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"They are our eyes," said Karin happily after releasing the arm of one of the specialised "image whisperers" guiding her and other blind people around Geneva's Red Cross museum.
Her win keeps the court under a 4-3 liberal majority, as it has been since 2023.
Sienna Betts scored 16 points as the UCLA commit led the West to a 104-82 win over the East on Tuesday night in the McDonald’s All-American girls game at Barclays Center. Betts is the younger sister of UCLA All-American Lauren...
Paolo Banchero had 24 points and 10 rebounds, Franz Wagner added 24 points and the Orlando Magic rallied to beat the San Antonio Spurs 116-105. Kentavious Caldwell-Pope added 23 points as the Magic won for the fifth time in seven...
Wisconsin’s photo ID requirement for voting will be elevated from state law to constitutional amendment under a proposal approved by voters. The Republican-controlled Legislature placed the measure on the ballot and pitched it as a way to bolster election security...
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Mario Joseph, a human rights attorney in Haiti known for his involvement in high-profile cases, has died. He was 62.
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — The U.N. food agency is closing all of its bakeries in the Gaza Strip, officials said Tuesday, as supplies dwindle after Israel sealed off the territory from all imports nearly a month ago.
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — The U.N. food agency is closing all of its bakeries in the Gaza Strip, officials said Tuesday, as food supplies dwindle after Israel sealed the territory off from all imports nearly a month ago.
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — A Gulf War Army veteran convicted of the shotgun slayings of his girlfriend and her three children has been scheduled for execution in Florida, the fourth death warrant signed this year by Gov. Ron DeSantis.
Police say a former South Korean lawmaker who had been accused of sexual assault has been found dead
Fire officials say a burst gas pipe has caused a colossal fire in Malaysia.
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — The Chinese military announced large-scale drills in the waters around Taiwan on Tuesday, as it warned the self-ruled island against seeking independence. The joint exercises involve navy, air ground and rocket forces and are meant to be a “severe warning and forceful containment against Taiwan independence,” according to Shi Yi, a [...]
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — The Chinese military announced large-scale drills in the waters around Taiwan on Tuesday as it again warned the self-ruled island against seeking independence.
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — The Chinese military launched large-scale drills in the waters around Taiwan on Tuesday, as it warned the self-ruled island against seeking independence.
BANGKOK (AP) — When the earthquake that hit Myanmar sent its tremors to Thailand, Naruemon Thonglek didn’t immediately know it also had collapsed a high-rise building under construction in Bangkok.
Baseball players’ union head Tony Clark earned $3.41 million last year, down from $4.25 million in 2023 when he received a $1 million bonus that followed collective bargaining. Deputy director Bruce Meyer earned $1.53 million, a slight decrease from $1.55...
MOSCOW (AP) — Russia’s Supreme Court on Monday said it received a petition from the prosecutor general’s office to lift the ban on Afghanistan’s Taliban, who were outlawed two decades ago as a terrorist group. The court said in a statement that it would hold a hearing on the petition, submitted by Prosecutor General Igor [...]
On the campaign trail, Donald Trump used contentiousness around transgender people's access to sports and bathrooms to fire up conservative voters and sway undecideds. And in his first months back in office, Trump has pushed the issue further, erasing mention...
Stanford has hired former NFL head coach Frank Reich as the interim football coach following the firing of Troy Taylor
Stanford has hired former NFL head coach Frank Reich as the interim football coach following the firing of Troy Taylor, a person familiar with the move told The Associated Press. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because the hiring...
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro told Reuters on Monday that a court ruling that banned French far-right leader Marine Le Pen from seeking public office for five years was "left-wing judicial activism" of the kind...
By Rodrigo Viga GaierRIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) -Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro told Reuters on Monday that a court ruling that banned...
By I. Edwards HealthDay ReporterMONDAY, March 31, 2025 (HealthDay News) -- A new drug may help protect millions of people from heart attacks and...
A French court has convicted Marine Le Pen of embezzlement and barred her from seeking public office for five years. Monday's ruling was a hammer blow to the far-right leader’s presidential hopes and an earthquake for French politics. Le Pen’s...
Authorities in Thailand are investigating possible factors that led to the devastating collapse of a Bangkok construction site, where dozens remained missing on Monday, three days after a massive earthquake centred in Myanmar.
The Toronto Maple Leafs blew a two-goal lead before rallying for a 3-2 victory over the Anaheim Ducks. Steven Lorentz scored the tiebreaker with 8:25 to play. Max Domi and Mitch Marner also scored and Joseph Woll made 28 saves...
President Donald Trump said he plans to start his reciprocal tariff push with “all countries,” tamping down speculation that he could limit the initial scope of tariffs set to be unveiled April 2.
Maxim Naumov's performance at the world championships, just months after a plane crash claimed his parents' lives, brought the crowd to its feet.
The biggest revelation from Major League Baseball’s opening weekend was not the Dodgers’ 5-0 dominance, the four home runs hit already by Eugenio Suarez, or Miami’s three consecutive walk-off wins.
CLEVELAND (AP) — Jarrett Allen scored 25 points, Donovan Mitchell added 24 and the Cleveland Cavaliers held off the Los Angeles Clippers 127-122 on Sunday afternoon.
Elon Musk has given out $1 million checks to two Wisconsin voters, declaring them spokespeople for his political group. That's ahead of a Wisconsin Supreme Court election that the tech billionaire cast as critical to President Donald Trump’s agenda and...
Rookie Riley Tiernan scored the go-ahead goal in the second half and Angel City defeated the visiting Seattle Reign 2-1 on Sunday night in the National Women’s Soccer League. Racing Louisville won at Chicago 1-0 after a two-hour weather delay...
By Andy Sullivan(Reuters) -Billionaire Elon Musk on Sunday handed out million-dollar checks to two voters in Wisconsin and promised smaller...
Houston Rockets forward Dillon Brooks was ejected Sunday night against the Phoenix Suns after a brief shoving match with Kevin Durant. Brooks was whistled for a foul on Durant with 4:48 left in the second quarter and Houston leading 55-38....
Seven players and members of coaching staff were ejected after a wild brawl broke out during the Minnesota Timberwolves' 123-104 victory over the Detroit Pistons in the NBA on Sunday.
President Donald Trump has lashed out at both Vladimir Putin and Volodymyr Zelenskyy, expressing frustration with the Russian and Ukrainian leaders as he struggles to forge a truce to end the war. Although Trump insisted to reporters on Sunday that...
R.J. Barrett scored 31 points and the Toronto Raptors beat Philadelphia 127-109 to send the 76ers to their eighth straight loss. Ja’Kobe Walter scored 17 points on 5 of 11 shooting, including 3 for 5 from 3-point range, for the...
Wisconsin’s attorney general has asked the liberal-controlled state Supreme Court to stop billionaire Elon Musk from handing over $1 million checks to two voters. The request comes hours before President Donald Trump’s ally plans the giveaway at an evening rally...
Indirect negotiations have been unsuccessful for years since Mr. Trump initially withdrew the U.S. from Tehran's nuclear deal with world powers in 2018.
Richard Chamberlain, TV actor who starred in 'Dr. Kildare,' dies at 90
At least half of U.S. states now outlaw devices that can convert pistols into machine guns. Alabama and New Mexico are the latest to take a stand against against so-called Glock switches. The small parts can be attached to handguns...
Klay Thompson scored 20 points, P.J. Washington had 19 and the Dallas Mavericks beat the Chicago Bulls 120-119 on Saturday night. Dallas moved 1 1/2 games ahead of idle Phoenix for the final spot in the Western Conference play-in tournament....
The prime minister of Denmark is now scheduled to visit Greenland shortly after Vice President JD Vance and other high-ranking U.S. officials capped off a visit to a U.S. Space Force base on the arctic island late this week. Danish...
Prime Minister Mark Carney is embroiled in controversy after a Canadian news outlet discovered at least 10 instances of possible plagiarism in his 1995 Oxford thesis.
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 33 points and the Oklahoma City Thunder routed the Indiana Pacers 132-111 for their ninth straight win. Gilgeous-Alexander, the league’s leading scorer, made 10 of 23 field goals and 10 of 12 free throws. Lu Dort scored...
China's fury at the sale of Panama Canal ports to a US-led consortium reflects how container hubs have become prized currency as Beijing and Washington vie for global influence, analysts say.
Morocco is spending hundreds of millions of dollars on tapping northern rivers to supply water to parched cities farther south but experts question the sustainability of the project in the face of climate change.
Ilia Malinin dazzled with six quadruple jumps, including a quadruple Axel, in his closing free skate Saturday to win his second straight men's figure skating world title.
HARTBEESPOORT, South Africa (AP) — Dozens of tiny black weevils cling onto a fern plant as it is tossed onto a leafy green mat coating the surface of South Africa’s Crocodile River. Those weevils aren’t tossed into the river by accident: scientists hope that the insects and their larvae will munch their way through the [...]
A Wisconsin judge has declined to stop billionaire Elon Musk from handing over $1 million checks to two voters in the state at a planned rally days before the closely contested Supreme Court election
Rescuers in Myanmar were cheered as they carried 30-year-old Phyu Lay Khaing away on a stretcher.
Myanmar’s ruling military has said on state television that the confirmed death toll from a devastating earthquake rose to more than 1,600. Saturday's new total of 1,644 is a sharp rise compared to the 1,002 total announced just hours earlier....
The deadline to either opt-in or opt-out for government-run wildfire debris removal has been extended. FEMA made the announcement on Friday, stating that the new deadline to submit a Right of Entry form is April 15 for single-family homes affected by the deadly and devastating January wildfires. All property owners should submit an ROE [...]
ISTANBUL (AP) — Hundreds of thousands of protesters again congregated in Istanbul Saturday to how their support for the city's imprisoned mayor and demand his release.
Myanmar's ruling military says on state television that confirmed death toll from earthquake rises to more than 1,600.
A new round of finger-pointing among Democrats about the 2024 presidential election raises more questions than it answers, chief among them why the party wasn’t better prepared for the possibility that former President Joe Biden might not be up for...
Synthetic dyes used to make brightly colored cereals, drinks and candies are coming under scrutiny in states across the country.
A powerful earthquake has rocked Myanmar and caused extensive damage across a wide swath of one of the world’s poorest countries. Officials warn that the initial death toll -- above 140 -- is likely to rise in the days ahead....
Russian-born tennis player Daria Kasatkina says she is switching allegiances to Australia after her application for permanent residency was accepted by the Australian government. The 27-year-old Kasatkina was a French Open semifinalist in 2022 and is currently ranked 12th. The...
Jonah Heim hit two solo homers and rookie Jack Leiter allowed one run over five innings for his first big league win as the Texas Rangers beat the Boston Red Sox 4-1. Heim’s second homer put Texas up 2-1 in...
SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — Brad Marchand capped his Florida debut by setting up Sam Bennett’s winner with 41.1 seconds left in overtime, and the Panthers defeated the Utah Hockey Club 2-1 on Friday night.
Stephen Curry scored 23 points in his return from a two-game absence and the Golden State Warriors beat the New Orleans Pelicans 111-95. Coming back from a March 20 pelvic bruise, Curry hit five 3-pointers. Jimmy Butler had 18 points...
Ashley Hatch scored two first-half goals and the Washington Spirit beat Bay FC 2-0 in the National Women’s Soccer League. The Houston Dash and Gotham FC played to a scoreless draw in Friday’s other game. Hatch scored on almost identical...
AMSTERDAM - Chemical weapons inspectors have been taken by Syria's caretaker authorities to previously unseen production and storage locations...
A powerful earthquake has rocked Myanmar and neighboring Thailand, killing at least 150 people, mostly in Myanmar, where a bridge and a dam collapsed. Seven people in Bangkok died and dozens wer buried when a high-rise building under construction collapsed....
THE HAGUE - The World Court said on Friday it would hear a case brought by Sudan demanding emergency measures against the United Arab Emirates and...
SCHOENEICHE, Germany (AP) — The U.S. government is on a global egg hunt, seeking exports from countries in Europe and elsewhere to ease a severe shortage that has caused egg prices at grocery stores to hit record highs.
By John KruzelWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Donald Trump asked the U.S. Supreme Court on Friday to allow his use of a 1798 law to swiftly deport alleged...
SANTIAGO (AP) — El presidente chileno Gabriel Boric declaró el viernes ante un fiscal en el marco de la investigación por la frustrada compra por parte del Estado de la casa del exmandatario Salvador Allende, una transacción que ha generado...
President Donald Trump signed an executive order to root out and remove those exhibits at the nation's Smithsonian museums that display "improper ideology" -- that is, the kind that advance Marxist and anti-American values and viewpoints. Let the purge go forth!
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration on Friday asked the Supreme Court for permission to resume deportations of Venezuelan migrants to El Salvador under an 18th century wartime law, while a court fight continues. The emergency appeal to the high court follows a rejection of the Republican administration’s plea to the federal appeals court in [...]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah has become the first state to ban fluoride in public drinking water, despite widespread opposition from dentists and national health organizations. Republican Gov. Spencer Cox signed legislation late Thursday that bars cities and communities from deciding whether to add the mineral to their water systems. Fluoride strengthens teeth and [...]
By Devjyot Ghoshal, Poppy McPherson, Amy Lv and Neha AroraBANGKOK (Reuters) - When armed rebels seized northern Myanmar's rare-earths mining belt...
Was classified information shared? Senators overseeing military request probe into Signal leak
DETROIT (AP) — Thomas Chabot and Tim Stutzle scored in the first period for Ottawa and the Senators held off the Detroit Red Wings in a 4-3 victory Thursday night.
CHICAGO (AP) — A federal judge has temporarily blocked the U.S. Department of Labor from implementing parts of President Donald Trump’s executive orders aimed at curbing diversity, equity and inclusion efforts among federal contractors and grant recipients.
Thomas Chabot and Tim Stutzle scored in the first period for Ottawa and the Senators held off the Detroit Red Wings in a 4-3 victory. Linus Ullmark made 31 saves and David Perron and Michael Amadio also had goals for...
Matt Boldy had the go-ahead goal in the second period for the Minnesota Wild in a 4-2 victory over the Washington Capitals. Frederick Gaudreau had two goals and Jon Merrill also scored for the Wild. They are the only NHL...
MANILA (Reuters) -U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth reaffirmed the United States' "ironclad commitment" to the Mutual Defense Treaty with the...
MANILA (Reuters) -U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth reaffirmed the United States' "ironclad commitment" to the Mutual Defense Treaty with the Philippines, saying in Manila on Friday that deterrence was needed in the South China Sea due to China's actions.
Trump is deserving of boos, but the players and fans visiting from Baltimore as our guests are not
Vladimir Putin has been plagued by constant speculation of serious ill health over recent months and years.
By David ShepardsonWASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. senators on Thursday criticized the Federal Aviation Administration for failing to act for years to...
Europe lashes out over Trump auto tariffs and the economic threat to both continents
(Reuters) - Russian shelling on Thursday killed at least two people, damaged railway infrastructure and partially disrupted power supplies in...
It's a small world after all. As America embarks on its "America First" foreign policy, many non-Americans are feeling unwelcome. Dozens of countries have issued travel advisories to their citizens amid the crackdown on immigrants in the United States. Some, such as Canada, are advising against travel to the U.S. as President Trump tries to [...]
Europe says no to President Donald Trump's attempts to secure some sanction relief for Russia as he tries to make a Black Sea ceasefire deal between Russia and Ukraine.
Four U.S. soldiers went missing during tactical training in Lithuania, not far from its border with Belarus, officials said. The missing Americans were riding in their M88 recovery vehicle, which "was discovered submerged in a body of water in a training area," the Army said.
(Reuters) - Shares of Kyndryl fell more than 11% on Thursday, after a research report from short-seller Gotham City alleged the IT services...
A Turkish student ambushed by federal police as she walked on the streets of a Boston suburb is the latest supporter of Palestinian causes to be swept up in the Trump administration’s crackdown on immigrants who have expressed their political...
BERLIN (AP) — Jacob Elordi is gearing up for another busy year.
Anti-war protests in Gaza called for Hamas' ouster, with hundreds displaying rare dissent against the militant group that has ruled since 2007.
By Dennis Thompson HealthDay ReporterTHURSDAY, March 27, 2025 (HealthDay News) -- The nose might know whether a person is showing early signs of...
An Associated Press review finds a new American airstrike campaign against Yemen’s Houthi rebels appears more intense and more extensive. The U.S. is moving from solely targeting launch sites to firing at ranking personnel as well as dropping bombs in...
The Match Factory has closed multiple distribution deals for the Berlinale Competition title “Dreams,” directed by Michel Franco, and starring Jessica Chastain and Isaac Hernández. The Match Factory has secured distribution in France (Metropolitan Filmexport), Germany and Austria (Weltkino Filmverleih), Italy (Fandango), Spain (Sideral), Scandinavia (Lucky Dogs), Poland (Best Film), Benelux (Paradiso), the Baltics (ACME [...]
In a wide-ranging keynote address at Series Mania in Lille, M6 CEO David Larramendy laid out his ambitious vision for the future of one of France’s leading broadcasters. Reflecting on a transformative year and anticipating further changes, Larramendy emphasized the group’s strategic pivot toward streaming, fiction, and content reinvention in a competitive global media landscape. [...]
SARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina (AP) — A Bosnian court said Thursday it was seeking an international arrest warrant for Bosnian Serb President Milorad Dodik, who is facing legal action for his separatist policies.
Zelensky smoothed things over after an Oval Office blow-up, but it will only get harder as he balances Trump’s personality and Ukraine’s needs.
By Dennis Thompson HealthDay ReporterTHURSDAY, March 27, 2025 (HealthDay News) -- HIV could explode worldwide in the wake of U.S. cuts to foreign...
Vladimir Putin has been warned to 'play ball' ahead of upcoming talks aimed at brokering a peace deal in the Ukraine-Russia war