Month: October 2021

By KIM CHANDLER Associated Press PHENIX CITY, Ala. (AP) — Two women from Georgia and Alabama who contracted COVID-19 during their pregnancies are urging other pregnant women to get vaccinated. Kyndal Nipper lost her baby in the final weeks of pregnancy after a seemingly mild case of COVID-19. Amanda Harrison had to be put on

By WILL WEISSERT and LINDSAY WHITEHURST Associated Press HENRICO, Va. (AP) — Terry McAuliffe has tried to use GOP threats to abortion rights to energize the Democratic base ahead of Virginia’s Nov. 2 governor’s election. He argues that a Texas law banning most abortions and a Supreme Court that could overturn the landmark 1973 Roe

By MICHAEL BALSAMO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal agents have been carrying out “law enforcement activity” at a Washington mansion and New York City townhouse tied to Russian oligarch Oleg Deripaska, who is a close ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin. Officials wouldn’t provide any additional information about the circumstances surrounding their presence or

By AAMER MADHANI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The fatal police shooting of a Black teen in Chicago seven years ago is looming large over the city’s former mayor, Rahm Emanuel, as he looks to win confirmation as ambassador to Japan. Several liberal House lawmakers and activists complain that Emanuel’s handling of the death of

TARPON SPRINGS, Fla. (AP) — Authorities in Florida say police fatally shot a Florida teenager who pointed what turned out to be an air rifle at officers. Seventeen-year-old Alexander King was a junior at Tarpon Springs High School. He was shot after officers responded Saturday night to reports that a white male in a black

By JOSEPH KRAUSS Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel says it will grant legal residency to 4,000 Palestinians living in the occupied West Bank and Gaza. Tuesday’s decision will allow people who have lived under severe restrictions for years to get official Palestinian IDs. It’s one of a series of gestures aimed at strengthening the

By DOUG FEINBERG AP Basketball Writer South Carolina is ranked No. 1 in The Associated Press preseason women’s basketball poll for the second consecutive season. UConn is No. 2. Defending national champion Stanford was third. Maryland and North Carolina State round out the top five. Two Big Ten teams have their best preseason ranking ever:

By The Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — Celine Dion is delaying the opening of her new Las Vegas show due to muscle spasms that have kept her from performing. A statement posted on her website on Tuesday said the singer has been having severe and persistent muscle spasms and she is being evaluated and

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — A judge has ordered an 18-year-old man to be held without bond in the fatal shooting of a South Florida police officer. Judge Tabitha Blackmon on Tuesday also ordered Jason Banegas to undergo a mental health screening at the request of his lawyer. He’s accused of shooting Hollywood police Officer

ROME (AP) — A pair of 17th-century marble angels that decorated a southern Italian church are back home on Italian soil. The winged “putti” were handed over at a ceremony Tuesday at the French Embassy. Italy’s art police say a British art collector had bought them unknowingly from a Naples area antiques store two decades

By ALICIA RANCILIO Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Jamie Foxx has written a book about his own experiences parenting two daughters, Corinne who is 27, and Anelise, who is 13. In “Act Like You Got Some Sense: And Other Things My Daughters Taught Me,” out Tuesday, Foxx shares times when he’s gotten being a

By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Whether you love cryptocurrencies or hate the very idea of them, they’re becoming more mainstream by the day. Cryptocurrencies have surged to nearly $2.5 trillion in total value, rivaling the size of G7 economies like Canada’s and Italy’s, with more than 200 million users. At

By MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Before he was a rock god, he sold lightbulbs. Before he shouted at the devil, he shouted at his mom. Before he was Nikki Sixx, he was Franklin Feranna. The Mötley Crüe co-founder and bassist looks back at his formative years in his new autobiography

By GRANT SCHULTE Associated Press OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — A federal grand jury has indicted U.S. Rep. Jeff Fortenberry of Nebraska, accusing him of lying to the FBI and concealing information from federal agents who were investigating campaign contributions funneled to him from a Nigerian billionaire. The U.S. attorney’s office announced that the federal grand

MADRID (AP) — A Spanish court has thrown out a lawsuit against American treasure hunters that accused them of having destroyed an underwater archaeological site when they looted a sunken galleon for tons of precious coins. In 2007, the Florida-based Odyssey Marine Exploration scooped up over half a million silver and gold coins when it

THESSALONIKI, Greece (AP) — Greek police say a vehicle carrying 10 migrants hoping to head from Greece north into the Balkans has crashed in northern Greece overnight. One person has been killed and nine others have been injured including one seriously. Police said Tuesday that the seven-seater car had been heading out of the northern

ALEXANDRIA, La. (AP) — A 50-year-old Louisiana woman has accepted a 50-year sentence as part of a plea agreement in the death of her 25-year-old disabled daughter, who died dehydrated and in filth. A coroner estimated that Cyra Shantelle Marie Harrison weighed between 65 and 70 pounds at the time of her death. The Town

By MATTHEW PERRONE AP Health Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. health officials are laying out plans to let most Americans buy hearing aids without a prescription. Tuesday’s announcement is a long-awaited move intended to make the devices more accessible to millions of Americans with hearing problems. The Food and Drug Administration said the proposal would

By BRYAN ANDERSON AND JONATHAN DREW Associated Press/Report for America RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A federal judge has ruled that North Carolina’s flagship public university may continue to consider race as a factor in its undergraduate admissions. The ruling goes against a group working to undo affirmative action. Students for Fair Admissions argues that race-based

By DANICA KIRKA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The killing of British lawmaker David Amess is once again fueling concern about a government program aimed at preventing at-risk young people from becoming radicalized. Critics say the strategy is falling short and unfairly targets Muslim communities. Questions surfaced soon after Amess was stabbed to death Friday

By KEVIN SCHEMBRI ORLAND VALLETTA, Malta (AP) — The Maltese government is responding to a critical European human rights evaluation by vowing to soon propose new legislation to better protect journalists in the wake of the 2017 assassination of Daphne Caruana Galizia.The government said Tuesday it was consulting national and international organizations about possible reforms

By ZEKE MILLER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal regulators are expected to authorize the mixing and matching of COVID-19 booster shots this week. The upcoming announcement by the Food and Drug Administration is likely to come along with authorization for boosters of the Moderna and Johnson & Johnson shots. It follows the OK last

By JONATHAN LANDRUM Jr. AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Grammys will stick to its word with the public release of the full inclusion rider to ensure equity and inclusion in hiring on all levels of production for next year’s ceremony. The Recording Academy released on Tuesday an eight-page document detailing the rider’s

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Dutch authorities have placed an Eritrean on the Netherlands’ most-wanted list as they seek to prosecute him for his alleged involvement in large-scale human trafficking, abuse of migrants trying to reach Europe and extortion. The Dutch Public Prosecution Service charges that Kidane Zekarias Habtemariam leads a criminal organization that targets

By STEPHEN McGRATH Associated Press BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — Romania has hit daily records of both coronavirus infections and deaths as the country grapples with an acute virus surge amid alarmingly low vaccination uptake. On Tuesday, Romania confirmed a record high of 18,863 new COVID-19 infections and 574 deaths in one day. It was the

ANNISTON, Ala. (AP) — Alabama’s veterans affairs board is pushing for the creation of a program to aid veterans who have health problems that might stem from exposure to toxic chemicals at a former U.S. Army post. AL.com reported Monday that the State Board of Veterans Affairs passed a resolution urging the Alabama congressional delegation

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) — Police in Alabama say a third person is charged with capital murder in the fatal shooting of a 13-year-old boy who was killed by a bullet that entered a bedroom where he was playing on an iPad. Tuscaloosa police say 19-year-old Jaden Zaire Jenkins was arrested Monday in the death of