Fire damages Massachusetts church after Easter services
CAMBRIDGE A fire broke out at a Massachusetts church not long after Easter services, with more than 100 firefighters working to save the 114-year-old…
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Kimberly Palmer: How to protect parents from financial scams
By KIMBERLY PALMER of NerdWallet Scam artists often target older adults because they hold significant levels of wealth, but family and friends can…
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BEIJING (AP) — A human rights group says two prominent Chinese human rights lawyers have been sentenced to more than a decade in prison. It’s…
Continue Reading Dalai Lama apologizes after video shows him kissing boy
DHARAMSALA, India (AP) — Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama apologized Monday after a video showing him kissing a child on the lips triggered…
Continue Reading Romanian prosecutors search devices in Andrew Tate case
By STEPHEN McGRATH and VADIM GHIRDA Associated Press BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — Romanian prosecutors have carried out forensic searches of…
Continue Reading In mass rally, Israeli settlers march to West Bank outpost
By ILAN BEN ZION Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Thousands of Israelis led by at least seven Cabinet ministers marched to an evacuated West Bank…
Continue Reading In Ukrainian village, a family lives under cloud of shelling
By VASILISA STEPANENKO Associated Press BOHOYAVLENKA, Ukraine (AP) — In a small village in eastern Ukraine the sounds of war echo in the distance…
Continue Reading Pakistanis living abroad sent $2.5 billion home in March
By MUNIR AHMED Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan’s central bank says that Pakistanis living abroad sent $2.5 billion home in March,…
Continue Reading Democratic Sen. Bob Casey of Pennsylvania to seek 4th term
By MARC LEVY Associated Press HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Democratic Sen. Bob Casey says he’ll seek a fourth term, bringing unmatched name recognition…
Continue Reading France: 4 bodies found after Marseille building collapse
MARSEILLE (AP) — Two bodies were found Monday in the rubble following an explosion that collapsed a building in the southern French city of…
Continue Reading Lebanon still proxy battleground, 50 years after Israel raid
By BASSEM MROUE Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — It was a cold night 50 years ago when an Israeli commando team led by a man disguised as a woman…
Continue Reading Baltimore mayor calls for ‘youth curfew’ after 2 teens shot
By The Associated Press The mayor of Baltimore has called for a summer curfew after two teenagers were shot while police were attempting to break up…
Continue Reading Black lawmaker who was expelled reinstated to Tennessee seat
By JONATHAN MATTISE, TRAVIS LOLLER and KIMBERLEE KRUESI Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — One of the two Black Democrats who were expelled…
Continue Reading Money, power, sex: Attorney says slain kids’ mom used all 3
By REBECCA BOONE Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — A mother accused in the triple murder of her two youngest children as well as her new…
Continue Reading As India’s population soars above all, fewer women have jobs
By KRUTIKA PATHI Associated Press MUMBAI, India (AP) — Sheela Singh cried the day she handed in her resignation. For 16 years, she had been a…
Continue Reading Trump’s response to criminal charges revives election lies
By MICHELLE L. PRICE and NICHOLAS RICCARDI Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Legally, the most important words former President Donald Trump said…
Continue Reading Proud Boys leaders’ Jan. 6 sedition trial inches to a close
By MICHAEL KUNZELMAN, ALANNA DURKIN RICHER and LINDSAY WHITEHURST Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — After almost three months of testimony, dozens…
Continue Reading Asian shares mostly higher after mixed day on Wall Street
By ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer Stocks were mostly higher in Asia on Tuesday after a mixed session on Wall Street dominated by speculation…
Continue Reading China military ‘ready to fight’ after drills near Taiwan
By HUIZHONG WU Associated Press TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — China’s military declared Monday it is “ready to fight” after completing three days of…
Continue Reading Jon Rahm rallies to win the Masters as Spanish stars align
By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — Jon Rahm kept hearing how he was destined to win this Masters because so many Spanish stars…
Continue Reading DeSantis to make 1st public appearance in South Carolina
By MEG KINNARD Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is set to make his first public appearance in South Carolina, a…
Continue Reading Man, 58, attacked by shark while surfing off Honolulu
HONOLULU (AP) — Authorities say a surfer was in serious condition after being bitten in the leg by a shark off Honolulu. The city’s Emergency…
Continue Reading Haiti gang ambushes, kills 3 policemen as violence soars
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Authorities say a gang near Haiti’s capital has ambushed and killed three police officers in the latest attack…
Continue Reading King’s coronation: 3 crowns, 2 carriages and a shorter route
By BRIAN MELLEY Associated Press LONDON (AP) — King Charles III plans to take a shortcut and smoother ride to Westminster Abbey for his coronation,…
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Pope at Easter: Pray for Ukrainian, Russian people, refugees
By FRANCES D’EMILIO Associated Press VATICAN CITY (AP) — In an Easter message highlighting hope, Pope Francis on Sunday invoked prayers for…
Continue Reading Pedestrian hit, killed by commuter train in Denver
Associated Press DENVER (AP) — The Denver Police Department said a pedestrian was a hit and killed by a commuter train in Denver on Sunday. The…
Continue Reading Nebraska church raises $520K to erase medical bills
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — A Nebraska church has raised more than $520,000 to pay off the medical bills of residents in its neighborhood, ending the…
Continue Reading Texan declared innocent in slaying now arrested in another
HOUSTON (AP) — A Houston man declared innocent in 2021 after being convicted in a fatal stabbing and serving seven years in prison has been charged…
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‘The Super Mario Bros. Movie’ is a box office smash
By LINDSEY BAHR AP Film Writer Audiences said let’s go to the movie theater for “ The Super Mario Bros. Movie ” this weekend. The animated…
Continue Reading Reports: IS land mine kills at least 6 civilians in Syria
BEIRUT (AP) — Syrian state media says a deadly land mine explosion has killed at least six people. News agency SANA said the explosion Sunday hit…
Continue Reading Suspect arrested in Florida after killings of 3 teens
OCALA, Fla. (AP) — A 16-year-old boy wanted as part of an investigation into the killings of three teenagers in central Florida was captured by…
Continue Reading Guyana’s Rupununi Rodeo celebrates local cowboy culture
By JUAN PABLO ARRAEZ Associated Press LETHEM, Guyana (AP) — Their horses’ hooves kick up dust amid blaring country music as participants enter…
Continue Reading Home-based workers became younger, more diverse in pandemic
By MIKE SCHNEIDER Associated Press People working from home became younger, more diverse, better educated and more likely to move during the worst…
Continue Reading 78-year-old bank heist suspect: ‘I didn’t mean to scare you’
HARRISONVILLE, Mo. (AP) — A 78-year-old woman with two past bank robbery convictions faces new charges after authorities allege she handed a teller…
Continue ReadingExpelled Tennessee lawmakers both seeking seats again
By JONATHAN MATTISE Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Two former Black Democratic lawmakers who were expelled by Republican colleagues in…
Continue Reading Health secretary slams abortion pill ruling as ‘not America’
By HOPE YEN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The nation’s top health official said Sunday that a court ruling threatening the availability…
Continue Reading Cubans seek solutions and solace in Santería amid crises
Associated Press HAVANA (AP) — From a two-room concrete home on the fringes of Cuba’s capital, the rumble of wooden drums spills out onto the…
Continue Reading Ukraine attacks continue amid Easter pleas for peace
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Weekend shelling by Russian forces killed at least seven civilians, Ukrainian officials reported Sunday as Pope Francis and…
Continue Reading Ukrainians celebrate Palm Sunday in church marred by dispute
By SAMYA KULLAB Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Willow branches in hand, Ukrainians marked Palm Sunday in the country’s most revered…
Continue Reading Avalanche in French Alps kills at least 4 people
PARIS (AP) — Four people have died in an avalanche in the French Alps, according to France’s interior minister. Interior Minister Gerald…
Continue Reading Woods withdraws before completing 3rd round of Masters
By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — Tiger Woods withdrew from the Masters before the resumption of the third round because of an…
Continue Reading AMA’s first gay president to take over at tumultuous time
By LINDSEY TANNER AP Medical Writer CHICAGO (AP) — The first openly gay person to lead the American Medical Association takes the reins at a…
Continue Reading Official: Afghan special forces kill 2 IS fighters in raid
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — A regional official says Afghan special forces killed two Islamic State fighters and arrested a third during an operation…
Continue Reading Ilhan Omar embarks on new path no longer defined by ‘firsts’
By FARNOUSH AMIRI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden was winding up for a speech at a Minnesota clean energy facility when he…
Continue Reading Saudi officials visit Yemen’s capital for talks with rebels
By SAMY MAGDY Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — Saudi officials are in Yemen’s capital for talks with the Iran-backed Houthi rebels, part of…
Continue Reading Germany: Hamburg fire smoke halts trains, generates warning
FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Police have warned people in Hamburg, Germany, to close their windows early after a large fire that engulfed several…
Continue Reading South Africa police say prison escapee arrested in Tanzania
By MOGOMOTSI MAGOME Associated Press JOHANNESBURG (AP) — A South African convicted murderer who faked his death to escape from prison has been…
Continue Reading Reports: Tesla plans Shanghai factory for power storage
BEIJING (AP) — Chinese state media say electric car maker Tesla Inc. plans to build a factory in Shanghai to produce power-storage devices for sale…
Continue Reading Police kill suspect, 3 victims die in Florida home shooting
By The Associated Press Police in Florida say four people including a child are dead after a suspect shot three victims and then was killed by police…
Continue Reading Roadside bomb kills two soldiers in NW Pakistan
ISLAMABAD (AP) — The Pakistani military says a roadside bomb killed two soldiers in the country’s northwest. Pakistan is witnessing increased…
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