Month: July 2023

By NICK PERRY Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — New Zealand’s justice minister has resigned after police filed charges against her and said she was over the legal alcohol limit when she crashed into a parked car. The incident involving Kiri Allan was the latest in a series of missteps and scandals involving government

By CIARÁN GILES and JOSEPH WILSON Associated Press MADRID (AP) — Spain’s conservative Popular Party was set to narrowly win the country’s national election Sunday, but without the majority needed to topple the coalition government of Socialist Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez. With 90% of votes counted, the Popular Party was on course to secure 136

By DEMETRIS NELLAS Associated Press ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Firefighters are struggling through the night to contain 82 wildfires across Greece, 64 of which started Sunday, the hottest day of the summer so far. Their ongoing efforts were without the help of firefighting planes and helicopters, which do not operate at night. The most serious

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Authorities in Alaska say search and rescue divers have recovered the bodies of a helicopter pilot and three state scientists whose aircraft went down in a shallow lake last week. The three were on assignment with the Division of Geological and Geophysical Survey, part of the state’s natural resources department. The

BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — A deck has collapsed during a popular golf tournament at a Montana country club, leaving more than 30 injured. The second-story patio floor of Billings’ Briarwood Country Club broke Saturday evening, causing head wounds, broken ribs and other injuries as patrons landed atop one another and scraps of food and debris

PARIS (AP) — Danish rider Jonas Vingegaard has won the Tour de France for a second straight year as cycling’s most storied race finished on the famed Champs-Élysées. With a huge lead built up over main rival Tadej Pogačar, Vingegaard knew the victory was effectively already his again ahead of the largely ceremonial stage Sunday

By JUSTIN KABUMBA Associated Press GOMA, Congo (AP) — Officials say a soldier in northeastern Congo opened fire on family members and others who had buried his son before he could arrive home to attend the ceremony. The soldier killed 13 people, including 10 children. The attack late Saturday left the soldier’s wife, in-laws and

STOW, Mass. (AP) — Three people were injured when a small plane crashed into a residential neighborhood in Massachusetts. A spokesperon for Stow police says officers and firefighters responding to multiple 911 calls just after 1 p.m. Sunday found the single-engine Cessna 182 in a wooded area between two homes in the town of Stow.