3 killed and 3 hurt when car flies into power pole, knocking out electricity in Pasadena, California

PASADENA, Calif. (AP) — A speeding car barreled through a red light, struck a curb and flew into a power pole and an unoccupied building, killing three people, seriously injuring three others and knocking out electricity to hundreds of residents in Pasadena, California, authorities said. ...

Catalan separatists lose majority as Spain's pro-union Socialists win regional elections

BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Separatist parties are in danger of losing their decade-long hold of power in Spain's northeastern Catalonia region, with the pro-union Socialist Party poised to win the most votes in an election Sunday, according to a near-complete count of the ballots. The...

Apple Store employees in Maryland vote to authorize a first strike over working conditions

TOWSON, Md. (AP) — Workers at the first Apple Store to unionize have now also authorized a first strike against the tech giant’s retail operations. Apple Store workers in Towson, Maryland, voted late Saturday to authorize a strike, according to a statement from the International...

'Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes' reigns at the box office with $56.5 million opening

LOS ANGELES (AP) — “Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes” reigned over the weekend box office with a $56.5 million North American opening, according to studio estimates Sunday, giving a needed surge to an uncertain season in theaters. The film from 20th Century Studios and Disney...

Controlled demolition at Baltimore bridge collapse site postponed due to weather

BALTIMORE (AP) — The controlled demolition of the largest remaining steel span of the collapsed Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore has been postponed because of weather conditions, officials said Sunday afternoon. Crews have been preparing for weeks to use explosives to break...

Putin in Cabinet shakeup moves to replace defense minister as he starts his 5th term in office

Russia’s President Vladimir Putin began a Cabinet shakeup on Sunday, proposing the replacement of Sergei Shoigu as defense minister as he begins his fifth term in office. In line with Russian law, the entire Russian Cabinet resigned on Tuesday following Putin’s glittering...

Blinken delivers some of the strongest US public criticism of Israel's conduct of the war in Gaza

REHOBOTH BEACH, Del. (AP) — Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Sunday delivered some of the Biden administration’s strongest public criticism yet of Israel’s conduct of the war in Gaza, saying Israeli tactics have meant “a horrible loss of life of innocent civilians” but failed to...

Israel moves deeper into Rafah and fights Hamas militants regrouping in northern Gaza

RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — The exodus of Palestinians from Gaza’s last refuge accelerated Sunday as Israeli forces pushed deeper into the southern city of Rafah. Israel also pounded the territory’s devastated north, where some Hamas militants have regrouped in areas the military said it had...

Catalan separatists lose majority in a regional election in a boost to Spain's prime minister, preliminary results show

Eight people reported killed in a shooting on the southern edge of Mexico City

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Eight people were reported killed in a mass shooting just south of Mexico City. Local and state officials confirmed Sunday that the attack occurred and there were some deaths, but didn't give a number of victims. Local media reported that eight people died. ...