LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister Keir Starmer is convening a meeting of global leaders to discuss the developments regarding the war in Ukraine, following another frantic week of diplomacy aimed at getting Russia to back a 30-day ceasefire. Unlike a previous summit on March 2, the meeting Saturday of what Starmer has termed the…… MORE
HAVANA (AP) — Cuba has suffered a massive power outage affecting Havana and the country’s provinces that has left millions in the dark. Cuba’s Ministry of Energy and Mines said at around 8:15 p.m. local time a power outage at the Diezmero substation on the outskirts of Havana had caused “a significant loss of generation…… MORE
BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraqi Prime Minister Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani has said that the head of the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria was killed in an operation by members of the Iraqi national intelligence service along with U.S.-led coalition forces Abdallah Maki Mosleh al-Rifai, or “Abu Khadija,” was “one of the most dangerous terrorists…… MORE
COULEE DAM, Wash. (AP) — Experts are warning that Trump administration workforce cuts at federal agencies overseeing U.S. dams are threatening their ability to provide reliable electricity, supply water to farmers and protect communities from floods. The Bureau of Reclamation provides water and hydropower to the public in 17 western states. Nearly 400 agency workers…… MORE
(WBAP/KLIF) – KELLER, TX – In a letter to parents board president Charles Randklev stated that the cost of splitting up the district’s debt would be too expensive, and that there is no viable path forward to splitting Keller ISD. Hundreds of residents have been speaking out for and against the plan which has been…… MORE
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A Texas lawmaker has introduced a bill to change the language in the state’s abortion laws to make it clearer when exceptions can be made to save the life of the patient. Republican state. Sen. Bryan Hughes, who authored the bill, helped pioneer the state’s so-called “heartbeat act.” He says the…… MORE
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate has passed a Republican-led six-month spending bill hours before a government shutdown, overcoming sharp Democratic opposition to the measure. The bill now goes to President Donald Trump to be signed into law. The vote was 54-46. Democrats were frustrated that Republicans went ahead with a measure they said included little…… MORE
BALTIMORE (AP) — A federal judge is considering whether to temporarily block Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency from accessing Social Security Administration systems that hold sensitive data on millions of Americans. A group of labor unions and retirees has sued the Trump administration and asked the court to issue an emergency order limiting DOGE…… MORE
JERUSALEM (AP) — Hamas says it has accepted a proposal from mediators to release one living American-Israeli hostage and the bodies of four dual nationals who had died in captivity. The militant group didn’t immediately specify Friday when the release of soldier Edan Alexander and the four bodies would occur or what it expected to…… MORE
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — The replacements for NASA’s two stuck astronauts are on their way to the International Space Station. SpaceX launched the new crew from Florida’s Kennedy Space Center on Friday night. The four astronauts should reach the space station the next day. That will pave the way for next week’s return of…… MORE
