By MATTHEW LEE AP Diplomatic Writer HANOI (AP) — The Biden administration says it’s seeing minimal damage from the disclosure of highly classified documents related to the war in Ukraine and U.S. views of its allies and partners. That assessment will get its first real test this weekend in Japan when U.S. Secretary of State
Continue ReadingRICHMOND, Ind. (AP) — A fire chief says crews working to fully extinguish an Indiana plastics fire have reduced its smoldering areas to a single hot spot as officials prepared to decide if a dayslong evacuation order should be lifted. Richmond Fire Chief Tim Brown said Saturday that crews will remain at the 14-acre former
Continue Reading ROME (AP) — Excavations in southern Italy have unearthed terracotta bull heads and a figurine of the Greek god Eros riding a dolphin, shining new light on the religious life and rituals of an ancient city, culture ministry officials said Saturday. It’s the first trove of artifacts identified from a sanctuary in the ancient Greek
Continue Reading HONOLULU (AP) — Demolition will soon begin on a resort once favored by Elvis Presley and other Hollywood royalty before it was heavily damaged by a hurricane three decades ago. The Coco Palms Resort on the island of Kauai will be torn down for a new 350-room hotel, the Honolulu Star-Advertiser reported. The resort is
Continue Reading TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Israeli demonstrations against the government’s plan to overhaul the judiciary have continued, despite Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s decision to pause the contentious proposals. Tens of thousands of people participated Saturday in the main protest held in the central city of Tel Aviv, while smaller demonstrations took place across the country.
Continue Reading By STEVE DOUGLAS AP Sports Writer The Grand National, one of the world’s most famous horse races, was delayed Saturday after animal rights activists scaled fences around the perimeter of Aintree racecourse and got onto the track. A total of 118 people were arrested on suspicion of criminal damage and public nuisance offenses in a
Continue ReadingBy Zoe Sottile, CNN An Oregon man was stopped by police Tuesday after he tried to “gift” strangers money by tossing hundred dollar bills on a busy highway from his car window. Police received multiple phone calls about bills “floating” on busy Interstate 5 toward the south end of Eugene, about 120 miles south of
Continue ReadingBy Liam Reilly and Emma Tucker, CNN The New York attorney general has opened an investigation into the death of a 78-year-old man who was shot by police this week after officers responded to 911 calls for a burglary at his apartment, the office said Saturday. Officers with the New York Police Department responded to
Continue Reading LIVERPOOL, England (AP) — Corach Rambler produced a strong finish to win the Grand National after the world-famous horse race was delayed for 15 minutes because animal rights activists scaled fences around the perimeter of the course and got onto the track. It gave trainer Lucinda Russell a second victory in the Grand National in
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By DAVID SOLOMON Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — The St. Louis Cardinals have activated outfielder Lars Nootbaar from the 10-day injured list. Nootbaar had jammed his left thumb sliding into third base in the Cardinals’ season opener on March 30. Nootbar is in Saturday’s lineup against the Pirates at home batting seventh and playing
Continue Reading KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — A Kansas City hospital is suing Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey over his demands for records as part of his investigation into gender-affirming care. Children’s Mercy Hospital says in a lawsuit filed Friday that Bailey has sent 54 investigative demands to Children’s Mercy, despite no allegations of wrongdoing against the
Continue Reading KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — A Kansas City hospital is suing Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey over his demands for records as part of his investigation into gender-affirming care. Children’s Mercy Hospital says in a lawsuit filed Friday that Bailey has sent 54 investigative demands to Children’s Mercy, despite no allegations of wrongdoing against the
Continue ReadingBy Melissa Alonso, CNN Fulton County, Georgia, Sheriff Patrick “Pat” Labat on Friday announced measures “to address an outbreak of infectious illnesses” at the county jail — including moving more than 600 inmates to other counties, a statement said. The measures are the result of a “preliminary investigation” into the death of Lashawn Thompson —
Continue Reading LIVERPOOL, England (AP) — The Grand National, one of the world’s most famous horse races, was delayed Saturday after animal rights activists scaled fences around the perimeter of Aintree racecourse and got onto the track. The developments came after three people were arrested in connection with a plan by the activists to disrupt the race.
Continue Reading By MARI YAMAGUCHI and FOSTER KLUG Associated Press WAKAYAMA, Japan (AP) — Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida was evacuated unharmed Saturday after someone threw an explosive device in his direction while he was campaigning at a fishing port in western Japan, officials said. Police wrestled a suspect to the ground as screaming bystanders scrambled to
Continue Reading DELPHI, Ind. (AP) — A judge has ordered a man charged with killing two teenage girls in Indiana transferred to a different state correctional facility after the suspect’s attorneys argued that his physical and mental health is deteriorating after months in isolation. Richard Matthew Allen, 50, will be moved to another facility that will accommodate
Continue Reading By GARY FIELDS Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Extreme views adopted by some local, state and federal political leaders who try to limit what history can be taught in schools and seek to undermine how Black officials perform their jobs are among the top threats to democracy for Black Americans, the National Urban League says.
Continue Reading FAYETTEVILLE, W.Va. (AP) — A West Virginia man has been charged with murder after a forestry worker was killed trying to extinguish a fire the man is accused of setting. According to a Friday news release from the Fayette County Sheriff’s Department, an investigation led to the arrest of David A. Bass, who is also
Continue Reading By ISABEL DEBRE Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Christian worshippers thronged the Church of the Holy Sepulcher in Jerusalem on Saturday to celebrate the ceremony of the “Holy Fire,” an ancient ritual that sparked tensions this year with the Israeli police. In the annual ceremony that has been observed for over a millennium, a flame
Continue Reading YEREVAN, Armenia (AP) — Azerbaijan has withdrawn from the European Weightlifting Championships in the capital of Armenia a day after a man ran onto the stage at the competition’s opening ceremony, seized an Azerbaijan flag and set it on fire. Azerbaijan’s Ministry of Youth and Sports says the incident Friday night in Yerevan showed that
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