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CNN By Katie Bo Lillis, Natasha Bertrand, Oren Liebermann and Haley Britzky, CNN (CNN) — Russia appears on track to produce nearly three times more artillery munitions than the US and Europe, a key advantage ahead of what is expected to be another Russian offensive in Ukraine later this year. Russia is producing about 250,000
Continue ReadingBy ISABELLA O’MALLEY and INGRID LOBET Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Heat pumps that fit in an apartment window could make a big impact in reducing greenhouse gas emissions that contribute to climate change. Heat pumps are a highly efficient technology that has been outshipping gas furnaces in recent years, but they have mainly
Continue ReadingJAMEY KEATEN and BASSEM MROUE Associated Press GENEVA (AP) — A U.N.-backed commission says five years after the Islamic State group lost the last sliver of land it once controlled in Syria, nearly 30,000 children of militants and their supporters from various nationalities are suffering abuses in camps, prisons and rehabilitation centers in the war-torn
Continue ReadingBy NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press VATICAN CITY (AP) — The Vatican has unveiled a groundbreaking project for the upcoming Venice Biennale of Art: It is mounting a multimedia installation inside Venice’s Giudecca women’s prison. It’s being created with the active participation of inmates and artists and will be open to the public under strict security
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Desert Sands Unified School District looks toward Measure A approval to modernize schools. The $675 million bond measure currently enjoys 57.6% approval from voters. To pass, it requires a minimum 55% voter approval. DSUSD has conducted a 5-year facility master plan outlining the district’s needs, which Measure A could finance. “If Measure A passes, we
Continue ReadingSTOCKHOLM (AP) — A group of climate activists including Greta Thunberg have blocked the entrance to the Swedish parliament, advocating for sweeping reforms to tackle climate disasters. Some 40 activists on Monday held signs reading ”Climate Justice Now” as they sat in front of at least two entrances to the 349-seat Riksdagen, including the main
Continue ReadingKINGSTON, Jamaica (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is scheduled to meet with Caribbean leaders in Jamaica on Monday as part of an urgent push to solve the spiraling crisis in Haiti, while pressure grows on Haiti’s Prime Minister Ariel Henry to resign or agree to a transitional council. It was not clear
Continue ReadingBy SAMUEL PETREQUIN AP Sports Writer BRUSSELS (AP) — Some of the Belgium soccer players taking part in the European Championship this summer could well resemble a world-famous reporter. According to leaks on various specialised websites, the team’s Euro 2024 change kit is a tribute to the intrepid Belgian reporter and comic-book legend Tintin. The
Continue ReadingBy FARNOUSH AMIRI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — More than 20 progressive groups are coming together to forcefully reject pro-Israel groups’ efforts to primary challenge liberal members who’ve been critics of Israel’s military offensive in Gaza. The new coalition is called Reject AIPAC. It includes Jewish peace organizations and Arab American and Muslim groups that
Continue ReadingBERLIN (AP) — An American man has been convicted of murder and other charges for attacking two American women near Germany’s famed Neuschwanstein castle last summer and pushing them into a ravine, fatally injuring one of them. He was sentenced on Monday to life in prison. The Kempten state court also convicted the 31-year-old man
Continue ReadingBy STEVE PEOPLES AP National Political Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Georgia leads a slate of four states hosting primary elections Tuesday in the first major round of voting since Super Tuesday’s results transformed the political landscape. Former President Donald Trump has no major competition for the Republican nomination now that Nikki Haley has suspended
Continue ReadingBy JIM GOMEZ Associated Press MANILA, Philippines (AP) — The U.S. commerce secretary says Washington is constantly assessing the need to expand export controls to stop China from acquiring advanced computer chips and manufacturing equipment that can be used to boost its military. The U.S. export controls were first launched in 2022 to counter the
Continue ReadingBy ELAINE KURTENBACH and MATT OTT AP Business Writers Wall Street drifted lower early Monday as investors look ahead to a week flush with potential market-moving news, particularly the government’s most recent inflation reports. Futures for the S&P 500 slipped 0.5% before the bell and futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 0.4%. With
Continue ReadingNEW DELHI (AP) — India says it has successfully conducted its first test flight of a domestically developed missile that can carry multiple warheads. Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on social media on Monday that the missile is equipped with multiple independently targetable re-entry vehicles. India has been developing its medium- and long-range missile systems
Continue ReadingBy TOM KRISHER AP Auto Writer DETROIT (AP) — Sales growth of electric vehicles in the U.S. has started to slow, and polls show it’s due in part to anxiety over running out of battery power and too few charging stations. But Rick Wilmer, the new CEO of ChargePoint, an EV charging network, says the
Continue ReadingBy HANNA ARHIROVA and SUSIE BLANN Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine awoke to another day of war with Russia but also a bit of good news. A journalist had won the country’s first Oscar for a harrowing documentary on the first days of the war. The film “20 Days in Mariupol” by Associated
Continue ReadingBy LEANNE ITALIE AP Lifestyles Writer NEW YORK (AP) — This year’s red carpet season failed to disappoint, fashion-wise, with plenty of drama, personal style and new takes on Old Hollywood. Sometimes, in the case of Margot Robbie and her all-Barbie, all-the-time looks, it was about nostalgia. For others, including Jeremy Allen White, it was
Continue ReadingBy LEANNE ITALIE AP Lifestyles Writer NEW YORK (AP) — This year’s red carpet season failed to disappoint, fashion-wise, with plenty of drama, personal style and new takes on Old Hollywood. Sometimes, in the case of Margot Robbie and her all-Barbie, all-the-time looks, it was about nostalgia. For others, including Jeremy Allen White, it was
Continue ReadingBy STEVE PEOPLES AP National Political Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Georgia leads a slate of four states hosting primary elections Tuesday in the first major round of voting since Super Tuesday’s results transformed the political landscape. Former President Donald Trump has no major competition for the Republican nomination now that Nikki Haley has suspended
Continue ReadingBy TIFFANY STANLEY Associated Press On Wednesdays, the support group meets over Zoom. The members talk about their lives, their religious families and their old parochial schools. But mostly, they are there to talk about the sexual abuse they suffered at the hands of Catholic nuns. The topic deserves more attention, they say. The sexual
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