Month: October 2022

PRAGUE (AP) — Ukrainians have rallied in Prague for the second straight evening to condemn this week’s barrage of Russian missile strikes against cities across Ukraine. They also demanded more weapons for their country’s protection. The protesters on Tuesday were holding blue-and-yellow crosses with the names of the cities hit by the Russian missiles. One

EXCELSIOR SPRINGS, Mo. (AP) — Charging documents say a Missouri woman was held captive in a basement room for about a month and was raped repeatedly before she was able to escape. The suspect, 39-year-old Timothy M. Haslett of Excelsior Springs, Missouri, was arrested Friday and appeared in court by video conference on Tuesday. Judge

By MARCIA DUNN AP Aerospace Writer CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — A spacecraft that plowed into a small, harmless asteroid millions of miles away succeeded in shifting its orbit, NASA said Tuesday in announcing the results of its save-the-world test. The space agency attempted the test two weeks ago to see if in the future

By JORGE RUEDA and JUAN ARRAEZ Associated Press CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Rescue workers in Venezuela are clearing rocks and mud from the streets of a north-central city that was hit by a massive landslide three days earlier. They are also expanding their search for any bodies buried under the sludge, looking for them along

By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Venezuela, South Korea and Afghanistan have lost contested races for seats on the U.N.’s leading human rights body. The result of the secret-ballot vote Tuesday by the General Assembly was criticized for electing countries like Vietnam and Sudan, which have been accused of having abysmal

By LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Federal authorities say they are seeking the extradition of a man arrested in the United Kingdom on charges in New York City accusing him of helping a Russian oligarch violate U.S. sanctions. Officials say Graham Bonham-Carter, a United Kingdom citizen, was arrested Tuesday on charges related

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — More than $100 million in grants have been announced by the federal government as part of a major effort to close the digital divide in parts of rural Alaska. The Anchorage Daily News reports the projects will be an improvement on an existing system that includes a series of microwave transmitters

By JUSTIN SPIKE Associated Press LYMAN, Ukraine (AP) — Covered head-to-toe in protective suits, forensic workers pulled several bodies wrapped in black plastic from a mass grave Tuesday in Ukraine’s devastated city of Lyman, part of an arduous effort to piece together evidence of what happened under more than four months of Russian occupation. Ten

By ALICIA RANCILIO Associated Press Drake Rodger and Meg Donnelly are premiering their new TV series “The Winchesters,” with a built-in fan base. The series, debuting this week on The CW, is a prequel of the long-running show “Supernatural,” which aired for 15 seasons. “The Winchesters” tells the love story of Mary and John Winchester,

LONDON (AP) — King Charles III will be crowned at Westminster Abbey on May 6 in a ceremony that will embrace the past but look to the modern world after the 70-year reign of the late Queen Elizabeth II.  Tuesday’s announcement from Buckingham Palace comes amid speculation that the coronation will be shorter and less

By PATRICK WHITTLE Associated Press PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Maine lobster fishermen have hired a former high-ranking U.S. Department of Justice official to represent them in their case against new laws intended to protect whales. The Maine Lobstermen’s Association is appealing its case against the new rules to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — A bronze sculpture of a West African king that had been in the collection of a Rhode Island museum for more than 70 years was among 31 culturally priceless objects that have been returned to the Nigerian government. The Benin Bronzes, including a piece called the “Head of a King” from

By MICHAEL HILL Associated Press ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — The New York attorney general’s office has tightened rules on gun buybacks after a critic of the policy boasted online about receiving $21,000 in gift cards for weapon parts made on a 3D printer. Buybacks are a popular way for government officials to try to get

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey disaster management authority says a moderately-strong earthquake has shaken the southern Turkish province of Osmaniye. There are no immediate reports of any damage or casualties. The Turkish Disaster and Emergency Management Directorate, AFAD, says the magnitude 5.1 quake struck at 6:48 p.m. (15:48 GMT) on Tuesday and was centered in

By DAVID A. LIEB Associated Press Voters in some battleground states will be deciding ballot proposals this November that could reshape the way they vote in the 2024 presidential election. A ballot proposal in Arizona would tighten photo ID requirements for voting in person and require voters who use mailed ballots to list their driver’s

By WILSON RING Associated Press ST. ALBANS, Vt. (AP) — A fired Vermont deputy sheriff who is the only candidate on the November ballot to become sheriff says he did nothing wrong when he kicked a handcuffed and shackled prisoner. Former Franklin County sheriff’s department Capt. John Grismore won the nomination of both the Republican

By JADE LE DELEY and SYLVIE CORBET The Associated Press PARIS (AP) — French Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne has announced a decision to requisition workers operating petrol depots of the ExxonMobil’s French branch Esso and threatened to do the same for those of Total group, amid strikes that have led fuel pumps to run dry

By ADRIANA MORGA Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Credit scoresare complicated and because rating agencies consider many factors, the process of improving them can look different for everyone. When Willard Carpenter, 68, wanted a loan to open a new business, he realized that his credit score was not high enough to get approved. After

By BRIAN WITTE Associated Press ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Prosecutors dropped charges against Adnan Syed on Tuesday in the 1999 killing of Hae Min Lee after additional DNA testing excluded him as a suspect in a case chronicled by the hit podcast “Serial.” Marilyn Mosby, the state’s attorney for the city of Baltimore, said her

By KATE BRUMBACK Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Comedians Eric André and Clayton English are challenging a police program at the Atlanta airport they say violates the constitutional rights of airline passengers, particularly Black passengers, through racial profiling and coercive searches just as they are about to board their flights. Lawyers for the two men

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Authorities say a toddler accidentally was left behind in a locked rental car when it was returned by her grandfather in central Florida. She wasn’t discovered by an employee until 45 minutes later on Monday evening. The Volusia County Sheriff’s Office says the girl was found in a car in