Month: November 2021

By CHINEDU ASADU Associated Press LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — Another round of violence across the northwest and central parts of Nigeria has led to the death of nearly 30 including police officers, according to locals and the authorities. The attacks in the northern states of Zamfara, Katsina and Taraba are the latest in growing violence

By MENELAOS HADJICOSTIS Associated Press NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — Cyprus says it it will seek European Union approval to stop processing asylum claims from migrants illegally entering the east Mediterranean island nation. Government spokesman Marios Pelekanos said Wednesday that a surge of new migrant arrivals is fueling serious crime, taxing state coffers and altering the

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Treasury Department has announced it’s levying sanctions against two senior Cambodian military officials for corruption. The move Wednesday comes as the Biden administration has expressed increasing concern about China’s influence in the Southeast Asia nation. The sanctions target the director general of the defense ministry’s material and technical services department

By KEN RITTER Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — Attorneys for former Raiders player Henry Ruggs III are fighting to keep his medical records out of the hands of prosecutors charging him with driving under the influence in a fiery crash that killed a woman and cost Ruggs his NFL job. Ruggs didn’t appear in

BANGKOK (AP) — A court in Myanmar has heard closing arguments in the case of Danny Fenster, a U.S. journalist jailed in Myanmar for more than five months on charges of breaking security laws. His lawyer says the court will deliver its verdict next Monday. Regardless of the outcome, Fenster still faces more legal problems.

By JEFFREY COLLINS Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A judge has ruled that prominent South Carolina attorney Alex Murdaugh must stay in jail until his trial on insurance fraud charges. Prosecutors say he stole $3.4 million meant for the sons of his housekeeper, who died in his home.  Circuit Judge Clifton Newman initially denied

By JOSHUA GOODMAN Associated Press MIAMI (AP) — A businessman accused of siphoning off millions in state contracts from Venezuela met secretly with U.S. law enforcement to provide intelligence against Nicolás Maduro’s government prior to being charged. That’s according to new filings in a case against a University of Miami professor. Bruce Bagley had been

By GRANT PECK Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — Thailand’s Constitutional Court has ruled that three pro-democracy activists who called for reform of the monarchy were attempting to overthrow the nation’s system of government with the king as head of state. The ruling banned any similar activities in the future by the activists and their organizations.

By KRISTIN M. HALL AP Entertainment Writer NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Just days before the CMA Awards, artists, academics and historians gathered in Nashville to address racial representation within the genre. It was a timely event as the industry deals with a racial reckoning, both past and present. Country artists like Cleve Francis and Frankie

By MATTHEW LEE AP Diplomatic Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration is stepping up pressure on Russia over a buildup of troops along its frontier with Ukraine. Secretary of State Antony Blinken told his Ukrainian counterpart in Washington that the U.S. commitment to Ukraine’s security and territorial integrity is “ironclad” and will not change.

Associated Press ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — A man has been arrested for setting fire to some banners at a temporary memorial honoring the 49 victims who died in a massacre at a Florida gay nightclub five years ago. The Orlando Fire Department says in a news release that Mark Henson is facing a charge of

By FRANK JORDANS Associated Press GLASGOW, Scotland (AP) — Several countries and companies have announced plans to stop selling cars that run on gasoline or diesel over the next two decades. The measure is part of efforts to clamp down on a significant source of planet-warming emissions. But the impact of the measures will likely

By FRANCES D’EMILIO Associated Press ROME (AP) — Italy is expanding the number of people eligible for a booster vaccine as the 4th wave in the COVID-19 pandemic grips Europe. Health Minister Roberto Speranza told lawmakers Wednesday that anyone 40 years or older can get the booster shot starting on Dec. 1. Italy has already

By MICHAEL TARM, SCOTT BAUER and KATHLEEN FOODY Associated Press KENOSHA, Wis. (AP) — Kyle Rittenhouse testified Wednesday that he was under attack when he shot three men during a turbulent night of street protests in Kenosha. Rittenhouse said he didn’t do anything wrong and was defending himself. His testimony was interrupted at one point

By JOSEF FEDERMAN Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — A new survey has found what organizers say is a lack of awareness in Britain about the Holocaust and the country’s rescue of Jewish children ahead of World War II. The Claims Conference said Wednesday that 52% of respondents surveyed in the U.K. did not know that

By KONSTANTIN TESTORIDES Associated Press SKOPJE, North Macedonia (AP) — North Macedonia’s prime minister, who announced his resignation after his coalition’s heavy election defeat last month, has said he will stay on in the post temporarily to ensure the country’s political situation stabilizes. Zoran Zaev announced his resignation on Oct. 31 following his leftist coalition’s

By SIGAL RATNER-ARIAS Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Before she became one of the most popular Argentine singers of the last year, María Becerra was a YouTuber whose funny videos, in which she appeared bathing her cat or even shaving her face with foam, generated millions of views. But her true passion was music,

ASUNCION, Paraguay (AP) — Paraguayan police say they have detained two Germans and a Chilean suspected of killing a German man and his daughter in an effort to get documents proving the authenticity of valuable violins. Bernard Raymond von Bredow was slain along with his 14-year-old daughter Lydia last month at their home east of

By MUNIR AHMED Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan’s top court in a surprise move has questioned the prime minister over his peace talks with a prominent militant group behind a 2014 assault on an army-run school that killed nearly 150 people. Prime Minister Imran Khan was grilled by judges after the Supreme Court summoned

By MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Billy Crystal is not ready to say goodbye to “Mr. Saturday Night.” The comic icon has turned his film into a Broadway-bound musical. Crystal hopes to open it next year with him reprising his film role as Buddy Young Jr., a bitter, old insult comic

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — An Alabama boy who weighed less than a pound at birth after his mother went into labor at only 21 weeks and one day of gestation has been certified as the world’s most premature baby to survive. Guinness World Records and UAB Hospital announced Wednesday that Curtis Means beat the previous

By AAMER MADHANI and ZEKE MILLER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House says President Joe Biden will host talks next week in Washington with the leaders of Canada and Mexico. The Nov. 18 meeting will be the first with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador since Biden