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MEXICO CITY (AP) — Suspected illegal loggers have shot and killed three forest rangers and wounded a fourth on patrol in central Mexico, near the slopes of the Iztaccihuatl volcano. Police in the central state of Puebla, east of Mexico City, said late on Sunday that the killings took place earlier in the day. Police
Continue ReadingCNN By Casey Gannon, Jennifer Hansler and Rashard Rose, CNN (CNN) — An active-duty member of the US Air Force who set himself on fire outside the Israeli Embassy in Washington, DC, on Sunday, has died, authorities said. Aaron Bushnell, 25, of San Antonio, Texas, said in a video of the incident obtained by CNN
Continue ReadingBy JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak says a Conservative lawmaker was wrong to say the mayor of London is controlled by Islamists. He also denied the governing party tolerates anti-Muslim prejudice. Sunak was pressured to condemn Islamophobia after the comments by Lee Anderson about Mayor Sadiq Khan, amid
Continue ReadingWARSAW, Poland (AP) — The prime ministers of Canada and Poland have discussed boosting exports of Ukrainian grain to the world’s poorest countries to ease protests by farmers in Europe who see the Ukrainian goods as a market threat. Farmers in Poland and elsewhere say food imports from Ukraine are undercutting their livelihoods, even as
Continue ReadingBy KIMBERLY PALMER of NerdWallet Money can create stress within a relationship, but talking through expectations and money beliefs can help couples get on the same page. In fact, conflict over money can be healthy, partly because we often partner with people who are our financial opposites. The key to a healthy form of conflict
Continue ReadingBy MARK SHERMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court is taking up challenges to state laws Monday that could affect how Facebook, TikTok, X and other social media platforms regulate content posted by their users. The cases are among several this term in which the justices could set standards for free speech in
Continue ReadingBy DEREK GATOPOULOS Associated Press ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece has formally agreed to participate in and lead a European Union maritime security operation in the Red Sea to protect commercial shipping from attacks by Houthi militants in Yemen. A governmental security committee ordered the deployment of a Greek frigate in the Aspides operation –
Continue ReadingBUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Two officers in New York have shot and killed a man, prompting authorities to launch an investigation and his family to demand answers. Edward Holmes, 58, was fatally shot Saturday in Buffalo after police say he discharged his shotgun and officers returned fire. Buffalo Police Commissioner Joseph Gramaglia said Saturday that
Continue ReadingPARIS (AP) — French actor Gérard Depardieu faces another complaint of sexual assault, this time from a movie decorator who alleges he groped her during filming in 2021. In the complaint to the Paris prosecutor’s office, she accuses the 75-year-old Depardieu of sexual assault, sexual harassment and sexist insults, her Paris lawyer, Carine Durrieu Diebolt,
Continue ReadingBy MICHAEL BALSAMO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — An active-duty member of the U.S. Air Force has died after he set himself ablaze outside the Israeli Embassy in Washington, D.C., while declaring that he “will no longer be complicit in genocide.” The 25-year-old airman, Aaron Bushnell, of San Antonio, Texas, died from his injuries, the
Continue ReadingCAMPBELLSVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Authorities say a college wrestler in Kentucky was killed by a fellow student at a private Christian university. Police say 18-year-old Josiah Kilman was pronounced dead at a hospital after officers were called early Saturday to Campbellsville University in central Kentucky. He was found unresponsive in his dorm room. The state
Continue ReadingBy YURI KAGEYAMA and MATT OTT AP Business Writers Wall Street pointed slightly lower early Monday ahead of a week that will be dominated by earnings reports from some of the nation’s biggest retailers. Futures for the S&P 500 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average each ticked down about 0.1% before the bell. Earnings remain
Continue ReadingBy HYUNG-JIN KIM Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — The South Korean government is giving young doctors on strike four days to return to work. It says they won’t be punished if they return by Thursday, but warns they will face indictments and suspensions of their medical licenses if they don’t meet the deadline.
Continue ReadingBy STEVE PEOPLES AP National Political Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Republican National Committee Chair Ronna McDaniel will leave her post on March 8, having been forced out of the GOP’s national leadership as Donald Trump moves toward another presidential nomination and asserts control over the party. McDaniel announced her decision in a statement on
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By Lianne Kolirin, CNN London (CNN) — Slicked-back hair, a leather jacket, a cross dangling from his ear and his trademark aviator sunglasses. This is how many of George Michael’s fans remember the late, great singer—and his image has now been immortalized just so on a new collectible coin issued by Britain’s Royal Mint. Visitors
Continue ReadingBy Melissa Alonso, Joe Sutton and Travis Caldwell, CNN (CNN) — A 25-year-old woman in Ohio who has been charged with murder in the death of her 4-year-old daughter will face the death penalty if convicted, prosecutors said. Tianna Robinson allegedly beat and strangled her daughter, Nahla Miller, until her heart stopped, according to a
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By Samantha Delouya, CNN (CNN) — Kevin Meehan has owned his Los Angeles-based restaurant, Kali, for more than 8 years — but lately, he said it feels like he’s had to “roll with the punches harder than ever.” Meehan, who is also the chef at Kali, said the December holiday season was unexpectedly slower than it
Continue ReadingBy DASHA LITVINOVA Associated Press Russian authorities are seeking a prison sentence of nearly three years for a veteran human rights advocate who spoke out against the war in Ukraine. The prosecution demanded on Monday that 70-year-old Oleg Orlov be convicted of “repeatedly discrediting” the Russian army and sentenced to two years and 11 months
Continue ReadingBy MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s first moon lander responded to a signal from Earth, suggesting it has survived a second freezing weekslong lunar night, Japan’s space agency said Monday. JAXA called the signal, received late Sunday night, a “miracle” because the probe was not designed to survive the lunar night, when
Continue ReadingBy YURAS KARMANAU Associated Press TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Belarusian authorities have announced preliminary results from parliamentary and local elections in which only candidates loyal to the country’s authoritarian leader were allowed to compete. The opposition had called for a boycott. Sunday’s vote further cemented the 30-year rule of President Alexander Lukashenko, who declared his
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