By Jason Morris, Nick Valencia and Devan Cole, CNN (CNN) — Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis can stay on and prosecute the Georgia 2020 election interference racketeering case against former President Donald Trump and 14 of his co-defendants, Judge Scott McAfee ruled Friday, but only if she removes the special prosecutor with whom she
Continue ReadingBy HANNA ARHIROVA Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — First responders who arrived at the scene of a Russian missile attack on homes in the southern Ukrainian city of Odesa on Friday were themselves struck by a second missile, officials said. A paramedic and an emergency service worker were among the 14 people killed. Officials
Continue ReadingBy JON GAMBRELL Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — An attack by Yemen’s Houthi rebels targeted a tanker in the Red Sea early Friday but the ship’s crew was unharmed, authorities said. It was the latest in the rebels’ campaign against shipping over Israel’s ongoing war on Hamas in the Gaza Strip. The
Continue ReadingBy ROBERT YOON Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Voting in the races for the Democratic and Republican presidential nominations happens again Tuesday, a week after President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump secured enough delegate support to become their parties’ presumptive nominees. Three states also will hold primaries for other offices as this November’s
Continue ReadingBy ROBERT YOON Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Voting in the races for the Democratic and Republican presidential nominations happens again Tuesday, a week after President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump secured enough delegate support to become their parties’ presumptive nominees. Three states also will hold primaries for other offices as this November’s
Continue ReadingPRAGUE (AP) — Hospital officials say former Czech President Milos Zeman is in serious but stable condition a day after undergoing surgery for a blood clot in his leg. Motol University Hospital in Prague says Zeman had an insufficient blood supply in one of his legs because of the blood clot. It says the supply
Continue ReadingBy ROBERT YOON Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Three incumbent congressmen face tough challenges from within their own parties in Tuesday’s primaries in Illinois. Democratic congressmen Chuy Garcia and Danny Davis have drawn strong challengers, as has Republican congressman Mike Bost. The seats are not expected to change hands in November. At the top of
Continue ReadingBy ALEX VEIGA AP Business Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — More homeowners eager to sell their home are lowering their initial asking price in a bid to entice prospective buyers as the spring homebuying season gets going. Some 14.6% of U.S. homes listed for sale last month had their price lowered, according to Realtor.com. That’s
Continue ReadingBy MAYA SWEEDLER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The first — and maybe only — step toward filling the seat vacated by former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy kicks off Tuesday with a special primary in California’s 20th Congressional District. McCarthy, whose brief tenure as speaker was marked by infighting and gridlock, announced his resignation in
Continue ReadingKYIV, Ukraine (AP) — A Russian missile strike on Odesa in southern Ukraine on Friday killed at least 14 people and injured 46 others, local officials said. A first missile struck houses and when emergency crews arrived at the scene a second missile landed, authorities said
Continue ReadingBy MAYA SWEEDLER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The most high-profile election in Ohio’s primary on Tuesday will be the Republican contest to take on the state’s Democratic U.S. senator. Sen. Sherrod Brown was first elected in 2006 and is among the most vulnerable members of a closely divided chamber. Brown has held onto his
Continue ReadingBy Jack Guy, CNN (CNN) — A giant blueberry that tips the scales at a whopping 20.4 grams (0.71 ounces) officially entered the record books this week. The fruit was picked on November 13 and the record for heaviest blueberry was confirmed this week, a spokesperson for Guinness World Records told CNN on Friday. The
Continue ReadingBy Michael Williams and Samantha Waldenberg, CNN Washington (CNN) — Vice President Kamala Harris said Friday that it is “absurd” and “patently unfair” that marijuana is treated the same as heroin and other Schedule I drugs – and more seriously than fentanyl – under federal law. “Marijuana is considered as dangerous as heroin and more
Continue ReadingBy JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Pattie Boyd was at the epicenter of the Swinging 60s, but not always the center of attention. The model and photographer, who was often in the shadow of her rock icon husbands George Harrison and Eric Clapton, comes into sharp focus through a trove of letters, photos
Continue ReadingBy STEFANIE DAZIO and LISA BAUMANN Associated Press Severe storms with probable tornadoes tore through several central U.S. states, damaging homes and businesses and killing at least three people, with more bodies likely to be discovered, authorities said. As the sun rose Friday, officials scrambled to assess the extent of the destruction with the power
Continue ReadingBy JON GAMBRELL Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A suspected attack by Yemen’s Houthi rebels targeted a tanker in the Red Sea early Friday but the ship’s crew was unharmed, authorities said. It was the latest in the rebels’ campaign against shipping over Israel’s ongoing war on Hamas in the Gaza Strip.
Continue ReadingBy Blake Ellis, Melanie Hicken, Kyung Lah and Allison Gordon, CNN (CNN) — Texas Gov. Greg Abbott boasted shortly after he began soliciting private donations for his controversial migrant busing program that there would likely “be no cost to the state” given the outpouring of support from concerned citizens across the country. But after nearly
Continue ReadingCNN By Kaanita Iyer, CNN (CNN) — Texas has pushed a number of efforts – from legislation to legal challenges – in its feud with federal authorities over how to tackle the migrant crisis at the US-Mexico border. For nearly two years, the Lone Star State has also sent asylum seekers to so-called sanctuary cities
Continue ReadingBy JUSTIN SPIKE Associated Press BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has sought to mobilize support for his brand of right-wing populism, urging his supporters in a speech to help him “occupy Brussels” in European Union elections this summer. Orbán’s address Friday, coinciding with a national holiday commemorating Hungary’s failed 1848 revolution
Continue ReadingCroatia will hold a parliamentary election on April 17. The country’s president on Friday scheduled the vote after parliament dissolved a day earlier. The ballot next month will pit ruling conservative Croatian Democratic Union against a group of center and left-leaning parties who have announced they will run as an alliance. The HDZ party have
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