Month: August 2022

By MATTHEW PERRONE AP Health Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. regulators have finalized a long-awaited rule that’s expected to allow millions of Americans to buy hearing aids without a prescription. The rule announced Tuesday by the Food and Drug Administration goes into effect this fall. It creates a new class of hearing aids that don’t

By GLENN GAMBOA AP Business Writer Billionaire philanthropist MacKenzie Scott donated $38.8 million to Junior Achievement USA and 26 local operations — the largest single gift in its 103-year history — the national education nonprofit announced Tuesday. Like all of Scott’s nearly $12 billion in donations since 2019, her gift to Junior Achievement USA is

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — A high school textbook produced under the auspices of Poland’s conservative government has provoked criticism for what some government critics see as an attempt to indoctrinate young people. Recent criticism of the book, titled “History and the Present,” has focused on a passage that describes what the author views as modern

BOSTON (AP) — Officers with the Boston Police Department’s harbor patrol unit are used to helping boaters in distress, but last weekend Officer Joe Matthews came to the rescue of a groom in danger of missing his own wedding. Patrick Mahoney was scheduled to get married on Thompson Island in Boston Harbor on Saturday, but

By ZEKE MILLER AP White House Correspondent KIAWAH ISLAND, S.C. (AP) — First lady Jill Biden tested positive for COVID-19 and was experiencing “mild symptoms,” the White House announced Tuesday. President Joe Biden continues to test negative after recently recovering from the virus but will wear a mask indoors for 10 days as a precaution.

By COLLIN BINKLEY AP Education Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Students who used federal loans to attend ITT Technical Institute as far back as 2005 will automatically get that debt canceled. This comes after authorities found “widespread and pervasive misrepresentations” at the defunct for-profit college chain. The Biden administration says the action will cancel $3.9 billion

LONDON (AP) — A law has taken effect in Scotland to ensure period products are available free of charge to anyone who needs them. The Scottish government said it became the first in the world to legally protect the right to access free period products when its Period Products Act came into force Monday. Under

BERLIN (AP) — A German man has been found guilty of murder and attempted murder for a high-speed car rampage in the southwestern city of Trier two years ago. Five people were killed and more than a dozen seriously injured in the attack in December 2020. The Trier regional court on Tuesday sentenced the 52-year-old

COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — A private fundraising campaign is underway in Norway to erect a statue of a walrus that was euthanized after authorities concluded the massive marine mammal posed a risk to humans. Known affectionately to fans as Freya, the walrus became a popular attraction in the Oslo Fjord in recent weeks despite warnings

MEXICO CITY (AP) — A Cuban doctor has been shot to death at a hospital in a rough neighborhood on the outskirts of Mexico City. Prosecutors in the State of Mexico said late Monday the doctor was killed Friday along with a nurse and another woman at a hospital in the suburb of Ecatepec. The

BERLIN (AP) — Switzerland says it has signed an agreement with Uzbekistan on the return of $131 million seized as part of a money-laundering investigation against the eldest daughter of former Uzbek President Islam Karimov. A government statement Tuesday said the deal will see the funds seized from Swiss accounts belonging to Gulnara Karimova in

By JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) — After a string of arrests and erratic behavior that spanned Hawaii to Vermont, “Flash” actor Ezra Miller said they have begun treatment for “complex mental health issues.” The 29-year-old Miller, who identifies as non-binary, issued a statement late Monday. On Sept. 26, Miller is due

By QASSIM ABDUL-ZAHRA Associated Press BAGHDAD (AP) — Two government officials say that Iraq’s finance minister has resigned over the country’s worst political crisis in years. The officials, who spoke on condition of anonymity in line with regulations, said Finance Minister Ali Allawi resigned during a Cabinet meeting Tuesday to protest the political conditions. They

By DEREK GATOPOULOS and EVGENIY MALOLETKA Associated Press BUCHA, Ukraine (AP) — Former U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has called on the world to honor civilians who were killed when Russian ground forces tried to invade Ukraine’s capital. Ban and former Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos visited the Ukrainian city of Bucha on Tuesday. Hundreds of

DETROIT (AP) — General Motors is recalling more than 484,000 large SUVs in the U.S. to fix a problem that can cause the third-row seat belts to malfunction. The recall covers Chevrolet Suburbans and Tahoes, Cadillac Escalades and GMC Yukons from 2021 and 2022. The automaker says rivets that hold the buckle to the mounting

NEW YORK (AP) — Dallas Cowboy fans be warned: ESPN’s Stephen A. Smith has a memoir coming out next year. 13A, an imprint of Gallery Books, announced Tuesday that Smith’s “Straight Shooter: A Memoir of Second Chances and First Takes” is scheduled for January 2023. According to 13A, Smith will share stories about growing up

CAIRO (AP) — A Sudanese official says the country’s death toll from flash floods, triggered by heavy rains, has risen to 66 since the start of the rainy season. The spokesman for Sudan’s National Council for Civil Defense said on Tuesday that at least 28 people were reported injured during the same period. He said

By SARA RATHNER of NerdWallet When scary economic news is everywhere, your impulse might be to hunker down with your money until things improve. But adopting a scarcity mindset, where you believe there’s a limited amount of resources — whether or not that’s actually true for you — can get in the way of making

By NINIEK KARMINI Associated Press JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesia’s president has called on all citizens to remain united, vigilant and alert as they face crises caused by the war in Ukraine and coronavirus pandemic. In an address Tuesday, the eve of the country’s independence, President Joko Widodo told members of parliament and top officials

By MOGOMOTSI MAGOME Associated Press MARIKANA, South Africa (AP) — A somber gathering of about 5,000 marked the 10th anniversary of what has become known as the Marikana massacre, when police opened fire on striking miners, killing 34 in 2012. “10 Years of Betrayal,” said T-shirts worn by many at the commemoration, expressing bitterness that

By FRANK JORDANS Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s main industry lobby group has warned that factories may have to throttle production or halt it completely because plunging water levels on the Rhine are making it harder to transport cargo on the river. Water levels on the Rhine at Emmerich near the Dutch border hit

BEIJING (AP) — Unusually high temperatures and a prolonged drought are affecting large swaths of China, reducing crop yields and drinking water supplies. The lack of rain has been especially marked in the southwestern megacity of Chongqing, which encompasses a large area of mountains and rivers. State media say fire trucks are delivering water to

LONDON (AP) — Britain’s police watchdog is investigating after armed officers pulled over Portuguese sprinter Ricardo dos Santos’ car in London. The traffic stop occurred two years after another one involving the athlete and his partner, British runner Bianca Williams, led to accusations of racial profiling. The Metropolitan Police force said officers on a routine

By DENNIS PASSA AP Sports Writer BRISBANE, Australia (AP) — One of the stars of Australia’s gold medal-winning women’s rugby sevens team at the 2016 Olympics has transitioned to male. Olympic champion Ellia Green realized as a young child that a person’s identity and a gender assigned at birth can be very different things. Green

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Authorities say people have been wounded in a shooting that led to a lockdown of a hospital in Memphis, Tennessee. Memphis police said the six were shot in a vehicle shortly after midnight near Methodist North Hospital. In a statement, police said two teens were taken to Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital