Month: June 2022

By DENISE LAVOIE AP Legal Affairs Writer FAIRFAX, Va. (AP) — A jury sided Wednesday with Johnny Depp in his libel lawsuit against ex-wife Amber Heard, awarding the “Pirates of the Caribbean” actor more than $10 million and vindicating his allegations that Heard lied about Depp abusing her before and during their brief marriage. But

By MIKE CORDER Associated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The European Union has agreed to slash Russian oil imports in a tough escalation of the bloc’s campaign of sanctions to punish Russia for its invasion of Ukraine. It’s a landmark decision that will hit Russian coffers in the long term, but could also hurt

By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The white-hot demand for U.S. workers cooled a bit in April, though the number of unfilled jobs remains high and companies are still desperate to hire more people. Employers advertised 11.4 million jobs at the end of April, the Labor Department said Wednesday, down from nearly

By KARL RITTER Associated Press STOCKHOLM (AP) — U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has warned that the war in Ukraine is diverting attention away from climate change, while at the same time showcasing the world’s “suicidal” dependence on fossil fuels. Speaking ahead of an environmental conference in Stockholm, Guterres said the scale of the conflict has

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — A Kansas City woman accused of decapitating her 6-year-old son has been found mentally unfit to stand trial. A Jackson County judge last week placed Tasha Haefs, 35, in the custody of the Missouri Department of Mental Health after finding her incompetent to stand trial, the Kansas City Star reported.

By LORNE COOK and VANESSA GERA Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union’s executive branch has approved Poland’s pandemic recovery fund. The decision Wednesday paves the way for the release of billions of euros in grants and loans, even as European lawmakers expressed deep unease about democratic backsliding in the country. The decision was

PIGEON KEY, Fla. (AP) — A woman from Illinois was killed and two young children were injured when a sudden storm prompted a boat captain to cut loose their parasail, which then dragged them across the ocean and slammed them into a bridge in the Florida Keys, authorities said. A nearby boater saw them hit

By SAMUEL PETREQUIN and SYLVIE CORBET PARIS (AP) — France’s interior minister has defended the use of tear gas to disperse fans amid disorder and chaos at the Champions League final in Paris, saying the move was crucial to prevent supporters getting killed. Gerald Darmanin was grilled by a senate commission and asked to provide

By FREIDA FRISARO Associated Press MIAMI (AP) — On this first day of the Atlantic hurricane season, federal officials are announcing a new initiative to modernize building codes. They want communities to be more resilient to hurricanes, flooding, wildfires, and other extreme weather events that are intensifying due to climate change. The program being announced

WASHINGTON (AP) — Kathleen Buhle, the ex-wife of President Joe Biden’s son Hunter, says she has “total control over my life now,” five years after her divorce, as she opens up about her marriage in a new memoir. Buhle describes her ex-husband’s drug addiction, her response to his infidelity — including an affair with her

BERLIN (AP) — A German who took her young daughter to Syria, joined the Islamic State group there and allegedly took advantage of an enslaved Yazidi woman has been convicted of membership in a terrorist organization and other offenses. The state court in Celle said Wednesday that the 34-year-old was sentenced to three years and

BEIJING (AP) — Two earthquakes killed at least four people and damaged houses in southwestern China on Wednesday, authorities and state media said. Fourteen other people were injured, at least one seriously, state broadcaster CCTV said in an online report. All of the dead and injured were in Baoxing county in Sichuan province. Those killed

ANDREW WILKS Associated Press ISTANBUL (AP) — Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says his country will no longer hold high-level talks with neighboring Greece. Ankara resumed negotiations with Athens last year following a five-year break to address differences over a range of issues. Erdogan made the announcement Wednesday at a meeting of his party’s lawmakers

MADRID (AP) — Hundreds of taxi drivers have protested in the streets of Madrid against what they claim is unfair competition from ride-hailing services. The drivers participated in a procession through the Spanish capital on Wednesday, protesting in their vehicles and on foot. A city government proposal to create new rules for ride-hailing services is

JERUSALEM (AP) — The Israeli military says that dozens of its aircraft conducted a drill simulating airstrikes on long-range targets, a thinly veiled reference to a possible attack on regional rival Iran. The army said Wednesday that the exercise took place a day earlier over the Mediterranean and “involved long-range flight, aerial refueling and striking

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Malaysia suspended exports of live chickens Wednesday to guarantee adequate supplies for domestic markets, prompting distress in neighboring Singapore, where chicken rice is a national dish. In Singapore, which sources a third of its poultry from Malaysia, consumers rushed to stock up on fresh chicken ahead of the ban, with

By KATE ASHFORD of NerdWallet Someone turning 65 has nearly a 7-in-10 chance of needing long-term care in the future, and many don’t have the savings to manage the cost of assisted living. But they may have a mortgage-free home — and the equity in it, giving them the potential option of a reverse mortgage

By MOGOMOTSI MAGOME Associated Press JOHANNESBURG (AP) — South Africans are feeling the bite of fuel price increases that are blamed on Russia’s war in Ukraine and the rise in the Brent crude oil price. Neighboring Zimbabwe and other African countries are also grappling with increasing fuel prices. South Africa, the continent’s most developed economy,

By ISABEL DEBRE Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — An international press watchdog says Iranian authorities arrested a local journalist at a ceremony for the victims of a catastrophic building collapse in the southwestern city of Abadan. The death toll from the disaster rose to 37 on Wednesday. It has provoked a national

By MILES BRANMAN Edmunds The first dedicated electric vehicles from sister companies Hyundai and Kia take a distinct route with styling, but both boast great EPA-estimated driving range, charging speed and performance. Which one is better: Hyundai’s Ioniq 5 or Kia’s EV6? Edmunds compares the two, even subjecting them to a real-world range test, to