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By LEANNE ITALIE | Associated Press NEW YORK — Jillian Amodio went with the truth when her 10-year-old daughter had some pointed questions about the war in Ukraine. “When she asked what nuclear weapons were, I explained in simple terms that they’re explosive devices used in warfare that are capable of releasing tremendous amounts of…
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NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street is adding to its gains early Wednesday as markets start to gather hope that there may be better news on the horizon on inflation, the war in Ukraine and other worries that have been keeping investors unsettled. The S&P 500 was up 1.5% and the Nasdaq rose 1.7%. Chinese…
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Reyna Grande didn’t know about the Saint Patrick’s Battalion until someone at a book reading suggested that she write about the group of European, primarily Irish, soldiers who fought for the Mexican Army in the Mexican-American War. “I hear that a lot from readers who give me ideas for books I should write, but that…
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By JOSEPH WILSON BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — For a second straight day, a huge dust storm swirling over Europe from the Sahara desert made it hard to breathe in large parts of Spain and gave cleaning crews extra work in France and Portugal to remove the film of dirt from cars and buildings. The European…
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By MYSTYSLAV CHERNOV and EVGENIY MALOLETKA MARIUPOL, Ukraine (AP) — The bodies of the children all lie here, dumped into this narrow trench hastily dug into the frozen earth of Mariupol to the constant drumbeat of shelling. There’s 18-month-old Kirill, whose shrapnel wound to the head proved too much for his little toddler’s body. There’s…
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By ANDREA ROSA KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia’s military forces blasted Ukraine’s capital region and other major cities Wednesday as they tried to crush a Ukrainian defense that has frustrated their progress nearly three weeks after invading, while the two countries signaled some optimism for negotiations to end the war. With Russia’s ground advance on…
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ANDREWS, Texas (AP) — A vehicle carrying members of the University of the Southwest’s golf teams collided head-on with a pickup truck in West Texas, killing multiple people, authorities said. The vehicles collided Tuesday night in Andrews County and Sgt. Steven Blanco of the Texas Department of Public Safety told KWES-TV there were fatalities in…
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By DEE-ANN DURBIN Longtime Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz is returning to lead the company on an interim basis after the coffee giant’s chief executive announced his retirement. Starbucks made the announcement Wednesday ahead of its annual meeting. Kevin Johnson said he will retire next month after five years as CEO and 13 at Starbucks. Johnson,…
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By LISA MASCARO WASHINGTON (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy will address the U.S. Congress, the actor-turned-wartime leader’s latest video speech as he uses the West’s great legislative bodies as a global stage to orchestrate support against Russia’s crushing invasion. Zelenskyy’s livestreamed address Wednesday into the U.S. Capitol will be among the most important in…
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By BETH HARRIS AP Sports Writer INDIAN WELLS — Taylor Fritz defeated Spanish qualifier Jaume Munar, 6-4, 2-6, 7-6 (2), on Tuesday in the third round of the BNP Paribas Open, making him one of four American men still alive in the desert tournament. Fritz reached the semifinals at Indian Wells last year, his career-best…
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