In Mexico, beach bands apparently emerge victorious after noise complaints
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Bands who play the thumping tuba-and-drums songs of northern Mexico on beaches in the resort city of Mazatlan appear to have…
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Court orders a detained Russia-US journalist to remain in custody for two more months
MOSCOW (AP) — A Russian court on Monday ordered a detained Russian-American journalist to be held in jail for two more months pending investigation…
Continue ReadingMicrosoft will now let customers worldwide buy Office without Teams, following EU antitrust concerns
By Brian Fung, CNN Washington (CNN) — Microsoft will no longer sell its Teams collaboration software as a bundled product with its Office 365…
Continue ReadingThe eclipse is less than a week away. People are scrambling to make – or change – plans
CNN By Terry Ward, CNN (CNN) — Eclipse mania is approaching fever pitch as people with the best laid plans — and those who have yet to make…
Continue ReadingMigrants in Iowa wonder whether to leave over a bill that could see some arrested and deported
By HANNAH FINGERHUT Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A bill in Iowa that would allow the state to arrest and deport some migrants is…
Continue ReadingChancellor says Austria needs to deter Russian infiltration after allegations of spying emerge
By STEPHANIE LIECHTENSTEIN Associated Press VIENNA (AP) — Austrian Chancellor Karl Nehammer says the arrest in recent days of a former Austrian…
Continue ReadingA final chance for the survivors of the Tulsa Race Massacre: ‘This is it’
By Omar Jimenez and Yon Pomrenze, CNN (CNN) — There are only two people alive who remember firsthand what the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre was…
Continue ReadingSafeSport Center announces changes designed to address widespread complaints
By EDDIE PELLS AP National Writer DENVER (AP) — The U.S. Center for SafeSport has announced 10 changes to the way it operates in a move it says is…
Continue ReadingGreek islands launch special visa program for Turkish visitors in diplomatic effort to calm region
By DEREK GATOPOULOS Associated Press ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Officials on the Greek island of Rhodes have opened a vacation visa terminal for Turkish…
Continue ReadingWWE kicks, punches, slams marketing efforts into high gear ahead of WrestleMania, its big event
By MICHELLE CHAPMAN AP Business Writer This year’s WrestleMania is just days away, but WWE’s marketing campaign for its biggest premium live…
Continue Reading‘I consider myself very lucky’: This man was one of the last to make it off the Baltimore bridge before its collapse
CNN By Omar Jimenez, CNN (CNN) — It was just past 1 a.m. on March 26 and Larry DeSantis was headed to his second job at Herman’s Bakery in…
Continue ReadingUS pushes alternatives to Rafah invasion in Hamas war talks with Israel
By ZEKE MILLER AP White House Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) — Top American and Israeli officials held virtual talks Monday as the U.S. pushed…
Continue ReadingCicadas are nature’s weirdos. They pee stronger than us and an STD can turn them into zombies
By SETH BORENSTEIN AP Science Writer The periodical cicadas that are about to infest two parts of the United States aren’t just plentiful,…
Continue ReadingInvaders from underground are coming in cicada-geddon. It’s the biggest bug emergence in centuries
By SETH BORENSTEIN AP Science Writer Trillions of evolution’s bizarro wonders, red-eyed periodical cicadas that have pumps in their heads and…
Continue ReadingWhite House Easter egg roll draws a huge crowd after storm-delayed start
By DARLENE SUPERVILLE and WILL WEISSERT Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Thunder and lightning delayed the start of the annual Easter egg roll at…
Continue ReadingPowerball jackpot rises to $1.09 billion and stretches a 3-month losing streak
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The Powerball jackpot climbed to an estimated $1.09 billion after no one matched the six numbers drawn Monday night,…
Continue ReadingGreece’s coast guard says 74 migrants have been found in a wooden boat on the Mediterranean Sea
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greek authorities say dozens of migrants found in a wooden boat on the Mediterranean Sea between northern Africa and southern…
Continue ReadingRussian security agency says suspects detained in the Caucasus are linked to Moscow attack
MOSCOW (AP) — Russia’s top security agency said Monday it has broken up what it called a “terrorist cell” in southern Russia…
Continue Reading3 adults and 2 children are crushed to death when strong winds topple trees in Poland
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Emergency responders say strong winds in southern Poland have toppled trees that killed three adults and two children. Local…
Continue ReadingIndonesian President-elect Subianto visits China in bid to strengthen ties
BEIJING (AP) — Indonesian President-elect Prabowo Subianto pledged to continue his country’s “friendly policy” toward China as he met with…
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