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BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s last remaining major department store chain has filed for insolvency protection, its third filing in less than four years, after its owner ran into difficulties. Galeria Karstadt Kaufhof, which currently runs 92 stores and employs more than 15,000 people, said on Tuesday that it filed for insolvency at a court in
Continue ReadingBy ILLIA NOVIKOV Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — A Ukrainian air force official says Russia’s recent escalation of missile and drone attacks is stretching his country’s air defense resources. That has left Ukraine vulnerable in the 22-month war unless it can secure further weapon supplies. As soldiers on both sides fight from largely static
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By Anna Chernova and Rob Picheta, CNN (CNN) — A US citizen has been arrested in Moscow on drug-related charges, according to an official statement released Tuesday. The citizen, named as Robert Woodland, is accused of preparing and attempting a crime, as well as illegally dealing with drugs. “By a resolution of the Ostankino District
Continue ReadingBy BOUAZZA BEN BOUAZZA Associated Press TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) — Migration activists in Tunisia are sounding the alarm about mass expulsions and arbitrary arrests. The Tunisian Forum for Economic and Social Rights says it has received numerous reports of deportations and expulsions to Libya and Algeria as well as mass arrests near Sfax, Tunisia’s second
Continue ReadingPARIS (AP) — Former World Cup winner Thierry Henry has opened up about the fact he “must have been in depression” during his soccer career. The 46-year-old former France and Arsenal forward says he had a spell early in the coronavirus pandemic when he was “crying almost every day”. Henry has linked that to his
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Sofía Barruti (CNN) — La idea de que cualquier candidato a la Casa Blanca se presente ante los tribunales, apenas seis días antes de las asambleas electorales de Iowa, para cuestionar un entendimiento de 250 años sobre el alcance de la presidencia es extraordinaria. Pero Donald Trump volverá a intentar estirar esos poderes para salvarse
Continue Reading By Elizabeth Wolfe, Raja Razek, Holly Yan and Ashley R. Williams, CNN (CNN) — Moments before a 17-year-old unleashed gunfire at Iowa’s Perry High School, killing a sixth grader and wounding seven other people, the student is believed to have posted a foreboding TikTok video. On the morning Dylan Butler opened fire, a TikTok post believed
Continue ReadingBERLIN (AP) — Police say a cable car has crashed in a skiing region in western Austria and all four people on board were seriously injured. The Austria Press Agency says a tree apparently fell on the cable of the Acherkogelbahn in the Hochoetz skiing area of Tyrol province on Tuesday, bringing down the car.
Continue ReadingBy KATE BRUMBACK Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Election integrity activists argue Georgia’s voting system is vulnerable to attack and has operational issues that amount to an unconstitutional burden on citizens’ fundamental right to vote and to have their votes counted accurately. State election officials insist that they’ve taken appropriate protective measures and that the
Continue ReadingTHE ASSOCIATED PRESS Russian state news agency Tass says Russia’s Ministry of Internal Affairs has put exiled Russian tycoon and opposition leader Mikhail Khodorkovsky on its wanted list. The ministry accuses him of spreading false information about the Russian army. The charge carries a sentence of up to five years in prison. A criminal case
Continue ReadingBy ERIC TUCKER, ALANNA DURKIN RICHER and LINDSAY WHITEHURST Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump is set to return for the first time in months to the federal courthouse in Washington as an appeals court hears arguments Tuesday on whether the former president is immune from prosecution on charges that he plotted to overturn
Continue ReadingBy SYLVIE CORBET Associated Press PARIS (AP) — Gabriel Attal was named Tuesday as France’s youngest-ever prime minister, as President Emmanuel Macron seeks a fresh start for the rest of his term amid growing political pressure from the far right. Attal, 34, rose to prominence as the government spokesman then education minister and had polled
Continue ReadingBy NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press ROME (AP) — The Vatican’s new doctrine chief is raising eyebrows over a book he wrote as a young priest describing orgasms in graphic terms. The out-of-print, Spanish-language book penned by now-Cardinal Victor Manuel Fernandez is entitled “The Mystical Passion: Spirituality and Sensuality.” It was taken up by two traditionalist
Continue ReadingBy Matias Grez, CNN (CNN) — A promising youth team player for English soccer team Grimsby Town has died at the age of 16 after the car he was traveling in crashed into a canal, with the club describing his death as a “heartbreaking loss.” “Cameron Walsh was an integral part of the GTFC academy,”
Continue ReadingBy RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Football Writer HOUSTON (AP) — Will Johnson, Mike Sainristil and No. 1 Michigan’s smothering defense held Michael Penix Jr. and the prolific Washington offense to one touchdown in a 34-13 victory in the College Football Playoff national championship game. The Wolverines came into the game first in yards allowed
Continue Reading By Cindy Von Quednow, CNN (CNN) — A man who was seen on video jumping and attacking a judge sitting behind a bench in Clark County, Nevada, last week was back in court Monday and was sentenced by the same judge for a separate incident. Deobra Redden, 30, was sentenced to 19 months to four
Continue Reading CNN, KVVU By Cindy Von Quednow, CNN (CNN) — A man who was seen on video leaping over a court table and attacking a Nevada judge while in court last week has been charged with attempted murder, according to a criminal complaint. Deobra Redden, 30, also faces counts of battery on a protected person, battery
Continue ReadingLOS ANGELES (AP) — Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green was initially upset at Kevin Durant’s comments about him after he was suspended for slapping Phoenix Suns center Jusuf Nurkic last month. But Green’s frustration subsided when he said on his podcast Monday that he saw the comments “through the right mindset, through the right
Continue ReadingBy Clare Foran and Haley Talbot, CNN Speaker Mike Johnson is facing an extremely narrow majority in the House and tough vote math as Congress confronts upcoming battles over government funding, aid to Ukraine and Israel and border security. At the start of the new year, Republicans control just 220 seats while Democrats control 213,
Continue ReadingPARIS (AP) — Gabriel Attal was named Tuesday as France’s youngest-ever prime minister, as President Emmanuel Macron seeks a fresh start for the rest of his term amid growing political pressure from the far right. Macron’s office announced the appointment in a statement. Attal, 34, rose to prominence as the government spokesman and education minister.
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