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KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian officials say Russian forces have attacked Ukraine with drones and missiles, killing at least six people and wounding 11 more in Kharkiv, the second largest city. The governor of the Kharkiv region said missile strikes on the city overnight damaged residential buildings, a gas station, a kindergarten, a cafe, a
Continue ReadingBy JIM GOMEZ Associated Press MANILA, Philippines (AP) — The United States, Japan, Australia and the Philippines will hold their first joint naval exercises, including anti-submarine warfare training, in a show of force Sunday in the South China Sea where Beijing’s aggressive actions to assert its territorial claims have caused alarm. The exercises are to
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By Sara Smart, CNN (CNN) — At least 11 people – including 10 University of South Carolina students and a bus driver – were injured when a charter bus crashed in southern Mississippi Friday afternoon on the way to New Orleans for a fraternity formal, according to the university. “The University of South Carolina was
Continue ReadingBy FATIMA HUSSEIN and KEN MORITSUGU Associated Press GUANGZHOU, China (AP) — The U.S. and China agreed to hold talks that will address a key American complaint about China’s economic model, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said Saturday on the second day of an official visit to China. The two sides will hold “intensive exchanges” on
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Gonzalo Zegarra (CNN Español) –– Cuando la agencia de estadísticas de Canadá corrigió en 2023 su metodología para el conteo de migrantes temporales, registró un notorio salto: había casi el doble de los que estuvieron contabilizados en 2021, una diferencia de un millón de personas. Ello, sumado a las presiones y críticas que enfrenta el
Continue ReadingBy RODNEY MUHUMUZA and IGNATIUS SSUUNA Associated Press KIGALI, Rwanda (AP) — Rwanda is preparing to mark the 30th anniversary of the East African nation’s most horrific period in history — the genocide against its minority Tutsi. To this day, new mass graves are still being discovered across the country of 14 million people, a
Continue ReadingBy Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN (CNN) — A sickening sense of deja vu flooded over Barb Handley and her siblings as news of the midflight blowout of an Alaska Airlines plug door – and the gaping hole it left behind – emerged in January. Images of the refrigerator-sized void conjured up heart-wrenching memories of the death
Continue ReadingBy FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press GUANGZHOU, China (AP) — The U.S. and China agreed to hold talks that will address a key American complaint about China’s economic model, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said on the second day of an official visit to China. This comes after Yellen appealed to Chinese leaders to change their domestic
Continue ReadingQUITO, Ecuador (AP) — The Mexican president has quickly moved to break off diplomatic ties with Ecuador after police broke into the Mexican Embassy to arrest a former Ecuadorian vice president who had sought political asylum there after being indicted on corruption charges. Andrés Manuel López Obrador made the announcement Friday evening after Ecuadorian police
Continue ReadingBy Anna Cooban, CNN London (CNN) — It’s Thursday, 11.00 p.m., and on a street in London’s Soho district, there’s a loud clatter. Staff are closing the windows in The French House, one of the city’s most popular pubs. Lesley Lewis, its owner of 35 years, says she would like to stay open later, but
Continue ReadingBy YURI KAGEYAMA Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida visited a new semiconductor plant for which his government has pledged more than $7 billion of support to secure a steady supply of chips. The new plant on the southwestern island of Kyushu, majority owned by the Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., is
Continue ReadingBy GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Jarren Duran hit a tiebreaking homer in the eighth inning, Tyler O’Neill had two home runs and the Boston Red Sox beat the Los Angeles Angels 8-6 Friday night for their fifth consecutive victory. O’Neill, Triston Casas and Reese McGuire all connected in the second
Continue ReadingBy BETH HARRIS AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Terance Mann scored 19 points to lead eight players in double figures and the Los Angeles Clippers routed Utah 131-102 on Friday night, sending the Jazz to their 11th consecutive loss. Kawhi Leonard sat out his third straight game with a sore right knee for
Continue ReadingBy JAN M. OLSEN Associated Press COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — The now-aging hippies who took over a derelict naval base in Copenhagen more than 50 years ago and turned it into a freewheeling community known as Christiania want to boot out criminals who control the community’s lucrative market for hashish by ripping up the cobblestoned
Continue ReadingQUITO, Ecuador (AP) — Mexico’s president Andrés Manuel López Obrador said Friday evening the country will break diplomatic ties with Ecuador after police broke into the Mexican embassy in Quito to detain former Ecuadorian Vice President Jorge Glas. Mexico’s president declared the act “a flagrant violation of international law and the sovereignty of Mexico,” and
Continue ReadingBy MARIAM FAM Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — Muslims around the world will soon bid farewell to the Islamic holy month of Ramadan and start celebrating the holiday of Eid al-Fitr. Eid is marked with congregational prayers and festivities that typically include family visits, gatherings and new clothes. This year, Eid will come just after
Continue ReadingBy LEE KEATH Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — Two basic mistakes, according to the Israeli military. First, officers overlooked a message detailing the vehicles in the convoy. Second, a spotter saw someone boarding one car, carrying something – possibly a bag – that he thought was a weapon. Officials say the result was the series
Continue ReadingBy SAM MEDNICK Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — It’s the last wish of a dying mother, to be with her daughter once more. But six months into Israel’s war against Hamas, time is running out for Liora Argamani, who hopes to stay alive long enough to see her kidnapped daughter come home. “I want to
Continue ReadingBy SARA ESPAÑA Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — As two women candidates lead the polls in the race toward Mexico’s June 2 presidential election, one question has been splashed across polls, debates, media and conversations across Mexico. Are Mexicans ready for a woman president? Political analysts said the question is a sample of the
Continue ReadingBy BETH HARRIS AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Terance Mann scored 19 points to lead eight players in double figures and the Los Angeles Clippers routed Utah 131-102 on Friday night, sending the Jazz to their 11th consecutive loss. Kawhi Leonard sat out his third straight game with a sore right knee for
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