By TALES AZZONI AP Sports Writer MADRID (AP) — Karim Benzema converted his penalty kick and received a standing ovation from fans before being substituted at the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium. It was the end of his memorable career with Real Madrid. Benzema was replaced after scoring the 72nd-minute equalizer in the 1-1 draw against Athletic
Continue Reading By COSTAS KANTOURIS and DEMETRIS NELLAS Associated Press THESSALONIKI, Greece (AP) — Greek authorities say they have rescued 91 migrants from a river islet and transferred them to a processing center near the border with Turkey. Police said Sunday that the group included 32 men, 25 women and 34 children. The Red Cross was present
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On Sunday’s episode of Face the Nation, Louisiana Representative Garret Graves spoke with Margaret Brennan about the successful debt ceiling deal and future deals on other issues like immigration reform and border security.
Continue Reading By GERALD IMRAY Associated Press CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — South African police say the death toll has risen to eight in a mass shooting at a men’s hostel near the eastern city of Durban. Seven men were declared dead immediately after the shooting in the pre-dawn hours of Saturday in the Umlazi township.
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The Senate passed the bipartisan budget deal in a 63-to-36 vote Thursday, and the House passed the legislation a day earlier by a vote of 314-to-117.
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PHOENIX (AP) — The Arizona Diamondbacks have extended manager Torey Lovullo’s contract through the 2024 season. The deal announced Sunday is the third straight one-year extension for the longest-tenured manager in team history. Lovullo is 446-483 in seven seasons, with one playoff appearance. Lovullo led the Diamondbacks to the 2017 National League division series his
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Secretary of Health and Human Services Xavier Becerra announced the funding in Long Beach. Becerra announced the new funding, millions of dollars worth, to specifically give more mental health access to LGBTQ+ youth.
Continue Reading AMSTERDAM (AP) — The blockbuster exhibition of paintings by Dutch Master Johannes Vermeer has closed its doors for the final time. The national art and history museum of the Netherlands is hailing the show as its most successful ever. The Rijksmuseum said Sunday that the exhibition that brought together 28 of the 37 paintings generally
Continue Reading KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — An education official in northern Afghanistan says nearly 80 girls at two primary schools have been poisoned in a targeted campaign. It’s the first time such an attack has happened since the Taliban took over the country in August 2021 and started cracking down on the rights of Afghan females. Girls
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First responders were called to a five-vehicle crash near 67th Avenue and Coolidge Street, south of Camelback Road, around 12:45pm. Police say three cars were heading north when one driver attempted to pass another vehicle, but lost control.
Continue Reading GRAYLING TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) — Authorities say a Michigan wildfire that’s burned more than 3 square miles amid hot, dry conditions was sparked by a campfire. The state Department of Natural Resources said Sunday that the Wilderness Trail Fire in Crawford County began about 1 p.m. Saturday near Staley Lake in Grayling Township and was
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In an exclusive interview with The Associated Press, he offered a guide to his favorite formats, explaining why it matters and even where he likes to sit so that audiences don’t feel like they need a film school degree (or one in theoretical physics) before settling on a theater.
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“Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse” opened in U.S. and Canadian theaters with a massive $120.5 million, more than tripling the debut of the 2018 animated original and showing the kind of movie-to-movie box-office growth that would be the envy of even the mightiest of Hollywood franchises.
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Sixteen Venezuelan and Colombian migrants who entered the country through Texas were flown to California by chartered plane and dropped off outside a church in Sacramento, Gov. Gavin Newsom and migrant rights advocates said Saturday.
Continue Reading By JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) — “Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse” opened in U.S. and Canadian theaters with a massive $120.5 million, more than tripling the debut of the 2018 animated original and showing the kind of movie-to-movie box-office growth that would be the envy of even the mightiest of Hollywood franchises.
Continue Reading By SAM MEDNICK Associated Press DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Senegal’s government has temporarily suspended mobile phone data as the country reels from days of deadly clashes between police and supporters of opposition leader Ousmane Sonko. The statement on Sunday comes after days of deadly clashes throughout the West African nation between Sonko’s supporters and police.
Continue Reading By The Associated Press DAVENPORT, Iowa (AP) — The body of one of three men who had been missing after the partial collapse of an apartment building in Davenport, Iowa, has been found. A city official confirms that Branden Colvin Sr.’s body was recovered Saturday. Colvin is the first person confirmed to have died in
Continue Reading ISTANBUL, Turkey (AP) — NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg says representatives from Turkey and Sweden will meet in just over a week to try to bridge their differences about the Nordic country joining the military alliance. Stoltenberg made no breakthrough on the membership impasse during meetings with President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and other senior Turkish officials
Continue Reading LONDON (AP) — London police say a soccer fan who attended the FA Cup final has been charged for wearing an offensive jersey that apparently referred to the 1989 Hillsborough Stadium disaster where 97 Liverpool fans died after being crushed. Metropolitan Police said that a 33-year-old Warwickshire man was charged Sunday with displaying threatening or
Continue Reading By THALIA BEATY, BRENDAN FARRINGTON and HANNAH SCHOENBAUM Associated Press TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Debate surrounding Florida’s new restrictions on gender-affirming care focused largely on transgender children. But a new law that Republican presidential candidate and Gov. Ron DeSantis signed last month also made it difficult – even impossible – for many transgender adults to
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