TOWSON, Md. (AP) — Workers at the first Apple Store to unionize have now also authorized a first strike against the tech giant’s retail operations. Apple Store workers in Towson, Maryland, voted late Saturday to authorize a strike, according to a statement from the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers’ Coalition of Organized Retail
Continue ReadingBy JOSEPH WILSON Associated Press BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Six years after plunging Spain into its worst political crisis in decades, Catalonia’s separatist parties are in danger of losing their hold on power in the northeastern region after the pro-union Socialist Party scored a historic result in Sunday’s election. The four pro-independence parties, led by
Continue ReadingBy ANDREW DALTON AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — “Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes” reigned over the weekend box office with a $56.5 million North American opening, according to studio estimates Sunday, giving a needed surge to an uncertain season in theaters. The film from 20th Century Studios and Disney that built
Continue ReadingBy ANDREW DALTON AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — “Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes” reigned over the weekend box office with a $56.5 million North American opening, according to studio estimates Sunday, giving a needed surge to an uncertain season in theaters. The film from 20th Century Studios and Disney that built
Continue ReadingBy LEA SKENE Associated Press BALTIMORE (AP) — The controlled demolition of the largest remaining steel span of the collapsed Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore has been postponed because of weather conditions, officials said Sunday afternoon. Crews have been preparing for weeks to use explosives to break down the span, which is an estimated
Continue ReadingBy RICHARD J. MARCUS Associated Press SAN DIEGO (AP) — Shohei Ohtani was not in the Dodgers’ starting lineup against the San Diego Padres on Sunday because of back tightness that forced him to exit a game Saturday night. Los Angeles manager Dave Roberts said sitting Ohtani would be a precautionary measure. Ohtani left after
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press Russian President Vladimir Putin on Sunday replaced Sergei Shoigu as defense minister in a Cabinet shakeup that comes as he begins his fifth term in office. In line with Russian law, the entire Russian Cabinet resigned Tuesday following Putin’s glittering inauguration in the Kremlin, and most members have been widely expected
Continue ReadingBy JOSEPH WILSON Associated Press BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Separatist parties appear to be in danger of losing their decade-long hold of power in Spain’s northeastern Catalonia region as the pro-union Socialist Party is poised to win the most votes in Sunday’s regional election with 85% of ballots counted. The four pro-independence parties, led by
Continue ReadingBy Jack Forrest, Andrew Millman and Avery Lotz, CNN (CNN) — President Joe Biden is facing backlash from lawmakers in both parties over his ultimatum that a major Israeli offensive in the city of Rafah would result in a shut-off of some US weapons. Biden’s decision to go public with the ultimatum in an interview with CNN’s
Continue ReadingBy WAFAA SHURAFA, JOSEPH KRAUSS and SAMY MAGDY Associated Press RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — The exodus of Palestinians from Gaza’s last refuge accelerated Sunday as Israeli forces pushed deeper into the southern city of Rafah. Israel also pounded the territory’s devastated north, where some Hamas militants have regrouped in areas the military said it
Continue ReadingMEXICO CITY (AP) — Eight people have been reported killed in a mass shooting attack just south of Mexico City. Local and state officials confirmed the attack and some deaths. But they didn’t give a number of victims. Local media reported eight people died. The government of the state of Morelos near Mexico City said
Continue ReadingBy TOM KRISHER, JOSH FUNK and MARCIA DUNN Associated Press A U.S. government agency said a weaker repeat of Saturday’s powerful solar storm was likely on Sunday. The U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said that “coronal mass ejections” — clouds of ejected solar plasma that can cause power grid irregularities and issues with high-frequency
Continue ReadingBy Anna Chernova, Helen Regan and Ivana Kottasová, CNN (CNN) — Russian President Vladimir Putin has replaced his defense minister and a long-time close ally Sergei Shoigu with an economist, a major reshuffle of military leadership more than two years after Moscow’s grinding war against Ukraine has sent defense spending soaring. Andrey Belousov, a civilian
Continue ReadingBy KATIE DAVIES, SAMYA KULLAB and VASILISA STEPANENKO Associated Press Russia’s President Vladimir Putin on Sunday proposed replacing Sergei Shoigu as defense minister on Sunday and appointed him as secretary of Russia’s national security council. The appointment comes after Putin proposed appointing Andrei Belousov as the country’s defense minister in place of Shoigu, who has
Continue ReadingBy ANDREW DALTON AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — “Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes” reigned over the weekend box office with a $56.5 million North American opening, according to studio estimates Sunday, giving a needed surge to an uncertain season in theaters. The film from 20th Century Studios and Disney that built
Continue ReadingBy ANDREW DALTON AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — “Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes” reigned over the weekend box office with a $56.5 million North American opening, according to studio estimates Sunday, giving a needed surge to an uncertain season in theaters. The film from 20th Century Studios and Disney that built
Continue ReadingLEBANON, Conn. (AP) — Two horses stuck deep in mud for hours in Connecticut were pulled out by more than a dozen rescuers Saturday, emerging messy and tired, but safe. A trio of horses were walking from a pasture to a barn though swampy woods in Lebanon, Connecticut, about 25 miles (40 kilometers) southeast of
Continue ReadingBy VANESSA GERA Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — A major fire broke out in a vast shopping complex in the Polish capital that housed some 1,400 shops and service outlets. Many of the vendors were from Vietnam. Huge plumes of black smoke could be seen rising over the vast area on Sunday morning. The
Continue ReadingBy SAMYA KULLAB and VASILISA STEPANENKO Associated Press VILCHA, Ukraine (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin on Sunday proposed removing Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu from his post. Putin nominated First Deputy Prime Minister Andrey Belousov for the role. His appointment must now be approved by Russian lawmakers. The change comes weeks after Timur Ivanov, a
Continue ReadingBy JOSEPH WILSON Associated Press BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Polling closed in the election in Spain’s wealthy northeastern region of Catalonia on Sunday, when more than 5.7 million voters were eligible to vote in a contest that will have reverberations throughout Spanish politics. The ballot will gauge the strength of the Catalan separatist and the
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