Month: October 2022

By The Associated Press Here’s a collection curated by The Associated Press’ entertainment journalists of what’s arriving on TV, streaming services and music platforms this week. MOVIES — Is it really time to say goodbye to Jamie Lee Curtis’ Laurie Strode? That’s the idea behind “Halloween Ends,” which promises some kind of conclusion to the

Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — A U.S.-led coalition drone strike in northeastern Syria has killed an Islamic State group member. A security official tells The Associated Press on the condition of anonymity the strike Monday targeted the militant as he drove his motorcycle in the village of Hamam al-Turkman. U.S. Central Command didn’t immediately issue

By CHINEDU ASADU Associated Press ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Officials in southeastern Nigeria say that 76 people including many women and children are missing after a boat capsized in the region. Nigeria’s National Emergency Management Agency told The Associated Press on Monday that authorities have not been able to access the area to search for

ALTON, N.H. (AP) — Slain journalist James Foley has been honored with a stone memorial outside the church he attended while growing up in New Hampshire. Foley, a freelance journalist, was among a group of Westerners brutally murdered in Islamic State captivity in Syria in 2014. He grew up in Wolfeboro and attended St. Katharine

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The Coast Guard says two people from a sunken fishing boat were fending off sharks in the Gulf of Mexico when a crew rescued them and one other person from waters off the Louisiana coastline. It happened Sunday. The Coast Guard launched a search after a relative reported the three people

INMAN, S.C. (AP) — Authorities say five people have died in a shooting in northern South Carolina. Investigators say Spartanburg County deputies and emergency workers found the five people suffering from gunshot wounds Sunday evening at a house in Inman. Spartanburg County Coroner Rusty Clevenger says four of them died at the scene and a

By FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Seventy-year-old Cassandra Gentry is looking forward to a hefty cost-of-living increase in her Social Security benefits — not for herself but to pay for haircuts for her two grandchildren and put food on the table. The three live in a Washington apartment building that houses 50 “grandfamilies”

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A Chinese firm has tested out an electric flying taxi in Dubai, offering a glimpse of futuristic technology that could one day whisk people through cities high above any traffic. It’s one of dozens of flying car projects around the world. Only a handful have been successfully tested with

By HALELUYA HADERO AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Amazon said Monday it will invest 1 billion euros ($972.1 million) to add thousands of more eclectic vans, long-haul trucks and cargo bikes to its delivery network in Europe. The company says the investment would grow the number of electric delivery vans it has in

SARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina (AP) — Amid widespread reports of fraud in Bosnia’s general election, the ethnically divided country’s top electoral body has announced it will conduct a recount of a Bosnian Serb presidential ballot allegedly rigged by a staunchly pro-Russian leader.  Bosnia’s central election commission on Monday ordered all ballots cast in the race for the

LONDON (AP) — A British prosecutor says a hospital neonatal nurse accused of killing seven babies and trying to kill 10 others poisoned two infants deliberately with insulin. Lucy Letby has been charged with murder in the deaths of seven children and the attempted murder of another 10 while she worked at the Countess of

Associated Press ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) — Ethiopia’s Tigray rebels say Eritrea has extended its offensive into their region, as diplomats scramble to convene peace talks to resolve the almost two-year-long conflict. In a statement Monday, the Tigray forces said that Eritrea’s military has launched an “extensive offensive” in the direction of Rama, Zalambessa and

By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The Russian missiles that rained down Monday on cities across Ukraine, bringing fear and destruction to areas that had seen months of relative calm, are an escalation in Russia’s war against its neighbor. But are they a turning point in the war? That question, military analysts say,

By MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Biographers try as best they can to walk in the shoes of their subjects. Charles Leerhsen has gone further  — he slept in the same room. Leerhsen stayed a night in the French hotel room that chef, writer and TV host Anthony Bourdain killed himself

By PETER SMITH Associated Press United Methodists have for generations been a mainstay of the American religious landscape — one of the most geographically widespread of the major Protestant denominations, their steeples visible on urban streets, in county seats and along country roads, their ethos marked by a firm yet quiet faith, simple worship and

GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — Former Hurricane Julia has dissipated, but is still drenching Guatemala and El Salvador with torrential rains Monday after it reemerged in the Pacific following a pounding of Nicaragua. At least 28 people were reported dead as a direct or indirect result of the storm. Guatemala’s disaster prevention agency said five people

By MICHAEL R. BLOOD AP Political Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — The race for Los Angeles mayor has taken a nasty turn, with both candidates sharpening attacks. Longtime U.S. Rep. Karen Bass is questioning rival Rick Caruso’s commitment to the Democratic Party, since the longtime Republican enrolled as a Democrat shortly before he entered the

By DAVID PITT Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — From the start, the case stemming from a drive-by shooting death of a 15-year-old boy near a Des Moines high school has been among the most complex prosecutions ever in Iowa’s capital city, involving 10 teenagers, six guns and at least 42 fired bullets. Plea

LOUISE DIXON Associated Press VENICE, Italy (AP) — The spritz originated in 19th century Italy. But it has evolved in recent years from Italian aperitif to global cocktail. This wine-based cocktail in its modern form consists of prosecco, digestive bitters and soda water. The prosecco adds fizz to a drink that had traditional been made

BERLIN (AP) — Austria says it has filed a legal complaint with the European Union’s top court over plans by the bloc’s executive branch to label natural gas and nuclear power generation as sustainable energies. Austria’s environment minister warned that the measure could “greenwash” nuclear power and gas despite the environmental damage they cause. Luxembourg

RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) — Palestinian health officials say a 12-year-old Palestinian boy died after being shot and wounded by Israeli soldiers during a September army raid in a refugee camp in the occupied West Bank. The boy died Monday at a hospital in the West Bank town of Ramallah. He was shot on Sept.

By ELLEN KNICKMEYER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — There were the young women in fresh fall coats, a guy in a suit, hoodied parents with kids, all maneuvering for selfies with the White House south facade. The plant fans and the history fans leaned in to admire the perennials and centuries-old trees on the lawns