Heavy rains in northwestern Pakistan kill 8 people, mostly children, and injure 12
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — A Pakistani official says heavy rains have killed eight people, mostly children, and injured 12 in the country’s…
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Vanessa Carlton helps Capitals’ John Carlson celebrate reaching milestone of 1,000 NHL games
By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Hockey Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Washington Capitals defenseman John Carlson has reached the 1,000 NHL games milestone, and pop…
Continue ReadingAT&T notifies users of data breach and resets millions of passcodes
By MATT O’BRIEN AP Technology Writer AT&T says it has begun notifying millions of customers about the theft of personal data recently…
Continue ReadingPolice step up security at Munich stadium ahead of Bayern Munich-Borussia Dortmund soccer match
FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Police in Munich say they have stepped up security measures ahead of the Bayern Munich-Borussia Dortmund soccer match on…
Continue ReadingThird employee of weekly newspaper in Kansas sues over police raid that sparked a firestorm
By HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH Associated Press MISSION, Kan. (AP) — An office manager at a weekly newspaper in Kansas is the latest employee to sue over…
Continue ReadingCambridge continues Boat Race dominance with double victory over Oxford
LONDON (AP) — Cambridge has extended its dominant run in the annual Boat Race with victories in the men’s and women’s events on a polluted…
Continue ReadingShoplifter chased by police on horses in New Mexico, video shows
Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Police in Albuquerque, New Mexico, clearly had all the horsepower in a chase captured on bodycam video.…
Continue ReadingNapoli players take a knee in public show of support after alleged racial abuse of Juan Jesus
ROME (AP) — Napoli’s players have taken a knee before their Serie A game against Atalanta in a public show of support for teammate Juan Jesus. It…
Continue ReadingHarvard says it’s removed human skin from binding of 19th century book
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) — Harvard University said it has removed human skin from the binding of a 19th century book about the afterlife that has been…
Continue ReadingFuneral held for slain New York City police Officer Jonathan Diller
NEW YORK (AP) — A procession of New York Police Department officers, on foot and driving motorcycles, have escorted the remains of their slain…
Continue ReadingIsrael acknowledges troops killed 2 Palestinians after video captures shooting on a Gaza beach
By JACK JEFFERY Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli troops shot dead two Palestinians and wounded a third on Gaza’s beach, the military…
Continue ReadingAmbassadors lay flowers at site of Moscow concert hall massacre
MOSCOW (AP) — Foreign diplomats in Russia have laid flowers at the site of last week’s attack on a suburban Moscow concert hall that killed 144…
Continue ReadingChina’s gambling hub of Macao holds its final horse race, ending a tradition of over 40 years
By ALICE FUNG Associated Press MACAO (AP) — After more than 40 years, Macao’s horse racing track has hosted its final races, bringing an end to…
Continue ReadingA bomb blast kills 1 person and wounds 14 in Pakistan’s southwest
QUETTA, Pakistan (AP) — A police official says a bomb blast has killed one person and wounded 14 in Pakistan’s southwest, including three…
Continue ReadingSome of Trump’s allies in Congress already support his 2025 ideas on deportations and Jan. 6 pardons
By LISA MASCARO AP Congressional Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) — As Donald Trump campaigns on promises of mass deportations and pardons for those…
Continue ReadingPope presides over Easter Vigil, delivers 10-minute homily after skipping Good Friday at last minute
By NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press ROME (AP) — Pope Francis presided over the Vatican’s somber Easter Vigil service on Saturday night,…
Continue ReadingIMF confirms increasing Egypt’s bailout loan to $8 billion
By SAMY MAGDY Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — The executive board of the International Monetary Fund has confirmed a deal with Egypt to increase its…
Continue ReadingHours to make and seconds to destroy, Holy Week flower carpets are a labor of love in Guatemala
By GIOVANNA DELL’ORTO Associated Press ANTIGUA, Guatemala (AP) — Overnight before the Holy Week processions pass in front of his house, Luis…
Continue ReadingLGBTQ-inclusive church in Cuba welcomes all in a country that once sent gay people to labor camps
By LUIS ANDRES HENAO Associated Press MATANZAS, Cuba (AP) — Proudly wearing a rainbow-colored clergy stole and a rainbow flag in her clerical…
Continue ReadingUK counterterrorism police investigate an attack on an Iranian TV presenter outside his London home
By DANICA KIRKA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — British counterterrorism police are investigating the stabbing of an Iranian television presenter…
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