Blueberry grown in Australia breaks record as world’s heaviest
By Jack Guy, CNN (CNN) — A giant blueberry that tips the scales at a whopping 20.4 grams (0.71 ounces) officially entered the record books this…
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A trove from Pattie Boyd’s life with George Harrison and Eric Clapton is up for sale at Christie’s
By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Pattie Boyd was at the epicenter of the Swinging 60s, but not always the center of attention. The…
Continue ReadingHungary’s Orbán rails against the EU and ‘the Western world’ in a speech on a national holiday
By JUSTIN SPIKE Associated Press BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has sought to mobilize support for his brand of…
Continue ReadingCroatia will hold a parliamentary election on April 17
Croatia’s president has set the date of the next parliamentary election as April 17. President Zoran Milanovic scheduled the vote after…
Continue ReadingFormer prime minister Kaczyński says Poland needed spyware but he wasn’t interested in the details
By MONIKA SCISLOWSKA Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Former Polish prime minister Jarosław Kaczyński has told a special parliamentary…
Continue Reading5 things to know for Mar. 15: Russia election, Classified documents, Gun safety, Extreme weather, Tesla
CNN By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — Morels are one of the most prized mushroom varieties and are often considered delicacies at higher-end…
Continue Reading5 things to know for Mar. 15: Russia election, Classified documents, Gun safety, Extreme weather, Tesla
By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — Morels are one of the most prized mushroom varieties and are often considered delicacies at higher-end…
Continue ReadingThe first ship to use a new sea route approaches Gaza with 200 tons of aid
By WAFAA SHURAFA Associated Press WADI GAZA, Gaza Strip (AP) — A ship carrying 200 tons of aid approached the coast of Gaza on Friday in a mission…
Continue ReadingA migrant boat sinks off the Turkish coast, killing at least 22 people
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — An official says a rubber dinghy carrying migrants has sunk off Turkey’s northern Aegean coast, leaving at least 22 people…
Continue ReadingMcDonald’s apologizes for global system outage that shut down some stores for hours
By COURTNEY BONNELL AP Business Writer LONDON (AP) — McDonald’s apologized Friday for a global technology outage that shuttered some…
Continue ReadingChina’s stock regulator pledges to boost the quality of listed firms and crack down on market abuses
HONG KONG (AP) — China’s markets regulator has renewed its efforts to pep up the stock market, pledging to raise the quality of companies listed…
Continue ReadingHard-throwing teens draw scouts, scholarships. More and more, they may also need Tommy John surgery
By DAVID BRANDT AP Baseball Writer TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — Teenage pitchers are throwing a baseball harder than ever as they try to attract attention…
Continue ReadingHow NASA and Google Earth are helping save tigers
By Rebecca Cairns, CNN (CNN) — At one time, tigers lived across the Eurasian continent, from the Caspian Sea to the Russian Far East, south to…
Continue ReadingGerman greenhouse gas emissions dropped sharply last year, raising hopes of meeting 2030 target
BERLIN (AP) — Official data shows Germany’s greenhouse gas emissions dropped by one-tenth last year as renewable energy grew in importance, the…
Continue ReadingMcDonald’s stores hit by global IT failure
By Olesya Dmitracova, Anna Cooban, Juliana Liu and Michael Nam, CNN London/Hong Kong/New York (CNN) — McDonald’s was hit by a system failure…
Continue ReadingWhite House encourages House Republicans to ‘move on’ from their Biden impeachment effort
By LISA MASCARO and ZEKE MILLER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden’s top White House lawyer is encouraging Republican House…
Continue ReadingHouse GOP Biden inquiry stalls as impeachment becomes less likely
By Annie Grayer, CNN Six months since opening the impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden, House Republicans now face a dilemma of their own…
Continue ReadingUN-backed human rights experts decry new evidence of torture of Ukrainian POWs by Russia
By JAMEY KEATEN Associated Press GENEVA (AP) — U.N.-backed human rights experts say they have gathered new evidence of “horrific” torture of…
Continue ReadingOceans apart, William and Harry both salute Princess Diana’s legacy at an awards ceremony
LONDON (AP) — Prince William and Prince Harry both took part in an awards ceremony in honor of their late mother Princess Diana. But the estranged…
Continue ReadingGermany, France and Poland vow to procure more weapons for Ukraine in a show of unity
By GEIR MOULSON and VANESSA GERA Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — Germany, France and Poland are vowing to procure more weapons for Kyiv and step up…
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