By Sam Joseph and Jacob Lev, CNN (CNN) — The 2023-24 NBA regular season is officially in the books. All 30 teams were in action on Sunday, with postseason permutations changing right up until the 82nd game of the year. Sixteen out of 20 playoff and play-in seeds were still up for grabs entering the
Continue ReadingBy Christian Edwards, Paul Devitt and Xiaofei Xu, CNN Sydney (CNN) — A bishop and a priest were stabbed in an alleged “terrorist act” at a Sydney church that sparked a riot on Monday, police said, just two days after the Australian city was rocked by a mass stabbing in a busy shopping mall. Bishop
Continue ReadingWARSAW, Poland (AP) — The European Union has disbursed about $6.7 billion to Poland as a part of the 27-nation bloc’s post-pandemic recovery fund, the biggest single transfer ever to the country. Poland’s former national conservative government, voted out of power in October, made changes to the judiciary which the EU said violated democratic checks
Continue ReadingBy JEAN-YVES KAMALE Associated Press KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — A local official in eastern Congo says extremist-linked rebels attacked villages over the weekend, killing at least 11 people, torching vehicles and taking possessions. Allied Democratic Forces rebels with ties to the Islamic State group have long operated in the border area near Uganda. The United
Continue ReadingBy Haley Britzky, CNN (CNN) — An additional review by the US military into the deadly Abbey Gate bombing during the Afghanistan withdrawal in 2021, which aimed to clear up outstanding questions about the attack, has concluded that service members had not previously seen the suspected bomber ahead of the attack, but believed they had because of conflated intelligence reporting. “Over
Continue ReadingBy Kaanita Iyer, CNN (CNN) — Opening statements in Donald Trump’s criminal New York hush money trial are set to begin Monday, more than a year after the former president was indicted in the case. The trial, which made its way swiftly through jury selection last week, is expected to feature several high-profile witnesses, including those who were
Continue ReadingBy LOLITA C. BALDOR and FARNOUSH AMIRI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A new review says the suicide bombing at the Kabul airport that killed U.S. troops and Afghans in August 2021 was not preventable, and the “bald man in black” spotted by U.S. service members the morning of the attack was not the bomber.
Continue ReadingBy KATE ASHFORD of NerdWallet NEW YORK (AP) — American workers expect to retire at a median age of 65, according to a 2023 survey from the Employee Benefit Research Institute. But the actual median age for retirement is 62. That may not seem like a big gap, but if you retire three years earlier
Continue ReadingBEIJING (AP) — German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has called for fair competition in trade relations with China while warning about dumping and overproduction while speaking to students in Shanghai on Monday. Scholz is visiting China against the background of possible EU tariffs on Chinese-made electric vehicles and other trade-related tensions. The two countries are also
Continue ReadingBy Issy Ronald, CNN (CNN) — Canadian singer Grimes apologized to fans on Saturday after her Coachella set earlier that evening was beset by technical issues that caused her to scream into the microphone in frustration. “I want to apologize for the technical issues with the show tonight,” she wrote on X, formerly known as
Continue ReadingBy MIKE CORDER Associated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Lawyers for Azerbaijan are urging the top United Nations court to throw out a case filed by Armenia linked to the long-running dispute over the Nagorno-Karabakh region. They argued Monday that judges do not have jurisdiction. Armenia filed the case at the International Court of
Continue ReadingBy Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — A major Los Angeles highway will undergo weeks of closures to construct “the world’s largest wildlife crossing.” Officials said traffic detours will begin today while crews work to create an overpass for mountain lions, coyotes, deer, snakes, and even ants. Here’s what else you need to know to Get Up
Continue ReadingBy WAFAA SHURAFA and SAMY MAGDY Associated Press DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — The Israeli military renewed warnings on Monday for Palestinians not to return to northern Gaza, a day after witnesses and medical officials said Israeli troops opened fire and killed five people among throngs of displaced residents trying to walk back to
Continue ReadingBy DEE-ANN DURBIN and LOUISE DIXON Associated Press Supermarket beverage aisles are starting to look a lot more like a pharmacy. There are sodas made with mushrooms that supposedly improve mental clarity and juices packed with bacteria that claim to enhance digestive health. Water infused with collagen carries the promise of better skin, and energy
Continue ReadingBy SEAN MURPHY and HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH Associated Press OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Authorities have confirmed the deaths of two Kansas women who went missing on a trip to pick up children for a birthday party. Two bodies were recovered in rural Oklahoma, a day after four people were charged with murder and kidnapping. Authorities say
Continue ReadingBy JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — A key plank in the British government’s plan to send some asylum-seekers on a a one-way trip to Rwanda is expected to become law this week. A bill aimed at overcoming a U.K. Supreme Court block on sending migrants to Rwanda is expected to become law this
Continue ReadingBy KIRSTEN GRIESHABER Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — An independent expert commission has recommended that abortion in Germany should no longer fall under the country’s penal code and be made legal during the first 12 weeks of pregnancy. Currently, abortion is considered illegal in Germany, but not punishable if a woman undergoes mandatory counseling and
Continue ReadingBy Jeanne Sahadi, CNN New York (CNN) — It’s Tax Day in the United States for most Americans, and there are still plenty of people racing to file their 2023 income tax returns up until the clock strikes midnight. “With the April deadline upon us, we’re seeing a flurry of tax returns coming in during
Continue ReadingCNN, TREASURY DEPT, WELLS POLICE, SHYLER LEWIS By Jeanne Sahadi, CNN New York (CNN) — It’s Tax Day in the United States for most Americans, and there are still plenty of people racing to file their 2023 income tax returns up until the clock strikes midnight. “With the April deadline upon us, we’re seeing a
Continue ReadingBy Clare Duffy, CNN New York (CNN) — Imagine hopping on a school bus and being transported to an immersive, educational tour of the inside of the human body — and no, not on a fictional episode of “The Magic School Bus.” This is the kind of experience that Meta hopes to enable for students,
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