BERLIN (AP) — German investigators have arrested a Syrian man accused of war crimes for allegedly torturing captives while he was with the Islamic State group in Syria in 2014. Federal prosecutors said the man was arrested on Wednesday in Berlin. He is suspected of membership in a foreign terrorist organization, crimes against humanity, war
Continue ReadingWASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court has reinstated, for now, a Trump-era rule that had curtailed the power of states and Native American tribes to block pipelines and other energy projects that can pollute rivers, streams and other waterways. The justices agreed to halt a lower court judge’s order throwing out the rule and sending
Continue ReadingBy JESSICA GRESKO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court has reinstated for now a Trump-era rule that curtails the power of states and Native American tribes to block pipelines and other energy projects that can pollute rivers, streams and other waterways. In a 5-4 decision, the justices agreed to halt a lower court
Continue ReadingGermán Padinger (CNN Español) — John Lee, secretario jefe de la Administración de Hong Kong y número 2 en importancia en la ciudad, declaró este miércoles en una rueda de prensa su intención de presentarse como candidato a jefe ejecutivo, tras presentar su renuncia. “Si mi dimisión es aprobada por el Gobierno Popular Central, me
Continue ReadingBy LEAH WILLINGHAM Associated Press CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice has missed deadlines in recent months to pay the U.S. government the millions of dollars he owes in penalties for unsafe working conditions at his coal mines. The Republican governor was ordered to pay $5.1 million by a federal judge in
Continue ReadingBy MATTHEW BARAKAT Associated Press ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) — A federal judge has ordered the immediate release of a computer hacker who was sentenced to 20 years in prison for helping the Islamic State. In doing so, she accused the Justice Department of trumping up charges against him to keep him imprisoned. A written order
Continue ReadingBy MATTHEW BARAKAT Associated Press ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) — A federal judge has ordered the immediate release of a computer hacker who was sentenced to 20 years in prison for helping the Islamic State. In doing so, she accused the Justice Department of trumping up charges against him to keep him imprisoned. A written order
Continue ReadingBy Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN President Joe Biden has nominated Adm. Linda Fagan to serve as the next commandant of the US Coast Guard. If confirmed, Fagan would be the first woman to lead a US armed service and to lead the Coast Guard. Fagan currently serves as the No 2. in the US Coast Guard,
Continue ReadingMINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minnesota Twins postponed their season opener against the Seattle Mariners by a day until Friday because of expected bad weather. The forecast for Thursday at Target Field called for a mix of rain and snow. Joe Ryan, a 25-year-old right-hander, is scheduled to be the first rookie to start for the
Continue ReadingSCAPPOOSE, Ore. (AP) — The Columbia County sheriff and an Oregon State Police trooper were identified as the people who shot and killed an armed man Thursday at a tow yard northwest of Portland in Scappoose. The Oregonian/OregonLive reports Michael Stockton “initiated” the shooting by firing at Sheriff Brian Pixley and state police Sgt. Chad
Continue ReadingBy MIKE SILVERMAN Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — For soprano Ailyn Perez, being rejected by the man she loves is all part of the job onstage. She’s currently starring at the Metropolitan Opera as a shy country girl who is smitten but rebuffed in Tchaikovsky’s “Eugene Onegin.” Offstage, her romantic life is better: She
Continue ReadingPEMBROKE, Ga. (AP) — Following violent storms blamed for killing at least three people, Southerners cleared fallen trees from roadways and began cleaning up debris from homes and buildings smashed by suspected tornadoes as forecasters warned more violent weather was likely on the way. In southeast Georgia, residents of Bryan County had barely begun recovery
Continue ReadingBy Rachel Janfaza Voters in Milwaukee have elected Cavalier Johnson as the city’s next mayor, CNN projects. Johnson, a Democrat who currently serves as the city’s acting mayor, is the first African American elected to the post. “This city, for the first time in our 176-year history, has elected its first Black mayor. We did
Continue ReadingMOSCOW (AP) — A senior Russian lawmaker whose sulphurous rhetoric and antics alarmed the West but appealed to citizens’ aggrievement and wounded pride has died at age 75. The speaker of the lower house of Russia’s parliament said Wednesday Russian nationalist leader Vladimir Zhirinovsky died after “a serious and prolonged illness.” The lawmaker was hospitalized
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Continue ReadingBy Benjamin Brown, CNN British musician Ed Sheeran has won a high-profile copyright case over his 2017 hit song “Shape of You.” In a London High Court verdict Wednesday, a judge ruled Sheeran did not copy grime artist Sami Switch’s song “Oh Why.” Switch, whose legal name is Sami Chokri, claimed Sheeran plagiarized a key
Continue ReadingBy FRANK JORDANS Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — The German government has presented a major package of reforms to boost the construction of renewable power as part of its efforts to meet its climate goals and become independent of energy imports from hostile nations such as Russia. The 600-page “Easter package” approved by Cabinet lays
Continue ReadingBy SAM MEDNICK Associated Press OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso (AP) — A Burkina Faso military tribunal has sentenced ex-President Blaise Compaore to life imprisonment for complicity in the murder of his predecessor Thomas Sankara in 1987 and for undermining state security. Compaore was tried in absentia as he has been in exile in Ivory Coast since
Continue ReadingBy LEAH WILLINGHAM Associated Press CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice has missed deadlines in recent months to pay the U.S. government the millions of dollars he owes in penalties for unsafe working conditions at his coal mines. The Republican governor was ordered to pay $5.1 million by a federal judge in
Continue ReadingBy CHANELLE BESSETTE of NerdWallet Whether you’re a customer who is coming to or leaving a bank, mergers and acquisitions are a good time to evaluate your banking needs. Bank mergers and acquisitions can be an opportunity for banks to streamline their services and offerings, but sometimes they can also mean temporary customer service problems
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