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BERLIN (AP) — The German parliament has approved plans to relax strict restrictions on family names — clearing the way, among other things, for couples to take double-barreled surnames and pass them on to their children. The reform of Germany’s rigid rules is due to take effect at the beginning of May 2025 after it
Continue ReadingBy John Fritze, CNN (CNN) — An upside-down American flag – a symbol used by some supporters of former President Donald Trump who challenged the legitimacy of Joe Biden’s 2020 victory – hung outside the home of Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito after the election, The New York Times reported Thursday. The revelation is almost certain to prompt calls for Alito, a member of
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The Los Angeles Lakers are coming back to the Coachella Valley this fall for another round of the “Desert Duel.” The Lakers will host two preseason games at Acrisure Arena in the Greater Palm Springs area on October 4 and Oct. 6. The Lakers will kick off their 2024-25 preseason at Acrisure Arena with a
Continue ReadingBy Holmes Lybrand, CNN (CNN) — Attorneys for Hunter Biden have asked the judge presiding over his tax case in California to delay the trial currently set for late June, pushing it to September or beyond. Earlier this week, the judges overseeing both cases against the president’s son — including a gun case against him
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The weekend promises highs near 100 for tomorrow, but by Sunday we start to see a touch of a cool down. Today, highs will also approach triple digits. We’ve seen gusty winds through the overnight, and there’s still a modicum of blowing sand and dust. Air quality remains in the “Good” or “Moderate” range this
Continue ReadingLONDON (AP) — A Moroccan asylum-seeker who stabbed a British retiree to death in revenge for Israel’s war against Hamas has been sentenced to at least 45 years in prison. Ahmed Alid killed 70-year-old Terence Carney in a street in the English town of Hartlepool in October. Alid told police after his arrest that he’d
Continue ReadingBy HUIZHONG WU and EMILY WANG FUJIYAMA Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin concluded a two-day visit to China on Friday, emphasizing the countries’ burgeoning strategic ties as well as his own personal relationship with Chinese leader Xi Jinping as they sought to present an alternative to U.S. global influence. Putin praised
Continue ReadingBy ELAINE KURTENBACH and MATT OTT AP Business Writers Wall Street was slow to engage early Friday, a day after the Dow Jones Industrial Average briefly cleared the 40,000 mark for the first time the previous day. Futures for the Dow and the S&P 500 were unchanged before the bell Friday and had plenty of
Continue ReadingBy Dr. Katie Hurley, CNN (CNN) — When my kids were in elementary school, the weeks between spring break and summer vacation seemed to go by at warp speed, mostly because I spent most of that time running the children from event to event in between work meetings. From Spring Sing to Mother’s Day breakfast
Continue ReadingPARIS (AP) — The number of violent incidents reported in the French Pacific territory of New Caledonia has fallen slightly after France imposed a state of emergency. An extra 1,000 officers have been deployed to boost the power of the security forces to quell unrest in the archipelago whose Indigenous population has long sought independence. A
Continue ReadingBLANTYRE, Malawi (AP) — A man in Malawi has been convicted of insulting President Lazarus Chakwera after posting a TikTok video that shows an animated figure with Chakwera’s face superimposed on it doing some wacky dance moves. Sainani Nkhoma was found guilty by a court on Thursday. It said he had posted the video and
Continue ReadingBy DARREN SANDS Associated Press It was daunting when the Rev. Brandon Thomas Crowley, at age 22, replaced a beloved pastor who had ministered to one of suburban Boston’s most famed Black churches for 24 years. It was more daunting — at times agonizing — to reach the decision six years later, in 2015, that
Continue ReadingBy LEAH ASKARINAM Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Oregon has multiple hotly contested primaries upcoming, as well as some that will set the stage for high-profile races in November. In Oregon’s 5th Congressional District, Democrats on Tuesday are trying to win back a seat that they lost in 2022. Jamie McLeod-Skinner lost the general election
Continue ReadingBy Lianne Kolirin, CNN (CNN) — As Queen for 70 years, Elizabeth II was probably one of the most photographed women in history. Yet almost two years after her death, new pictures of Britain’s longest-reigning monarch have emerged for an exhibition opening at Buckingham Palace this week. Among the most striking is a touching image
Continue ReadingBy PETR DAVID JOSEK Associated Press BRATISLAVA, Slovakia (AP) — Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico has undergone another operation two days after being shot multiple times and remains in serious condition, officials said Friday. Fico, 59, was attacked as he was greeting supporters after a government meeting in the former coal mining town of Handlova.
Continue ReadingBy MAYA SWEEDLER and ROBERT YOON Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Voters are heading back to the polls in Georgia, two months after helping Democrat Joe Biden and Republican Donald Trump secure their parties’ nominations for president. On Tuesday, voters will decide whether Trump’s prosecutor in his election interference trial will keep her job. Fulton
Continue ReadingBy Deidre McPhillips, CNN (CNN) — Covid-19 levels are about the lowest they’ve ever been in the United States, but another new crop of virus variants once again threatens to disrupt the downward trend as the country heads into summer. KP.2 — one of the so-called FLiRT variants — has overtaken JN.1 to become the
Continue ReadingCNN, CDC, EMED DIGITAL HEALTHCARE By Deidre McPhillips, CNN (CNN) — Covid-19 levels are about the lowest they’ve ever been in the United States, but another new crop of virus variants once again threatens to disrupt the downward trend as the country heads into summer. KP.2 — one of the so-called FLiRT variants — has
Continue ReadingBy DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Masters champion Scottie Scheffler was arrested Friday morning on his way to the PGA Championship, with stunning images showing him handcuffed as he was led to a police car. ESPN reported he failed to follow police orders during a pedestrian fatality investigation. Traffic was backed
Continue ReadingBy LEAH ASKARINAM Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — All of Donald Trump’s top opponents for the Republican presidential nomination dropped out of the race weeks ago but will be back together on Kentucky’s primary ballot. Former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and others quit the race after Kentucky finalized its ballot, so
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