By DAVID McHUGH Associated Press COLOGNE, Germany (AP) — For the past year, five fit, academically superior men and women have been spun in centrifuges, submerged for hours, deprived temporarily of oxygen, taught to camp in the snow, and schooled in physiology, anatomy, astronomy, meteorology, robotics, and Russian. On Monday, the five Europeans and an
Continue ReadingBy Katie Bo Lillis, CNN (CNN) — The CIA has “failed to handle allegations of sexual assault and harassment within its workforce” in a “professional and uniform manner,” and appeared to mete out “little to no accountability or punishment” for perpetrators, according to a House report released on Monday. The House Intelligence Committee, in an
Continue ReadingGOOSE CREEK, S.C. (AP) — Out of air and pinned by an alligator to the bottom of the Cooper River in South Carolina, Will Georgitis decided his only chance to survive might be to lose his arm. Georgitis told The Post and Courier of Charleston he put his feet on the gator and pushed as
Continue ReadingBy DAVID BRANDT AP Baseball Writer PHOENIX (AP) — Danielle LaFata’s been around major sports ballparks and arenas most of her adult life, so the nutritionist has one word of advice for those who want to eat healthy when attending a pro sports event. Don’t. “Go ahead and have your burger, have your hot dog,
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press An independent Russian news site has reported that a court in Russia convicted the spokesperson of U.S. technology company Meta, which owns Facebook and Instagram, of justifying terrorism and sentenced him to six years in prison in absentia. The news site Mediazona says the charges against Meta communications director Andy Stone
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — In opening statements in Donald Trump’s historic hush money trial, prosecutors said Monday that the former president “orchestrated a criminal scheme to corrupt” the 2016 presidential election. The commencement of the proceedings set the stage for weeks of unsavory and salacious testimony about Trump’s personal life and placed his legal troubles
Continue ReadingBy MICHAEL R. SISAK, JENNIFER PELTZ, ERIC TUCKER and JAKE OFFENHARTZ Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump tried to illegally influence the 2016 presidential election by preventing damaging stories about his personal life from becoming public, a prosecutor told jurors Monday at the start of the former president’s historic hush money trial. “This
Continue ReadingBy WYATTE GRANTHAM-PHILIPS and ANNE D’INNOCENZIO AP Business Writers NEW YORK (AP) — Express Inc. has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection and the fashion retailer is seeking to sell the majority of its stores. Columbus, Ohio-based Express is also the parent of Bonbons and Upwest brands. It said Monday it planned to close 95
Continue ReadingBy Antoinette Radford, CNN (CNN) — “They stole six years of my life, and I committed no crime,” writer Behrouz Boochani tells CNN from New Zealand, where he now lives. He does not mince his words as he describes the impact of being detained as an asylum seeker on a remote island in Papua New
Continue ReadingBy MOLLY QUELL Associated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Lawyers for Armenia have asked the top U.N. court to throw out a case filed by Azerbaijan over the Karabakh region that accuses Armenia of ethnic cleansing. Monday’s request comes after Azerbaijan launched proceedings at the International Court of Justice in 2021 in the case.
Continue ReadingBy DEE-ANN DURBIN AP Business Writer Supermarket chains Kroger and Albertsons said Monday they will sell more of their stores in an effort to quell the federal government’s concerns about their proposed merger. The companies now plan to sell 579 Kroger and Albertsons stores in markets where they overlap to C&S Wholesale Grocers, a New
Continue ReadingBy DEE-ANN DURBIN AP Business Writer Supermarket chains Kroger and Albertsons said Monday they will sell more of their stores in an effort to quell the federal government’s concerns about their proposed merger. The companies now plan to sell 579 Kroger and Albertsons stores in markets where they overlap to C&S Wholesale Grocers, a New
Continue ReadingWASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court is allowing a soccer promoter’s antitrust lawsuit to go forward against FIFA and the U.S. Soccer Federation over the world governing body’s policy of not permitting a country to host league matches involving teams from other countries. Monday’s order leaves in a place a federal appeals court ruling in
Continue ReadingBy KIMBERLEE KRUESI and JONATHAN MATTISE Associated Press GALLATIN, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee has conceded defeat on his push to enact universal school vouchers this year, acknowledging there was “not a pathway for the bill” after months of Republican infighting. Lee said Monday that he was disappointed but promised to renew school
Continue ReadingBy NICK PERRY and DAVE COLLINS Columbia University canceled in-person classes Monday and police arrested several dozen protesters at Yale University as tensions on U.S. college campuses continue to grow over the war in the Middle East. The moves at the two Ivy League schools came hours before the Jewish holiday of Passover was set
Continue ReadingBy DEE-ANN DURBIN AP Business Writer Supermarket chains Kroger and Albertsons said Monday they will sell more of their stores in an effort to quell the federal government’s concerns about their proposed merger. The companies now plan to sell 579 Kroger and Albertsons stores in markets where they overlap to C&S Wholesale Grocers, a New
Continue ReadingBy ELLEN KNICKMEYER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Israel expects its top ally, the United States, to announce as soon as Monday that it’s blocking military aid to an Israeli army unit over gross human rights abuses in the Israeli-occupied West Bank before the war in Gaza began six months ago. The move would mark
Continue ReadingBy STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street is holding steadier Monday following its three-week losing streak. The S&P 500 was 0.3% higher in morning trading, coming off its longest weekly losing streak since September. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 99 points, or 0.3%, as of 10:30 a.m. Eastern
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — True love’s kiss or an invite to the Met Gala? Those in the rarefied ranks of international celebrity and Anna Wintour’s good graces need not choose. Stars of film, fashion, music, sports, politics and social media will ascend the steps of the Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 6. As fashion’s
Continue ReadingBy NICK PERRY and DAVE COLLINS Columbia University has canceled in-person classes and police have arrested dozens of students at Yale University as tensions on college campuses across the country continues to grow over the war in the Middle East. The moves at the two Ivy League schools came hours hours before the Jewish holiday
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