By The Associated Press An ally of the late opposition leader Alexei Navalny said Friday that Russian authorities have given his mother a deadline to agree to forgo a public funeral or else they’ll bury him on prison grounds. Investigators gave Lyudmila Navalnaya three hours to accept a proposal for a private funeral outside the
Continue ReadingBy Ed Lavandera, Dakin Andone and Ashley Killough, CNN West Livingston, Texas (CNN) — Ivan Cantu says he has insisted for more than 20 years that he’s innocent of the two murders that landed him on Texas’ death row. But with a week until his execution, he’s running out of time to make his case.
Continue ReadingBy Amy Woodyatt, CNN (CNN) — Thousands of residents have been evacuated in Plymouth, southwest England, as authorities work to remove an unexploded 500-kilogram (1,102-pound) bomb discovered in the city. Authorities announced plans to move the bomb, thought to date from World War II, from its location at St. Michael Avenue and transport it in
Continue ReadingSTOCKHOLM (AP) — Swedish broadcaster TV4 says a suspected gas leak at the headquarters of Sweden’s security agency has forced the authorities to evacuate some 500 people from the facility. Police spokesman Anders Bryngelsson told the TT news agency that emergency services decided to evacuate the entire building because of a “suspected gas leak” on
Continue ReadingDES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — In a story published February 22, 2024, about new rules for blending ethanol with gasoline, The Associated Press erroneously reported the name of a biofuels advocacy organization. It is Growth Energy, not Grow Energy.
Continue ReadingBy Anna Chernova, Christian Edwards, Radina Gigova and Darya Tarasova, CNN (CNN) — Russian authorities told the mother of late opposition figure Alexey Navalny he would be buried at the Arctic penal colony where he died unless she agreed within three hours to a secret funeral without a public farewell, his spokeswoman said Friday. “An
Continue ReadingCNN By Anna Chernova, Christian Edwards, Radina Gigova and Darya Tarasova, CNN (CNN) — Russian authorities told the mother of late opposition figure Alexey Navalny he would be buried at the Arctic penal colony where he died unless she agreed within three hours to a secret funeral without a public farewell, his spokeswoman said Friday.
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Keith McCormick’s Palm Springs Car Auction is back this weekend! It’s the 76th McCormick auction event, from February 23rd to the 25th. The show is at The Palm Springs Convention Outdoor Event area and it displays over 400 classic and collectible cars. Featured vehicles are from all over the world, and the show includes everything
Continue ReadingBy KEVIN SCHEMBRI ORLAND Associated Press VALLETTA, Malta (AP) — Five people have died during rescue operations of a migrant boat off Malta. The Armed Forces of Malta say eight people were injured, and 21 other survivors were taken to a migrant detention center on the Mediterranean island nation. The dead included four men and one
Continue ReadingBy SYLVIE CORBET and BARBARA SURK Associated Press PARIS (AP) — As French cinema basks in Academy Awards attention, actors who allege they were teenage victims of sexual and physical abuse by directors decades older than them are shining the light on the repulsive underside of the country’s industry. The latest step in the #MeToo
Continue ReadingBy JAMES POLLARD Associated Press/Report for America COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A Black transgender woman and the guy she was secretly dating had just been pulled over in rural South Carolina. Dime Doe, the driver, was worried. She already had points against her license and didn’t want another ticket to stop her from getting behind
Continue ReadingATHENS, Ga. (AP) — A woman found dead on the University of Georgia campus was a student at a nearby nursing school, said authorities, who were checking security cameras and advising students to travel in groups and avoid the wooded area where her body was found. Police do not have a suspect, University of Georgia
Continue ReadingBy WILL WEISSERT Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Former President Donald Trump is promising to use a second term in the White House to defend Christian values and is suggesting he’ll protect the faith’s central icon, warning a convention of religious broadcasters that the left wants “to tear down crosses.” Trump spoke at the
Continue ReadingBy PAN PYLAS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — An unexploded World War II bomb is being transported through the southwestern English port city of Plymouth by a military convoy and disposed of at sea. The mission has prompted one of the largest evacuations in the United Kingdom since the war. Devon and Cornwall Police said
Continue ReadingBy JOHN CARUCCI Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Sir Rod Stewart will not be slowed. At 79, he continues full-throttle. Some highlights in 2024 include his 200th show at his Las Vegas residency and a new swing album. “Swing Fever,” is a collaboration with Jools Holland’s Rhythm & Blues Orchestra, and tackles some of
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By MEAD GRUVER Associated Press CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — Three members of the University of Wyoming swimming and diving team were killed and two others injured when their sport utility vehicle veered and rolled over alongside a rural highway, bringing to at least 15 the school’s students killed in recent years on the perilous road.
Continue ReadingBy DAMIAN J. TROISE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks rose in morning trading on Wall Street Friday, keeping the market on track for its sixth winning week in the last seven. The S&P 500 rose 0.4%, adding to the record it set on Thursday. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 198 points,
Continue ReadingBy Nadine Schmidt, CNN Berlin (CNN) — Germany’s lower house of parliament voted to legalize cannabis for limited recreational use on Friday despite warnings from the opposition and medical authorities. The new rules mean adults can possess small amounts for personal use but the drug remains banned for under 18s. In total, 407 German lawmakers
Continue ReadingATHENS, Ga. (AP) — A woman found dead on the University of Georgia campus was a student at a nearby nursing school, said authorities, who were checking security cameras and advising students to travel in groups and avoid the wooded area where her body was found. Police do not have a suspect, University of Georgia
Continue ReadingBy GEIR MOULSON Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — German lawmakers have approved a government plan to liberalize rules on cannabis, paving the way for the country to decriminalize limited amounts of marijuana and allow members of “cannabis clubs” to buy it for recreational purposes. Parliament’s lower house voted on Friday to back the legislation, a
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