[ad_1] Santa Ana, Calif. —- The lawyer for a Southern California judge acknowledged Monday that his client fired the deadly shot that killed his wife but contended it was an accident. Orange County Superior Court Judge Jeffrey Ferguson sat in the courtroom about 10 miles (16 kilometers) away from where he previously presided over criminal…
[ad_1] French President Emmanuel Macron on Monday repeatedly emphasized any agreement to end the Russia-Ukraine war must contain security guarantees for long-term peace in the region. “This peace must not mean a surrender of Ukraine,” Macron said. “It must not mean a ceasefire without guarantees. This peace must allow for Ukrainian sovereignty and allow Ukraine…
[ad_1] Apple announced Monday that it plans to invest more than $500 billion in the United States over the next four years, including plans to hire 20,000 people and build a new server factory in Texas NEW YORK — Apple announced Monday that it plans to invest more than $500 billion in the United States…
[ad_1] CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The Carolina Panthers are moving on from longtime linebacker Shaq Thompson. The Panthers informed Thompson, who was set to become an unrestricted free agent, that they will not be re-signing him. Thompson is expected to pursue other options in free agency. The 30-year-old has been with the Panthers for a decade,…
[ad_1] MILWAUKEE — Missy Vraney and Kristin Westphal didn’t go to Marquette. Neither did any of their relatives. Yet their family tradition of attending Golden Eagles basketball games spans generations. “Whenever our uncle couldn’t go, our dad would take one of us and just kind of alternate,” Vraney recalls. They’re still supporting the school regularly…
[ad_1] BERLIN — Friedrich Merz, on course to become post-World War II Germany’s 10th chancellor after the country’s election, has vowed to prioritize European unity and the continent’s security as it grapples with the new Trump administration and Russia’s war on Ukraine. Pulling a divided Europe together won’t be easy when many leaders are too…
[ad_1] Los Angeles – As the cast of “Conclave” descended steps leading to backstage at the Shrine Auditorium, they got a fresh round of applause from staff and crew at the Screen Actors Guild Awards to go with the big ovation they’d gotten moments earlier from the ballroom crowd. The esteemed group of Ralph Fiennes,…
[ad_1] WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump holds talks this week with French President Emmanuel Macron and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer at a moment of deep uncertainty about the future of transatlantic relations, with Trump transforming American foreign policy and effectively tuning out European leadership as he looks to quickly end Russia’s war in Ukraine….
[ad_1] LONDON — President Volodymyr Zelenskyy declared martial law early on Feb. 24, 2022, under Kyiv skies still tinged black by the smoke from Russian missile strikes. Three years later, the ravaged nation is still living under the extraordinary powers granted to the government in order to sustain its defensive and existential war against President…
[ad_1] SOONO, Japan — Woven City near Mount Fuji is where Japanese automaker Toyota plans to test everyday living with robotics, artificial intelligence and autonomous zero-emissions transportation. Daisuke Toyoda, an executive in charge of the project from the automaker’s founding familystressed it’s not “a smart city.” “We’re making a test course for mobility so that’s…
