Norway’s hospitalized king gets a pacemaker in Malaysia after falling ill during vacation
By JARI TANNER Associated Press HELSINKI (AP) — The royal house of Norway says King Harald has been implanted with a temporary pacemaker at a…
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No twerking. No drinking. No smoking. But it’s still a party at this Christian nightclub
By LUIS ANDRES HENAO and JESSIE WARDARSKI Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The young crowd at a Nashville nightclub was ready to dance…
Continue Reading 2 races, including crowded chief justice campaign, could push Arkansas court further to the right
By ANDREW DeMILLO Associated Press LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Two races for the Arkansas Supreme Court could push a court that’s been targeted…
Continue Reading Where will you be for the April 8 total solar eclipse? There’s still time to grab a spot
By STEPHANIE NANO Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — There are just a few weeks left to pick your spot to see the total solar eclipse on April 8 in…
Continue Reading Germany investigates after a recording of its officers discussing aid to Ukraine is leaked in Russia
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — German authorities say they are investigating after an audio recording was published in Russia in which German military…
Continue Reading Truck driver pulled to safety after crash leaves vehicle dangling over bridge across Ohio River
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — The driver of a semi-truck was pulled to safety Friday by firefighters following a crash that left the vehicle dangling over…
Continue Reading Firefighters face difficult weather conditions as they battle the largest wildfire in Texas history
By SEAN MURPHY, JIM VERTUNO and KEN MILLER Associated Press STINNETT, Texas (AP) — Firefighters in Texas faced rising temperatures, whipped-up…
Continue Reading Israeli strikes kill 7 Hezbollah members in south Lebanon
By MOHAMMED ZAATARI Associated Press SIDON, Lebanon (AP) — An Israeli drone strike hit a car in south Lebanon Saturday morning, killing three…
Continue Reading US says Israel has agreed to the framework for a Gaza cease-fire. Hamas must now decide
By WAFAA SHURAFA and SAMY MAGDY Associated Press RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israel has essentially endorsed a framework of a proposed Gaza cease-fire…
Continue Reading A ship earlier hit by Yemen’s Houthi rebels sinks in the Red Sea, the first vessel lost in conflict
By JON GAMBRELL Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A ship attacked by Yemen’s Houthi rebels has sunk in the Red Sea after…
Continue Reading Navalny’s mother brings flowers to his grave a day after thousands attended his funeral in Moscow
By ELISE MORTON Associated Press Lyudmila Navalnaya and Alla Abrosimova, the mother and mother-in-law of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny,…
Continue Reading South African soldier kills a colleague and himself in eastern Congo
By MOGOMOTSI MAGOME Associated Press JOHANNESBURG (AP) — A South African soldier deployed in Congo has shot dead a colleague and then turned the…
Continue Reading Russian drone strike on the Ukrainian port city of Odesa kills 7
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine’s State Emergency Service says seven people were killed when debris from a Russian drone hit an apartment block in…
Continue Reading Hard-liners are leading in vote count in Iran’s parliamentary election after record-low turnout
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran’s hard-liners are leading in an initial vote count in the capital Tehran, state media reported…
Continue Reading Drone crash damages an apartment building in St Petersburg, Russia state media says
MOSCOW (AP) — Russia’s state news agency says a drone crashed into an apartment building in St. Petersburg. RIA Novosti said six people…
Continue Reading A massive blizzard howls in the Sierra Nevada. High winds and heavy snow close roads and ski resorts
By BROOKE HESS and KEN RITTER Associated Press TRUCKEE, Calif. (AP) — A powerful blizzard that a meteorologist termed “as bad as it gets”…
Continue Reading Last surviving member of the first team to conquer Mount Everest says it is crowded and dirty now
By BINAJ GURUBACHARYA Associated Press KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — The only surviving member of the mountaineering expedition that first conquered…
Continue Reading Haruki Murakami unveils his new short story at a Tokyo literary event
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Only 1,100 lucky audience members were there to hear the yet-to-be published short story…
Continue Reading A party like no other? Asia’s richest man celebrates son’s prenuptials with a star-studded bash
By ASHOK SHARMA Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — Tycoons from around the world, heads of state, as well as Hollywood and Bollywood stars have…
Continue Reading In Senegal’s capital, Nicaragua is a hot ticket among travel agents as migrants try to reach US
By BABA AHMED Associated Press DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Gueva Ba tried to reach Europe by boat 11 times from Morocco, failing each attempt. Then, in…
Continue Reading Alaska’s Iditarod dogs get neon visibility harnesses after 5 were fatally hit while training
By MARK THIESSEN Associated Press ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — The Iditarod, the annual sled dog race celebrating Alaska’s official state sport,…
Continue Reading Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton beat impeachment. Now he wants Super Tuesday revenge on his foes
By JIM VERTUNO Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton beat impeachment. On Super Tuesday, he wants political…
Continue Reading North Carolina is among GOP states to change its voting rules. The primary will be a test
By AYANNA ALEXANDER, GARY D. ROBERTSON and CHRISTINA A. CASSIDY Associated Press GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina’s Super Tuesday ballot…
Continue Reading Divided Michigan GOP finds common ground in awarding all its presidential delegates to Trump
By JOEY CAPPELLETTI Associated Press GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) — Michigan Republicans awarded all 39 of the state’s remaining presidential…
Continue Reading Ukraine’s troops are rationing ammunition. Yet House Republicans plan to take weeks to mull more aid
By STEPHEN GROVES and LISA MASCARO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Ukrainian drones fly without ammunition. Russian artillery unleash deadly…
Continue Reading Trump wins caucuses in Missouri and Idaho and sweeps Michigan GOP convention
By SUMMER BALLENTINE and JONATHAN J. COOPER Associated Press COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Former President Donald Trump continued his march toward the GOP…
Continue Reading Peace, music and memories: As the 1960s fade, historians scramble to capture Woodstock’s voices
By MICHAEL LIEDTKE Associated Press BETHEL, N.Y. (AP) — Woodstock didn’t even happen in Woodstock. The fabled music festival, seen as one of…
Continue Reading As Sweden joins NATO, it bids farewell to more than two centuries of neutrality
By DAVID KEYTON Associated Press STOCKHOLM (AP) — Sweden’s last war ended in 1814, and when the rifles and cannons it aimed at Norway fell…
Continue Reading ‘They wanted to humiliate us.’ Palestinian women detained by Israel allege abuse in Israeli custody
By JULIA FRANKEL Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Nabela thought the United Nations school in Gaza City was a safe haven. Then, the Israeli army…
Continue Reading A New Jersey city that limited street parking hasn’t had a traffic death in 7 years
By JEFF McMURRAY Associated Press Street parking was already scarce in Hoboken, New Jersey, when the death of an elderly pedestrian spurred city…
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