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FBI lays out detailed case against Florida man accused in wife's disappearance in Spain
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — The FBI has laid out a detailed case showing why agents believe a Florida man is behind his estranged wife's disappearance from her apartment in Spain but gave no indication about what they think happened to her. Court documents released late Monday...
Rainfall allows Spain's Catalonia to ease water restrictions for 1st time during drought
BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Spain’s Catalonia region will ease restrictions on water use for a wide area including Barcelona after recent rainfall palliated a prolonged drought, regional authorities said Tuesday. Catalonia declared a drought emergency in February when its reservoirs...
Husband of Florida woman missing in Spain is charged with her disappearance
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — The estranged husband of a Florida woman who disappeared three months ago in Spain has been charged by U.S. federal agents with her kidnapping. The FBI and other federal agents arrested David Knezevich at Miami International Airport on Saturday. The...
Spain's Prado Museum confirms rediscovery of lost Caravaggio. Painting will be unveiled May 27
MADRID (AP) — A painting whose auction in Spain was halted in 2021 on suspicion that it might be a Caravaggio has been confirmed as a work by the Italian Baroque master, Spain’s Prado Museum announced Monday. The painting, once considered to have been lost, will be unveiled to...
It's Cinco de Mayo time, and festivities are planned across the US. But in Mexico, not so much
The United States is gearing up for Cinco de Mayo. Music, all-day happy hours and deals on tacos are planned at venues across the country on Sunday — May 5 — in a celebration with widely misunderstood origins that is barely recognized south of the border. In the U.S., the date...
Activist who fought for legal rights for Europe's largest saltwater lagoon wins 'Green Nobel'
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Growing up, Teresa Vicente spent long days in Spain's Mar Menor swimming in transparent waters, cupping seahorses in her hands and partying under the moonlit sky. Out there, she recalled, time stood still. But over the decades, chronic contamination from mining,...
Spain's Prime Minister Sánchez says he'll continue in office after days of reflection
MADRID (AP) — Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez vowed to stay in office and govern “with even more strength” Monday, ending days of speculation he might resign to stop what he called a smear campaign against his wife after she was accused of corruption. Sánchez shocked the...
50 migrants reported missing and 9 rescued after their boat overturns off Spanish Atlantic island
MADRID (AP) — About 50 migrants were missing after their boat overturned some 100 kilometers (60 miles) south of Spain's Canary Island of El Hierro in the Atlantic Ocean, Spanish media reported Monday. The national marine rescue service said one of its helicopters rescued nine...
Video reviews have changed the face of European soccer. One country is holding out
STOCKHOLM (AP) — As the Swedish league got underway this spring, yellow-and-black-clad supporters of Stockholm club AIK held up an enormous banner containing a long, vivid story about the dark forces of modern soccer conquering the world. “The whole world? No!" read the words on...
Bayern and Dortmund seek Champions League glory to kick off big summer of soccer for Germany
It’s shaping up to be quite the few weeks for German soccer. The country is preparing to stage the European Championship over June and July, with Germany’s national team taking a nicely timed upturn in form. Before that, Germany might yet be celebrating having a...
