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Police in Greece raid homes and detain dozens in crackdown on deadly soccer violence 04/22/2024 02:06pm • ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Police in Greece have raided multiple homes in Athens and detained dozens of suspects in a crackdown on soccer violence that led to the death of a police officer in December. Police officer Giorgos Lyggeridis, 31, died on Dec. 27 after being hit by a flare during violence bet Nottingham Forest cries foul play in inflammatory social-media post. EPL will investigate the matter 04/22/2024 01:34pm • It’s 42 million views and counting for an inflammatory social-media post that might be unlike anything ever seen in English soccer. The final whistle had just been blown on Nottingham Forest’s 2-0 defeat at Everton in the Premier League on Sunday when a social media post on X was published by th Celebrity handbag designer sentenced to 18 months in prison for smuggling crocodile handbags 04/22/2024 01:11pm • MIAMI (AP) — A leading fashion designer whose accessories were used by celebrities from Britney Spears to the cast of the “Sex and the City” TV series was sentenced Monday to 18 months in prison after pleading guilty in Miami federal court on charges of smuggling crocodile handbags from her na Delta Air Lines, facing another union attempt to organize flight attendants, is raising their pay 04/22/2024 12:16pm • Delta Air Lines, the most profitable U.S. carrier, is raising pay for nonunion employees as it gets ready for another attempt by a union to represent its flights attendants. CEO Ed Bastian told Delta employees Monday that the airline will boost pay for flight attendants and ground workers by 5%, rai UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak pledges that first flights as part of Rwanda deportation plan will leave in 10-12 weeks 04/22/2024 05:42am • LONDON (AP) — UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak pledges that first flights as part of Rwanda deportation plan will leave in 10-12 weeks. Flight data recorders from crashed Japanese navy helicopters show no sign of mechanical failure 04/22/2024 12:57am • TOKYO (AP) — An initial analysis of flight data recorders recovered from the crash of two Japanese navy helicopters showed no sign of mechanical problems, Japan’s defense minister said Monday, indicating likely human error. One of the eight crew members died and a search is continuing for the se Pro-China President Muizzu's party sweeps Maldives parliamentary elections, preliminary results say 04/21/2024 11:37pm • MALE, Maldives (AP) — Maldives President Mohamed Muizzu's political party has swept parliamentary elections in a strong endorsement of his pro-China foreign policy, according to preliminary results reported Monday by local media. The People's National Congress won 70 out of 93 seats in Sunday's vo Iran's supreme leader tacitly acknowledges that Tehran hit little in its attack on Israel 04/21/2024 09:57pm • JERUSALEM (AP) — Iran's supreme leader on Sunday dismissed any discussion of whether Tehran's unprecedented drone-and-missile attack on Israel hit anything there, a tacit acknowledgment that despite launching a major assault, few projectiles actually made it through to their targets. Ayatollah Al 8 Best Defense Stocks to Buy Now 04/21/2024 08:00pm • The fiscal 2024 National Defense Authorization Act calls for $886.3 billion in U.S. military spending, up 3.3% from 2023. The ongoing war in Ukraine, tensions between China and Taiwan, and escalating conflicts between Israel, Iran and Hamas in the Middle East may force the U.S. government to increas Man United back in another FA Cup final against Man City after narrowly avoiding humiliation 04/21/2024 02:44pm • Manchester United set up another FA Cup final against fierce rival Manchester City in a way no one could ever have imagined. In a semifinal match on Sunday that will live long in the memory, United blew a three-goal lead against second-tier Coventry, was saved by the narrowest of offside calls by th Haitians scramble to survive, seeking food, water and safety as gang violence chokes the capital 04/21/2024 01:52pm • PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — As the sun sets, a burly man bellows into a megaphone while a curious crowd gathers around him. Next to him is a small cardboard box with several banknotes worth 10 Haitian gourdes — about 7 U.S. cents. “Everyone give whatever they have!” the man shouts as he gra 2 Japanese navy helicopters crash in the Pacific Ocean during training, leaving 1 dead and 7 missing 04/21/2024 07:10am • TOKYO (AP) — Two Japanese navy helicopters carrying eight crew members crashed in the Pacific Ocean south of Tokyo during nighttime training in a possible collision, leaving one dead while rescuers on Sunday searched for seven others missing, the defense minister said. The two SH-60K choppers fro Voting begins for Maldives Parliament, watched by India and China vying for control of Indian Ocean 04/21/2024 03:11am • MALE, Maldives (AP) — Maldivians voted in parliamentary elections Sunday, in a ballot crucial for President Mohamed Muizzu, whose policies are keenly watched by India and China as they vie for influence in the archipelago nation. Both countries are seeking a foothold in the Maldives, which has a s Autoworkers union celebrates breakthrough win in Tennessee and takes aim at more plants in the South 04/20/2024 08:55pm • DALLAS (AP) — The United Auto Workers' overwhelming election victory at a Volkswagen plant in Tennessee is giving the union hope that it can make broader inroads in the South, the least unionized part of the country. The UAW won a stunning 73% of the vote at VW after losing elections in 2014 and 2 Girona secures first ever European berth after caning Cadiz in La Liga 04/20/2024 05:34pm • BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Girona ensured it will earn its first ever berth in a European competition next season after routing Cadiz 4-1 in the Spanish league on Saturday. Girona solidified its hold on third place and guaranteed it cannot finish lower than seventh, the spot that is rewarded with a t