By Chris Boyette and Joe Sutton, CNN (CNN) — Two police officers and a firefighter were fatally shot and another officer was injured after responding to a domestic incident early Sunday morning in Burnsville, Minnesota, according to local authorities. The incident began around 1:50 a.m. CT, when Burnsville police were called to a home where
Continue ReadingBy Ramishah Maruf, CNN New York (CNN) — Most Americans associate Presidents’ Day with a day off work or an opportunity to snag good deals in stores. The holiday, which falls on the third Monday of February, is officially named “Washington’s Birthday” in honor of America’s first president, George Washington (his actual birthday is on
Continue ReadingBy David Shortell, Amir Tal, Lauren Iszo and Eyad Kourdi, CNN (CNN) — The International Court of Justice began hearing historic oral arguments Monday over the Israeli occupation of territory claimed by Palestinians, thrusting the decades-old debate before a panel of international judges as the region remains locked in an unprecedented war. Fifty-two countries will
Continue ReadingBy Sebastian Shukla, CNN (CNN) — The widow of the Russian opposition figure Alexey Navalny on Monday accused President Vladimir Putin of being responsible for his death and indicated she will pick up her husband’s mantle, for a “happy, beautiful Russia.” Yulia Navalnaya posted an eight-minute video on her dead husband’s social media outlets Monday, saying
Continue ReadingBy NICHOLAS RICCARDI Associated Press At about 2 a.m. last Tuesday, Republican Sen. Ron Johnson of Wisconsin stood on the Senate floor and explained why he opposed sending more aid to help Ukraine fend off the invasion launched in 2022 by Russian President Vladimir Putin. “I don’t like this reality,” Johnson said. “Vladimir Putin is
Continue ReadingBy KATE ASHFORD of NerdWallet Retirement spending isn’t always linear. Financial planners talk about three phases in retirement: the go-go years, the slow-go years and the no-go years. Expenses tend to be highest at the beginning and end of retirement — as people spend on experiences in early retirement and on long-term care at the
Continue ReadingBy RAF CASERT Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — Germany’s Ursula von der Leyen will seek a second term as head of the European Union’s powerful Commission. The move could make her the most significant politician representing the bloc’s 450 million citizens in a over a generation. She led the 27-nation bloc through multiple crises like
Continue ReadingBELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — A passenger jet with 106 people on board had to return to the Belgrade airport after it hit runway equipment and sustained severe damage shortly after takeoff from the Serbian capital. Reports on Monday said there were no injuries. The Embraer E-195 was on route to Dusseldorf in Germany on Sunday
Continue ReadingCOPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Norway says it will transfer tax funds to the Palestinian Authority that have been frozen for months because of a dispute with Israel. Under interim peace agreements dating back to the early 1990s, Israel collects taxes and customs on behalf of the PA, which administers parts of the occupied West Bank
Continue ReadingBy OLEG CETINIC Associated Press PARIS (AP) — Visitors to the Eiffel Tower were turned away on Monday because of a strike over poor financial management at one of the world’s most-visited sites. A sign was posted at the entrance in English, saying: “Due to a strike, the Eiffel Tower is closed. We apologize.” The
Continue ReadingBy JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The Associated Press has won the best documentary prize at the British Academy Film Awards for Ukraine war documentary “20 Days in Mariupol.” The film was produced with PBS’ “Frontline.” Filmmaker Mstyslav Chernov said the accolade made him feel conflicted. The Ukrainian journalist said it’s “a huge honor” and
Continue ReadingBy MIKE CORDER Associated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The Palestinian foreign minister on Monday accused Israel of apartheid and urged the United Nations’ top court to declare that Israel’s occupation of lands sought for a Palestinian state is illegal and must end immediately and unconditionally for any hope for a two-state future to
Continue ReadingBy SAM METZ Associated Press RABAT, Morocco (AP) — The Moroccan navy has intercepted 141 people attempting to traverse the Atlantic Ocean as migration from West Africa to Spain’s Canary Islands spikes. Morocco’s Royal Armed Forces said in a statement Sunday it was able to rescue all passengers on a boat off the coast of
Continue ReadingBEIJING (AP) — The former chairman of the Bank of China has been indicted on bribery charges, prosecutors said Monday, adding to a long list of business and government officials who have been brought down by Chinese leader Xi Jinping’s yearslong anticorruption drive. Liu Liange is accused of taking advantage of his positions at the
Continue ReadingPRAGUE (AP) — Hundreds of tractors have blocked a lane in downtown Prague in a farmers protest over European Union agriculture policies and what they say are unfair practises. Major organizations representing Czech farmers didn’t participate and distanced themselves from the rally Monday after it turned out some organizers were behind recent pro-Russian demonstrations. Traffic
Continue ReadingBERLIN (AP) — An American man is on trial Kempten, Southern Germany for murder and other offenses after he allegedly pushed two women from the U.S. into a ravine near Neuschwanstein castle in June last year, fatally injuring one of them. The German news agency dpa reported Monday that the 31-year-old defendant admitted to the
Continue ReadingBy MATT O’BRIEN AP Technology Writer If you are battling a video game goblin who speaks with a Cockney accent, or asking a gruff Scottish blacksmith to forge a virtual sword, you might be hearing the voice of actor Andy Magee. Except it’s not quite Magee’s voice. It’s a synthetic voice clone generated by artificial
Continue ReadingBy MATT O’BRIEN AP Technology Writer If you are battling a video game goblin who speaks with a Cockney accent, or asking a gruff Scottish blacksmith to forge a virtual sword, you might be hearing the voice of actor Andy Magee. Except it’s not quite Magee’s voice. It’s a synthetic voice clone generated by artificial
Continue ReadingBy JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The Associated Press has won the best documentary prize at the British Academy Film Awards for Ukraine war documentary “20 Days in Mariupol.” The film was produced with PBS’ “Frontline.” Filmmaker Mstyslav Chernov said the accolade made him feel conflicted. The Ukrainian journalist said it’s “a huge honor” and
Continue ReadingPARIS (AP) — Visits to the Eiffel Tower are being disrupted because of a strike over poor financial management of the monument, which is one of the world’s most-visited sites. Visits to the hugely popular landmark in central Paris have soared in the lead up to the Summer Olympics in the French capital. But tourists
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