Month: June 2022

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — A United Nations panel focusing on Ethiopia says it’s alarmed over continued violations and abuses in the East African country. The Commission of Human Rights Experts on Ethiopia, created by the U.N. Human Rights Council to investigate abuses and rights violations in Ethiopia, warned the country is experiencing escalating violence and

CENTREVILLE, Ala. (AP) — Authorities said an Alabama deputy sheriff has died after after being shot by a fleeing suspect. District Attorney Michael Jackson said Deputy Brad Johnson was pronounced dead Thursday afternoon. The 32-year-old deputy had been wounded along with another deputy in a shooting Wednesday that involved a fleeing suspect. Jackson said the

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court ruled on Thursday that the Biden administration properly ended a Trump-era policy forcing some U.S. asylum-seekers to wait in Mexico. The justices’ 5-4 decision for the administration came in a case about the “Remain in Mexico” policy under President Donald Trump. President Joe Biden suspended the program on his

By FRANK JORDANS Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — The rust-colored tower rising from an industrial site near the banks of Berlin’s Spree river looks nothing like the sleek flasks Germans use for coffee, yet its purpose is similar: to provide some warmth throughout the day, especially when it’s cold outside. With a height of 45

By CHRIS MEGERIAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden said Thursday that he would support an exception to the Senate filibuster to protect access to abortion after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade. “If the filibuster gets in the way, it’s like voting rights,” Biden said during a press conference in

By MARK SHERMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — In a blow to the fight against climate change, the Supreme Court on Thursday limited how the nation’s main anti-air pollution law can be used to reduce carbon dioxide emissions from power plants. By a 6-3 vote, with conservatives in the majority, the court said that the

By ANTHONY IZAGUIRRE, BRUCE SCHREINER and AMY FORLITI Associated Press TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — A Florida judge said Thursday that he will temporarily block a 15-week ban on abortions in his state, but his bench ruling won’t take effect before the ban becomes law Friday — an issue that could cause confusion for patients as

By ED WHITE Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — Former Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder has invoked his right against self-incrimination during a civil trial related to the Flint water scandal. Snyder was called as a witness Thursday in federal court, two days after the Michigan Supreme Court in a separate case said criminal indictments against him

BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union and New Zealand say they have concluded a free trade deal after four years of negotiations. According to the EU, trade with New Zealand is expected to increase by 30% as a result of the deal, with removing tariffs alone saving businesses €140 million in duties per year. The

By ZEKE MILLER and DARLENE SUPERVILLE Associated Press MADRID (AP) — The dissonant realities of President Joe Biden’s second year in office were on display Thursday as he wound up a five-day trip to Europe that highlighted both the key U.S. role in mounting a strong allied response to Vladimir Putin’s aggression and the domestic

BY DREW COSTLEY AP Science Writer The Federal Emergency Management Agency is releasing the largest update to its mobile application in a decade, the agency announced today. FEMA is releasing the app at the beginning of a hurricane season that experts predict will be above average, and a wildfire season that is already devastating, for

By MIKE CORDER Associated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — International Criminal Court judges have issued arrest warrants for three men wanted on suspicion of committing war crimes during the 2008 Russo-Georgian War. Russia invaded Georgia after violence broke out between separatist groups and Georgian forces. The war killed hundreds and displaced thousands of civilians.

MOSCOW (AP) — A senior Russian official has warned that Moscow could see Western sanctions as a cause for war. Dmitry Medvedev, the deputy secretary of Russia’s Security Council chaired by President Vladimir Putin, denounced the Western restrictions as “boorish and cynical” and noted that they border on “economic war.” He said Thursday that “under

IRVING, Texas (AP) — Authorities say officers fatally shot a patient at a Dallas-area hospital who had a gun in an emergency room. Irving police spokesman Robert Reeves says a nurse called police Wednesday night after she saw that the 34-year-old patient had a gun at Baylor Scott & White Medical Center. Reeves says a

BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s vice chancellor says he suspects that Russia may not resume gas deliveries to Europe through the Nord Stream 1 pipeline after planned maintenance work in July. Russia reduced gas flows to Germany, Italy, Austria, the Czech Republic and Slovakia this month as European Union countries scramble to refill storage facilities to

MOSCOW (AP) — The lower house of Russia’s parliament has given final approval to a bill that would allow the banning of foreign news media in response to other countries taking actions against Russian news outlets. The Kremlin-controlled State Duma approved the bill on its third and final reading on Wednesday. The upper house of

PRAGUE (AP) — The Czech Republic has decided to reverse plans to halt mining in a key black coal region to help the country safeguard its power supply amid Russia’s war in Ukraine. Finance Minister Zbynek Stanjura said Thursday that the state-owned OKD company will extend its mining activities in north-eastern Czech Republic until at

By JEAN-YVES KAMALE Associated Press KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — The remains of Congo’s independence hero and first Prime Minister Patrice Lumumba were laid to rest in Kinshasa Thursday amid honors including a procession through the capital, military salutes and music in front of thousands of people. The interment in a Chinese-built mausoleum will be marked

By WILSON RING Associated Press U.S. Sen. Patrick Leahy of Vermont has broken a hip in a fall at his home and was to undergo surgery to repair it, his office said Thursday. The 82-year-old Democrat fell Wednesday night in McLean, Virginia, the statement said. Doctors determined the best course of action would be to

By GEIR MOULSON Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — The German government has presented plans to make it easier for transgender people to legally change their name and gender. Under the planned “self-determination law” outlined Thursday, adults would be able to change their first name and official gender at registry offices. Germany’s existing “transsexual law” took

By LIZ WESTON of NerdWallet Experience may be the best teacher, but I wish I’d learned the following strategies before I became an unwitting student. I’ve boiled down my recent travel woes into three lessons that you can learn from — without having to go through the same headaches I did. My top tips? First,

By WASBIR HUSSAIN Associated Press GAUHATI, India (AP) — Pounding rain following weeks of heavy downpours triggered a mudslide in northeast India that killed at least seven people and left about 40 others missing, authorities said Thursday. Disaster response workers, police and local villagers were trying to rescue those buried under the debris in Noney,

By NOHA ELHENNAWY Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — A Sudanese medical group says eight people were killed in anti-coup rallies during which protesters denounced the country’s military rulers and demanded an immediate transfer of power to civilians. Security forces shot and killed eight people, including a child, during anti-coup rallies Thursday in and near the