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By EMMA BURROWS and DASHA LITVINOVA Associated Press The mother of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny appealed Tuesday to President Vladimir Putin to intervene and turn her son’s body over to her so she can bury him with dignity. Lyudmila Navalnaya, who has been trying to get his body since Saturday, appeared in a video
Continue ReadingBy Ramaa Reddy, CNN (CNN) — In early January, anyone who visited the ski resort village of Gulmarg in Indian-administered Kashmir with hopes of actually skiing was out of luck. A severe snow shortage, blamed on dry weather, threatened to derail the entire winter season, leaving both travelers and tourism operators disappointed. Multiple climate experts based in India
Continue ReadingBy PAN PYLAS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — London police said Tuesday they “strongly believe” that a body they pulled from the River Thames is that of a man wanted over a chemical attack that injured his former partner and her two young daughters. The Metropolitan Police say the crew of a passing boat reported
Continue ReadingBy OLEG CETINIC Associated Press PARIS (AP) — A strike at the Eiffel Tower over poor financial management has turned away visitors for the second consecutive day. Denis Vavassori of the CGT union, which represents a large number of the Eiffel Tower’s employees, said its members voted unanimously to extend the strike on Tuesday. He
Continue ReadingLONDON (AP) — A UK based think-tank says Russia is rebuilding its capacity to destabilize European countries and extend its influence in the Middle East and Africa. The Royal United Services Institute says that Russia poses a strategic threat to NATO as its members focus on the war in Ukraine. In a brief but sweeping
Continue ReadingBy JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Julian Assange’s lawyers opened a final U.K. legal challenge Tuesday to stop the WikiLeaks founder from being sent to the United States to face spying charges, arguing that American authorities are seeking to punish him for exposing serious criminal acts by the U.S. government. Lawyer Edward Fitzgerald
Continue ReadingBy Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN New York (CNN) — Home Depot, a bellwether of the housing market and US economy, said sales dropped over the winter and it’s a expecting a slow 2024. Sales at stores open for at least one year fell 3.5% last quarter, and Home Depot projects that sales will continue to decline
Continue ReadingBy LORNE COOK Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — Senior European Union officials are welcoming a plan by Poland’s new government to address concerns about democratic backsliding. If implemented, they say the plan to roll back political influence over the judiciary could end legal wrangling that’s threatened to suspect Poland’s EU voting rights and blocked it
Continue ReadingBy Sandee LaMotte, CNN (CNN) — Can’t squeeze in exercise during the work week? That’s OK, according to a new study, because exceeding weekly exercise recommendations over two days such as the weekend — or what many call being a “weekend warrior” — will zap fat, too. Both the World Health Organization and United States
Continue ReadingBy John Fritze, CNN (CNN) — The Supreme Court will hear arguments on Tuesday from the owners of a North Dakota truck stop who are challenging government-approved fees that banks charge every time a customer swipes a debit card to pay for gas or a candy bar. Almost as significant as the argument itself is who will
Continue ReadingBy ALANA BENSON of NerdWallet For years millennials have been treated like broke kids, which might have had some truth to it. But these days, millennials aren’t as young as we once were, evidenced by slang we don’t understand, the mystery of what kind of jeans are acceptable and the fact that our investment needs
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By Richard Roth, Kareem El Damanhoury and Richard Allen Greene, CNN (CNN) — United Nations experts have called for an investigation into what they described as “credible allegations of egregious human rights violations” against Palestinian women and girls in Gaza and the West Bank by Israeli forces. The allegations include extrajudicial killing, arbitrary detention, degrading
Continue ReadingBy VANESSA GERA Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Polish farmers have blocked border crossings with Ukraine as they intensify nationwide protest against the import of Ukrainian foods and European Union environmental policies. Farmers across Europe have been protesting, worried that EU plans to place limits on the use of chemicals and on greenhouse gas
Continue ReadingBy Ben Church, CNN (CNN) — Look out, there’s another chess prodigy on the scene. At eight years, six months and 11 days, Ashwath Kaushik made history on Sunday by becoming the youngest player ever to beat a chess grandmaster in a classical tournament game. The youngster, who lives in Singapore, achieved the feat after
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Sofía Barruti (CNN) — Expertos de las Naciones Unidas han pedido una investigación sobre lo que describieron como “acusaciones creíbles de atroces violaciones de derechos humanos” contra mujeres y niñas palestinas en Gaza y la Ribera Occidental por parte de las fuerzas israelíes . Las acusaciones incluyen ejecuciones extrajudiciales, detenciones arbitrarias, tratos degradantes, violaciones y
Continue ReadingBy JAMES POLLARD Associated Press/Report for America COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The first federal trial over a hate crime based on gender identity is set to begin Tuesday in South Carolina, where a man faces charges that he killed a Black transgender woman and then fled to New York. The U.S. Department of Justice alleges
Continue ReadingBy Sam Joseph, CNN (CNN) — Teresa Gould will become the first-ever ‘Power 5’ Conference female commissioner and lead the Pac-12 Conference after being promoted from her role as Pac-12 deputy commissioner, the conference announced on Monday. She will succeed George Kliavkoff in the role from March 1, having joined the Pac-12 as deputy commissioner
Continue ReadingBy AAMER MADHANI Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — President Joe Biden started a three-day swing through California on Tuesday as he looks to soak up more cash for his reelection bid. Going into the trip, Biden’s campaign and the Democratic National Committee announced Tuesday that they had collected $42 million in contributions during January
Continue ReadingBy AAMER MADHANI Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — President Joe Biden started a three-day swing through California on Tuesday as he looks to soak up more cash for his reelection bid. Going into the trip, Biden’s campaign and the Democratic National Committee announced Tuesday that they had collected $42 million in contributions during January
Continue ReadingBy EMMA BURROWS Associated Press Russian President Vladimir Putin did not see the video in which Alexei Navalny’s widow vowed to continue his fight against the Kremlin, his spokesperson said Tuesday, and dismissed her allegations that Putin had killed the country’s opposition leader as “unfounded” and “insolent.” In the video released Monday, Yulia Navalnaya accused
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