By ALEXA ST. JOHN and DOUG GLASS Associated Press ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Several dozen young people wearing light blue T-shirts imprinted with #teachclimate filled a hearing room in the Minnesota Capitol in St. Paul in late February. It was a cold and windy day, in contrast to the state’s nearly snowless, warm winter.
Continue ReadingBy ASHRAF KHALIL Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Police cleared a pro-Palestinian tent encampment at George Washington University early Wednesday and arrested demonstrators, hours after dozens marched to the home of the school’s president as city officials prepared to appear before Congress on the protest’s handling. Washington D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser and District of Columbia’s
Continue ReadingBy ALBERT STUMM Associated Press Even people who know that looking at their smartphone in bed isn’t good for them do it anyway. If you’d like to stop, consider this. A smartphone’s artificial light suppresses the melatonin that helps you fall asleep. Experts recommend turning off electronic devices at least one hour before bed. Besides
Continue ReadingBy JOEY CAPPELLETTI, ED WHITE and SEAN MURPHY Associated Press PAVILION TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) — Severe storms barreled through the Midwest early Wednesday, a day after two reported tornadoes struck a Michigan city and surrounding area, destroying homes and commercial buildings, including a FedEx facility. Tornadoes were first reported after dark Tuesday in parts of
Continue ReadingBy MICHELLE CHAPMAN AP Business Writer FTX says that nearly all of its customers will receive the money back that they are owed, two years after the cryptocurrency exchange imploded, and some will get more than that. FTX said in a court filing late Tuesday that it owes about $11.2 billion to its creditors. The
Continue ReadingBy ELAINE KURTENBACH and MATT OTT AP Business Writers Wall Street leaned toward small losses early Wednesday, coming off a four-day winning streak that’s been driven broadly by better-than-expected earnings reports from U.S. companies. Oil prices continued their recent slide and the Japanese yen weakened further against the dollar. Futures for the S&P 500 slid
Continue ReadingBANGKOK (AP) — The prime minister of Thailand says he wants to outlaw the cannabis over concerns the lack of regulation had made it available to children and increased crimes. Thailand became the first country in Asia to legalize cannabis two years ago. Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin wrote on the social media platform X on
Continue ReadingWARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland’s security officials say that a 41-year-old man from Russia has been detained and is being questioned after illegally crossing in from Russia’s ally Belarus. Deputy interior minister said Wednesday officials were trying to establish whether the man was a deserter from Russian army or was assigned to carry out secret
Continue ReadingBy MICHELLE CHAPMAN AP Business Writer FTX says that nearly all of its customers will receive the money back that they are owed, two years after the cryptocurrency exchange imploded, and some will get more than that. FTX said in a court filing late Tuesday that it owes about $11.2 billion to its creditors. The
Continue ReadingBy JOSH JACQUOT Edmunds With used car prices dropping, it’s crucial to know the best way to maximize your return when you part ways with your current car. We’ll show you the pros and cons of trading in your old car as well as selling it privately. And we’ll explore some surprising insights about how
Continue ReadingBy Gabe Cohen, Aileen Graef, Eric Levenson, Avery Lotz and Alexandra Ross, CNN Washington (CNN) — The Metropolitan Police Department in Washington, DC, cleared out a pro-Palestinian encampment on George Washington University’s campus early Wednesday and arrested 30 protesters there and three others in a separate altercation, Metro Police Chief Pamela A. Smith said. The
Continue ReadingKUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — A Malaysian international footballer has been splashed by acid and two other top players were attacked within a week by unknown assailants, in a rare outbreak of violence targeting athletes in the country. Police criminal investigation chief Mohamad Shuhaily Mohamad Zain says there are similarities in the three attacks and
Continue ReadingBy ED WHITE, ALEXA ST. JOHN and SEAN MURPHY Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — Severe storms barreled through the Midwest early Wednesday, a day after two tornadoes struck one Michigan city and destroyed homes and commercial buildings, including a FedEx facility. The tornadoes were first spotted after dark Tuesday in parts of Michigan, Indiana and
Continue ReadingBy Jack Guy, CNN London (CNN) — A London members club formed in 1831 has voted to let women join for the first time, after coming under scrutiny for its exclusionary policy in recent weeks. Members of the Garrick Club, in London’s West End, gathered Tuesday to debate admitting women to the club, the BBC
Continue ReadingBy HILLEL ITALIE AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch will have a book out this summer on a subject he has commented upon often, the volume of laws in the U.S. Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, announced Wednesday that ”Over Ruled: The Human Toll of Too Much Law”
Continue ReadingBy SYLVIE CORBET and BARBARA SURK Associated Press MARSEILLE, France (AP) — Tens of thousands of people gathered Wednesday in the southern French city of Marseille to welcome the Olympic torch and mark another milestone in the lead-up to the Summer Games in Paris. A majestic three-mast ship carried the Olympic torch from Greece for
Continue ReadingBy PAN PYLAS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has been accused of leading a “chaotic” government as another one of his Conservative lawmakers defected to the main opposition Labour Party ahead of a looming general election. Natalie Elphicke crossed the floor of the House of Commons on Wednesday to join
Continue ReadingBy DUSAN STOJANOVIC and JOVANA GEC Associated Press BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — China and European Union candidate Serbia have signed an agreement to build a “shared future” between the two states, making the Balkan country the first in Europe to agree on such a document with Beijing. After meeting in Belgrade on Wednesday, Chinese leader
Continue ReadingBy Matt Egan, CNN (CNN) — David Banks, the chancellor of New York City Public Schools, said at a congressional hearing Wednesday that his district has removed, disciplined or is in the process of disciplining at least a dozen staff and school leaders over alleged antisemitism, pushing back strongly against Republicans’ accusations that the school
Continue ReadingLONDON (AP) — The pharma giant AstraZeneca has requested that the European authorization for its COVID-19 vaccine be pulled. In an update on the European Medicines Agency’s website Wednesday, the regulator said that the approval for AstraZeneca’s Vaxzevria had been withdrawn at the company’s request. AstraZeneca’s vaccine was first approved by the EMA in January
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