4 killed and at least 8 injured after a rally car veers into spectators in Hungary
BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Four people have been killed and several others injured after a rally car veered off the road and crashed into a group of…
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Louisiana sheriff candidate wins do-over after disputed 1-vote victory was tossed
SHREVEPORT, La. (AP) — Months after his disputed one-vote victory in a Louisiana sheriff’s race was tossed by a court, a career law…
Continue ReadingUkraine says it hit two Russian naval vessels in major attack on Crimea
By Andrew Carey, Maria Kostenko and Josh Pennington, CNN (CNN) — Ukraine says it hit two Russian naval vessels, along with a communications…
Continue ReadingIsraeli forces surround two more Gaza hospitals, Palestinian Red Crescent says
By Lauren Izso, Abeer Salman and Tim Lister, CNN (CNN) — Israeli forces have surrounded two more hospitals in the Gaza Strip, the Palestinian…
Continue ReadingMifepristone access is coming before the US Supreme Court. How safe is this abortion pill?
By LAURA UNGAR and MATTHEW PERRONE Associated Press The U.S. Supreme Court will take up a case Tuesday that could impact how women get access to…
Continue ReadingStart your week smart: Moscow in mourning, Kate’s cancer diagnosis, government funding, Nigerian schoolchildren, Ruby Franke
By Andrew Torgan and Daniel Wine, CNN (CNN) — A ubiquitous, resilient and seemingly harmless plant is fueling an increase in large, fast-moving…
Continue ReadingThirty years after he allegedly participated in the Rwandan genocide, a man was arrested in Ohio
By Zoe Sottile, CNN (CNN) — An Ohio man has been arrested for allegedly concealing his participation in the Rwandan genocide almost three…
Continue ReadingBrazilian police arrest suspected masterminds behind the killing of councilwoman-turned-icon
By GABRIELA SÁ PESSOA and DAVID BILLER Associated Press RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Brazil’s federal police have arrested two men for allegedly…
Continue ReadingOath Keepers’ son emerges from traumatic childhood to tell his own story in a long shot election bid
By AMY BETH HANSON Associated Press KALISPELL, Mont. (AP) — The eldest son of one of America’s most infamous seditionists is building a new life…
Continue ReadingComedian Kevin Hart joins an elite group honored with the Mark Twain Prize for American humor
By ASHRAF KHALIL Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Kevin Hart wiped away tears on stage as he looked up from the bronze bust on a pedestal to the…
Continue ReadingIran’s currency hits a record low
By AMIR VAHDAT Associated Press TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran’s currency fell to a record low on Sunday, plunging to 613,500 to the dollar, as its…
Continue ReadingPalestinians describe bodies and ambulances crushed in Israel’s ongoing raid at Gaza’s main hospital
By WAFAA SHURAFA and SAMY MAGDY Associated Press RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Palestinians who fled an ongoing Israeli raid of Gaza’s main…
Continue ReadingKate and William ‘extremely moved’ by support since the Princess of Wales’ cancer revelation
By PAN PYLAS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Kate, the Princess of Wales, and her husband, Prince William, are said to be “extremely moved” by…
Continue ReadingPope Francis skips Palm Sunday homily at start of busy Holy Week that will test his health
By NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press ROME (AP) — Pope Francis decided at the last minute to skip his homily during Palm Sunday Mass in St. Peter’s…
Continue Reading1 person killed and 5 wounded including a police officer in an Indianapolis shooting, police say
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Police in Indianapolis say one person was killed and five others including a police officer were wounded in an early morning…
Continue ReadingPrince and Princess of Wales ‘enormously touched’ by messages following cancer announcement
By Max Foster and Lauren Said-Moorhouse, CNN London (CNN) — The Prince and Princess of Wales expressed their gratitude for the outpouring of…
Continue ReadingProtests in remote Ladakh enter 3rd week. Locals demand protection of fragile ecology, land autonomy
By AIJAZ HUSSAIN Assocaited Press SRINAGAR, India (AP) — Thousands of people in the remote region of Ladakh have been protesting for over two weeks…
Continue ReadingBodies of 3 Rohingya refugees are found dead as Indonesia ends rescue for capsized boat
By REZA SAIFULLAH and EDNA TARIGAN Associated Press CALANG, Indonesia (AP) — The bodies of three Rohingya refugees were found in the sea as the…
Continue ReadingMisty Copeland reflects on the ‘generational trauma’ felt by Black ballet dancers
CNN By Matt Marshall, CNN (CNN) — Misty Copeland has grown used to having the spotlight on her at center stage. In 2015, Copeland sprang into…
Continue ReadingMisty Copeland reflects on the ‘generational trauma’ felt by Black ballet dancers
By Matt Marshall, CNN (CNN) — Misty Copeland has grown used to having the spotlight on her at center stage. In 2015, Copeland sprang into the…
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