Today is the final day to claim your slice of a $100 million Verizon settlement
By Jordan Valinsky, CNN New York (CNN) — Monday is the last day for some Verizon customers to apply for a refund as part of a $100 million…
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Paris prepares for 100-day countdown to the Olympics. It wants to rekindle love for the Games
By JOHN LEICESTER Associated Press PARIS (AP) — April 17 marks the 100 days countdown to the Paris Olympics ambitious opening ceremony. The first…
Continue ReadingA strange fungus could transform emerging cicadas into ‘saltshakers of death,’ scientists say
By Kate Golembiewski, CNN (CNN) — This spring, billions of cicadas will emerge after more than a decade underground, ready to climb into the…
Continue ReadingShip that caused bridge collapse had apparent electrical issues while still docked, AP source says
By ERIC TUCKER, LEA SKENE and SARAH BRUMFIELD Associated Press BALTIMORE (AP) — Hours before leaving port, the massive container ship that caused…
Continue ReadingChinese runner’s win invites suspicion after rivals appear to step aside
By Andrew McNicol and Hassan Tayir, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — Chinese runner He Jie’s victory Sunday in the Beijing Half Marathon is facing a…
Continue ReadingA knife attack in Australia against a bishop and a priest is being treated as terrorism, police say
By MARK BAKER and ROD MCGUIRK Associated Press SYDNEY (AP) — Australian police say a knife attack in Sydney that wounded a bishop and a priest…
Continue ReadingEthiopia’s Sisay Lemma wins Boston Marathon in runaway. Kenya’s Hellen Obiri repeats in women’s race
By JIMMY GOLEN AP Sports Writer BOSTON (AP) — Sisay Lemma scorched the first half of the Boston Marathon course on Monday, setting a record pace to…
Continue ReadingIsrael delays Rafah offensive plans amid heated debate over response to Iranian attack, sources say
By Jeremy Diamond, CNN Tel Aviv, Israel (CNN) — Israel was set to take its first steps towards a ground offensive on the Gaza city of Rafah but…
Continue Reading2 law enforcement officers and a suspect were killed after exchanging gunfire at a home near Syracuse, New York
By Paradise Afshar, CNN (CNN) — Two law enforcement officers and a suspect were killed Sunday following an exchange of gunfire at a home near…
Continue ReadingStabbing of bishop at Sydney church a ‘terrorist act,’ police say
By Christian Edwards, Paul Devitt and Xiaofei Xu, CNN Sydney (CNN) — A bishop and a priest were stabbed in an alleged “terrorist act” at a…
Continue ReadingEU releases blocked funds of $6.7 billion to Poland as part of its post-pandemic recovery package
WARSAW, 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…
Continue ReadingIslamic State-linked attackers kill at least 11 people and torch vehicles in eastern Congo
By JEAN-YVES KAMALE Associated Press KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — A local official in eastern Congo says extremist-linked rebels attacked villages over…
Continue ReadingReview says Abbey Gate bombing wasn’t preventable, refutes claims troops sighted the would-be bomber
By LOLITA C. BALDOR and FARNOUSH AMIRI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A new review says the suicide bombing at the Kabul airport that killed…
Continue ReadingKate Ashford: Retirement could come sooner than you think — how to plan for it
By 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…
Continue ReadingGermany’s Scholz calls for fair competition and warns against dumping during China visit
BEIJING (AP) — German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has called for fair competition in trade relations with China while warning about dumping and…
Continue ReadingAzerbaijan urges top UN court to toss out Armenian case alleging racial discrimination
By MIKE CORDER Associated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Lawyers for Azerbaijan are urging the top United Nations court to throw out a case…
Continue Reading5 things to know for April 15: Israel, Trump trial, Tax Day, Severe storms, Boston Marathon
By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — A major Los Angeles highway will undergo weeks of closures to construct “the world’s largest wildlife…
Continue ReadingIsraeli military tells Palestinians not to return to north Gaza after witnesses say troops killed 5
By WAFAA SHURAFA and SAMY MAGDY Associated Press DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — The Israeli military renewed warnings on Monday for Palestinians…
Continue ReadingWith ‘functional’ beverages, brands rush to quench a thirst for drinks that do more than taste good
By 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…
Continue ReadingMembers of self-proclaimed anti-government group ‘God’s Misfits’ held in killings of Kansas women
By SEAN MURPHY and HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH Associated Press OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Authorities have confirmed the deaths of two Kansas women who went…
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