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By DASHA LITVINOVA Associated Press TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — When Tucker Carlson asked Vladimir Putin about his reasons for invading Ukraine two years ago, Putin gave him a lecture on Russian history. The 71-year-old Russian leader spent more than 20 minutes showering baffled Carlson with dates and names going back to the 9th century. Carlson
Continue ReadingKANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Two men have been charged with murder in the shooting nearly a week ago at a Kansas City Chiefs Super Bowl victory celebration that left one person dead and roughly two dozen others injured. The charges were announced Tuesday in the Feb. 14 shooting outside Kansas City’s historic Union Station.
Continue ReadingBy DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Occupants of the White House have grumbled over news coverage practically since the place was built. Now it’s Joe Biden’s turn: With a reelection campaign underway, there are signs that those behind the president are starting to more aggressively and publicly challenge how he is
Continue ReadingSANTA BARBARA, Calif. (AP) — A judge has declared that Kevin Costner and his wife of nearly two decades, Christine Baumgartner, are now legally divorced, according to court records filed Tuesday. The couple’s marriage ended, and both became single, on Friday, nine months after she filed for divorce, a judgment entered in Santa Barbara County
Continue ReadingSANTA BARBARA, Calif. (AP) — A judge has declared that Kevin Costner and his wife of nearly two decades, Christine Baumgartner, are now legally divorced, according to court records filed Tuesday. The couple’s marriage ended, and both became single, on Friday, nine months after she filed for divorce, a judgment entered in Santa Barbara County
Continue ReadingBy SYLVIE CORBET Associated Press PARIS (AP) — When France hosts grandiose ceremonies commemorating D-Day, the heroic role of Missak Manouchian and other foreigners among French Resistance fighters in World War II is often overlooked. French President Emmanuel Macron sought to change that Wednesday by inducting Manouchian into the country’s Panthéon national monument. Manouchian was
Continue ReadingBy HANNA ARHIROVA Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Kateryna Dmytryk had been waiting for this moment for almost two years — nearly all of her son’s life. Side by side, they ran, 2-year-old Timur leading the way as snow crunched beneath their feet. A slender, pale man made his way to the pair from
Continue ReadingBy LAURA UNGAR AP Science Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Emily Hollenbeck lived with a deep, recurring depression she likened to a black hole, where gravity felt so strong and her limbs so heavy she could barely move. She knew the illness could kill her. Both of her parents had taken their lives. She was
Continue ReadingBy Katie Polglase and Muhammad Darwish, CNN (CNN) — Israeli forces fired on a United Nations convoy carrying vital food supplies in central Gaza on February 5, before ultimately blocking the trucks from progressing to the northern part of the territory, where Palestinians are on the verge of famine, according to documents shared exclusively by the
Continue ReadingBy AAMER MADHANI Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — President Joe Biden kicked off a three-day fundraising sprint in California, making the case to supporters to stay focused on what’s at stake in his reelection battle where he will likely again face Donald Trump in November. In remarks at a campaign reception on the grounds
Continue ReadingBy AAMER MADHANI Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — President Joe Biden kicked off a three-day fundraising sprint in California, making the case to supporters to stay focused on what’s at stake in his reelection battle where he will likely again face Donald Trump in November. In remarks at a campaign reception on the grounds
Continue ReadingBy CARSON HILTON Associated Press LOGAN, Utah (AP) — Darius Brown II scored a season-high 25 points and Utah State beat No. 19 San Diego State 68-63 on Tuesday night to take sole possession of first place in the Mountain West Conference. “We’re fighters. We know that we had a couple games where we were
Continue ReadingBy ROD McGUIRK Associated Press MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — A China-born Australian democracy blogger will not appeal his suspended death sentence imposed by a Beijing court, with his family saying a legal challenge would be detrimental to his welfare. Yang Hengjun was found guilty of espionage and sentenced two weeks ago to death with a
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Indio Girls’ water polo point Mia Buelna is this week’s student-athlete of the week. Joining the varsity team as a sophomore, Buelna was ready to compete as soon as she joined. “It was clear from the start that she wanted to get better at the sport, and she really proved from an early stage that
Continue ReadingBy ZIMO ZHONG Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — Asian stocks were mixed Wednesday after technology stocks led Wall Street broadly lower on Tuesday, with investors waiting for chipmaker Nvidia’s quarter earning report. The report, which will come out later in the day, will put stock markets in Hong Kong, China and Taiwan on alert
Continue ReadingBy ROD McGUIRK Associated Press MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Police say a taekwondo instructor killed a 7-year-old student at his academy and the boy’s parents before going to a Sydney hospital with stab and slash wounds on his body. A police official said Wednesday that Kwang Kyung Yoo will eventually be charged with three counts
Continue ReadingBy DÁNICA COTO Associated Press SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — A judge who investigated the 2021 assassination of Haitian President Jovenel Moïse has indicted some 50 suspects in the case. Among them is the slain president’s widow, the former prime minister and the former head of Haiti’s national police force. The long-awaited report was
Continue ReadingSANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — An appeals court in Chile’s capital has ruled that the case of Chilean poet and Nobel Prize winner Pablo Neruda’s death be reopened, saying the investigation has not been exhausted. Last December, a judge rejected a request to reopen the case by Neruda’s nephew to look for other causes of the
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It was an historic day at the Empire Polo Club in Indio as two NSWL teams stepped on the pitch Tuesday afternoon. For the first time ever, professional womens’ soccer was payed in the Coachella Valley. The Coachella Valley Invitational is a pre-season exhibition tournament hosted by the LA Galaxy. And this year, four NWSL
Continue ReadingBy Azaz Syed, Sophia Saifi and Rhea Mogul, CNN Islamabad, Pakistan (CNN) — Two of Pakistan’s dynastic political parties have formally announced the formation of a coalition government, a move that brings an end to nearly two weeks of negotiations and likely keeps an incarcerated Imran Khan out of power despite his affiliates winning the
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