By VANESSA GERA Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — A weekend fire in a shopping center in Warsaw dealt tragedy to many members of Poland’s Vietnamese community. People lost entire livelihoods and say they don’t know how they will manage to make a living. The fire destroyed the Marywilska 44 shopping center, home to some
Continue ReadingBy BRIAN MELLEY Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Two men charged with cutting down the beloved 150-year-old Sycamore Gap tree have made their first appearances in a northern England courtroom. A prosecutor says the men caused criminal damage exceeding $785,000. The tree was cut down last September, damaging Hadrian’s wall that was built to protect
Continue ReadingBy Clare Foran, Gregory Wallace, Tami Luhby and Haley Talbot, CNN (CNN) — The House has passed a major federal aviation bill that aims to improve aviation safety, enhance protections for passengers and airline workers and invest in airport and air travel infrastructure nationwide. The bill renewing the Federal Aviation Administration’s authority for five years will next head to President Joe
Continue ReadingBy JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer Netflix and the NFL announced a three-year deal Wednesday to stream games on Christmas Day. The streaming giant will carry two games this year and at least one game in 2025 and ‘26. Netflix announced during a presentation to advertisers that it will have defending Super Bowl champion Kansas
Continue ReadingBy JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer Netflix and the NFL announced a three-year deal Wednesday to stream games on Christmas Day. The streaming giant will carry two games this year and at least one game in 2025 and ‘26. Netflix announced during a presentation to advertisers that it will have defending Super Bowl champion Kansas
Continue ReadingBy KAREL JANICEK Associated Press PRAGUE (AP) — The Slovak defense minister says doctors are fighting for the life of the country’s prime minister, who was shot multiple times after a political event. Defense Minister Robert Kalinak, a close ally of Prime Minister Robert Fico in his Smer-Social Democracy party, made the remark Wednesday evening
Continue ReadingCANNES, France (AP) — “Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga” rolled into the Cannes Film Festival on Wednesday, returning George Miller’s dystopia-on-wheels to the French Riviera festival and lending Anya Taylor-Joy a fairy tale moment on the Cannes red carpet. Taylor-Joy brought classical movie-star glamour to one of the most anticipated premieres of the festival. Wearing
Continue ReadingGREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Doug Gottlieb believes he can effectively balance coaching Green Bay basketball and hosting a national sports radio show. Gottlieb discussed his new arrangement during his introductory news conference as the longtime broadcaster moves into the coaching ranks. Gottlieb acknowledged the possibility he might have to give up his radio show
Continue ReadingBy HOLLY RAMER Associated Press CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — The judge has refused to discard a $38 million verdict in the landmark trial about physical and sexual abuse at New Hampshire’s youth detention center. The judge said the facility’s leadership “either knew and didn’t care, or didn’t care to learn the truth.” A jury earlier
Continue ReadingBy SONIA PÉREZ D. Associated Press GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — A Guatemalan court has ordered the release of journalist José Rubén Zamora, jailed for nearly two years on money laundering charges. Zamora, the 67-year-old founder of El Periodico newspaper, was sentenced to six years in prison last June for alleged money laundering. But that conviction
Continue ReadingBy FREIDA FRISARO Associated Press FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — A bus carrying people to work in a watermelon field in central Florida was sideswiped by a suspected drunk driver and overturned in a field, killing eight of them and injuring up to 40 others. The man accused of causing Tuesday morning’s crash appeared before
Continue ReadingBy BRUCE SHIPKOWSKI Associated Press Authorities say a police pursuit that went through two states and involved two separate shootouts with law enforcement officers and several crashes ended with the death of the woman being sought. The pursuit began shortly before noon Tuesday in Delaware, when Wilmington police went to a residence to arrest 23-year-old
Continue ReadingBy SOPHIA TAREEN Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — A former warehouse assistant for the Augusta National Golf Club in Georgia has pleaded guilty to transporting millions of dollars worth of stolen Masters tournament memorabilia and historic items, including one of Arnold Palmer’s green jackets. Richard Globensky, of Georgia, entered the plea Wednesday during his initial
Continue ReadingBy MIKE SCHNEIDER and TERRY SPENCER Associated Press OCALA, Fla. (AP) — A man with a long record of dangerous driving pleaded not guilty on Wednesday to driving under the influence-manslaughter in the deaths of eight Mexican farmworkers whose bus was sideswiped by his pickup truck in central Florida. Dozens more were injured. Bryan Maclean
Continue ReadingBy Shania Shelton, CNN Washington (CNN) — The decisions by President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump on Wednesday to agree to two presidential debates will ensure the continuation of a tradition that dates back to 1960. But it might look a little different this year: the candidates will first debate on June 27
Continue ReadingBy Michael Williams, CNN Washington (CNN) — The stage is set for the first in-person showdown of the 2024 election cycle between President Joe Biden and his opponent and predecessor, Donald Trump. Both candidates have accepted an invitation from CNN to debate on June 27 in the network’s Atlanta studios. Some aspects – including the
Continue ReadingGALVESTON, Texas (AP) — Officials say a barge has hit a bridge in Galveston, Texas, spilling oil into surrounding waters and closing the only road to a small island. Ronnie Varela with the Galveston’s Office of Emergency Management says a bridge that leads to Pelican Island, located just north of Galveston, was hit by a
Continue ReadingAssociated Press RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — The head of Brazil’s Petrobras is stepping down after a fight over dividends, sending share of the state-controlled oil and gas giant down 7%. Petrobras opted not to pay extraordinary dividends to its shareholders earlier this year, souring relations between Petrobras CEO Jean Paul Prates and Brazil’s President
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James Adkins has been selected as the One Class at a Time award winner for the month of May. He was nominated for his dedication to education and “always putting in extra work,” according to Letty Lopez who nominated Mr. Adkins for the recognition. Adkins teaches at Indio Middle School and runs the campus’ Renaissance
Continue ReadingBy JOHN LEICESTER and BARBARA SURK Associated Press PARIS (AP) — France has imposed a state of emergency in the French Pacific territory of New Caledonia. The measures imposed on Wednesday for at least 12 days boost security forces’ powers to quell deadly unrest that has left four people dead, erupting after protests over voting
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