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Bulgaria's foreign minister to form the next government in power-sharing deal

Mar. 18, 2024 09:35 AM EDT

SOFIA, Bulgaria (AP) — Bulgarian President Rumen Radev on Monday tapped the largest group in parliament, the center-right GERB-UDF coalition, to form the country’s new government. Radev handed the mandate to Maria Gabriel, the prime minister-designate under a...

Bodies of 2 men recovered from river in Washington state

Mar. 17, 2024 15:34 PM EDT

INDEX, Wash. (AP) — Rescue crews along a river in Washington state on Sunday recovered the bodies of two men a day after they fell into the water at a popular swimming area known as Eagle Falls. Search and rescue personnel, including rescue swimmers and drone operators, responded...

Ohio governor declares emergency after severe storms that killed 3

Mar. 17, 2024 14:39 PM EDT

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio’s governor has declared a state of emergency in 11 counties across central Ohio struck by severe weather last week. Gov. Mike DeWine also activated the Ohio National Guard to help officials in one county, Logan County, where three deaths were confirmed,...

Elon Musk visits a Tesla plant near Berlin as production resumes after a suspected arson attack

Mar. 13, 2024 09:53 AM EDT

GRUENHEIDE, Germany (AP) — Tesla CEO Elon Musk visited the electric car maker's first European plant on Wednesday as production resumed at the factory just outside Berlin, about a week after a suspected arson attack cut its power supply. Musk was expected at a “team huddle”...

Power restored to Tesla factory outside Berlin a week after a suspected arson attack

Mar. 12, 2024 04:42 AM EDT

BERLIN (AP) — Power has been restored to electric car manufacturer Tesla's factory near Berlin after a nearly one-week outage believed to have been caused by arson, a network operator said. Grid operator E.DIS said in a statement that Tesla was reconnected to the network at 8:45...

Record rainfall douses Charleston, South Carolina, as responders help some out of flood waters

Mar. 10, 2024 17:04 PM EDT

CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — A record-setting rainstorm flooded parts of Charleston, South Carolina, on Saturday, requiring emergency responders to help some people get out of high waters. The National Weather Service in Charleston reported that 3.63 inches (9.22 centimeters) of rain...

A backcountry skier dies on a day of accidents on New Hampshire's unforgiving Mount Washington

Mar. 10, 2024 16:56 PM EDT

MEREDITH, N.H. (AP) — The steep bowl at Tuckerman Ravine on New Hampshire's Mount Washington has long made it a favorite spot for expert skiers and snowboarders who are seeking adventure beyond the comparative safety of the state's ski areas. But hard and icy conditions on Saturday...

A religious procession in Barcelona celebrates rain during a severe drought in northeast Spain

Mar. 10, 2024 12:46 PM EDT

BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — A religious procession in downtown Barcelona celebrated the appearance of long-awaited rain, after nine days of praying for relief from a severe drought. Around 100 local people took part in the Catholic ceremony on a rainy Saturday evening. ...

Three people were rescued after a sailboat caught fire off the coast of Virginia Beach

Mar. 08, 2024 15:44 PM EST

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (AP) — Three people were rescued after a sailboat caught fire off the coast of Virginia Beach early Friday, a fire official said. The U.S. Coast Guard asked the Virginia Beach Fire Department’s fire boat crews to help respond to the fire about 3 miles (4.8 km)...

Germany's top prosecutor takes over Tesla fire investigation, suspecting terrorism

Mar. 08, 2024 09:22 AM EST

BERLIN (AP) — Germany's top prosecutor has taken over the investigation into an alleged arson attack on the power supply of the electric car company Tesla near Berlin. A spokeswoman said there is an initial suspicion that a terrorist organization may have been involved in the...