Month: July 2022

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s economy grew by 1% in the second quarter. Mexico’s national statistics agency said Friday that growth for the first half of 2022 now amounts to 1.9%, after an expansion of 0.9% in the first three months of the year. The economy recovered by 5% in 2021 following a steep drop

By WANJOHI KABUKURU Associated Press Richer countries failed to keep a $100 billion-a-year pledge to developing nations to help them achieve their climate goals, according to an analysis by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, or OECD. $83.3 billion in climate financing was given to poorer countries in 2020, a 4% increase from the

By ARIJETA LAJKA Associated Press BABYLON, N.Y. (AP) — As bathers cooled themselves in the Atlantic surf on New York’s Fire Island last Wednesday, Reily Winston held up a smooth dogfish shark his friend had just caught fishing off a pier in an inlet behind the beach. He briefly cradled the bloodied shark in his

By MARY CLARE JALONICK and MICHAEL BALSAMO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The House Jan. 6 committee will share 20 of its interview transcripts with the Justice Department as federal prosecutors have been increasingly focused on efforts by former President Donald Trump and his allies to overturn the results of the election. A committee aide

By MATTHEW LEE AP Diplomatic Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Secretary of State Antony Blinken spoke by phone to Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov on Friday in the highest-level known contact between the two sides since Russia invaded Ukraine, with Blinken urging Russia to accept a deal to win the release of American detainees Brittney Griner

By MARY CLARE JALONICK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — When asked if he’d support legislation to protect same-sex marriage, one conservative Republican senator was almost nonchalant. “I see no reason to oppose it,” Ron Johnson of Wisconsin told reporters, bringing Democrats one vote closer to an unexpected victory as they move to safeguard same-sex marriage

By TOM HAYS Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A once-prominent neurologist has been found guilty on charges of sexually abusing patients while treating them with pain medications. A New York City jury reached the verdict Friday after deliberating for about three days at the trial of Dr. Ricardo Cruciani. Six accusers testified that the

ROME (AP) — A humanitarian organization’s maritime rescue ship is sailing to the Italian mainland to disembark 438 migrants who were rescued in the Mediterranean Sea off Libya. German charity Sea-Watch said the ship was expected to reach Taranto port in Puglia, the region that forms the “heel” of the Italian peninsula, by Saturday. The

By LYNN ELBER AP Television Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Bonnie Hunt is bringing a popular children’s book character to TV. Hunt is the writer and director of the new comedy series “Amber Brown,” based on the mop-topped character created by author Paula Danziger. There are some differences between the character on the page and

By KAREEM CHEHAYEB Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon appears to be rejecting claims by the Ukrainian Embassy that a Syrian ship docked in one of its ports is carrying grain from Ukraine stolen by Russia. A senior customs official said on Friday that there was “nothing wrong” with the cargo of the Laodicea, which

By JOHN HANNA Associated Press TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A Kansas law allowing deadly force against an attacker doesn’t protect people from prosecution if a bystander is injured, the state’s highest court declared Friday. The Kansas Supreme Court ruled in the case of a Wichita police officer whose shots at a charging dog wounded a

LONDON (AP) — Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaidó has won a U.K. court ruling in a battle over $1 billion in gold bullion held in the Bank of England. The judgment issued Friday is another step in Guaidó’s battle with President Nicolás Maduro over the gold reserves. A judge at the High Court in London

By KIMBERLEE KRUESI, JAMES POLLARD and GABE STERN Associated Press A bump in college scholarships for New Mexico students. A new bike trail nestled in the western slope of Colorado. More homeless shelters in Arizona. When lottery sales soar, players holding the golden ticket aren’t the only ones who win. Across the U.S., state lottery

By THOMAS ADAMSON Associated Press PARIS (AP) — France’s presidency has focused on global warming, the war in Ukraine and the Iran nuclear deal in relaying details about the controversial dinner in Paris between Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and French President Emmanuel Macron. In a generally celebratory statement, it skirted over the issue

By KEN MILLER Associated Press OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The Oklahoma Department of Corrections says contraband including weapons, cellphones, drones and grappling hooks believed headed to state prisons has been seized at a warehouse in Oklahoma City. Spokesperson Josh Ward said in a statement Friday that the department’s Office of Inspector General learned of the

By FELICIA FONSECA Associated Press FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — Natalia Sells has a list of qualities she wants to see in the next Navajo Nation president: Approachable. Adaptable. Inspiring. Someone who upholds traditional values but also is progressive. She’ll join thousands of other tribal members on Tuesday in casting their vote for one of 15

By LISA RATHKE Associated Press BURLINGTON, Vt. (AP) — A Las Vegas man has pleaded not guilty to charges of helping arrange the 2018 kidnapping and murder of a Vermont man that grew out of a financial dispute. Thirty-five-year-old Berk Eratay is the third of four men to be arraigned in the crime. He and

BERLIN (AP) — A German court has thrown out a lawsuit against a guideline issued by automaker Audi calling for the use of gender-sensitive language by employees. An employee of Audi’s parent company, Volkswagen, objected to Audi colleagues using such language in their communications with him. He went to court to challenge the guideline, alleging

By PATRICK WHITTLE Associated Press PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Vessels off the East Coast must slow down more often to help save a vanishing species of whale from extinction, the federal government said Friday. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration made the announcement via new proposed rules designed to prevent ships colliding with North Atlantic

By MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Will Smith has again apologized to Chris Rock for slapping him during the Oscar telecast in a new video, saying that his behavior was “unacceptable” and that he had reached out to the comedian to discuss the incident but was told Rock wasn’t ready. “There

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — Two Americans captured while fighting with the Ukrainian Army apparently have been sent to a prison. Alex Drueke and Andy Huynh are believed to be the first Americans captured while fighting against Russian forces. Their group came under heavy fire on June 9 in the Kharkiv region, near the Russian border.

By JEFFREY COLLINS Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Police investigating two brothers for a killing in South Carolina have found videos of them and others beating up at least five people at homeless camps in Greenville, authorities said. Greenville County deputies released parts of the videos Thursday on Facebook showing several men repeatedly punching

By NICHOLAS RICCARDI Associated Press DENVER (AP) — A Colorado county clerk and election conspiracy theorist will get a recount of her failed bid for the Republican nomination for Secretary of State. Tina Peters said she raised the $256,000 needed to pay for the recount. The Secretary of State’s office says it’ll perform the recount

By NICOLE WINFIELD and ROB GILLIES Associated Press IQALUIT, Nunavut (AP) — Pope Francis traveled to the edge of the Arctic on Friday to deliver an apology to the Inuit people for the “evil” of Canada’s residential schools, wrapping up his week-long “penitential pilgrimage” to Canada with a dramatic visit to the remote territory of

By WILSON RING Associated Press BURLINGTON, Vt. (AP) — Passenger rail service is returning to Vermont’s largest city after an absence of almost 70 years as part of a renewal in interest in passenger rail service nationwide. Both Congress and Amtrak have recently announced billions in funding for rail investments, and routes that were on

By SCOTT BAUER Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin Treasurer Sarah Godlewski has dropped out of the state’s Democratic U.S. Senate primary. She’s the third candidate to bow out this week, making Lt. Gov. Mandela Barnes the clear frontrunner to face Republican Sen. Ron Johnson. Johnson, who had not commented on the two other

WASHINGTON (AP) — Secretary of State Antony Blinken is headed to Asia and Africa as the U.S. and rivals China and Russia intensify their battle for global influence. The State Department says Blinken will begin a five-nation tour of the two continents next week, starting in Cambodia, where he will attend a Southeast Asian regional