Site of Oakland warehouse fire that killed 36 sold to community group
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — A converted artists’ warehouse in Oakland that burned in 2016 and killed 36 people has been acquired by a nonprofit…
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Pregnancy and sports a challenging combination for female professional athletes
By ANNA FURMAN Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Recent allegations by WNBA player Dearica Hamby that her coach harassed her for being pregnant…
Continue ReadingLebanese officials say Saudi Arabian citizen kidnapped in Beirut, motive unclear
By BASSEM MROUE Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon’s interior minister and security officials say assailants have kidnapped a Saudi Arabian…
Continue ReadingBelarus has no immediate plans to adopt Russian currency, its strongman leader Lukashenko says
TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Belarus and Russia have no immediate plans to adopt a joint currency, Belarus’ strongman leader announced on Monday.…
Continue ReadingRescue groups say Malta coordinated the return of 500 migrants to Libya instead of saving them
By RENATA BRITO Associated Press BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Rescue groups are accusing the European island nation of Malta of coordinating the return…
Continue ReadingTeenage girl in Guyana charged as adult with 19 counts of murder in dormitory fire
By BERT WILKINSON Associated Press GEORGETOWN, Guyana (AP) — A teenage student who police in Guyana accuse of deliberately setting a fire in a…
Continue ReadingWith elections in Mexico’s most populous state, old ruling party may be nearing its end
By MARK STEVENSON Associated Press ECATEPEC, Mexico (AP) — Mexico’s former ruling party could face near-extinction in Sunday’s governorship…
Continue ReadingHorse racing authority calls for emergency summit with Churchill Downs in wake of 12 deaths
LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — Horse racing’s oversight authority will hold an emergency summit with Churchill Downs, Kentucky’s racing commission and…
Continue ReadingEx-El Salvador President Mauricio Funes sentenced to 14 years for negotiating with gangs
By MARCOS ALEMÁN Associated Press SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador (AP) — A judge has sentenced former El Salvador President Mauricio Funes to 14 years…
Continue ReadingNun whose body shows little decay since 2019 death draws hundreds to rural Missouri
By TRISHA AHMED Associated Press/Report for America Hundreds of people flocked to a small town in Missouri this week and last to see a Black nun…
Continue ReadingTexas firefighter stabbed while fighting blazes along interstate
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Authorities say a Texas firefighter was stabbed in the thigh by a man accused of starting the multiple fires firefighters were…
Continue ReadingCruise ship passengers left terrified after ship sails through rough seas on return to Charleston
The Associated Press CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — A cruise ship that navigated rough seas off the South Carolina coast over the Memorial Day weekend has…
Continue ReadingUN agencies face funding challenges in feeding Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh, official says
DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — A United Nations official says Bangladesh should not bear the burden of more than 1 million Rohingya refugees alone while…
Continue ReadingPoland imposes sanctions on 365 Belarusians over ‘draconian’ verdict against journalist
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland has imposed sanctions on 365 Belarusian citizens and frozen the financial assets of other entities and people…
Continue ReadingWhat 5 more years of Erdogan’s rule means for Turkey
By ZEYNEP BILGINSOY Associated Press ISTANBUL (AP) — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan won reelection in a runoff Sunday, following a…
Continue ReadingLibyan court sentences 23 suspected Islamic State militants to death
CAIRO (AP) — A Libyan court has sentenced 23 suspected Islamic State group militants to death for launching deadly attacks that killed dozens of…
Continue ReadingExclusive secrets of the National Spelling Bee: Picking the words to identify a champion
By BEN NUCKOLS Associated Press OXON HILL, Md. (AP) — As the final pre-competition meeting of the Scripps National Spelling Bee’s word…
Continue ReadingKosovo ex-president on trial for war crimes allowed to visit his sick mother
By ZENEL ZHINIPOTOKU and LLAZAR SEMINI Associated Press PRISTINA, Kosovo (AP) — Former Kosovo president Hashim Thaci, who is on trial in The Hague…
Continue ReadingBiden on Memorial Day lauds generations of fallen US troops who ‘dared all and gave all’
By AAMER MADHANI and REBECCA SANTANA Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden lauded the sacrifice of generations of U.S. troops who…
Continue ReadingLa Scala announces 2023-24 season as new government decree creates uncertainty
By COLLEEN BARRY Associated Press MILAN (AP) — The French general manager of Milan’s famed Teatro alla Scala is facing the threat of a tenure cut…
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