Articles from the March 22, 2024 edition
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Fill up your gas tank and prepare to wait. Some tips to prepare for April's total solar eclipse
MISSION, Kan. (AP) — Stock up on groceries. Print off driving directions. And be very, very patient. Small towns and rural enclaves along the path of April's total solar eclipse are steeling for huge crowds of sun chasers who plan to catch a g...
Texas school bus with over 40 pre-K students struck by cement truck, killing 2, authorities say
BASTROP, Texas (AP) — A cement truck veered into a school bus carrying more than 40 pre-K students returning from a field trip to a Texas zoo Friday, killing a boy on the bus and a man in another vehicle, authorities said. Officials said the bus r...
Olympics taster: Paris race celebrates the servers who nourish city's life and soul
PARIS (AP) — Usain Bolt's sprint world records were never in danger. Then again, even the world's fastest-ever human likely wouldn't have been so quick while balancing a tray with a croissant, a coffee cup and a glass of water through the streets o...
Maple syrup from New Jersey: You got a problem with that?
GALLOWAY TOWNSHIP, N.J. (AP) — Welcome to New Jersey, known around the world for Tony Soprano, Turnpike tolls, chemical plants, and ... maple syrup? If a university in the southern part of the state has its way, the sticky sweet brown stuff you put o...
Trump's New York hush money case is set for trial April 15
NEW YORK (AP) — Former President Donald Trump will stand trial starting April 15 on charges related to hush money payments meant to cover up claims of marital infidelity, a New York judge ruled Monday in tersely swatting aside defense claims of p...
Israel cancels Washington visit in protest after US lets Gaza cease-fire pass at UN
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has canceled a high-level delegation's planned visit to Washington after the U.S. decided not to use its veto power on Monday's U.N. Security Council resolution for an immediate cease-fire in Gaza. After...
Court agrees to pause collection of Trump's massive civil fraud judgment if he puts up $175M
NEW YORK (AP) — A New York appeals court on Monday agreed to hold off collection of former President Donald Trump's more than $454 million civil fraud judgment if he puts up $175 million within 10 days. If Trump does, it will stop the clock on c...
UN demand for Gaza cease-fire provokes strongest clash between US and Israel since war began
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United Nations Security Council on Monday issued its first demand for a cease-fire in Gaza, with the U.S. angering Israel by abstaining from the vote. Israel responded by canceling a visit to Washington by a high-level d...
Boeing CEO to exit in broad management shakeup as manufacturing issues plague storied plane maker
Boeing CEO David Calhoun will step down from the embattled plane maker at the end of the year as part of a broad management shakeup Monday after a series of mishaps at one of America's iconic manufacturers. Stan Deal, president and CEO of Boeing's co...
Kyiv endures a third bombardment in 5 days as Russia steps up targeting of Ukrainian cities
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia launched missiles against Kyiv for the third time in five days and also targeted other regions Monday as Moscow escalated its aerial bombardment of Ukrainian cities while the front line in the war remains largely s...
Storm threatens snow in the Midwest, thunder in the South. Other parts of the US dig out
Snow, rain and gusting winds lashed a large swath of the Central U.S. on Monday, dashing spring hopes, as the South braced for thunderstorms and possible tornadoes and as the risk of wildfires in southern Texas reached critical levels. The storm hit...
Bracket not busted: All top 8 seeds advance to Sweet 16 in chalky March Madness
March Madness arrived with visions of chaos. Based on last year's bracket, there was little reason to doubt it. The only surprise so far has been the lack of pandemonium. The top two seeds from each region are headed to the Sweet 16 for just the...
As Biden tours the country and visits swing states, Trump is fundraising and playing golf
WASHINGTON (AP) — As President Joe Biden visited five cities in a multiday trip last week, former President Donald Trump was hardly seen in public, spending most of his time in South Florida. Trump has held just a single public campaign event s...
Abducted as babies in the 1970s, these Argentines found a way toward their true identity
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Claudia Poblete can't help it. On certain days, as she passes in front of a church, she automatically crosses herself while her children gaze at her with confusion. She didn't raise them as Catholics — as she was — b...
Supreme Court again confronts the issue of abortion, this time over access to widely used medication
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court will again wade into the fractious issue of abortion this week when it hears arguments over a medication used in the most common way to end a pregnancy, a case with profound implications for millions of women no ma...
How the deadliest attack on Russian soil in years unfolded over the weekend
The auditorium at Crocus City Hall was about three-quarters full, with the crowd waiting to see Picnic, a band popular since the Soviet days of the early 1980s. But the concert was sold out in the 6,200-seat hall, so some of the audience was still...
