By BASSEM MROUE Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — Judicial officials say Lebanese authorities have detained a suspected French drug dealer a few days after releasing him on bail. The officials said members of Lebanon’s General Security Directorate detained Abdel Karim Touil at the request of the country’s prosecutor general and he was being held at
Continue ReadingBy PAN PYLAS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — A British IT worker who befriended and worked for an older couple, poisoned them with fentanyl and monitored their death with his cellphone was sentenced Friday to a minimum 37 years in prison. The sentencing of Luke D’Wit, 34, came two days after he was found guilty
Continue ReadingBy Rebekah Riess, Ray Sanchez, Melissa Alonso, Lauren Mascarenhas and Jamiel Lynch, CNN (CNN) — The body of a University of Missouri student who went missing after leaving a downtown Nashville bar two weeks ago was found Friday in the Cumberland River, police said. There were no signs of foul play. Riley Strain, 22, was
Continue ReadingBy Marshall Cohen, CNN (CNN) — On the morning of January 6, 2021, in a last-ditch bid to overturn his election loss, then-President Donald Trump told then-Vice President Mike Pence that his decision to uphold his constitutional duty and certify the results later that day would be “a political career killer,” according to a witness who overheard part
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump is returning to the stock market. Shareholders of Digital World Acquisition Corp., a publicly traded shell company, approved a deal to merge with the former president’s media business in a Friday vote. That means Trump Media & Technology Group, whose flagship product is social networking site Truth Social, will
Continue ReadingBy ANNE D’INNOCENZIO AP Retail Writer NEW YORK (AP) — More than 440,000 Starbucks-branded mugs made by Nestle and sold during the winter holidays are being recalled after reports of some users receiving burns or lacerations. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission said that the mugs, when microwaved or filled with extremely hot liquid, can
Continue ReadingBy CHINEDU ASADU Associated Press ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Hundreds of students in Nigeria rushed to get food donated to their school by the government to help ease hardship, triggering a stampede that left two dead and 23 others injured. School authorities say the students at Nasarawa State University had gathered to receive bags of
Continue ReadingBy SCOTT BAUER Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Prosecutors in three Wisconsin counties are declining to pursue felony charges against former President Donald Trump’s fundraising committee and a Republican state lawmaker related to an effort to unseat Assembly Speaker Robin Vos. The Wisconsin Ethics Commission, which recommended last month that charges be filed, said
Continue ReadingBy CIARÁN GILES Associated Press MADRID (AP) — A Spanish judge has opened an investigation into alleged fraud and false documentation against the partner of Madrid’s powerful rightwing regional president, Isabel Díaz Ayuso, who has recently faced a wave of calls to resign over several controversies. The move Friday is certain to put more pressure
Continue ReadingBRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union has imposed sanctions on the Russian justice and prison officials responsible for jailing opposition leader Alexei Navalny. A total of 33 officials have been hit by the measures. The bloc has also frozen the assets in Europe of two of the prisons where Navalny was held before his death
Continue ReadingCNN By Jennifer Agiesta and Ariel Edwards-Levy, CNN (CNN) — Voters in Michigan and Pennsylvania – two states that flipped from red to blue in the 2020 presidential election – begin this year’s general election campaign more dissatisfied than pleased with the candidates they have to choose from, with a fairly small but crucial share saying they are
Continue ReadingISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan’s newly appointed finance minister says the country plans to seek a long-term loan from the International Monetary Fund to help stabilize the country’s ailing economy after the end of the IMF’s current $3 billion bailout package. Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb plans to meet with IMF officials in Washington in April. He
Continue ReadingBy PAN PYLAS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The decision by Nike to change the color of the St. George’s Cross on the new England men’s soccer shirt from the traditional red and white is causing controversy. The new shirt is being rolled out in the run-up to the European Championship in Germany. The altered
Continue ReadingBy MICHAEL CASEY Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — The Massachusetts Senate has approved limits on how long homeless families can stay in emergency state shelters as part of an $850 million plan to fund the system that has been at the center of the migrant crisis. The bill approved late Thursday would limit maximum stays
Continue ReadingCOSTA MESA, Calif. (AP) — The Los Angeles Chargers added their second tight end during free agency with the signing of Hayden Hurst on Friday. Hurst was released by Carolina in a salary-cap move on Wednesday. He had 18 receptions for 184 yards and a touchdown last season, but missed the final eight games after
Continue ReadingBy EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Russia and China on Friday vetoed a U.S.-sponsored United Nations resolution supporting “an immediate and sustained cease-fire” in the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza, calling the measure ambiguous and saying it was not the direct demand to end the fighting that much of the world seeks.
Continue ReadingBy DAMIAN J. TROISE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks wavered in morning trading on Wall Street Friday, but remain on track for their best week of the year. The S&P 500 was mostly unchanged. It is coming off four straight gains and a record high close. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell
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An approaching storm system will impact all of California with gusty winds, rain, and snow in the mountains prompting a number of watches, warnings and advisories. That storm and cold front will mean very windy conditions both tomorrow and Sunday. A First Alert Weather Alert will be in place from Saturday through Sunday evening in
Continue ReadingAssociated Press DETROIT (AP) — Stellantis is recalling nearly 318,000 Dodge and Chrysler sedans worldwide because the side air bag inflators can explode with too much force and hurl metal fragments at drivers and passengers. The recall covers air bag inflators on both sides of certain Dodge Charger and Chrysler 300 large cars from the
Continue ReadingBy KRYSTA FAURIA Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — The bones that embody an album can take many shapes. They may tell a story, follow a genre or soundtrack a film. But thanks to her interest in religion and her education in art, literature and linguistics, Kristin Hayter found herself in a unique position to
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