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VENICE, Fla. (AP) — Florida wildlife officials say a sperm whale that became famous after beaching itself on a sandbar has died. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission said in a statement that the whale died around 3 a.m. Monday. Police and wildlife officials began trying to free the whale from the shallow sandbar
Continue ReadingBy SHEIKH SAALIQ Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government has announced rules to implement a 2019 citizenship law that excludes Muslims, weeks before the Hindu nationalist leader seeks a third term in office. The Citizenship Amendment Act provides a fast track to naturalization for Hindus, Parsis, Sikhs, Buddhists, Jains and
Continue ReadingBy PETE IACOBELLI AP Sports Writer GREENVILLE, S.C. (AP) — The brother of LSU guard Flau’jae Johnson was arrested and charged with assault and battery and disorderly conduct by the Greenville Police Department for his role in a fight after his sister was shoved to the court by South Carolina forward Kamilla Cardoso during a
Continue ReadingBy Sabrina Souza and Jeff Winter, CNN (CNN) — New Jersey Democratic Sen. Bob Menendez pleaded not guilty on Monday to 12 new felony charges alleging he tried to obstruct a federal investigation into bribery allegations. Menendez was indicted last week on new charges including bribery and extortion. Prosecutors alleged that he led his lawyers
Continue ReadingLONDON (AP) — The former deputy chairman of Britain’s Conservative Party, who drew condemnation last month for saying the mayor of London is controlled by Islamists, has defected to the smaller right-wing Reform U.K. Party. Lee Anderson was suspended as a Conservative lawmaker in Parliament after he claimed that Islamists had “got control” of London
Continue ReadingBy MIKE SCHNEIDER Associated Press ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — The court fight between Disney and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ appointees over control of Walt Disney World’s government won’t be decided until at least this summer, provided the two sides don’t reach a settlement beforehand. A hearing over whether the state court case should move forward
Continue ReadingBy MIKE SCHNEIDER Associated Press ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — The court fight between Disney and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ appointees over control of Walt Disney World’s government won’t be decided until at least this summer, provided the two sides don’t reach a settlement beforehand. A hearing over whether the state court case should move forward
Continue ReadingMADRID (AP) — King Felipe VI of Spain says victims of terror attacks are a symbol of the constant need to guard freedom and the rule of law against threats. The monarch spoke Monday at a ceremony marking the 20th anniversary of one of Europe’s deadliest extremist attacks. Felipe told officials attending the European Remembrance
Continue ReadingBy LORNE COOK Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — Sweden’s national flag has been raised at NATO headquarters to cement the Nordic country’s place as the 32nd member. The ceremony on Monday came more than two years after Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine which persuaded Sweden’s reluctant public to seek safety under the alliance’s security umbrella.
Continue ReadingCOPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Danish Queen Margrethe, who surprised her country by abdicating earlier this year, is back as a ballet costume designer for Denmark’s famed Tivoli amusement park, which celebrates its 150th anniversary this year. The 83-year-old-queen, who has designed costumes and stage sets more than a dozen of times at the Tivoli gardens,
Continue ReadingBy KATE BRUMBACK Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — An execution scheduled for next week would be the first in Georgia in more than four years. The state is trying to move past an agreement made amid the coronavirus pandemic that effectively halted executions. A judge last month signed an execution order for 59-year-old Willie James
Continue ReadingBy THALIA BEATY Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — George Soros’ Open Society Foundations announced a leadership change Monday with its president Mark Malloch-Brown stepping down in June. He will be replaced by a senior leader, Binaifer Nowrojee who will be the first woman from the global south to lead OSF. Soros, the billionaire investor,
Continue ReadingBy KATHY McCORMACK Associated Press CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — The mother of a 5-year-old girl who was killed in 2019 and whose body remains missing, has asked a New Hampshire probate judge to declare the girl legally dead and to be appointed as administrator of her estate. Crystal Sorey took the first steps in preparation
Continue ReadingBy Devan Cole, CNN (CNN) — Ex-Trump adviser Peter Navarro must report to a federal prison in Miami by March 19 to begin serving a four-month sentence for his contempt of Congress conviction, his attorneys said on Sunday. “Dr. Navarro has now been ordered to report to the custody of the Bureau of Prisons, FCI Miami, on
Continue ReadingBy CARLOS MUREITHI and DANA BELTAJI Associated Press Europe is facing growing climate risks and is unprepared. That’s according to the European Environment Agency’s first-ever risk assessment about the impact of climate change on the continent. It says the continent is the fastest-warming in the world and is prone to increasing extreme heat, downpours and
Continue ReadingBy Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN (CNN) — Divisions between US President Joe Biden and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu burst out into the open again over the weekend as the two traded barbs in interviews over Israel’s war against Hamas in Gaza. In a Saturday interview with MSNBC, Biden said Netanyahu was “hurting Israel more than
Continue ReadingBy ALANNA DURKIN RICHER and COLLEEN LONG Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The special counsel who impugned the president’s age and competence in his report on how Joe Biden handled classified documents will himself be up for questioning this week. Robert Hur is scheduled to testify before a congressional committee on Tuesday as House Republicans
Continue ReadingMADRID (AP) — King Felipe VI of Spain says victims of terror attacks are a symbol of the constant need to guard freedom and the rule of law against threats. The monarch spoke Monday at a ceremony marking the 20th anniversary of one of Europe’s deadliest extremist attacks. Felipe told officials attending the European Remembrance
Continue ReadingVENICE, Fla. (AP) — Florida wildlife officials say a sperm whale that became famous after beaching itself on a sandbar has died. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission said in a statement that the whale died around 3 a.m. Monday. Police and wildlife officials began trying to free the whale from the shallow sandbar
Continue ReadingBy STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks are slipping Monday as Wall Street prepares for a report on inflation that could show how realistic its hopes for easier interest rates are. The S&P 500 was 0.2% lower in afternoon trading, coming off just its third losing week in the last
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