A bomb blast kills 1 person and wounds 14 in Pakistan’s southwest
QUETTA, Pakistan (AP) — A police official says a bomb blast has killed one person and wounded 14 in Pakistan’s southwest, including three…
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Some of Trump’s allies in Congress already support his 2025 ideas on deportations and Jan. 6 pardons
By LISA MASCARO AP Congressional Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) — As Donald Trump campaigns on promises of mass deportations and pardons for those…
Continue ReadingCentral Asian migrants face xenophobic backlash in Russia after Moscow terror attack
CNN By Sebastian Shukla, CNN (CNN) — The four men accused of a deadly terror attack on Moscow’s Crocus City concert hall last week were…
Continue ReadingPope presides over Easter Vigil, delivers 10-minute homily after skipping Good Friday at last minute
By NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press ROME (AP) — Pope Francis presided over the Vatican’s somber Easter Vigil service on Saturday night,…
Continue ReadingIMF confirms increasing Egypt’s bailout loan to $8 billion
By SAMY MAGDY Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — The executive board of the International Monetary Fund has confirmed a deal with Egypt to increase its…
Continue ReadingHours to make and seconds to destroy, Holy Week flower carpets are a labor of love in Guatemala
By GIOVANNA DELL’ORTO Associated Press ANTIGUA, Guatemala (AP) — Overnight before the Holy Week processions pass in front of his house, Luis…
Continue ReadingLGBTQ-inclusive church in Cuba welcomes all in a country that once sent gay people to labor camps
By LUIS ANDRES HENAO Associated Press MATANZAS, Cuba (AP) — Proudly wearing a rainbow-colored clergy stole and a rainbow flag in her clerical…
Continue Reading‘Brutal stabbing’ of exiled Iranian journalist prompts counterterror investigation
By Joshua Berlinger, CNN (CNN) — A prominent exiled Iranian journalist was stabbed outside his home in London on Friday, prompting British…
Continue ReadingThe Realtors settlement is already changing the way some Americans buy and sell homes
By Samantha Delouya, CNN (CNN) — The seismic settlement announced by the National Association of Realtors earlier this month has not yet been…
Continue ReadingUK counterterrorism police investigate an attack on an Iranian TV presenter outside his London home
By DANICA KIRKA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — British counterterrorism police are investigating the stabbing of an Iranian television presenter…
Continue ReadingSuspect arrested after hostage drama unfolds in Netherlands town
By Jessie Gretener and Benjamin Brown, CNN (CNN) — One person has been detained after allegedly taking hostages at a bar in the central Dutch…
Continue Reading3 UN military observers, a Lebanese interpreter wounded in blast while patrolling southern border
By BASSEM MROUE and KAREEM CHEHAYEB Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — Three United Nations military observers and a Lebanese interpreter were wounded…
Continue ReadingZelenskyy fires more aides in a reshuffle as Russia launches drones and missiles across Ukraine
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy dismissed a longtime aide and several advisers on Saturday in a continuing reshuffle…
Continue Reading17 reported hurt after river cruise ship hits a concrete passageway on the Danube in Austria
The apa news agency says 17 passengers were hurt when a Bulgarian river cruise ship lost steering and hit the sides of a lock on the Danube in…
Continue ReadingConnecticut becomes one of the last states to allow early voting after years of debate
By SUSAN HAIGH Associated Press STONINGTON, Conn. (AP) — Connecticut has finally launched an early, in-person voting system years after almost…
Continue ReadingPowerball drawing nears $935 million jackpot that has been growing for months
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Lottery players will have another shot at a $935 million Powerball jackpot that has been growing larger and larger since…
Continue ReadingWho wouldn’t like prices to start falling? Careful what you wish for, economists say
By PAUL WISEMAN AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Many Americans are in a sour mood about the economy for one main reason: Prices feel too…
Continue ReadingA man suspected of holding 4 hostages for hours in a Dutch nightclub has been arrested
By ALEKSANDAR FURTULA Associated Press EDE, Netherlands (AP) — Dutch police detained a man Saturday after he left a nightclub where four people had…
Continue ReadingWhy some clouds vanish during solar eclipses
By Ayurella Horn-Muller, CNN (CNN) — It’s midday, and the sun is high in the sky, a natural cyan canvas peppered with puffy,…
Continue ReadingGrandstands and gallop tracks: Versailles Palace gardens get ready for Olympic equestrian events
By SYLVIE CORBET Associated Press VERSAILLES, France (AP) — Preparations are underway for the gardens of the Versailles Palace to welcome Olympic…
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