By Taylor Romine, CNN One person was killed and another injured after two hikers were swept out to sea on the Lost Coast Trail near Shelter Cove, California, on Sunday, according to officials. Authorities received a call about two people in the water at around 2:45 p.m., according to the Shelter Cove Fire Department. One
Continue ReadingBy KIRSTEN GRIESHABER Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — When Eden Cami closes her eyes and starts singing ancient tunes in Arabic and Hebrew, Jewish-Israeli bassist Or Rozenfeld plays the contrabass, and Syrian band member Wassim Mukdad creates sparkling sounds on his 12-string oud, they take their audience on a musical journey through the Middle East.
Continue ReadingBy JAN M. OLSEN Associated Press COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Denmark’s largest energy company says Russia cut off its gas supply because it refused to pay in rubles. The move on Wednesday represents the latest repercussion for European energy amid Russia’s war in Ukraine. Russia previously halted natural gas supplies to Finland, Poland, Bulgaria and
Continue ReadingBy JAN M. OLSEN Associated Press COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Denmark’s largest energy company says Russia cut off its gas supply because it refused to pay in rubles. The move on Wednesday represents the latest repercussion for European energy amid Russia’s war in Ukraine. Russia previously halted natural gas supplies to Finland, Poland, Bulgaria and
Continue ReadingBy COLLEEN BARRY and PAOLO SANTALUCIA Associated Press MILAN (AP) — Even as the European Union decided to reduce Russian crude oil imports by 90% by the end of the year, Italy has become the only country in Europe to increase them, an unintended consequence of EU sanctions against Russia. Meant to punish Russia for
Continue ReadingBy COLLEEN BARRY and PAOLO SANTALUCIA Associated Press MILAN (AP) — Even as the European Union decided to reduce Russian crude oil imports by 90% by the end of the year, Italy has become the only country in Europe to increase them, an unintended consequence of EU sanctions against Russia. Meant to punish Russia for
Continue ReadingBy MARIA CHENG and CHINEDU ASADU Associated Press OSUN, Nigeria (AP) — As health authorities in Europe and elsewhere roll out vaccines and drugs to stamp out the biggest monkeypox outbreak beyond Africa, some doctors acknowledge an ugly reality: The resources to slow the disease’s spread have long been available, just not to the Africans
Continue ReadingBy JOSEPH KRAUSS Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli troops have shot and killed a Palestinian woman in the occupied West Bank who they said had approached them while carrying a knife. The military released a photo of what it said was the knife she was carrying. The 31-year-old woman had been released from Israeli
Continue ReadingBy Aya Elamroussi and Andy Rose, CNN Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis police officer convicted of murder in George Floyd’s killing, is named in two new civil lawsuits alleging excessive use of force during separate encounters in 2017. The plaintiffs, Zoya Code and John Pope, both Black, say in their lawsuits that Chauvin restrained them
Continue ReadingBy JAN M. OLSEN Associated Press COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — With nearly all referendum votes counted, Denmark is headed toward joining the European Union’s common defense policy that it long eschewed, in a new example of a European country seeking closer defense links with allies after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said
Continue ReadingCNN By Danielle Wiener-Bronner, CNN Business Starbucks is reopening in Shanghai, a sign of hope as the city slowly emerges from its strict Covid restrictions. Shanghai lifted its two-month lockdown on Wednesday. So far the coffee chain has reopened about 600 of its 940 stores in the city, according to Starbucks spokesperson Jaime Riley. Employees
Continue ReadingCNN, KABB, WOAI By Jason Hanna, Travis Caldwell and Ashley Killough, CNN With more funerals and visitations scheduled Wednesday for victims of the deadliest US school shooting in nearly 10 years, more changes in authorities’ narrative of how the May 24 massacre unfolded in the South Texas city of Uvalde are emerging. The Texas Department
Continue ReadingCNN By Jason Hanna, Travis Caldwell and Ashley Killough, CNN With more funerals and visitations scheduled Wednesday for victims of the deadliest US school shooting in nearly 10 years, more changes in authorities’ narrative of how the May 24 massacre unfolded in the South Texas city of Uvalde are emerging. The Texas Department of Public
Continue ReadingBy Jason Hanna, Travis Caldwell and Ashley Killough, CNN With more funerals and visitations scheduled Wednesday for victims of the deadliest US school shooting in nearly 10 years, more changes in authorities’ narrative of how the May 24 massacre unfolded in the South Texas city of Uvalde are emerging. The Texas Department of Public Safety,
Continue ReadingBy JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — In Britain, there are several traditional elements to a royal anniversary: pageants, street parties, the Sex Pistols. Queen Elizabeth II and the Pistols have been linked since the punk pioneers released the song “God Save the Queen” during the 1977 Silver Jubilee that marked the monarch’s 25
Continue ReadingBy DANICA KIRKA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — It’s good to be queen. No one knows that better than Queen Elizabeth II, who’s showing no signs of stepping aside after 70 years on the throne. But the aging sovereign is giving Prince Charles an increasingly prominent role, delegating more responsibilities to her eldest son and
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press The Rays have put shortstop Wander Franco on the 10-day injured list with a right quadriceps strain, the latest setback for the injury-plagued team. Franco aggravated the injury running the bases in the ninth inning of Monday’s 9-5 loss at the Texas Rangers. He was replaced by a pinch-runner after taking
Continue ReadingBEIJING (AP) — A Russian news outlet says China has barred Russia’s airlines from flying foreign-owned jetliners into its airspace. That comes after President Vladimir Putin threw their ownership into doubt by allowing planes to be re-registered in Russia to avoid seizure under sanctions over Moscow’s attack on Ukraine. The European Union, home to major
Continue ReadingBEIJING (AP) — A Russian news outlet says China has barred Russia’s airlines from flying foreign-owned jetliners into its airspace. That comes after President Vladimir Putin threw their ownership into doubt by allowing planes to be re-registered in Russia to avoid seizure under sanctions over Moscow’s attack on Ukraine. The European Union, home to major
Continue ReadingBy YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares declined Thursday, echoing a retreat on Wall Street as investors fretted about higher interest rates and rising coronavirus cases in parts of the region. Benchmarks fell in Tokyo, Shanghai, Hong Kong, Seoul and Sydney. Oil prices fell by more than $2 a barrel. In
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