Month: November 2022

By BOBBY ROSS Jr. Associated Press BULL HOLLOW, Okla. (AP) — Ryan Mackey quietly sang a sacred Cherokee verse as he pulled a handful of tobacco out of a zip-close bag. Reaching over a barbed wire fence, he scattered the leaves onto the pasture where a growing herd of bison — popularly known as American

BERLIN (AP) — The Catholic Church in Germany is reforming its labor rules for employees of church-run institutions to allow them to work regardless of “their sexual identity and their way of life.” The German Bishops’ Conference said that an assembly of diocesan representatives on Tuesday approved changes to the rules that govern the employment

HINGHAM, Mass. (AP) — A man was arraigned Tuesday on charges that he crashed his SUV through the front window of an Apple store in Massachusetts, killing one person and injuring 19 others, authorities said. Bradley Rein, 53, was arraigned in district court in Hingham. Rein told police he was looking for an eyeglass store

By HYUNG-JIN KIM Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — The influential sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un warned the United States on Tuesday that it would face “a more fatal security crisis” as Washington pushes for U.N. condemnation of the North’s recent intercontinental ballistic missile test. Kim Yo Jong’s warning came hours

By SAM METZ, JAMIE STENGLE and STEPHEN GROVES Associated Press The five people who were killed at a gay club in Colorado are being remembered as loving parents, enthusiastic performers and longtime patrons who cherished Club Q as a safe haven for members of the LGBTQ community. They came to Colorado Springs’ preeminent LGBTQ establishment

BERLIN (AP) — Steven Spielberg will be honored for his life’s work at the Berlin International Film Festival in February. Festival organizers said Tuesday that the 75-year-old American director, producer and screenwriter will be awarded an honorary Golden Bear, the annual event’s top prize, for a body of work that comprises more than 100 movies

By BABA AHMED Associated Press BAMAKO, Mali (AP) — Mali’s government has announced a ban on aid groups that are funded by France. It’s the latest attempt by Mali’s coup leader to distance the West African country from its one-time colonizer and former military ally. In a statement read late Monday on national television, the

By HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH Associated Press Police in Oklahoma say the suspect in the killings of four people at a marijuana farm has been arrested in South Florida. The Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation says in an evening post on Facebook that Wu Chen was taken into custody without incident Tuesday afternoon by officers with the

BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s governing parties and the main opposition bloc have reached a compromise that should allow an overhaul of the country’s unemployment benefit system — a central policy of Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s government — to go ahead in somewhat watered-down form. The reform will replace a system drawn up nearly two decades ago

By VESELIN TOSHKOV Associated Press SOFIA, Bulgaria (AP) — Bulgaria will allow a Black Sea refinery owned by a Russian oil company to keep operating and exporting oil products to the European Union until the end of 2024 despite warnings by Brussels that it is against the bloc’s sanctions. Government estimates say the deal between

By DANICA KIRKA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — King Charles III welcomed South African President Cyril Ramaphosa to London on Tuesday for the first state visit of his reign, which will include a formal banquet as well as talks with government leaders focused on investment and green energy. Charles and Camilla, the queen consort, greeted

By ISABEL DEBRE and GRAHAM DUNBAR Associated Press DOHA, Qatar (AP) — Hundreds of soccer fans in Doha are struggling to retrieve their digital World Cup tickets for a second day as problems with FIFA’s mobile application stoke confusion and frustration at the tournament. A line of distressed fans snaked outside the main ticketing help

PARIS (AP) — France, Germany and Italy have announced an agreement for a new-generation European space launcher project. It’s part of apparent efforts to better compete with Elon Musk’s SpaceX and other rocket programs in the U.S. and China. A statement from the three governments announced an unspecified amount of public funding for the plan.

By SUZAN FRASER Associated Press ANKARA (AP) — Turkey’s president has again hinted at a possible new ground offensive in Syria against Kurdish militants, even as Russia urged restraint and called on Ankara to avoid an escalation. The Russian presidential envoy in Syria called on Turkey “to show a certain restraint” in order to prevent

By STEVE DOUGLAS AP Sports Writer LUSAIL, Qatar (AP) — Lionel Messi stood with his hands on his hips near the center circle, looking stone-faced as Saudi Arabia’s jubilant players ran in all directions around him after pulling off one of the biggest World Cup upsets ever against Argentina. The South American champions and one

By TASSANEE VEJPONGSA Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — A Thai court has resumed the long-delayed trial of two members of China’s Muslim Uyghur minority accused of carrying out a 2015 bombing at a Bangkok landmark that killed 20 people. The defendants pleaded not guilty when the trial began in 2016 and said they suffered mistreatment

By SARA RATHNER of NerdWallet You share a lot with your spouse, but your credit score isn’t one of those things. Even if you don’t earn an income and your spouse supports you financially, it’s important to build your own credit score. Not only will your score come into play when you apply for a

BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union’s top court has backed a Russian who is seeking to stay in the Netherlands because he needs a medicinal cannabis treatment which is outlawed in his home country. The Court of Justice said Tuesday that the man should not be sent back home even though the Netherlands rejected his

BERLIN (AP) — Consumers and businesses in Germany will receive subsidies to soften the blow of higher gas and electricity prices starting in January, two months earlier than originally planned. Officials made the announcement Tuesday as part of an larger pot of almost 300 billion euros in subsidies that the German government is cooking up

By ISABEL DEBRE Associated Press DOHA, Qatar (AP) — Iran was reeling Tuesday from the humiliation of starting the World Cup with a lopsided 6-2 loss against England in a match overshadowed by protests on and off the field. Hard-line Iranian media sought to blame the defeat on the unrest that has gripped the Islamic

By SUMAN NAISHADHAM Associated Press DOHA, Qatar (AP) — Seventy years ago, Saad Ismail Al Jassim used to free dive 40 feet (13 meters) deep into the waters of the Persian Gulf, holding his breath to comb the seabed for oysters in the hope of finding a cluster of pearls. Today, an 1,100-foot (335-meter) yacht

By PAUL WISEMAN and DAVID McHUGH AP Business Writers Hobbled by high interest rates, punishing inflation and Russia’s war against Ukraine, the world economy is expected to eke out only modest growth this year and to expand even more tepidly in 2023. That’s the sobering forecast issued Tuesday by the Paris-based Organization for Economic Cooperation

MALAK HARB Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The CEO of Dubai International Airport says passenger numbers for the third quarter of 2022 have surpassed pre-COVID-19 pandemic levels. Paul Griffiths, who oversees the world’s busiest airport, told The Associated Press on Tuesday that the annual forecast at the airport is more than 64

By DAVID A. LIEB Associated Press A Democratic swing in the Michigan Legislature highlights the role that redistricting can play in the outcome of elections. In previous elections, Republicans had retained control of the Michigan House and Senate despite the fact that Democratic legislative candidates received more total statewide votes. This year, Democrats received a

By HENG SINITH Associated Press SIEM REAP, Cambodia (AP) — The defense chiefs of the United States and China have held talks on the sidelines of a regional meeting in Cambodia to discuss strained bilateral relations and regional and global security issues. It was the second face-to-face meeting in six months between U.S. Secretary of

By JENNA FRYER AP National Writer DOHA, Qatar (AP) — Lionel Messi returns to the World Cup for a fifth attempt at finally winning soccer’s biggest prize. He’ll also be hoping to make history with Argentina. The Argentines are among the favorites to win in Qatar and victory would fill the one gaping hole in

STOCKHOLM (AP) — Swedish authorities have arrested two people on suspicion of espionage in a pre-dawn operation in the Stockholm area. The authorities gave few details about the case, but Swedish media cited witnesses who described elite police backed by soldiers rappelling down from Black Hawk helicopters to arrest a couple that had allegedly spied

By JOHN LEICESTER Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainians could face rolling blackouts from now through March in frigid, snowy weather because Russian airstrikes have caused “colossal” damage to the power grid, officials said. To cope, authorities are urging people to stock up on supplies and evacuate hard-hit areas. Sergey Kovalenko, the CEO of

By DON THOMPSON Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Once they all assume office, California will be the first state where it’s believed more than 10% of legislators identify publicly as LGBTQ. The legislators in California are proud of their success but say it underscores the hard work that remains in their own state and

By YURI KAGEYAMA Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japanese artist Takashi Murakami’s visions have spanned colorful smiling flowers, a zany take on Mickey Mouse and huge erotic sculptures of animation-inspired figures that have fetched enormous auction prices. His latest goes down a musical path, in collaboration with American rapper and singer Post Malone. “To be

ROME (AP) — Leaders of Italy’s League party say one of the movement’s longtime leaders and a three-time Cabinet minister, Roberto Maroni, has died. State-run RAI television cited a family statement saying Maroni died at 4 a.m. Tuesday after a long illness. He was 67. Maroni was a longtime associate of League founder Umberto Bossi

By BROOKE SCHULTZ Associated Press/Report for America Some of Taylor Swift’s fans want you to know three things: They’re not still 16, they have careers and resources and, right now, they’re angry. That’s a powerful political motivator, researchers say. Look what Ticketmaster made them do. It started Nov. 15, when millions crowded a presale for

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran says it has begun producing enriched uranium at 60% purity at its underground Fordo nuclear plant. Iran’s official news agency described the step as a response to a recent resolution by the United Nations’ nuclear watchdog, but did not elaborate. The increased enrichment is seen as a significant addition to