‘Panama Papers’ trial starts. 27 people charged in the worldwide money laundering case
PANAMA CITY (AP) — The trial of 27 people charged in connection with the worldwide “Panama Papers” money laundering started Monday in a…
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Two years after its historic win, a divided Amazon Labor Union lurches toward a leadership election
By HALELUYA HADERO AP Business Writer The first labor union for Amazon workers in the United States is divided, running out of money and still does…
Continue ReadingSouth Carolina, Iowa, UConn top final AP Top 25 women’s basketball poll to cap extraordinary season
By DOUG FEINBERG AP Basketball Writer South Carolina can add another first to its perfect season: The national champion Gamecocks finished atop the…
Continue ReadingRussians stage a rare protest after a dam bursts and homes flood near the Kazakh border
By The Associated Press Russians in the city of Orsk gathered in a rare protest Monday calling for compensation following the collapse of a dam and…
Continue ReadingItaly’s police arrest a Tajik man suspected of Islamic State membership at Rome airport
ROME (AP) — Police have arrested a Tajik national accused of being an active member of the Islamic State group. The man, identified only as S.I.…
Continue ReadingUConn takes precautions to prevent a repeat of the vandalism that followed the 2023 title game
By PAT EATON-ROBB AP Sports Writer STORRS, Conn. (AP) — Precautions were in place Monday at the University of Connecticut designed to prevent a…
Continue ReadingMissouri governor denies clemency for man scheduled for execution on Tuesday
By JIM SALTER Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — Missouri Gov. Mike Parson has denied clemency for Brian Dorsey one day before his scheduled…
Continue ReadingNew Jersey officials drop appeal of judge’s order to redraw Democratic primary ballot
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — All of the New Jersey clerks who opposed a federal court ruling requiring them to redraw Democratic primary ballots have…
Continue ReadingSpain will scrap ‘golden visas’ that allow wealthy non-EU residents to stay if they buy real estate
MADRID (AP) — The Spanish government says it will scrap so-called “golden visas” that allow wealthy people from outside the European Union to…
Continue ReadingGeorgia’s governing party tries again to pass widely criticized foreign-agent law
TBILISI, Georgia (AP) — The governing party in the country of Georgia has submitted to parliament a draft law calling for media and non-commercial…
Continue ReadingUkraine ‘will lose the war’ if US fails to approve aid, says Zelensky
By Christian Edwards and Maria Kostenko, CNN (CNN) — Ukraine “will lose the war” if the United States Congress does not approve military…
Continue ReadingGerman 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…
Continue ReadingFormer 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…
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