MONTREAL (AP) — Quebec provincial police say a fishing excursion ended in tragedy when four children died in a village in northeastern Quebec. Authorities say they were still searching for a missing man in his 30s who was a member of the fishing party and remained unaccounted for. The bodies of the four children were
Continue ReadingBy Zoe Sottile, CNN (CNN) — A Connecticut bakery suffered some property damage after a bear-y unexpected guest made a surprise visit. Taste by Spellbound, a bakery in Avon, encountered the furry guest on May 24, according to a Facebook post. The bakery explained that a staff member was placing items in the shop’s loading
Continue Reading By JAMEY KEATEN Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — The award-winning film “20 Days in Mariupol” made its premiere in Ukraine on Saturday, when it was seen for the first time by some of the Ukrainian medics and first responders who were chronicled in the documentary about how Russian forces bombed and blasted their way
Continue Reading By MICHELLE L. PRICE, HANNAH FINGERHUT and THOMAS BEAUMONT Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Amid plates of sliced pork, statement-making leather ensembles and piles of political T-shirts, eight Republican presidential hopefuls descended on Iowa to pitch themselves to voters and, in Mike Pence’s case, hop on a motorcycle. The former vice president and
Continue Reading By MEG KINNARD Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Republican presidential hopeful Nikki Haley suggested in an interview that United States forces “need to align” with non-European countries including Russia to enhance global security, a remark her campaign characterized as a gaffe. Asked by WMUR-TV for a segment Wednesday on regions of the world to
Continue Reading AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas has become the most populous state to ban gender-affirming care for minors after Gov. Greg Abbott signed legislation on Friday. Texas joined at least 18 other states that have enacted similar bans. Every major medical organization, including the American Medical Association, has opposed the bans and supported the medical care
Continue ReadingBy Zoe Sottile and Paradise Afshar, CNN (CNN) — A Utah school district that recently pulled the King James Bible from elementary and middle school libraries has now received a request to review the Book of Mormon for removal, according to school officials. Christopher Williams, director of communications and operations at the Davis School District,
Continue Reading HOLLYWOOD, Fla. (AP) — Police in Florida have arrested one man and announced arrest warrants for two others believed to be the gunmen who opened fire along a crowded beachside promenade on Memorial Day. The shooting wounded nine people and sent others scrambling for cover. The Hollywood Police Department on Saturday said authorities have arrested
Continue ReadingBy Zenebou Sylla and Zoe Sottile, CNN (CNN) — The son and 8-year-old grandson of a former Boston Red Sox player were found dead in an apparent murder-suicide in their Massachusetts home Friday as authorities searched for clues about the boy’s mother – who was reported missing more than four years ago, according to local
Continue Reading JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Police in Juneau, Alaska, say three people were found dead over the course of three days on board a vessel anchored offshore. Police said Saturday that a 34-year-old woman reported on Wednesday that she found her 51-year-old friend dead on board the boat. His body has been sent to Anchorage for
Continue Reading By MARK PRATT Associated Press CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — While judges, lawyers and support staff at the federal courthouse in Concord, New Hampshire, keep the American justice system buzzing, thousands of humble honeybees on the building’s roof are playing their part in a more important task — feeding the world. The Warren B. Rudman courthouse
Continue Reading HALIFAX, Nova Scotia (AP) — Officials in Canada’s Atlantic Coast province of Nova Scotia said Saturday a wildfire that forced thousands of residents from their homes over the past week is now largely contained because of rain. David Steeves, a technician of forest resources with Nova Scotia’s Department of Natural Resources and Renewables, said the
Continue Reading By KANIS LEUNG Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong police have detained eight people on the eve of the 34th anniversary of China’s Tiananmen Square crackdown. The arrests are a sign of the city’s shrinking freedom of expression. Police said late Saturday that four people had been arrested for allegedly disrupting order in
Continue ReadingBy Rebekah Riess and Ashley R. Williams, CNN (CNN) — Authorities discovered the burning body of an Alabama woman who went missing while reportedly heading to make a Facebook Marketplace purchase, according to Birmingham police. The woman, identified as Jermiera Ivory Fowler, 31, had not been seen since the afternoon of May 31, police said
Continue Reading ROCHESTER, Minn. (AP) — Less than a week after an apartment building partially collapsed in Iowa, more than 140 people were evacuated from a condominium in Minnesota after a structural engineer expressed concerns about its stability. Officials in Rochester, Minnesota, ordered residents of the 15-story, 94-unit Rochester Towers Condominium to evacuate Friday afternoon, police said.
Continue Reading By MICHELLE L. PRICE, HANNAH FINGERHUT and THOMAS BEAUMONT Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Amid plates of sliced pork, statement-making leather ensembles and piles of political T-shirts, eight Republican presidential hopefuls descended on Iowa to pitch themselves to voters and, in Mike Pence’s case, hop on a motorcycle. The former vice president and
Continue Reading By COSTAS KANTOURIS Associated Press THESSALONIKI, Greece (AP) — Five police officers accused of cooperating with human traffickers to facilitate the entry of at least 100 migrants into Greece are being held in custody pending trial. Authorities say the officers assisted in at least 12 illegal border crossings, collaborating with four traffickers of undetermined nationality
Continue Reading By BABACAR DIONE and SAM MEDNICK Associated Press DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Senegal’s government says the number of people killed in clashes between police and supporters of opposition leader Ousmane Sonko has now risen to 15, including two security officers. While Dakar was calmer on Saturday, clashes continued into the evening as protesters threw rocks
Continue ReadingBy Jillian Sykes (CNN) — School bus driver Imunek Williams was just two blocks away from dropping a group of students off at the Milwaukee Academy of Science on Wednesday morning when she suddenly smelled something burning. Minutes later, the bus was engulfed in flames. Williams, 24, has been a bus driver for a little
Continue Reading ST. LOUIS (AP) — A federal appeals court has vacated a stay of execution granted to a Missouri inmate who was convicted of killing two jailers. The order issued Friday reinstates the death penalty for 42-year-old Michael Tisius. He is scheduled to be executed on Tuesday. Tisius was convicted of killing two Randolph County jailers
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