Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Authorities say a Russian missile and drone attack on the eastern Ukrainian city of Dnipro has killed five civilians and injured 47 others. The blasts and debris affected a shopping mall, schools and hospitals. Dnipro is Ukraine’s fourth largest city. The United Nations says the war has killed more than
Continue ReadingIn a story published July 3, 2024, about a plan to kill barred owls, The Associated Press erroneously reported that a final decision would come after a 30-day comment period. There was not a comment period.
Continue ReadingAssociated Press TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — A prominent Belarusian opposition politician who is suffering from a severe form of cancer has been released from prison, three years after his arrest in the authoritarian country’s crackdown on dissent. Ryhor Kastusiou’s son-in-law says his release on Wednesday came a day after President Alexander Lukashenko announced he would
Continue ReadingAP Business Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of Americans filing for unemployment benefits inched up last week, but remain at historically healthy levels despite elevated interest rates. The Labor Department reported Wednesday that jobless claims for the week ending June 29 rose by 4,000 to 238,000 from 234,000 the previous week. The total number
Continue ReadingAssociated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Dutch Prime Minister Dick Schoof is pledging to work hard at cutting immigration, one of his new goverment’s main aims. Schoof said Wednesday in his first speech to parliament that immigration “is the crux of the matter, no matter how you look at it.” The anti-immigration party of
Continue ReadingTIRANA, Albania (AP) — Thousands of people have paid their last respects to Ismail Kadare in a state funeral in Tirana Wednesday, with a minute’s silence held nationwide in memory of the renowned Albanian novelist and poet who died earlier this week. Kadare’s coffin, surrounded by National Guard officers, lay in state in the entrance
Continue ReadingBy Niamh Kennedy, CNN (CNN) — The former leader of Northern Ireland’s most prominent pro-union party, Jeffrey Donaldson, will stand trial over allegations of historical sex offenses including one charge of rape. Donaldson appeared in front of a preliminary inquiry Wednesday, which decided to push ahead with a trial, scheduled for September 10, according to a
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TODAY: After rain ends around sunrise, we’ll have some dry time. Skies may allow a few peaks of sunshine through an otherwise mostly cloudy sky before we become overcast again this afternoon. TONIGHT: A cold front, the one that brough last night’s storms, will settle near I-44. Showers and storms will return along the front,
Continue ReadingAssociated Press FREETOWN, Sierra Leone (AP) — A bill that bans child marriage in Sierra Leone has been signed into law. It aims to protect girls in the West African nation where about a third are married before adulthood. Sierra Leone is home to 800,000 child brides, with half of them married before age 15,
Continue ReadingAssociated Press Violence and mass shootings often surge in the summer months, especially around the Fourth of July, historically one of the deadliest days of the year. A flurry of shootings around the holiday a year ago left more than a dozen people dead and over 60 wounded. Just two years ago, another mass shooting
Continue ReadingAP Business Writer Anyone who shops or uses the internet probably has encountered a TikTok trend, whether they know it or not. Since the social media platform made its U.S. debut almost six years ago, short videos posted there have created a rapidly changing menu of fads. Even while inspiring sales of countless products and
Continue ReadingCNN By Ashley Killough and Ed Lavandera, CNN Tohatchi, New Mexico (CNN) — Katherine Benally sat between two open windows in her small home and looked out over a sun-baked field in the Chuska Mountain foothills of the vast Navajo Nation. As she waited for the cooling cross breeze, the 74-year-old recalled fondly the days when her
Continue ReadingAP Business Writer Caesar salad has something to celebrate: It’s turning 100. According to legend, Italian immigrant Caesar Cardini invented the dish on July 4, 1924, at his restaurant in Tijuana, Mexico. It was a steamy night, and Cardini was struggling to feed an influx of Californians who had crossed the border to escape Prohibition.
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — A Delta flight from Detroit to Amsterdam was diverted to New York’s Kennedy Airport after passengers were served spoiled food. A Delta spokesperson says the redeye flight took off from Detroit around 11 p.m. Tuesday and landed in New York at 4 a.m. Wednesday after some passengers said they had eaten
Continue ReadingCOPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — A construction elevator that killed five people when it collapsed last year in Stockholm was missing the bolts that were supposed to hold its mast together, authorities said Wednesday. The deadly crash “was caused by failure to perform relevant safety inspections of the hoist assembly,” the Swedish Accident Investigation Authority said.
Continue ReadingAssociated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump likes to be the one in the spotlight. But in the days since President Joe Biden’s disastrous debate performance, the presumptive Republican nominee has kept a low profile, leaving the focus on the drama engulfing the Democratic Party as he and his campaign revel in a series
Continue ReadingLONDON (AP) — A judge has ordered the former leader of Northern Ireland’s biggest unionist party to stand trial on charges of rape and sexual offenses. Ex-Democratic Unionist Party leader Jeffrey Donaldson faces one charge of rape, four counts of gross indecency and 13 indecent assault charges dating between 1985 and 2008. The charges involve
Continue ReadingAssociated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel has approved the largest seizure of land in the occupied West Bank in over three decades, a settlement tracking group said Wednesday, a move that is likely to worsen already soaring tensions linked to the war in Gaza. Israel’s aggressive expansion in the West Bank reflects the settler community’s
Continue ReadingCNN By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — Grills won’t be the only thing sizzling this Fourth of July. Temperatures are set to climb to triple digits across the West and southern US on Independence Day, with millions under heat alerts. Make sure to stay cool and hydrated — we’ll be back in your inbox on Monday
Continue ReadingBy Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — Grills won’t be the only thing sizzling this Fourth of July. Temperatures are set to climb to triple digits across the West and southern US on Independence Day, with millions under heat alerts. Make sure to stay cool and hydrated — we’ll be back in your inbox on Monday after
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