By JOHN LEICESTER Associated Press PARIS (AP) — Usain Bolt’s sprint world records were never in danger. Then again, even the world’s fastest-ever human likely wouldn’t have been so quick while balancing a tray with a croissant, a coffee cup and a glass of water through the streets of Paris, and without spilling it everywhere.
Continue ReadingBy STEVE LeBLANC Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Thousands of hardy souls across New England spent Sunday digging out after a major weekend storm dumped more than two feet of snow in some areas, caused multiple road accidents, downed power lines and left hundreds of thousands across the Northeast in the dark, some perhaps for
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — New York City’s mayor has nixed a planned trip to the U.S.-Mexico over security concerns. Mayor Eric Adams was slated to depart Saturday night to visit Brownsville and McAllen, Texas. The Democrat was expected to meet with U.S. immigration leaders as his city struggles to house new migrants seeking asylum. But
Continue ReadingBy JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Ghost busting is still a good business. “Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire” collected $45.2 million in ticket sales over the weekend, according to studio estimates Sunday, handing Sony Pictures the studio’s first No. 1 film since last summer. The opening weekend for “Frozen Empire,” in 4,345 theaters,
Continue ReadingBy GERALD IMRAY Associated Press CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — The southern African nation of Malawi has declared a state of disaster over drought in 23 of its 28 districts. The president says it urgently needs more than $200 million in humanitarian assistance. Malawi is the latest country in the region to have its
Continue ReadingBy Taylor Nicioli, CNN (CNN) — A glowing worm moon will light up the sky on Monday with a celestial performance in store for people venturing out in the early morning hours — a penumbral lunar eclipse. March’s full moon, referred to as the worm moon by the Farmers’ Almanac due to its proximity to the spring
Continue ReadingBy PAN PYLAS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Ireland is poised to get its youngest-ever premier next month after Simon Harris secured the leadership of the Fine Gael party on Sunday, replacing Leo Varadkar who announced his surprise resignation last week. The 37-year-old Harris, who has been the coalition government’s further and higher education minister,
Continue ReadingJERUSALEM (AP) — Thousands of Christian faithful attended Palm Sunday celebrations at Jerusalem’s sacred Mount of Olives on the first day of Holy Week. Pilgrims were seen waving branches and fronds in the air. The Bible says such items were placed before Jesus’ feet during his entrance into Jerusalem where he was greeted by cheering
Continue ReadingRIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Heavy rains in Brazil this weekend have killed at least 23 people in the southeastern states of Rio de Janeiro and Espirito Santo. Espirito Santos’ state government said Sunday that 15 people have died and almost 5,000 are out of their homes due to heavy rains falling since Friday night.
Continue ReadingBy Casey Gannon, CNN (CNN) — Former Republican National Committee chairwoman Ronna McDaniel on Sunday called the January 6, 2021, attack on the US Capitol “unacceptable” after years of deflecting on the issue. McDaniel, who is joining NBC News as a political analyst after exiting the RNC earlier this month, told the outlet that the Capitol riot “doesn’t
Continue ReadingCNN By Jeremy Herb, CNN (CNN) — Justice was served this past week, a dozen years too late, when CJ Rice was legally exonerated by the Philadelphia district attorney’s office. The district attorney’s office dropped all charges against Rice for a 2011 shooting that sent him to prison for a crime he insists he did not — and
Continue ReadingBy Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Las Vegas is a city brightly lit by it’s rich history, extravagant hotels, luxurious dining experiences, perpetually rolling dice and, of course, one-of-a-kind musical residencies. Considering the 120-year-old Nevada city was once passable by dirt road only, it’s come a long way, particularly in the entertainment and music space.
Continue ReadingBy ANDREW MEDICHINI Associated Press VATICAN CITY (AP) — Associated Press photographer Andrew Medichini has covered the Vatican and three popes for 27 years. So Medichini has mastered snapping images of papal pomp. Medichini knew exactly where to position himself to capture this photo based on the wind for a potential candid shot of Pope
Continue ReadingBy Issy Ronald, CNN (CNN) — Austria’s Christoph Baumgartner scored the fastest ever international goal on Saturday, taking just six seconds to find the back of the net during his country’s 2-0 victory against Slovakia. Immediately after kickoff, he weaved through the Slovakian defense before rifling the ball into the net from well outside the
Continue ReadingBy Ramishah Maruf, CNN New York (CNN) — Bring up installing a bidet to the average American before the pandemic, and they might have likely flushed the idea straightaway. The bathroom washer business, once a foreign concept to many in the US, experienced a huge boom during the Covid-19 pandemic, when shoppers were battling over
Continue ReadingBy Wayne Sterling, CNN (CNN) — Louisiana State University women’s basketball head coach Kim Mulkey ripped the Washington Post on Saturday over what she describes as a “hit piece” in which she has threatened legal action if published. “This is exactly why people don’t trust journalists and the media anymore. It’s these kinds of sleazy tactics and hatchet
Continue ReadingCNN By Jeremy Herb, CNN (CNN) — Justice was served this past week, a dozen years too late, when CJ Rice was legally exonerated by the Philadelphia district attorney’s office. The district attorney’s office dropped all charges against Rice for a 2011 shooting that sent him to prison for a crime he insists he did not — and
Continue ReadingBy VANESSA GERA Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Observances have been held in Poland to mark the 80th anniversary of the “Great Escape,” an ingenious act of defiance during World War II in which 76 prisoners of war tunneled out of a German prisoner-of-war camp into a snowy forest. A solemn roll call of
Continue ReadingBy Christopher Lamb, CNN (CNN) — Pope Francis unexpectedly skipped delivering his homily during the Palm Sunday Mass service at the Vatican on Sunday, although was able to preside over the service and was later driven around in the popemobile. The service marks the beginning of Holy Week, the most sacred week in the church’s calendar
Continue ReadingBUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Four people have been killed and several others injured after a rally car veered off the road and crashed into a group of spectators during a race in Hungary. Police said Sunday the accident occurred between the towns of Labatlan and Bajot near the Danube River in northwest Hungary. Videos on
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