By THOMAS ADAMSON AP Fashion Writer PARIS (AP) — On a rain-soaked Saturday in Paris, the fashion world was treated to a spectacle of contrasts, where the audacious spirit of Vivienne Westwood’s punk melded with the whispers of historical elegance. The day’s showcases blurred the lines between rebellion and refinement, presenting collections that navigated through
Continue ReadingSPARTANSBURG, Pa. (AP) — A Pennsylvania man was arrested Saturday and charged with the slaying of a pregnant Amish woman whose body was found last week. Shawn C. Cranston, 52, of Corry, has been charged with criminal homicide, criminal homicide of an unborn child, burglary and criminal trespass, according to court documents. He was denied
Continue ReadingBy THOMAS BEAUMONT Associated Press HOPKINS, Minn. (AP) — Democratic voters in suburban Minneapolis seem far less interested in sending President Joe Biden a message of dissatisfaction with him than they are in keeping Republican Donald Trump from returning to the White House. Interviews with voters in Minneapolis’ Democrat-heavy western suburbs before the Super Tuesday
Continue ReadingBy BRIAN SLODYSKO, ERIC TUCKER and ANTHONY McCARTNEY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Alexander Smirnov was cast by Republicans as one of the FBI’s most trusted informants, offering a “highly credible” account of brazen public corruption by Joe Biden that formed a pillar of the House impeachment investigation of the Democratic president. Then, last month,
Continue ReadingBy BRIAN SLODYSKO, ERIC TUCKER and ANTHONY McCARTNEY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Alexander Smirnov was cast by Republicans as one of the FBI’s most trusted informants, offering a “highly credible” account of brazen public corruption by Joe Biden that formed a pillar of the House impeachment investigation of the Democratic president. Then, last month,
Continue ReadingBy JARI TANNER Associated Press HELSINKI (AP) — The royal house of Norway says King Harald has been implanted with a temporary pacemaker at a hospital in Malaysia’s resort island of Langkawi. Harald, who at 87 is Europe’s oldest monarch, was being treated for an infection during a vacation this week. In a brief statement,
Continue ReadingBy LUIS ANDRES HENAO and JESSIE WARDARSKI Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The young crowd at a Nashville nightclub was ready to dance under the strobe lights to a throbbing mix of hip-hop, rap and Latin beats. But first they gathered to pray and praise God. The rules were announced on the dance floor
Continue ReadingBy ANDREW DeMILLO Associated Press LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Two races for the Arkansas Supreme Court could push a court that’s been targeted by outside conservative groups even further to the right. Three sitting justices and a former state legislator are running for chief justice in the nonpartisan election, while another justice is running
Continue ReadingKYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Four people were killed when debris from a Russian drone hit an apartment block in the southern Ukrainian port city of Odesa overnight, the regional governor said. A further eight people sustained injuries. Across the country, air defenses shot down 14 of 17 drones launched against Ukraine, according to the country’s
Continue ReadingBy STEPHANIE NANO Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Where will you be watching the April 8 total solar eclipse? There are just a few weeks left to pick your spot to see the skies darken along a strip of North America, whether by land, sea or air. For those who live inside the 115-mile-wide
Continue ReadingWARSAW, Poland (AP) — German Chancellor Olaf Scholz says authorities are investigating after Russian state media published a purported recording in which German military officers discuss support for Ukraine, including the potential use of Taurus missiles. Scholz called it a “very serious matter.” Scholz earlier said he remains reluctant to send Taurus long-range cruise missiles
Continue ReadingBy Eric Bradner and Daniel Strauss, CNN (CNN) — Michigan Republicans are gathering for their state convention Saturday in Grand Rapids — but also in Battle Creek and Houghton Lake, and potentially in Detroit, too. A months-long Michigan Republican Party leadership battle has spilled into the party’s process of awarding its presidential delegates, with angry
Continue ReadingBy Virginia Langmaid and Dalia Faheid, CNN (CNN) — Following the death of tenth grader Nex Benedict, the US Department of Education said Friday it is opening an investigation into whether an Oklahoma school district “failed to appropriately respond to alleged harassment,” according to a letter from the department. Nex, who family and friends say
Continue ReadingBy STEPHEN GROVES and LISA MASCARO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Ukrainian drones fly without ammunition. Russian artillery unleash deadly volleys from safe positions beyond the range of Kyiv’s troops. Shortages of ammo and supplies are resulting in lost ground to Moscow, U.S. congressional leaders warn, yet the Republican-controlled House has shown little hurry to
Continue ReadingBy SEAN MURPHY, JIM VERTUNO and KEN MILLER Associated Press STINNETT, Texas (AP) — Firefighters in Texas faced rising temperatures, whipped-up winds and dry air Saturday in their battle to keep the largest wildfire in state history from turning more of the Panhandle into a parched wasteland. Firefighters were focused on containing the fire along
Continue ReadingBy JON GAMBRELL Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A ship attacked by Yemen’s Houthi rebels has sunk in the Red Sea after days of taking on water, officials said Saturday, the first vessel to be fully destroyed as part of their campaign over Israel’s war against Hamas in the Gaza Strip. The
Continue ReadingBy MOHAMMED ZAATARI Associated Press SIDON, Lebanon (AP) — An Israeli drone strike hit a car in south Lebanon Saturday morning, killing three Hezbollah members, state media and officials said. Another four Hezbollah members were killed in a strike on a house in the town of Ramia overnight, said a Lebanese security official, who spoke
Continue ReadingBy WAFAA SHURAFA and SAMY MAGDY Associated Press RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — The chaos punctuated by heavy Israeli fire that killed 115 Palestinians trying to get bags of flour from an aid convoy highlights the desperation of the hundreds of thousands struggling to survive amid the devastation of northern Gaza after nearly five months
Continue ReadingBy Josh Campbell and Michelle Krupa, CNN Portland, Oregon (CNN) — Biking in one of the West Coast’s biggest cities, police Officer Donny Mathew spotted something out of the corner of his eye. It was a glint, shining off a piece of aluminum foil in the hand of someone on the sidewalk. Mathew knew the
Continue ReadingBy Maria Kostenko and Catherine Nicholls, CNN Kyiv (CNN) — The death toll from a Russian drone attack on an apartment block in the Ukrainian city of Odesa has risen to 12, with the bodies of five children removed from the rubble, officials said Sunday, the latest civilian victims of a relentless Russian bombing campaign.
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