BERLIN (AP) — Thousands of people have protested in Berlin to condemn Germany’s supply of arms to Ukraine and call for peace talks to end the war. Organizers were criticized before the protest on Saturday for downplaying Ukraine’s right to defend its territory from Russian aggression. They were also condemned for failing to distance themselves
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By ELIZABETH COOK, MOLLY MCCREA Click here for updates on this story SAN FRANCISCO (KPIX) — At one of the top music schools in the country, two students and their professor set out on a remarkable journey. It was an endeavor that would take them on an exploration into the mysteries of the human brain
Continue ReadingCOLUMBUS, Ga. (AP) — Police have arrested two people, one just 15 years old, in connection with a shooting in a Georgia city last week near the Alabama state line that left nine children injured. Both were arrested Friday in the Feb. 17 shooting at a gas station in Columbus in which seven teenagers and
Continue ReadingSofía Benavides (CNN) — El marinero que pasó semanas perdido en el mar durante enero y que logró sobrevivir en gran medida gracias al kétchup, ahora podría tener un barco nuevo y de última generación. El atractivo regalo estaría a cargo del gigante de la salsa de tomate Heinz, que está tratando de localizar a
Continue ReadingBy EDWIN KINDZEKA MOKI Associated Press YAOUNDE, Cameroon (AP) — Authorities in Cameroon say at least 19 people were injured in an explosion at a sports event in southwest Cameroon. Nine athletes competing in the Mount Cameroon Race of Hope in Buea town were injured as well as 10 civilians including a baby. The annual
Continue ReadingBy Mallika Kallingal and Raja Razek, CNN Eight people were injured, including two critically, after a stabbing incident in Oklahoma City, according to the Oklahoma City Police Department. Police say a “large fight” broke out at a nightclub in the early hours of Saturday morning in the city’s Bricktown district. “Several police officers were posted
Continue ReadingPARIS (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron has sought to defend his unpopular pension plan in an effort to show that he hears concerns of farmers and other ordinary citizens. Macron was speaking at France’s biggest farm fair. The pension changes meant to raise the minimum retirement age from 62 to 64 were among recurrent
Continue ReadingPARIS (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron has sought to defend his unpopular pension plan in an effort to show that he hears concerns of farmers and other ordinary citizens. Macron was speaking at France’s biggest farm fair. The pension changes meant to raise the minimum retirement age from 62 to 64 were among recurrent
Continue ReadingBy JOSH FUNK AP Business Writer OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Billionaire Warren Buffett said critics of stock buybacks are “either an economic illiterate or a silver-tongued demagogue” or both, and all investors benefit from them as long as they are made at the right prices. Buffett used part of his annual letter to Berkshire Hathaway
Continue ReadingBAY MINETTE, Ala. (AP) — A judge has denied bond for a man accused of killing his grandparents, his brother and a family friend in south Alabama. Jared Smith-Bracy is charged with four counts of capital murder in the four deaths Wednesday night in Daphne. WKRG-TV reported that he met briefly with his two court-appointed
Continue ReadingMEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico says it regrets the decision by Peruvian President Dina Boluarte to withdraw her country’s ambassador to Mexico in response to criticism from Mexican President Andrés Manuel Lopez Obrador. Mexico’s Foreign Relations Department said in a statement Saturday that Mexico “will keep open diplomatic channels of communication to benefit both societies,
Continue ReadingCNN, KSAT By Andy Rose and Rebekah Riess, CNN An 81-year-old man died after being attacked by two dogs in San Antonio, Texas, and a suspect has been arrested in the incident, police say. The man and a female companion, 74, were attacked Friday afternoon when they got out of their car in front of
Continue ReadingBy Amarachi Orie, CNN Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has become the first leader of the country to take part in the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras in the event’s 45-year history. In other parts of the world, Mardi Gras is held the day before the Christian fasting season of Lent begins on Ash
Continue ReadingCNN By Janelle Chavez, CNN Two people who received Pfizer’s respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) vaccine during a clinical trial were later diagnosed with Guillain-Barre syndrome, and the US Food and Drug Administration has asked Pfizer to conduct a safety study if the shot is approved, according to agency documents released Friday. The cases were confirmed
Continue ReadingST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Authorities say three teenage boys were wounded when gunfire erupted after a funeral reception for a 15-year-old who was fatally stabbed at his St. Paul high school earlier this month. The Minneapolis Star Tribune reports that none of the wounded teens’ injuries are considered life threatening. St. Paul Police Sgt.
Continue ReadingBy Ramishah Maruf, CNN Berkshire Hathaway’s operating earnings fell during the fourth quarter of 2022, as inflation pressures and high interest rates bogged down businesses at the company run by investor Warren Buffett, though the full year profits reached a “record.” Berkshire’s operating profit, or the total profit from core operations before tax and interest,
Continue ReadingBy ASHOK SHARMA and FRANK JORDANS Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — German Chancellor Olaf Scholz sought assurances Saturday from India that it would support, or at least not block, Western efforts to isolate Russia for waging a devastating war against Ukraine. Following talks with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi, Scholz said
Continue ReadingBy CHINEDU ASADU Associated Press ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Some frustrated Nigerians cast their ballots with flashlights while others stood watch at their polling stations as counting got under way late Saturday amid fears of vote tampering after a day of delays in Africa’s most populous nation. Election officials blamed the delays on logistical issues,
Continue ReadingBy CHINEDU ASADU Associated Press ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Some frustrated Nigerians cast their ballots with flashlights while others stood watch at their polling stations as counting got under way late Saturday amid fears of vote tampering after a day of delays in Africa’s most populous nation. Election officials blamed the delays on logistical issues,
Continue ReadingOKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Eight people were injured after a fight broke out early Saturday at an Oklahoma City bar, according to Oklahoma City police. Police officers posted outside the Pink Parrot bar in the city’s Bricktown district saw the fight happen and noticed multiple injured people, police said in a statement. At least eight
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