Yellow vest anger burns in France, fueled by Notre Dame fire
French yellow vest protesters set fires Saturday along a march through Paris to drive home their message to a government they believe is ignoring the poor: that rebuilding the fire-ravaged Notre Dame Cathedral isn’t the only problem France needs to solve.
Trump’s legal team breathes a sigh, takes a victory lap
First they cooperated. Then they stonewalled. Their television interviews were scattershot and ridiculed, their client mercurial and unreliable.
Pope during Easter vigil: reject the ‘glitter of wealth’
At an Easter vigil in St. Peter’s Basilica, Pope Francis on Saturday encouraged people to resist cynicism or pursuing the “glitter of wealth,” and to avoid seeking life’s meaning in “things that pass away.”
Tourists, Easter worshippers lament closure of Notre Dame
Tourists, devout Catholics and others looked on mournfully at Notre Dame Cathedral Saturday, regretting that they couldn’t get inside the magnificent monument on this Easter weekend because of the damage caused by a violent fire.
Columbine honors 13 lost with community service, ceremony
Community members in suburban Denver marked the 20th anniversary of the Columbine High School shooting Saturday by volunteering at shelters, doing neighborhood cleanup projects and laying flowers and cards at a memorial to the 13 people killed.
Zookeeper hospitalized after tiger attack at Topeka Zoo
City officials say a tiger mauled a zookeeper at the Topeka Zoo in northeastern Kansas.
Hawaii County Council puts Civil Defense on hot seat
Hawaii County Council members grilled Civil Defense Administrator Talmadge Magno about communication lapses during recent disasters.
Honolulu City Council advances 2 Oahu vacation rental bills
The Honolulu City Council has advanced two bills aimed at providing regulations on short-term vacation rentals on Oahu.
Arkansas faces new court fight over sedative for executions
A federal lawsuit filed by death row inmates has renewed a court fight over whether the sedative Arkansas uses for lethal injections causes torturous executions, two years after the state raced to put eight convicted killers to death in 11 days before a previous batch of the drug expired.
Ex-Marine arrested in North Korea embassy attack in Madrid
A man suspected of involvement in a mysterious dissident group’s February raid on North Korea’s Embassy in Madrid was arrested in Los Angeles by U.S. authorities.