Pope Francis calls for an Easter truce in Ukraine
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis opened Holy Week Sunday with a call for an Easter truce in Ukraine to make room for a negotiated peace,…
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School of Black Utah student who died by suicide allowed bullying ‘on any ground’ to go unchecked, report finds
By Nicole Chavez, CNN When Isabella “Izzy” Tichenor died by suicide in November, her mother alleged that the 10-year-old Black and…
Continue ReadingPower has been restored to much of Puerto Rico following an island-wide outage
By Melissa Alonso and Aya Elamroussi, CNN Power has been restored to 99.7% of LUMA Energy customers in Puerto Rico, the utility said Sunday, after…
Continue ReadingUS police agencies are sending protective gear to Ukrainian civilians in what experts call an unprecedented move
By Emma Tucker and Zachary Cohen, CNN The governors of Iowa and Nebraska announced last week interagency initiatives to donate police protective…
Continue ReadingFrance’s top presidential contenders: Who’s proposing what
By SYLVIE CORBET Associated Press PARIS (AP) — The 12 candidates in France’s presidential race are proposing drastically different ideas. The…
Continue ReadingVoting in France: Paper ballots, in person, hand-counted
By SYLVIE CORBET Associated Press PARIS (AP) — French voters in Sunday’s presidential election will use the same system that’s been used for…
Continue ReadingLiving with COVID: Experts divided on UK plan as cases soar
By SYLVIA HUI Associated Press LONDON (AP) — For many in the U.K., the pandemic may as well be over. Mask requirements have been dropped everywhere…
Continue ReadingHere’s why the Parkland shooter is facing a jury even though he has already pleaded guilty
By Dakin Andone, CNN Jury selection began this past week in the penalty phase of Nikolas Cruz’s trial, the part of his court case that will…
Continue ReadingPoland-Ukraine ties seen as target of Russian disinformation
By VANESSA GERA Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Polish and Ukrainian authorities have for years accused Russia of trying to provoke…
Continue ReadingFerrari driver Charles Leclerc wins Formula 1 Australian GP
By COURTNEY WALSH Associated Press MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Charles Leclerc has completed a dominant weekend in his Ferrari after converting…
Continue ReadingIn France, it’s Macron vs. Le Pen, again, for presidency
By JOHN LEICESTER and SYLVIE CORBET Associated Press PARIS (AP) — Incumbent French President Emmanuel Macron will face far-right nationalist Marine…
Continue ReadingHow often you wash your dog’s bowl can affect your health, too, study says
By Kristen Rogers, CNN How we feed our pets, store their food and wash their dishes can have negative health consequences if not done properly…
Continue ReadingVolkanovski mauls Korean Zombie to retain belt at UFC 273
By MARK LONG AP Sports Writer JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Alexander Volkanovski mauled Chan Sung Jung at UFC 273 and earned a technical knockout…
Continue ReadingIsraeli forces shoot, kill 2 Palestinians; one was unarmed
By TIA GOLDENBERG and LAURIE KELLMAN Associated Press TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Officials say Israeli forces have shot and killed two Palestinians,…
Continue ReadingMacKinnon’s SO goal beat Oilers for Avs’ 6th straight win
EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) — Nathan MacKinnon scored the shootout winner after having Colorado’s lone goal in regulation, leading the Avalanche to…
Continue ReadingChiasson, Demko lead Canucks past Sharks 4-2
VANCOUVER Alex Chiasson had a goal and an assist, Thatcher Demko made 34 saves for his career-high 30th win and the Vancouver Canucks kept their slim…
Continue ReadingIndia extends COVID-19 boosters to all adults; some must pay
NEW DELHI (AP) — India has begun giving COVID-19 vaccine boosters to all adults but is limiting free shots at government centers to front-line…
Continue ReadingOver 100 NYC streets will be car-free for Earth Day
By Zoe Sottile, CNN More than 100 streets in New York City’s five boroughs will go car-free to celebrate Earth Day. For the fifth year in a…
Continue ReadingAustralian leader sets general election for May 21
By Simone McCarthy Australia will hold its general election on May 21, Prime Minister Scott Morrison announced on Sunday, launching a six-week…
Continue ReadingVegas stays in playoff hunt with 6-1 win over Arizona
By W.G. RAMIREZ Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — Brayden McNabb scored one goal and assisted on two others and the Vegas Golden Knights beat the…
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