By FRANCES D’EMILIO Associated Press ROME (AP) — Five European Union countries on the Mediterranean Sea say voluntary solidarity from fellow EU nations on caring for migrants isn’t enough. The interior ministers from Italy, Cyprus, Greece, Malta and Spain on Saturday wrapped up two days of talks in Venice. They are worried that the blockade
Continue ReadingBy BRADLEY W. PARKS Oregon Public Broadcasting The pond is full again at Upingaksraq Spring Alaska Schreiner’s high desert farm. It’s a welcome sight for Schreiner, who owns Sakari Farms north of Bend, Oregon. Last summer, as drought punished Central Oregon, Schreiner’s irrigation district stopped delivering water. She watched as the pond gradually disappeared, leaving
Continue ReadingBy Rhythm Sachdeva Click here for updates on this story June 3, 2022 (CTV Network) — Rising global temperatures are beginning to have an impact on the Swiss Alps, with their distinctive snow-covered mountains being invaded by plants above the treeline, satellite data reveals. Scientists describe this phenomenon as ‘greening,’ which is already well documented
Continue ReadingBy Bill Fortier and Daniel Otis Click here for updates on this story June 3, 2022 (CTV Network) — An Alberta couple discovered a large dinosaur bone while hiking on their new property near Edmonton. The Sedlaks bought the 150-acre piece of land in Leduc County last winter. This spring, they started exploring its forests
Continue ReadingBy Claudia Rebaza and Zoe Sottile, CNN Colombian pop star Shakira and her longtime partner, Spanish footballer Gerard Piqué, are separating. “We regret to confirm that we are separating. For the well-being of our children, who are our highest priority, we request respect for (our) privacy. Thank you for your understanding,” the couple said in
Continue ReadingBy PETER SMITH Associated Press Bobi Gephart hadn’t planned to go to church that Sunday — not to the worship service where the pastor intended to make a confession about the oppressive secret she had carried for so long. But she quickly changed her mind, realizing she couldn’t trust the pastor – the man she
Continue ReadingLUCKNOW, India (AP) — At least eight workers were killed and over a dozen others injured after a fire erupted in a chemical factory in northern India, police said Saturday. The fire broke out after a boiler exploded in the factory in the Hapur area of Uttar Pradesh state, said senior police officer Pravin Kumar.
Continue ReadingBy Jackie Wattles, CNN Business A rocket built by Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin carried its fifth group of passengers to the edge of space, including the first-ever Mexican-born woman to make such a journey. The 60-foot-tall suborbital rocket took off from Blue Origin’s facilities in West Texas at 9:26am ET, vaulting a group of six
Continue ReadingStory by Reuters Mariah Carey was sued on Friday over her 1994 Christmas classic “All I Want for Christmas Is You” by a songwriter who said he co-wrote a song with the same title five years earlier. In a complaint filed in New Orleans federal court, Andy Stone is seeking at least $20 million in
Continue ReadingSol Amaya (CNN Español) — La cantante colombiana Shakira y el jugador de fútbol español Gerard Piqué confirmaron su separación tras 12 años de relación. “Lamentamos confirmar que nos separamos. Por el bienestar de nuestros hijos, que son nuestra máxima prioridad, solicitamos respeto a (nuestra) privacidad. Gracias por su comprensión”, dice un comunicado conjunto. La
Continue ReadingBy Chuck Johnston, CNN At least three people were shot early Saturday when a suspect opened fire from a U-Haul truck on a parking lot outside a Houston nightclub, police said. A woman and two men were transported from the scene on Cullen Boulevard in the city’s south side after the shooting after 4 a.m.,
Continue ReadingUVALDE, Texas (AP) — Family members are mourning the loss of two 10-year-old elementary school students in Uvalde, Texas, and remembering them for the love they showed them. Family members were having funerals Saturday for Makenna Lee Elrod and Rojelio Fernandez Torres. They were among the 19 students killed in a mass shooting along with
Continue ReadingBy DEEPA BHARATH and HOLLY MEYER Associated Press After a gunman killed 19 children and two teachers at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas, on May 24, several pastors around the country challenged their conservative counterparts with this question: Are you pro-life if you are pro-gun? One of those faith leaders is the Rev. Steven
Continue ReadingBy KIM TONG-HYUNG Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — The U.S. aircraft carrier Ronald Reagan concluded a naval exercise with South Korea in the Philippine Sea on Saturday, the two militaries said, amid signs that North Korea is possibly preparing to conduct its first nuclear test explosion since 2017. The three-day exercise that began
Continue ReadingBy JOHN LEICESTER, INNA VARENYTSIA and ANDREA ROSA Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Reinforced Russian troops backed by airstrikes are pummeling a portion of eastern Ukraine. Ukrainian officials said Saturday that Russia’s forces blew up bridges and shelled apartment buildings while fighting to capture two cities that would put a contested province under Moscow’s
Continue ReadingBy NOMAAN MERCHANT and MATTHEW LEE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The question was posed in a private briefing to U.S. intelligence officials weeks before Russia launched its invasion in late February: Was Ukraine’s leader, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, made in the mold of Britain’s Winston Churchill or Afghanistan’s Ashraf Ghani? In other words, would Zelenskyy lead
Continue ReadingBy BRENDAN FARRINGTON Associated Press Parts of Florida were facing heavy rain and wind as a storm system that battered Mexico moves across the state. The National Hurricane Center in Miami says the storm once known as Agatha in the Pacific Ocean will be known as Alex in the Atlantic Ocean basin if it reaches
Continue ReadingBy MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — An 83-year-old Japanese adventurer returned home Saturday after successfully completing his solo, nonstop voyage across the Pacific, becoming the oldest person to reach the milestone. Kenichi Horie arrived in the Kii Strait off Japan’s western coast, completing his trans-Pacific voyage in 69 days after leaving a yacht
Continue ReadingMADRID (AP) — Colombian pop star Shakira and her partner, Spanish soccer player Gerard Piqué, are splitting up, the pair said Saturday. “We regret to confirm that we are separating,” the two said in a statement released by Shakira’s public relations firm. “For the well-being of our children, who are our highest priority, we ask
Continue ReadingMADRID (AP) — Colombian pop star Shakira and her partner, Spanish soccer player Gerard Piqué, are splitting up, the pair said Saturday. “We regret to confirm that we are separating,” the two said in a statement released by Shakira’s public relations firm. “For the well-being of our children, who are our highest priority, we ask
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