Month: December 2022

By FARAI MUTSAKA Associated Press HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — Elections, coups, disease outbreaks and extreme weather are some of the main events that occurred across Africa in 2022. Problems brewed thousands of miles away — climate change and the war in Ukraine — have been devastating to the continent, say experts. The climate crisis is

LONDON (AP) — Four people have been hospitalized in critical condition after a suspected crush at a London concert venue. Police say eight people were taken to hospitals after being caught in a crush of people trying to get into the O2 Brixton Academy, where Nigerian singer Asake was performing. Two other injured people were

By RODNEY MUHUMUZA and FARAI MUTSAKA Associated Press KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — The Ugandan health official was so sure Argentina would win its World Cup soccer match against Saudi Arabia that he gambled $1,800 advanced to him by authorities as allowances for 243 people who had participated in a polio immunization campaign. Argentina lost, and

By EMILY SCHULTHEIS and FRANK JORDANS Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — A huge aquarium in Berlin burst, spilling debris, water and hundreds of tropical fish out of the AquaDom tourist attraction in the heart of the German capital early Friday. Police said parts of the building, which also contains a hotel, cafes and a chocolate

By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s strict self-defense-only postwar principle is being loosened. Japan on Friday adopted a national security strategy declaring plans to possess preemptive strike capability and cruise missiles within years to give itself more offensive footing against threats from neighboring China, Russia and North Korea. North Korea has fired

BOUAZZA BEN BOUAZZA Associated Press TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) — To the outside world, Saturday’s elections in Tunisia raise several red flags: Many opposition parties are boycotting them, foreign media are banned from talking to candidates and critics say it will be harder for women to compete. But many Tunisians believe their country’s decade-old democratic revolution

By Mae Anderson AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — In some ways, the bustling holiday shopping season feels like a return to pre-pandemic days: More people are out and about, shopping in groups and buying for themselves as well as gifts. And there’s plenty of merchandise to select from because the supply chain snags

By HANNA ARHIROVA, VASILISA STEPANENKO and JAMEY KEATEN Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine’s capital came under one of the biggest attacks of the war on Friday as Russia’s invading forces fired dozens of missiles across the country, triggering widespread power outages, Ukrainian officials said. Gunfire from air defense systems and thudding explosions combined

By NICK PERRY Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — An international group that monitored Fiji’s general election this week says it didn’t observe any voting irregularities and the process was transparent and credible. The group’s comments Friday came after five of the political parties that contested the election said they were launching a nationwide

By HELENA ALVES and LUJAIN JO Associated Press DOHA, Qatar (AP) — Coming from Brazil for the World Cup in Qatar, Daniela Crawford had been worried about conservative dress codes. But like many women attending the tournament, she said she found no problems. “In Brazil people are used to it, but we came here and

By AYSE WIETING and SUZAN FRASER Associated Press ISTANBUL (AP) — Economic turmoil driven by inflation of 85% has plunged Turkey into one of its worst property crises. Skyrocketing prices have made finding affordable housing to rent or buy an uphill battle for many, especially for millions earning minimum wage who also struggle to cover

By CATHY BUSSEWITZ and DAVID McHUGH Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — At a gas station outside New York City, retired probation officer Karen Stowe was faced with a pump price she didn’t want to pay. She bought groceries from the convenience store instead, planning to buy cheaper gas elsewhere. “The price is so high,

By The Associated Press With the war in Ukraine grinding through its 10th month, both sides are locked in a stalemated battle of attrition, which could set the stage for a new round of escalation. Many observers see the current deadlock as beneficial to Ukraine, allowing it to receive more state-of-the-art weapons from the West

AMMAN, Jordan (AP) — Jordan has imposed a “temporary ban” on the social media platform TikTok, a day after a police officer was killed during clashes with protesters that broke out over high fuel prices. Videos flooded TikTok and Jordan’s Public Security Directorate said on Friday that it was suspending the popular video application “after

By GIOVANNA DELL’ORTO and REBECCA SANTANA Associated Press REYNOSA, Mexico (AP) — Restrictions that have prevented hundreds of thousands of migrants from seeking asylum in the U.S. in recent years remained on track to expire in a matter of days after an appeals court ruling Friday, as thousands more migrants packed shelters on Mexico’s border

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Government officials say a remote-controlled bomb has exploded on a highway in Turkey as a van carrying police officers drove past, injuring all nine occupants. The interior minister said five people were detained in connection with the attack, which occurred Friday near the city of Diyarbakir in southeast Turkey. The bomb

By ELLIOT SPAGAT Associated Press CHULA VISTA, Calif. (AP) — Phil Metzger promises to arrange entry to the United States for Russian-speaking asylum-seekers through unmatched connections with U.S. border officials and people in Mexico who can guarantee safety while traveling. Though seeking asylum is free, the pastor of Calvary San Diego said his services are

By TERRY TANG and MIKE SCHNEIDER Associated Press FRISCO, Texas (AP) — Welcome to the new Lone Star State, where cricket matches, a Hindu temple and Indian grocery stores sit in close proximity to Christian churches, cattle ranches and Jerry Jones’ Dallas Cowboys empire. More than a decade of expansion has given the Dallas-Fort Worth

By TERRY TANG and MIKE SCHNEIDER Associated Press FRISCO, Texas (AP) — With the ornate spires of the Karya Siddhi Hanuman Temple anchoring the skyline behind them, a cricket batsman and bowler eyed each other across a brown grass field. Amid gusty winds, players waiting to bat watched intently from nearby bleachers. No, this is

By MICHAEL R. BLOOD, JAE HONG and AMY TAXIN Associated Press RANCHO CUCAMONGA, Calif. (AP) — The November elections saw Californians continue to embrace progressive leadership, but voters in one of the state’s most populous counties are so frustrated with this political direction that they voted to consider seceding and forming their own state. An

By DAMIAN J. TROISE and ALEX VEIGA AP Business Writers Wall Street racked up more losses Friday, as worries mounted that the Federal Reserve and other central banks are willing to bring on a recession if that’s what it takes to crush inflation. The S&P 500 fell 1.1%, its third straight drop. The Dow Jones

By JUAN A. LOZANO Associated Press HOUSTON (AP) — Public support and use of the death penalty in 2022 continued its more than two-decade decline in the U.S., and many of the executions that were carried out during the year were “botched” or highly problematic, an annual report on capital punishment says. There were 18

By MARGERY A. BECK Associated Press OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Outgoing Nebraska Gov. Pete Ricketts is expected to be appointed to the state’s U.S. Senate seat being vacated by fellow Republican Ben Sasse. His appointment would come from a new governor Ricketts helped get elected. Critics — including some within the GOP — say it’s

By PAUL WISEMAN and STAN CHOE AP Business Writers WASHINGTON (AP) — After scaling 40-year highs, inflation in the United States has been slowly easing since summer. Yet the Federal Reserve seems decidedly unimpressed — and unconvinced that its fight against accelerating prices is anywhere near over. On Thursday, stock markets buckled on the growing

By GABE STERN Associated Press/Report for America RENO, Nev. (AP) — Nevada’s departing Secretary of State was served a subpoena as part of a U.S. Department of Justice special counsel’s investigation into efforts by former President Donald Trump and his allies to overturn the 2020 election results. The subpoena requires Barbara Cegavske to appear in

TACOMA, Wash. (AP) — A 48-year-old Washington state man was arrested and charged in federal court for allegedly making threats against members of Congress via voicemail. U.S. Attorney for Western Washington Nick Brown says Mark Leonetti, of Longview, appeared Thursday in the U.S. District Court in Tacoma on seven counts of making interstate threats. It

SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) — A California sex offender who kidnapped, raped and killed four women, some of them while wearing a GPS tracker, has been sentenced to life in prison without parole. Prosecutors say 36-year-old Franc Cano was sentenced Thursday in Orange County after pleading guilty to murder and other charges. Cano acknowledged killing

By The Associated Press Five Louisiana law enforcement officers have been charged with state crimes for their roles in the 2019 arrest of Ronald Greene, whose death authorities initially blamed on a car crash until The Associated Press published long-withheld body-camera video showing the Black motorist being stunned, beaten and dragged. Facing the most serious

By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. Security Council adopted a statement warning of increasing dangers of terrorism, and then envoys from India and Pakistan heatedly traded accusations blaming each other for terror attacks. Indian External Affairs Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar told reporters Thursday that the world sees Pakistan “as the

NEW YORK (AP) — A California woman pleaded guilty on Thursday in connection with her unwitting role in a foiled plot to kidnap a prominent Iranian opposition activist living in New York City and take her back to Tehran. Prosecutors have not accused Niloufar Bahadorifar of participating in the plot to abduct Masih Alinejad, a

By KEVIN FREKING Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate has passed legislation to fund the government for an additional week as lawmakers race to finish work on a full-year spending package before they head home for the holidays and a new Congress is sworn in. Congress in September passed a bill to keep the