Cyprus Cyprus army captain claims he killed 5 women, 2 girlsAssociated Press - By MENELAOS HADJICOSTIS, Associated PressNICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — Police in Cyprus confronted the possibility Thursday that a serial killer had been at large in their midst after an army captain in custody for the deaths of two women claimed responsibility
Minneapolis-Saint Paul, MN Prosecution rests in former Minneapolis officer's trialAssociated Press - By AMY FORLITI, Associated PressMINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Prosecutors rested their case Thursday against a former Minneapolis police officer who shot and killed an unarmed woman who approached his squad car, and it appeared the ex-officer soon
New Jersey Cop, teacher, others accused of trying to lure teens for sexAssociated PressHACKENSACK, N.J. (AP) — Authorities have arrested a police officer, a high school teacher, a minister and 13 others in a sting New Jersey officials said Wednesday was aimed at men who tried to set up encounters
Emmanuel Macron Macron offers tax cut to French workers to quell angerAssociated Press - By SYLVIE CORBET, Associated PressPARIS (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron announced tax cuts for middle-class workers and a more representative parliament on Thursday to quell five months of yellow vest protests that have damaged
Sarah Huckabee Sanders Sanders holds 1st press briefing since Feb. 28, but for kidsAssociated Press - By DARLENE SUPERVILLE, Associated PressWASHINGTON (AP) — White House press secretary Sarah Sanders held her first briefing in more than a month Thursday, but her questioners weren't working journalists. Instead, Sanders made herself available
Northern California Veteran held on attempted murder counts after car hits crowdAssociated Press - By JOCELYN GECKER, JANIE HAR and JULIET WILLIAMS, Associated PressSUNNYVALE, Calif. (AP) — A former Army sharpshooter with a history of post-traumatic stress disorder plowed his car at high speed into a group of pedestrians in a Silicon Valley suburb, injuring eight
Ranil Wickremesinghe AP Interview: Sri Lanka's PM says potential bombers at largeAssociated Press - By EMILY SCHMALL, Associated PressCOLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lanka's prime minister said Thursday that suspects linked to the coordinated Easter Sunday bomb attacks remain at large and could have access to explosives. Some of the suspects
Giraffes US takes step toward listing giraffes as threatened speciesAssociated Press - By MICHAEL BIESECKER, Associated PressWASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration took a first step Thursday toward extending protections for giraffes under the Endangered Species Act, following legal pressure from environmental groups. The
Science AP-NORC Poll: Many blame drug firms for opioid crisisAssociated Press - By MIKE STOBBE and EMILY SWANSON, Associated PressNEW YORK (AP) — About two-thirds of Americans believe drug companies are to blame for the opioid crisis, although nearly as many hold drug users themselves responsible, a new poll finds. The Associated
News Ammonia leak sends 37 to hospitals in Chicago suburbAssociated PressBEACH PARK, Ill. (AP) — Plumes of a toxic gas that leaked in a northern Chicago suburb Thursday morning sent at least 37 people to hospitals and prompted an order for residents to stay inside their homes
Joe Biden Biden hires strategist Symone Sanders, adds diversity to bidAssociated Press - By JULIE PACE and ERRIN HAINES WHACK, Associated PressWASHINGTON (AP) — Joe Biden has hired Symone Sanders, a prominent African American political strategist, as a senior adviser to his newly launched presidential campaign. The move adds a younger, diverse
Bosnia & Herzegovina Thousands mourn Bosnian government critic slain in ambushAssociated Press - By SABINA NIKSIC, Associated PressSARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina (AP) — Sobbing with grief, thousands of Bosnians attended the funeral Thursday of a prominent Bosnia Serb businessman and government critic who was gunned down earlier this
Science Moms-to-be teach each other in monthly group prenatal visitsAssociated Press - By LINDSEY TANNER, AP Medical WriterASHEVILLE, N.C. (AP) — In a big room full of moms-to-be, pregnant women check each other's blood pressure and weight, a nurse-midwife measures their growing bellies, and they all join a seated circle two
Joe Biden One horrifying day in Virginia led to Biden's big 'yes'Associated Press - By THOMAS BEAUMONT, Associated PressJoe Biden spent a hot August day at his lakefront Delaware home watching hatred on display in Charlottesville, Virginia, where, days earlier, torch-wielding white supremacists had marched through town.
News Police: Slain Illinois boy was beaten, put in cold showerAssociated Press - By DON BABWIN, Associated PressCHICAGO (AP) — Police believe an Illinois couple who reported their 5-year-old son missing last week killed him days earlier by beating him and forcing him to stand in a cold shower for an extended period
Catherine Pugh FBI, IRS agents search Baltimore mayor's homes, City HallAssociated Press - By DAVID McFADDEN, Associated PressBALTIMORE (AP) — Federal agents raided the homes and offices of Baltimore's embattled mayor on Thursday amid widening probes to determine whether she used sales of her children's books to disguise government
U.S. Politics Probe clears acting defense head of alleged bias in PentagonAssociated Press - By ROBERT BURNS and LOLITA C. BALDOR, Associated PressWASHINGTON (AP) — The Pentagon's watchdog agency on Thursday cleared Acting Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan of wrongdoing in connection with allegations that he had used his official position to favor
Joe Biden The Latest: Biden team says he has spoken with Anita HillAssociated PressWASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on former Vice President Joe Biden's 2020 presidential bid (all times local): 2:45 p.m. A top aide to Joe Biden says the former vice president has spoken with Anita Hill, treatment
Joe Biden Biden launches 2020 bid warning 'soul' of America at stakeAssociated Press - By STEVE PEOPLES and THOMAS BEAUMONT, Associated PressWASHINGTON (AP) — Former Vice President Joe Biden formally joined the crowded Democratic presidential contest on Thursday, declaring the "soul of this nation" at stake if President Donald Trump wins re-election.
Kim Jong-un At Kim-Putin summit, hearty handshakes and manspreadingAssociated Press - By ERIC TALMADGE, Associated PressTOKYO (AP) — The ambiance was friendly. Nice, comfy seats. An exchange of polite welcomes. North Korean leader Kim Jong Un even managed to match Russian President Vladimir Putin's manspreading — the two
Spain Spain election dominated by uncertainty, splintered rightAssociated Press - By JOSEPH WILSON, Associated PressBARCELONA, Spain (AP) — The outcome of Spain's election on Sunday is anyone's guess. A substantial pool of voters is still undecided. The country's traditional parties have been diluted. And a rising party
Notre Dame Cathedral French police experts start Notre Dame checks after fireAssociated Press - By ANGELA CHARLTON and OLEG CETINIC, Associated PressPARIS (AP) — French police scientists were starting to examine Notre Dame Cathedral on Thursday for the first time since last week's devastating fire. Among their questions: whether cigarette butts from
Carlos Ghosn Nissan ex-chair Ghosn released from Japanese detentionAssociated Press - By YURI KAGEYAMA, AP Business WriterTOKYO (AP) — Former Nissan Chairman Carlos Ghosn walked out of a Japanese detention center Thursday evening, his head held high, after paying 500 million yen ($4.5 million) in bail and winning a court
Uruguay 2 firms first to export LatAm medicinal marijuana to EuropeAssociated Press - By LEONARDO HABERKORN, Associated PressMONTEVIDEO, Uruguay (AP) — Two companies from Uruguay and Colombia will become the first in Latin America to export medical marijuana products to Europe under deals announced Wednesday. Fotmer Life Sciences
Sri Lanka Death toll lowered to 253, Sri Lanka braces for more attacksAssociated Press - By EMILY SCHMALL and BHARATHA MALLAWARACHI, Associated PressCOLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lanka on Thursday lowered the death toll from the Easter suicide bombings by nearly one-third, to 253, as authorities hunted urgently for a least five more suspects and braced
Kim Jong-un The Latest: Seoul hopeful Putin-Kim talks will help peaceAssociated PressVLADIVOSTOK, Russia (AP) — The Latest on the summit between Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un (all times local): 8:40 p.m. South Korea's president says he believes the
Joe Biden Some women of color frustrated by Biden's presidential bidAssociated Press - By JUANA SUMMERS and ERRIN HAINES WHACK, Associated PressHOUSTON (AP) — Former Vice President Joe Biden's decision to enter the Democratic presidential race is causing consternation among some Democrats, particularly women of color, who have been hoping for
Kim Jong-un Putin says he'll brief US on summit with KimAssociated Press - By VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV and ERIC TALMADGE, Associated PressVLADIVOSTOK, Russia (AP) — President Vladimir Putin says he's willing to share details with the United States about his summit on Thursday with Kim Jong Un, potentially raising Russia's influence in the
News Authorities keep distance, yet work with armed border groupAssociated Press - By CEDAR ATTANASIO and ELLIOT SPAGAT, Associated PressSUNLAND PARK, New Mexico (AP) — Authorities on the U.S.-Mexico border have distanced themselves from an armed civilian group that detains asylum-seeking families, but the United Constitutional Patriots
Texas The Latest: Texas executes man for 1998 dragging deathAssociated PressHUNTSVILLE, Texas (AP) — The Latest on the execution of a man who orchestrated the dragging death of James Byrd Jr. nearly 21 years ago in Texas. (all times local): 7:20 p.m. An avowed racist who orchestrated
