German Chancellor Olaf Scholz joins TikTok but promises not to dance
By Inke Kappeler, CNN (CNN) — German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has created a TikTok account—and he promises he will not dance on it. “I…
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Former gas station chain owner gets Trump endorsement in Wisconsin congressional race
By SCOTT BAUER Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The former owner of a northeastern Wisconsin dinosaur-themed gas station chain was expected to…
Continue ReadingSnow Report: Monday morning, April 8th
Snow showers over the weekend brought a few more inches of snow to the ski resorts. Timberline, Mt. Bachelor and Mt. Hood Meadows bases are still…
Continue ReadingHaiti police recover hijacked cargo ship in rare victory after 5-hour shootout with gangs
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Haiti’s National Police says it has recovered a hijacked cargo ship laden with rice following a gunbattle with gangs…
Continue ReadingBiden could miss the deadline for the November ballot in Ohio, the state’s election office says
By JOHN SEEWER and MARC LEVY Associated Press TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) — President Joe Biden could miss the deadline to be included on the ballot in Ohio…
Continue ReadingMorgan Wallen has been arrested after police say he threw a chair off of the roof of a 6-story bar
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Country music singer Morgan Wallen has been arrested after police say he threw a chair off the rooftop of a newly opened…
Continue ReadingExtreme winds and rainfall wreak havoc across South African coast, killing at least 1
By MOGOMOTSI MAGOME Associated Press JOHANNESBURG (AP) — At least one person has died as storms with heavy rain and strong winds batter the South…
Continue ReadingGerman troops arrive in Lithuania, their first long-term foreign deployment since World War II
By LIUDAS DAPKUS Associated Press VILNIUS, Lithuania (AP) — Lithuanian leaders have hailed a “historic event” as Germany began deploying troops…
Continue ReadingBrazil Supreme Court strikes down military intervention thesis in symbolic vote for democracy
By GABRIELA SÁ PESSOA Associated Press SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazil’s Supreme Court has voted unanimously that the armed forces have no…
Continue ReadingTrump says abortion legislation should be left to states
CNN By Kate Sullivan, Kristen Holmes, Steve Contorno and Daniel Dale, CNN (CNN) — Former President Donald Trump said Monday that abortion…
Continue ReadingAs a Mississippi town reels from a devastating tornado, a displaced family finds its way home
By MICHAEL GOLDBERG Associated Press/Report for America ROLLING FORK, Miss. (AP) — As a deadly tornado barreled toward their home in the…
Continue ReadingCyprus president and Lebanese caretaker premier urge EU financial aid to curb migration from Lebanon
By KAREEM CHEHAYEB Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — The Lebanese caretaker prime minister and the Cypriot president are calling on the European Union…
Continue ReadingInsider Q&A: Nellie Borrero recounts 4 decades of addressing racism and bringing change to Accenture
By ALEXANDRA OLSON AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — It didn’t take long for Nellie Borrero to encounter racism in 1986 when she joined a major…
Continue ReadingEthnic guerrillas in Myanmar look set to seize an important town on the Thai border from military
By GRANT PECK Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — Guerrilla fighters from Myanmar’s Karen ethnic minority claimed Monday to be close to seizing…
Continue ReadingBritish, French troops march in historic joint parades in London and Paris in a show of solidarity
By SYLVIA HUI Associated Press LONDON (AP) — French troops have joined their British counterparts in the famous Changing of the Guard ceremony…
Continue ReadingGreece will set up a national shelter network in response to woman’s slaying outside police station
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece’s minister in charge of police has announced plans to set up a nationwide network of domestic violence shelters,…
Continue ReadingAn espionage scandal rocks Austria, laying bare alleged Russian spying operations across Europe
By STEPHANIE LIECHTENSTEIN Associated Press VIENNA (AP) — Austria faces its biggest espionage scandal in decades as the arrest of a former…
Continue ReadingSpain court calls on fugitive Catalan secessionist Carles Puigdemont to testify in terrorism probe
MADRID (AP) — Spain’s Supreme Court has called on fugitive former Catalonia President and separatist chief Carles Puigdemont to testify as a…
Continue ReadingEU Red Sea navy mission commander hopes for more ships to repel Houthi attacks
By LORNE COOK Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — The commander of a European Union naval mission in the Red Sea wants to significantly increase its…
Continue ReadingRwanda’s leader is concerned over perceived US ambiguity about victims of the 1994 genocide
By RODNEY MUHUMUZA and IGNATIUS SSUUNA Associated Press KIGALI, Rwanda (AP) — Rwandan President Paul Kagame says he’s concerned by what he…
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