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ROME (AP) — Rescue teams are searching for two off-piste skiers who were caught in an avalanche near Mont Blanc on Italy’s northern border with France. Courmayeur’s mayor says two surviving skiers sounded the alarm shortly after the 1 p.m. avalanche on Val Veny. Rescuers were getting to the site by snowmobile because low-lying clouds

By IGNATIUS SSUUNA and JILL LAWLESS Associated Press KIGALI, Rwanda (AP) — Britain’s government says it could start deporting asylum-seekers to Rwanda in the next few months if U.K. courts rule that the controversial policy is legal. The Home Office said Sunday that it was aiming to start flights “before the summer.” The news came

By LINDSEY BAHR AP Film Writer “ Shazam! Fury of the Gods ” felt the fury of the marketplace in its theatrical debut this weekend. The New Line Cinema and Warner Bros. superhero movie opened to a disappointing $30.5 million from 4,071 theaters, according to studio estimates Sunday. The “Shazam!” sequel fell short of its

ZAGREB, Croatia (AP) — Croatian authorities have destroyed a huge anti-ship mine from World War II that was buried in the seabed near a key northern Adriatic Sea port. Local authorities in the port of Rijeka sounded emergency sirens early Sunday to mark the start of the operation. They earlier had evacuated parts of the

By JEAN-FERNAND KOENA Associated Press BANGUI, Central African Republic (AP) — A local official in Central African Republic says nine Chinese nationals have been killed in attack blamed on rebels. The ambush on Sunday took place near the town of Bambari at the Chimbolo gold mine. The mayor of nearby Bambari said the gunmen attacked

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders has signed a new law that will allow a monument near the state Capitol marking the number of abortions performed in Arkansas before the U.S. Supreme Court struck down Roe v. Wade. Sanders’ office said Friday night that the Republican governor signed the bill that

ASTANA, Kazakhstan (AP) — Voters in Kazakhstan have gone to the polls to choose lawmakers in the lower house of parliament which is being reconfigured in the wake of deadly unrest that gripped the resource-rich Central Asian nation a year ago. The electoral field was unusually large with two newly registered parties and hundreds of

HELSINKI (AP) — The Finnish president says he doesn’t think Sweden will end up in a vulnerable security situation although neighboring Finland is likely to join NATO first. Both Nordic membership candidates are currently negotiating bilateral military pacts with the United States. Finnish President Sauli Niinistö said in an interview with Swedish public broadcaster SVT

By BRITTANY PETERSON Associated Press ASPEN, Colorado (AP) — As global warming threatens to put much of the ski industry out of business over the next several decades, resorts are beginning to embrace a role as climate activists. The industry contributes just a tiny fraction of overall greenhouse gas emissions, which cause climate change, but

PORTLAND, Mich. (AP) — An interstate highway has reopened in central Michigan following a massive pileup involving up to 100 vehicles in whiteout conditions. I-96 in Ionia County reopened about 10 p.m. Saturday, about five hours after authorities reported the pileup in the eastbound lanes near Portland, about halfway between Lansing and Grand Rapids. Michigan

By PREDRAG MILIC Associated Press PODGORICA, Montenegro (AP) — Voters in Montenegro are casting ballots in a presidential election marked by a deep political crisis and uncertainty over whether the small NATO member state in the Balkans will unblock its bid to join the European Union or seek instead to improve ties with Serbia and