The Moscow concert hall attack wasn’t the first during Putin’s 25-year rule
By The Associated Press The attack on a Moscow concert hall in which armed men opened fire and set the building ablaze, killing at least 133 people,…
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Heavy rains kill at least 7 in Rio de Janeiro state, 4-year-old rescued after 16 hours under mud
PETROPOLIS, Brazil (AP) — Heavy rains in Rio de Janeiro state have killed at least seven people, authorities said Saturday, while a 4-year-old girl…
Continue ReadingA Chinese pastor is released after 7 years in prison, only to find himself unable to get an ID
By HUIZHONG WU Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — A pastor in China has been released after serving seven years in prison. But The Rev. John Sanqiang…
Continue ReadingRemains of an ancient dinner still sit in a Bronze Age village 2,850 years later
By Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) — Every ancient object has a story to tell. When researchers dust off an item during an excavation, a new…
Continue ReadingWashington approves $228 million in US military aid to the three Baltic states, Estonia says
HELSINKI (AP) — Estonia’s defense officials say the U.S. Congress has passed a bill that involves a total of $228 million in military and…
Continue ReadingA losing candidate in Indonesia’s presidential election demands a revote, alleging fraud
By NINIEK KARMINI and FADLAN SYAM Associated Press JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — The camp of Indonesia’s losing presidential candidate has filed a…
Continue ReadingCanada holds a state funeral to honor Brian Mulroney, one of its most consequential prime ministers
By ROB GILLIES Associated Press TORONTO (AP) — Politicians, dignitaries and celebrities joined members of the public at a state funeral to honor…
Continue ReadingCameron Diaz and Benji Madden announce birth of ‘awesome’ baby boy, Cardinal, in Instagram post
By The Associated Press Actress Cameron Diaz and her musician husband, Benji Madden, say they are “blessed and grateful” to have welcomed a baby…
Continue Reading2 crew members die during ‘incident’ on Holland America cruise ship
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Two crew members on a Holland America cruise ship died during an “incident” in the ship’s engineering space,…
Continue ReadingMuseum, historical group launch search for wreckage of ace pilot Richard Bong’s crashed plane
SUPERIOR, Wis. (AP) — A Wisconsin museum is partnering with a historical preservation group in a search for the wreckage of World War II ace…
Continue ReadingUN chief says it’s time to ‘truly flood’ Gaza with aid and calls starvation there an outrage
By SAMY MAGDY, AMR NABIL and SAM METZ Associated Press RAFAH CROSSING, Egypt (AP) — U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres stood near a long line…
Continue ReadingWhat we know about the Moscow concert hall attack
By Lauren Said-Moorhouse, CNN (CNN) — Russia has been left reeling in the wake of the nation’s worst terrorist attack in decades. ISIS has…
Continue ReadingThe double cancer blow to Kate and King Charles leaves Britain’s royal family depleted and strained
By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The Princess of Wales’ disclosure that she has cancer and will take time off to recover leaves the…
Continue ReadingThe ‘Goon Squad’ case yielded stiff federal sentences. Still, some Black Mississippians wonder how much has really changed
By Emma Tucker, CNN Rankin County, Mississippi (CNN) — On the eve of the final two federal sentencing hearings last month in the case of a pair…
Continue ReadingChevron manager jailed in Venezuela amid crackdown on government critics
By JOSHUA GOODMAN and REGINA GARCIA CANO MIAMI (AP) — The Associated Press has learned that a former Venezuelan fighter pilot jailed in Venezuela…
Continue ReadingA Russian Soyuz rocket with 3 astronauts blasts off to the International Space Station
MOSCOW (AP) — A Russian Soyuz rocket carrying three astronauts to the International Space Station has blasted off two days after its launch was…
Continue ReadingWhat is Palm Sunday? Why is the donkey important to the story? And how is it celebrated worldwide?
By LUIS ANDRES HENAO Associated Press Palm Sunday commemorates the Christian belief in the triumphal entry of Jesus into Jerusalem, when he was…
Continue ReadingArizona expects to be back at the center of election attacks. Its top officials are going on offense
By ALI SWENSON Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — Preparing for the worst has become the leading strategy for Arizona election officials since 2020,…
Continue ReadingArizona expects to be back at the center of election attacks. Its top officials are going on offense
By ALI SWENSON Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — The room sits behind a chain-link fence, then black iron gates. Guards block the entrance, which…
Continue ReadingAI chatbots are here to help with your mental health, despite limited evidence they work
By MATTHEW PERRONE AP Health Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Download the mental health chatbot Earkick and you’re greeted by a bandana-wearing panda…
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