that developed taxi-hailing app GoCatch. Taxi Apps filed the suit in
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By Eve Brennan and Christian Edwards, CNN (CNN) — A child has died and two others have been seriously injured in a school shooting in Finland, according to the country’s national police. The victims were 12 years old. A suspect, also aged 12 and a student at the same school, fled on foot but was
Continue ReadingÁngela Reyes Haczek (CNN) — Las autoridades del fútbol alemán rediseñarán el número “4” de las camisetas de la selección del país ante las denuncias de que se asemeja a un logotipo utilizado por unidades paramilitares nazis. La Federación Alemana de Fútbol (DFB) hizo el anuncio el lunes después de que usuarios de las redes
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TODAY: Tuesday is a cloudy and cool day, with winds from the northwest through the day. Clouds will bring scattered showers on and off through the day. This will keep temperatures falling through the day, into the 40s this afternoon. Wind chills may be in the 30s by noon. Winds are sustained from the northwest
Continue ReadingMelissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — Más de 8 millones de personas corren el riesgo de ser azotadas por potentes tornados el martes, a medida que las tormentas fuertes se intensifican desde el sureste hasta el valle de Ohio, amenazando también con vientos dañinos y granizo más grande que pelotas de golf en algunas zonas. El
Continue ReadingBy ZIMO ZHONG Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — Global stocks were mixed on Tuesday after Wall Street retreated as surprisingly strong U.S. manufacturing data cast doubts over how soon the Federal Reserve might cut interest rates. European markets opened mostly higher, but Germany’s DAX then slipped, losing 0.1% to 18,525.79. In Paris, the CAC
Continue ReadingBy JARI TANNER Associated Press HELSINKI (AP) — A 12-year-old student opened fire at a secondary school in southern Finland on Tuesday morning, killing one and seriously wounding two other students, police said. The suspect was later apprehended. Heavily armed police cordoned off the Viertola school — a large educational institution including lower and upper
Continue ReadingBy MIKE CORDER Associated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has urged delegates to a conference in the Netherlands to continue efforts to tackle impunity for war crimes “so that justice provides real strength to our common security — security from aggressions and terror.” Ministers and officials from dozens of countries
Continue ReadingBy Michelle Watson and Zenebou Sylla, CNN (CNN) — Two men in New York have been charged with distributing fentanyl-laced heroin that allegedly caused the death of transgender activist Cecilia Gentili in February, prosecutors announced Monday. “Cecilia Gentili, a prominent activist and leader of the New York transgender community was tragically poisoned in her Brooklyn
Continue ReadingÁngela Reyes Haczek (CNN) — Irán prometió tomar represalias tras acusar a Israel de bombardear el lunes el complejo de su embajada en Siria, en una mortífera escalada de las tensiones regionales por la guerra de Gaza que, una vez más, pareció aumentar el riesgo de un conflicto más amplio en Medio Oriente. El ataque
Continue ReadingBy NASSER KARIMI and KAREEM CHEHAYEB Associated Press TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran has vowed to respond to a deadly airstrike widely attributed to Israel that demolished Iran’s consulate building in the Syrian capital and killed 12 people, including two Iranian generals. The Lebanese militant Hezbollah group — a key ally of both Syria’s government
Continue ReadingBy LLAZAR SEMINI Associated Press TIRANA, Albania (AP) — Albanian police say a car crashed into a river in the country’s southeast, killing all eight people inside, including seven suspected migrants and a local driver. They say the driver of the vehicle lost control and veered into the Vjosa River about 150 miles southeast of
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By Oscar Holland, CNN (CNN) — German soccer authorities will redesign the number “4” on the country’s national jerseys amid claims it resembles a logo used by Nazi paramilitary units. The German Football Association (DFB) made the announcement Monday after social media users began using an online customization service to create shirts bearing the number
Continue Reading By Elizabeth Wolfe and Melissa Alonso, CNN (CNN) — The Powerball jackpot has ballooned to a tremendous $1.09 billion after yet another lottery drawing yielded no top winner Monday night. Monday’s winning numbers were: 19, 24, 40, 42, 56 and Powerball 23. The next drawing will be held Wednesday night. If a player finally snags the
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