CP April 17 (Reuters) – Haiti and the Dominican Republic agreed to open the airspace between the two countries starting in May, according to a statement on Friday, after flights had been suspended more than two years earlier. “This measure aims to facilitate mobility, boost economic ties and strengthen relations between the two countries,” the countries …
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A federal judge has sentenced a former Wisconsin man to 20 months in prison for funneling hundreds of thousands of dollars into domestic political campaigns after moving to another country and renouncing his U.S. citizenship. Court records show U.S. District Judge James Peterson sentenced Roger Hoffman on Wednesday. He also ordered …
KYIV, April 18 (Reuters) – Russian attacks overnight damaged port infrastructure in Ukraine’s southern Odesa region and caused blackouts for 380,000 consumers in the country’s north, officials said. Drones damaged agricultural warehouses, depots and administrative buildings, Oleh Kiper, the Odesa regional governor, said on the Telegram app. There were no casualties, he added. Russian forces …
MOSCOW, April 18 (Reuters) – Ukrainian drones struck industrial targets overnight in the Volga river cities of Syzran and Novokuibyshevsk in Russia’s Samara region, local governor Vyacheslav Fedorischev said on Saturday, adding that the attack was continuing. He did not name the facilities struck, but both cities host oil refineries that have been repeatedly struck …
The sports power couple announced Friday that they are ending their 10-year relationship and phasing out their popular podcast, “A Touch More.” They dropped the news together on the podcast. “I hope you all know we put a lot of thought and care into this,” said Rapinoe, who rose to fame as a member of …
The actor told Harper’s Bazaar she is “very grateful” to be welcoming a child with partner Tanguy Destable, 45, a French electronic music producer known by his stage name, Tepr. “Tanguy and I are very excited,” she told the outlet. “I’m just very grateful. I know it’s such a privilege and a miracle.” The actor …
CHICAGO (AP) — Moisés Ballesteros, Nico Hoerner and Ian Happ homered, and the Chicago Cubs handed the Mets their ninth straight loss, pounding New York 12-4 on Friday. The Mets’ skid is their worst since the 2004 team dropped 11 straight. They’ve been outscored 56-16 during the streak. Chicago scored in double digits for the …
April 17 (Reuters) – Lawyers for Donald Trump and the Internal Revenue Service are in talks to settle the U.S. president’s $10 billion lawsuit against the tax collection agency for leaking his tax returns to the media in 2019 and 2020. In a Friday filing in Miami federal court, the lawyers asked a judge to …
PHOENIX (AP) — Golden State coach Steve Kerr is contemplating his future, the four-time NBA champion coach suggesting after the Warriors’ season ended Friday night that there is a chance he might not be back with the club next season. “It might still go on. It may not,” Kerr said after the Warriors lost in …
A new Kansas law will allow college students to sue their schools for free-speech violations. In Tennessee, a new law will encourage teachers and professors to include “the positive impacts of religion” in American history courses. The common factor: Both are being done in the name of Charlie Kirk. The laws are among the first …