SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — U.N. independent experts are denouncing chronic water cuts in the French Caribbean island of Guadeloupe and say they are concerned about tap water pollution, excessive prices and attempts to silence critics. They noted that scientists and others who have spoken out are being censored. The experts on Thursday accused
Continue ReadingBy Catherine Nicholls, CNN (CNN) — The leader of the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP), Northern Ireland’s main pro-union party, is stepping down after he was charged with “allegations of an historical nature,” the DUP announced on Friday. Jeffrey Donaldson, 61, confirmed to his party in a letter that he had been charged with historical allegations
Continue ReadingWARSAW, Poland (AP) — The office of Poland’s President Andrzej Duda says he has vetoed a law that would have allowed over-the-counter access to the morning-after pill for girls and women ages 15 and above. He says he was driven by concerns for the health of minors and heeding the voices of parents. Last month,
Continue ReadingBy Christian Edwards, Benjamin Brown and Eve Brennan, CNN (CNN) — Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk has warned that Europe is in a “pre-war era” but still has a “long way to go” before its ready to confront the threat posed by Russia. “War is no longer a concept from the past. It is real,
Continue ReadingBy JULIA FRANKEL Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Hundreds of Christians participated in a customary Good Friday procession through the limestone walls of Jerusalem’s Old City, commemorating one of the faith’s most sacred days with noticeably thinner crowds amid the ongoing Israel-Hamas war. The procession, which normally draws thousands of foreign visitors, was unusually local
Continue ReadingBy KEVIN McGILL Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A former mayor of New Orleans who was convicted on federal corruption charges wants the right to carry a gun, but the path to that is complicated. Ray Nagin has filed a court motion in New Orleans, noting that his federal prison time and supervision ended
Continue ReadingBy SCOTT McFETRIDGE Associated Press For a Minnesota minor league baseball team known for a history of outlandish promotions, the idea of naming its longtime live pig mascot after the weight loss drug Ozempic made perfect sense. The St. Paul Saints quickly found out that not everyone was amused by the pig’s name, Ozempig, or
Continue ReadingBy Shirin Faqiri, Devon M. Sayers and Isabel Rosales, CNN Huntsville, Alabama (CNN) — Camika Shelby says 2019 was the worst year of her life. “Never in a million years did I think I would pull up at home and find my child lifeless,” Shelby told CNN. Her only child, Nigel, died by suicide on
Continue ReadingBy Veronica Stracqualursi, Kit Maher, Daniel Strauss and Alayna Treene, CNN (CNN) — Top officials at the Republican National Committee are denying reports that there is a “litmus test” for those seeking employment related to whether they believe the 2020 election was stolen. The denials come after CNN reported earlier this week that people seeking employment
Continue ReadingCNN By Elizabeth Wolfe, Holly Yan and Aditi Sangal, CNN (CNN) — The largest crane on the East Coast will soon try to lift the treacherous, colossal wreckage that has hampered search crews from finding victims of this week’s catastrophic Baltimore bridge collapse. The Chesapeake 1000 – a gargantuan floating crane – arrived Friday near
Continue ReadingSTAMFORD, Conn. (AP) — Former Vice President Al Gore and other politician dignitaries remembered the late Joe Lieberman Friday as a “mensch” who both bridged partisan political divides and wasn’t afraid to go against mainstream political currents, during a packed funeral service for the four-term U.S. senator. Noting there is no English equivalent for the
Continue ReadingANTANANARIVO, Madagascar (AP) — A tropical cyclone that swept across Madagascar has killed 18 people and left four missing after making landfall on the island’s north earlier this week. The storm has also caused severe flooding that partly submerged entire villages. The National Office for Disaster Management also said on Friday that Cyclone Gamane has
Continue ReadingSTAMFORD, Conn. (AP) — Political dignitaries, friends and family have gathered to honor the late, former U.S. Sen. Joe Lieberman of Connecticut. A funeral service was taking place Friday morning in Stamford. Stamford was the hometown of the four-term senator who grew as the son of a liquor store owner and decades later came within
Continue ReadingBy Ray Sanchez, CNN (CNN) — When it opened 47 years and six days ago on “a spectacularly clear” March morning, the steel-arched Francis Scott Key Bridge was hailed as an engineering wonder offering “some of the most spectacular vistas in Maryland.” “You could almost see forever,” read an editorial in The Evening Sun newspaper,
Continue ReadingMINEOLA, N.Y. (AP) — A former New York City police officer has been acquitted of murder in the shooting of his childhood friend during a confrontation on Long Island. A jury on Thursday convicted 30-year-old Errick Allen only of menacing in the May 12, 2020, shooting of Christopher Curro. Allen was off duty when he
Continue ReadingBy STEVE DOUGLAS AP Sports Writer Owning a soccer club is hitting Ryan Reynolds in the wallet. Wrexham is the Welsh team bought by Reynolds and fellow Hollywood actor Rob McElhenney in 2021. The club has released its accounts for the latest financial year and reported that the amount owed to celebrities was nearly 9
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press A Moscow court has ordered a Russian journalist who covered the trials of late Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny and other dissidents to remain in custody pending an investigation and trial on charges of extremism. Antonina Favorskaya, also identified by court officials as Antonina Kravtsova, was arrested earlier in March. On
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The Coachella Valley’s inaugural permanent 18-hole disc golf course is set to debut at the Palm Royale County Club in La Quinta. The opening precedes their annual tournament scheduled for Saturday. Phil Boyland, the general manager of the Palm Royale golf course, expressed enthusiasm about the new addition to the club. “Palm Royale has long
Continue ReadingBy DANICA KIRKA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Northern Ireland’s finely balanced power-sharing arrangements have been thrown into disarray as the leader of the region’s largest unionist party stepped down after being charged with historical sexual offenses. Jeffrey Donaldson informed the Democratic Unionist Party that was leaving his post due to the investigation. He has
Continue ReadingBy BASSEM MROUE and ALBERT AJI Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — The Syrian army says Israeli airstrikes near the northern city of Aleppo have killed and wounded several people and caused damage. The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, an opposition war monitor, said Israeli strikes hit missile depots for Lebanon’s militant Hezbollah group in
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