The TSA’s new experiment: Self-service security checks
By Melissa Alonso and Amanda Jackson, CNN Atlanta (CNN) — Self-checkout annoys many grocery shoppers and causes problems that are prompting…
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Old Masters and Roman statues vie for the attention of well-heeled collectors at Dutch art fair
By MIKE CORDER Associated Press MAASTRICHT, Netherlands (AP) — Old Masters, Roman statues, modern furniture, tribal masks and vintage watches are…
Continue ReadingOlympic champion Katie Ledecky’s memoir, ‘Just Add Water,’ to be published June 11
NEW YORK (AP) — Few swimmers have made a splash as big as Katie Ledecky, the Olympic gold medalist and two-time winner of The Associated Press…
Continue ReadingJuntas ruling Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso agree to create a joint force to fight worsening violence
BABA AHMED Associated Press BAMAKO, Mali (AP) — The military juntas ruling Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger say they have agreed to create a joint…
Continue ReadingGerman police conduct raids against people suspected of posting misogynistic hate speech online
By KIRSTEN GRIESHABER Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — German authorities have carried out raids across Germany against people suspected of posting…
Continue ReadingCzech farmers block traffic in Prague in protest against the government and EU agriculture policies
PRAGUE (AP) — Czech farmers have blocked traffic in Prague, cramming the streets with hundreds of tractors and other vehicles as they rallied…
Continue ReadingUN raises alert for 780,000 people displaced in Mozambique, most due to violence in north
By GERALD IMRAY Associated Press CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — The United Nations’ refugee chief has raised a new alert over 780,000 displaced…
Continue ReadingMore Black women say abortion is their top issue in the 2024 election, a survey finds
By AMANDA SEITZ Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — More than a quarter of female Black voters describe abortion as their top issue in this…
Continue ReadingEU’s largest party endorses Ursula von der Leyen’s bid for a second term as EU Commission chief
By STEPHEN McGRATH and NICOLAE DUMITRACHE Associated Press BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — The European Union’s largest political party has endorsed…
Continue ReadingMajor French union threatens strikes during Olympics. Hospital workers could walk off the job
By SAMUEL PETREQUIN AP Sports Writer A major French union is warning of possible strikes in the public sector, including at hospitals, during the…
Continue ReadingBiden orders US military to set up temporary aid port for Gaza as famine threatens
By SAMY MAGDY, ABBY SEWELL, ELLEN KNICKMEYER and AAMER MADHANI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden ordered the U.S. military…
Continue ReadingEuropean regulators want to question Apple after it blocks Epic Games app store
By KELVIN CHAN AP Business Writer LONDON (AP) — European Union regulators want to question Apple over accusations that it blocked video game…
Continue Reading5 things to know for March 7: 2024 elections, Ukraine, Gaza, IVF, ‘Rust’ shooting
By AJ Willingham, CNN (CNN) — It was another month for the record books, and not in a good way. Last month was the planet’s hottest February…
Continue ReadingWoman and daughter, 11, fatally shot in SUV in Massachusetts; police arrest man, search for another
WORCESTER, Mass. (AP) — A mother and her 11-year-old daughter have been fatally shot while sitting in a parked SUV in a Massachusetts neighborhood.…
Continue ReadingAt least 200 people, mostly women and children, abducted by extremists in northeastern Nigeria
By CHINEDU ASADU Associated Press ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — The United Nations office in Nigeria says at least 200 people, mostly women and children…
Continue ReadingFather of Michigan school shooter faces manslaughter trial weeks after his wife’s conviction
WDIV, WXYZ, CNN By Eric Levenson and Lauren del Valle, CNN (CNN) — Opening statements are set to begin Thursday in the manslaughter trial of…
Continue ReadingFather of Michigan school shooter faces manslaughter trial weeks after his wife’s conviction
By Eric Levenson and Lauren del Valle, CNN (CNN) — The manslaughter trial of James Crumbley, the father of the teenager who killed four…
Continue ReadingCandy companies pitch gum as a stress reliever and concentration aid to revive stale US sales
By DEE-ANN DURBIN AP Business Writer Candy companies want to know: What will make Americans start chewing gum again? Gum’s bubble burst during the…
Continue ReadingBiden uses feisty State of the Union to contrast with Trump, sell voters on a second term
By ZEKE MILLER and SEUNG MIN KIM Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden delivered a defiant argument for a second term in his State…
Continue ReadingThe planet just shattered heat records for the ninth month in a row
CNN By Laura Paddison, CNN (CNN) — Last month was the planet’s hottest February on record, marking the ninth month in a row that global…
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