By BRIAN MELLEY Associated Press LONDON (AP) — A public inquiry into a British Post Office scandal that led to the wrongful convictions of more than 900 branch managers has resumed. An investigator being grilled in the public probe Thursday denied he and others acted like “Mafia gangsters” and bullied postal employees. The inquiry, which
Continue ReadingBy Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) — The disappearing “magic islands” on Saturn’s largest moon Titan have intrigued scientists since NASA’s Cassini mission spotted them during flybys a decade ago. Now, researchers believe they have unraveled the phenomenon’s secrets. The ephemeral features were first thought to be made of fizzing gas bubbles, but astronomers now believe
Continue ReadingBy SYLVIE CORBET Associated Press PARIS (AP) — The new government of French Prime Minister Gabriel Attal has been announced with only one major change at the foreign ministry, while most high-profile Cabinet members remained unchanged. The French presidency’s statement said Thursday that the interior, finance, defense and justice ministers remain in place. The members
Continue ReadingROME (AP) — Rome authorities on Thursday inaugurated a new archaeological park and museum in the shadow of the Colosseum that features an original marble map of Ancient Rome that visitors can literally walk over. The opening of the Archaeological Park of the Celio and the new Museum of the Forma Urbis is part of
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at what you need to know about the US Strategic Petroleum Reserve. Facts The US Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) is a stockpile of crude owned by the US government. It provides a back-up supply of crude oil if the commercial oil supply is disrupted. The crude oil
Continue ReadingMOSCOW (AP) — A Russian presidential hopeful opposing Moscow’s military action in Ukraine has met with a group of soldiers’ wives who are demanding that their husbands be discharged from military service. Longtime Kremlin critic Boris Nadezhdin, who serves as a local legislator, is collecting signatures to qualify for the race and challenge President Vladimir
Continue ReadingBy LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A Maine man has pleaded guilty to attempted murder charges, admitting he tried to kill three police officers with a machete near New York’s Times Square on New Year’s Eve a year ago. Twenty-year-old Trevor Bickford of Wells, Maine, entered the plea Thursday in Manhattan federal
Continue ReadingBy JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) — A new survey of the entertainment industry finds that the culture of Hollywood has shifted in the years since the downfall of Harvey Weinstein and the launch of the #MeToo movement, but many still don’t trust that sexual harassers will be held accountable. The Hollywood
Continue ReadingBy DAVE COLLINS Associated Press The trial of a woman charged in the 2019 killing of a mother of five has begun in a Connecticut courtroom. A six-person jury began hearing the case against Michelle Troconis in Stamford Superior Court on Thursday. She has pleaded not guilty to conspiracy to commit murder and other crimes
Continue ReadingBy ELOGE WILLY KANEZA Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Burundi’s internal affairs minister says the country is suspending diplomatic ties with Rwanda, closing their border and deporting Rwandan citizens. Burundi claims it is a response to its neighbor’s alleged support for a rebel group that has been attacking Burundi. The minister calls Rwandan President
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the life of former New Jersey Governor Chris Christie. Personal Birth date: September 6, 1962 Birth place: Newark, New Jersey Birth name: Christopher James Christie Father: Wilbur “Bill” Christie, an accountant Mother: Sondra (Grasso) Christie Marriage: Mary Pat (Foster) Christie (1986-present) Children: Bridget, Patrick, Sarah and Andrew Education:
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at Arab Spring, anti-government protests that began in Tunisia in December 2010 and spread throughout the Middle East and Africa in 2011. Algeria January 4, 2011 – Protests begin, sparked by an increase in food prices. January 9, 2011 – Within the span of a week,
Continue ReadingBy JULIE CARR SMYTH Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — An Ohio woman facing a criminal charge for her handling of a home miscarriage will not be charged, a grand jury decided Thursday. The Trumbull County prosecutor’s office said grand jurors declined to return an indictment for abuse of a corpse against Brittany Watts, 34,
Continue ReadingBy JILL COLVIN and HANNAH FINGERHUT Associated Press URBANDALE, Iowa (AP) — While his rivals contend with snow drifts and frigid temperatures as they make their last-ditch pitch to Iowa voters, former President Donald Trump has spent much of the week before the caucuses in court instead, by choice. Trump was in Washington, D.C., for
Continue ReadingThe Associated Press A Democratic military veteran is seeking North Dakota’s sole U.S. House seat. Trygve Hammer is aiming for an upset in a state where Republicans hold every statewide and congressional office and Democrats haven’t won a statewide election since Heidi Heitkamp’s U.S. Senate victory in 2012. Hammer is challenging incumbent Rep. Kelly Armstrong,
Continue ReadingBERKELEY, Calif. (AP) — Jaylon Tyson had a career-high 30 points and Jalen Cone hit 3 of 4 from the free throw line in the final 12 seconds to give California a come-from-behind, 82-78 win over Colorado on Wednesday night. The win earned Cal back-to-back wins for the first time this season. Colorado built a
Continue ReadingTAMPA, Fla. (AP) — An Airbus plane operated by United Airlines cut short a flight after crews got a door-indicator warning, according to a spokesperson for the airport in Tampa, Florida. United said Thursday that the plane took off later “after the issue was addressed.” The incident involves a different kind of plane from the
Continue ReadingISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan’s finance ministry says the International Monetary Fund’s executive board has approved the release of $700 million of a $3 billion bailout for cash-strapped Pakistan. The bailout is meant to enable Pakistan to emerge from one of the worst economic crises in its history. In a statement, the ministry said Thursday the
Continue ReadingBy Faith Karimi, CNN (CNN) — A Houston rapper kidnapped a pregnant woman and kept her captive in his squalid garage for more than four years despite her repeated attempts to escape, police say. Lee Carter, 52, whose stage name is Viper, was arrested last week and charged with aggravated kidnapping, according to court documents
Continue ReadingBy Devan Cole, CNN (CNN) — Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy is urging the US Supreme Court to overturn the Colorado Supreme Court ruling barring Donald Trump from the state’s ballot. Ramaswamy, who has previously denounced the Colorado court ruling, told the justices in a friend-of-the-court brief filed Thursday that he disagreed with the state court’s finding that
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