Month: October 2022

SOFIA, Bulgaria (AP) — Bulgaria’s fragmented parliament has failed to elect a new speaker following the country’s fourth election in less than two years. Lawmakers convened on Wednesday with the election of a new speaker as the only item on their agenda. However, neither of the two candidates put forth by the largest political groupings

By MATTHEW PERRONE AP Health Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — A panel of federal advisers says a pregnancy drug intended to prevent premature births should be withdrawn because it doesn’t work. Wednesday’s recommendation is non-binding, but it clears the way for the Food and Drug Administration to remove the drug from the market. The FDA deemed

SANIBEL, Fla. (AP) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis announced the reopening of the causeway linking Sanibel Island to the mainland that was washed out by Hurricane Ian. The 3-mile causeway was badly damaged by the Category 4 hurricane, with initial predictions that repairs could take months. Instead, the span reopened on Wednesday, just three weeks

By MADDIE BURAKOFF AP Science Writer NEW YORK (AP) — A new study suggests Neanderthals formed small, tightknit communities where females may have traveled to move in with their mates. The research used genetic sleuthing to offer a rare snapshot of Neanderthal family dynamics — including a father and his teenage daughter who lived together

GENEVA (AP) — The World Health Organization and its partners are recommending that countries temporarily switch to using a single dose of the cholera vaccine instead of two due to a global supply shortage. WHO said on Wednesday that one dose has proven effective in stopping outbreaks of the water-borne disease though there is limited

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The U.S. Supreme Court has denied a last-minute appeal filed by Oklahoma death row inmate Benjamin Cole. The high court’s decision on Wednesday paves the way for the 57 year old to be executed Thursday at the Oklahoma State Penitentiary in McAlester. Cole was convicted and sentenced to death for killing

By ALI SWENSON Federal law bans noncitizens from voting in federal elections. The 1996 law states that noncitizens who vote illegally will face a fine, imprisonment or both. Noncitizens who cast a ballot and get caught may also face deportation. When people in the U.S. register to vote, they confirm under penalty of perjury that

BOSTON (AP) — A “swift-footed lizard” that lived millions of years ago in what’s now Massachusetts has been named the state’s official dinosaur. The legislation was signed into law during a ceremony Wednesday at Boston’s Museum of Science by Gov. Charlie Baker. Podokesaurus holyokensis received more than 60% of the roughly 35,000 votes cast in

By LORNE COOK Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — European Union officials and diplomats say the bloc has evidence that Iran is supplying drones to Russia for use its war in Ukraine and is drawing up a list of sanctions in retaliation. Russia has sent waves of Iranian-made Shahed drones over Ukraine to strike at power

By TOM KRISHER and JEFFREY COLLINS Associated Press GREER, S.C. (AP) — BMW will invest $1 billion in its sprawling factory near Spartanburg, South Carolina, to start producing electric vehicles and an additional $700 million to build a electric-battery plant nearby. The German automaker’s announcement reflects its commitment to transitioning to electric-vehicle production in North

By MEG KINNARD Associated Press On Nov. 8, Louisiana voters go to the polls, just like in states across the country — only they’ll technically be voting in a primary election that includes candidates from all corners. Their votes may determine which candidates will occupy offices at all levels of the state’s government, or which

By ALEX DANIELS of The Chronicle of Philanthropy Chronicle of Philanthropy The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation announced Wednesday that it is making grants of more than a $1 billion as part of a sweeping national plan to improve math education over the next four years. Its goal: to help students succeed in school and

NEW YORK (AP) — Former President Donald Trump answered questions under oath Wednesday in a lawsuit filed by E. Jean Carroll, a magazine columnist who says the Republican raped her in the mid-1990s in a department store dressing room. The deposition gave Carroll’s lawyers a chance to interrogate Trump about the assault allegations as well

ATLANTA (AP) — Two former detainees at a Georgia jail say sheriff’s deputies kept them strapped into restraint chairs for hours without pause, causing them to urinate on themselves. Both men testified before a federal jury Tuesday in Atlanta during the trial of Clayton County Sheriff Victor Hill. The sheriff is charged with violating jail

By REBECCA GRIESBACH AL.com RUSSELLVILLE, Ala. (AP) — As part of an exercise to help the class learn English, a third grader pulled a block from a Jenga tower and read aloud a question written on one side. “Where,” the boy read, then slowly sounded out the other words: “Where would you like to visit?”

NEW YORK (AP) — A 75-year-old New York City man pleaded guilty to manslaughter in the 1976 killing of a World War I veteran whose dismembered remains were found in 2019. Martin Motta’s guilty plea Tuesday in the death of George Seitz represented the first successful use of genetic genealogy by any of the city’s

By ACACIA CORONADO Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — One migrant is dead, another is wounded and at least seven others are languishing in detention three weeks after twin brothers allegedly opened fire on them in the Texas desert, claiming they thought they were firing on wild hogs. Yet, the accused shooters, 60-year-old brothers Michael

NEW DELHI (AP) — A Pulitzer Prize-winning Kashmiri photojournalist says Indian immigration authorities prevented her from flying to the United States to receive the award. Sanna Irshad Mattoo says she was scheduled to fly to New York on Monday to receive the Pulitzer Prize but was blocked by officials at New Delhi’s airport without any

By JAMES POLLARD Associated Press/Report for America COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina Supreme Court justices have grilled lawyers over the extent of the right to privacy in a case that could determine the scope of the state’s abortion restrictions. Over 18 months of legal back and forth came to a head Wednesday when the