KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy dismissed a longtime aide and several advisers on Saturday in a continuing reshuffle while Russia unleashed fresh attacks overnight. Zelenskyy dismissed top aide Serhiy Shefir from his post of first assistant, where he had served since 2019. The Ukrainian president also let go three advisers, and two
Continue ReadingThe apa news agency says 17 passengers were hurt when a Bulgarian river cruise ship lost steering and hit the sides of a lock on the Danube in Austria. Eleven of the injured were taken to hospitals. The ship with 142 passengers aboard, most of them from Germany, temporarily lost power to its electronics system
Continue ReadingBy SUSAN HAIGH Associated Press STONINGTON, Conn. (AP) — Connecticut has finally launched an early, in-person voting system years after almost every other state in the country decided to offer a similar option to voters. Saturday marks the final day for Republicans and Democrats to vote early in the state’s presidential primary, a chance to
Continue ReadingBy Allison Chinchar, CNN (CNN) — April begins Monday, and Mother Nature is bringing everything but the kitchen sink. A multi-day system will slide across much of the country and bring the potential for tornadoes, large hail, flooding and even snow. As if that weren’t enough, there could also be record warm temperatures. Widespread precipitation
Continue ReadingBy ALEKSANDAR FURTULA Associated Press EDE, Netherlands (AP) — Three people who were held hostage for hours in a nightclub in the central Dutch town of Ede were released Saturday, police said, but they added that the “situation is not over.” Gelderland Police announced the hostage release in a message on X, formerly Twitter. They
Continue ReadingDES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Lottery players will have another shot at a $935 million Powerball jackpot that has been growing larger and larger since the last winner nearly three months ago. No one has won Powerball’s top prize since New Year’s Day, amounting to 37 consecutive drawings without a jackpot winner. That streak without
Continue ReadingBy Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN A container ship colliding into the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore is drawing attention to potential vulnerabilities among some of America’s more than 600,000 bridges. The Key Bridge stood for 47 years, and in that time it never received the sort of jolt that anyone could have thought would bring
Continue ReadingBy PAUL WISEMAN AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Many Americans are in a sour mood about the economy for one main reason: Prices feel too high. Maybe they’re not rising as fast as they had been, but average prices are still painfully above where they were before the pandemic. And they’re mostly heading higher
Continue ReadingBy ALEKSANDAR FURTULA Associated Press EDE, Netherlands (AP) — Heavily armed police cordoned off part of a Dutch town on Saturday, saying that multiple people were being held hostage in a building there. Police spokesman Simen Klok told The Associated Press people were being held hostage in the town of Ede but he declined to
Continue Readingurielblanco (CNN) — Trabajaban durante el turno de la noche arreglando baches en el famoso puente Francis Scott Key de Baltimore, en el que 30.000 habitantes de Maryland confiaban cada día. Pero su labor resultó en tragedia la madrugada del martes, cuando un barco de carga de más de 96.600 toneladas chocó contra el puente,
Continue ReadingBy Maureen O’Hare, CNN (CNN) — In this week’s travel roundup, we bring you transport trivia, Roman engineering marvels and the world’s tastiest dumplings. Did you know? You’re probably aware that around 30% of the world’s countries drive on the left while 70% drive on the right. But have you considered why? In Europe, Napoleon
Continue ReadingBy SYLVIE CORBET Associated Press VERSAILLES, France (AP) — Preparations are underway for the gardens of the Versailles Palace to welcome Olympic horse riders and tens of thousands of visitors when it hosts equestrian and modern pentathlon events during this summer’s Paris Games. Temporary facilities including grandstands are being built across the park, where up
Continue ReadingJERUSALEM (AP) — The United States has welcomed the formation of a new Palestinian autonomy government, signaling it is accepting the new lineup as a step toward political reform. The State Department said in a statement late Friday that the Biden administration looks forward to working with the new group of ministers. Washington sees the
Continue ReadingBy Maureen O’Hare, CNN (CNN) — Earlier this month, a demonstrator aircraft for what could be the first new civil supersonic plane to be launched since the 1960s took to the skies. It’s a milestone moment in the highly anticipated new era of supersonic travel. The XB-1, a technology demonstrator aircraft built by Colorado-based Boom
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By Christopher Lamb and Chris Lau, CNN (CNN) — Pope Francis pulled out of a Good Friday service at the last minute, the Vatican said, “to preserve his health” ahead of major Easter events over the weekend. The 87-year-old pontiff’s well-being has been watched closely following an operation on his abdomen last year. In recent
Continue ReadingBy FRANKLIN BRICEÑO and ELÉONORE HUGHES Associated Press LIMA (AP) — Peruvian President Dina Boluarte has said she rejects the “unconstitutional and discriminatory” way an investigation into allegations of illicit enrichment is being carried out, after police broke down the front door of her house with a battering ram overnight in search of luxury watches.
Continue ReadingOpinion by Rizwan Virk (CNN) — It’s been 25 years since the release of the blockbuster film “The Matrix,” created by Lana and Lilly Wachowski (credited in the film as the Wachowski brothers), which popularized the idea that we might already be inside a computer-generated video game world. “The Matrix,” released March 31, 1999, wasn’t the most
Continue ReadingBy Jacob Lev, CNN (CNN) — The No. 1 seeded Houston Cougars were defeated by No. 4 Duke with a 54-51 win in the Sweet 16 of the men’s NCAA tournament on Friday, making them the second top seed to go home early. The Cougars faced a tough break in the first half after star guard Jamal Shead
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Folks across the valley are preparing for precipitation this Easter weekend. “It’s funny, I’m born and raised here in the valley. I’ve never seen it rain on Easter,” said Natalie Dawson, Executive Pastor at Southwest Church. The celebration already started drawing out crowds on Friday. 849 Restaurant and Lounge owner, Willie Rhine says he’s planning
Continue ReadingÁngela Reyes Haczek (CNN) — Siete personas fueron trasladadas a un hospital de Nueva York para observación luego de que un vuelo de United Airlines experimentara fuertes turbulencias el viernes por la noche, según un jefe local del Servicio de Emergencias Médicas. El vuelo, que viajaba de Tel Aviv al aeropuerto internacional Newark Liberty de
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