Month: December 2022

By HAVEN DALEY Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Dave Chappelle asked the crowd at his comedy show to make some noise for the world’s richest man. They did — lots of booing. It was an awkward appearance for the new Twitter owner when the comic called him onstage Sunday night near the end of

By JAKE BLEIBERG Associated Press A former Texas police officer on trial for murder admitted during testimony that he made mistakes. But he said he had no choice when he fatally shot a Black woman through a rear window of her home, moments after he saw the woman pointing a handgun at him. Aaron Dean

By FRANK JORDANS Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — German lawmakers are digging deeper into an alleged coup plot uncovered last week. Police detained 25 people linked to the far-right Reich Citizens movement five days ago on suspicion of being members of or supporting a “terrorist organization” that planned to topple the government. Green party lawmaker

By LEE KEATH Associated Press DOHA, Qatar (AP) — It’s a rare moment in the Middle East when the public’s voice roars louder than those of the governments. But Morocco’s surprise string of wins at the World Cup in Qatar have stirred a joy and pride among Arab fans that have, at least for a

By MARK STEVENSON Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador loves big projects and hates unfinished ones, but that is likely what he will leave his successor when he leaves office at the end of 2024. The president pledges his big construction projects will be done by the time he

By MIKE SCHNEIDER Associated Press ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Airplanes flying into Orlando International Airport on Monday were encouraged to top off at airports they were coming from after recent bad weather prevented the delivery of reserve jet fuel. Those delays have prompted fears that visitors could face delays. Airport officials on Monday said there

By SHEIKH SAALIQ Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — India’s defense minister says soldiers from India and China clashed last week along their disputed border after Chinese troops encroached into Indian territory. Rajnath Singh on Tuesday addressed lawmakers in Parliament and said the clash on Friday in eastern Arunachal Pradesh state caused no major injuries

By COLLEEN LONG Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration is reinstating a task force aimed at helping immigrants and refugees integrate into the United States. The task force on New Americans will be run by the Domestic Policy Council and the work will focus on workforce training, education and financial access and language

CAIRO (AP) — The United Nations says at least 3,774 children have been killed in Yemen’s civil war. That’s according to the latest statistics published by the United Nations Children’s Fund on Monday. A further 7,245 children have been maimed in conflict. The report found that at least 3,904 boys have been recruited as child

Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court says it won’t take the plunge into a dispute over Michigan State University’s decision to end its swimming-and-diving teams, a decision female athletes sued over. The case was one of many the high court rejected Monday. As is typical, the justices didn’t comment in turning away the

By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The mother of a teenager who was killed in Mississippi 22 years ago is set to witness the execution of the man who took the girl’s life. Leesa Gray was stranded with a flat tire on a night in June 2000 when Thomas Edwin Loden

By DENISE LAVOIE Associated Press RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — The city of Richmond — the capital of the Confederacy for most of the Civil War — removed its last city-owned Confederate statue Monday, more than two years after it began to purge itself of what many saw as painful symbols of racial oppression. It took

By COURTNEY BONNELL Associated Press The heads of the International Energy Agency and European Union’s executive branch say the 27-nation bloc is expected to weather an energy crisis this winter. But they say Europe needs to speed renewables to the market and take other steps to avoid a potential natural gas shortage next year. Russia

BERLIN (AP) — The German government says it will provide Kenya with 112 million euros to help the East African nation close the gap to 100% renewable energy and produce hydrogen. Kenya already gets about 90% of its electricity from renewable sources. It aims to phase out entirely the use of fossil fuels for electricity

SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Crews have found the body of a fourth person who died in an explosion at a San Antonio construction company and investigators are working to determine the cause and origin of the blast. The explosion happened late Friday at K-Bar Services and could be heard miles away. Responders immediately found one

By JAMEY KEATEN and JOHN LEICESTER Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy pressed Western leaders on Monday to provide more advanced weapons to help his country in its war with Russia, and he repeated his calls for Russian forces to withdraw from occupied areas of Ukraine, suggesting Christmas as a retreat

By RAHIM FAIEZ Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — A hotel catering to foreign visitors in Afghanistan’s capital of Kabul was attacked Monday and three of the assailants were killed, a Taliban official said. Two foreign residents were injured when they jumped out of windows to escape, said Zabihullah Mujahid, the Taliban government’s spokesman. Residents reported

By TOM DAVIES Associated Press INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indiana Lt. Gov. Suzanne Crouch has formally started her 2024 campaign for governor. She launched her effort Monday and says she won’t shy away from Republican Gov. Eric Holcomb’s record despite the discontent he faces among many conservatives over his COVID-19 policies and other actions. She’s joining

DETROIT (AP) — Subaru is telling the owners of nearly 272,000 SUVs in the U.S. to park them outdoors due to the risk of a fire. The company is recalling the 2019 through 2022 Ascents after getting reports of two fires with no injuries. Subaru says a bolt that holds the ground terminal of a

BRISBANE, Australia (AP) — Six people, including two police officers, were shot and killed after the officers responded to a call at a property in rural Australia and were ambushed. Authorities say the violence began at 4:45 p.m. Monday when four officers arrived at a remote property in Queensland state to investigate reports of a

By JULIE CARR SMYTH Associated Press MARION, Ohio (AP) — When Mary Ellen Withrow first ran for public office, she was not allowed to have a credit card in her name. In 1969, credit cards were for men only. Today, Withrow’s signature appears on more U.S. paper currency than that of any other person. The

By TOM MURPHY AP Health Writer Amgen is spending more than $26 billion to dive deeper into rare disease treatments with a deal for drugmaker Horizon Therapeutics. The biotech drug developer said Monday that it will pay $116.50 in cash for each share of Horizon, which makes a treatment for thyroid eye disease that generated

By KIMBERLY PALMER of NerdWallet A record number of young adults are moving back home to live with their parents, thanks to the high cost of housing, inflation and remote work options. The arrangement can give young adults a much-needed financial boost, but it can be a drag on their parents’ finances. That’s why experts

By ANTHONY IZAGUIRRE Associated Press TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida lawmakers are considering ways to shore up the state’s struggling home insurance market in the year’s second special session devoted to the topic. In the session that began Monday, legislators discussed a proposal that would create  a $1 billion reinsurance fund, reduce litigation costs and

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — German automaker Mercedes-Benz is investing 1.3 billion euros ($1.4 billion) in a electric van plant in Poland. The company’s head for van operations said Monday that the plant in the southwestern Poland town of Jawor will be Mercedes-Benz Group A.G.’s first in Europe devoted to making electric delivery vehicles. He says

By LUIS ANDRES HENAO Associated Press DOHA, Qatar (AP) — Away from the roaring noise, lights and fireworks of World Cup games, there’s a safe space for fans who might get overwhelmed in a stadium environment. The “sensory rooms,” at three stadiums in Qatar, provide a calm refuge for children and young adults with autism,

By ELENA BECATOROS and SUZAN FRASER Associated Press ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece’s foreign minister has lashed out at Turkey after Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan threatened to hit Athens with ballistic missiles. The minister made the statements in Brussels on Monday as he arrived for a European Union meeting. Speaking during a town hall

By JACK JEFFERY Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — An international rights group has accused the European Union’s border and coast guard agency of being complicit in migrant abuses by Libya by allowing the North African country’s coast guard to intercept migrant boats crossing the Mediterranean Sea for southern Europe. Human Rights Watch’s statement was released

NEW YORK (AP) — A joint venture between General Motors and South Korean battery company LG Energy Solution has closed on a $2.5 billion federal loan to help finance three lithium-ion battery cell plants in Ohio, Tennessee, and Michigan. The Department of Energy awarded the loan to the venture, which is called Ultium Cells. The

By DANICA KIRKA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Three young boys who fell through ice covering a lake in central England have died and a fourth remains hospitalized as weather forecasters issued severe weather warnings for large parts of the United Kingdom. Police in full uniform jumped into the water and broke through the ice

Associated Press BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — The leaders of Hungary, Romania, Georgia and Azerbaijan are planning to meet in Romania’s capital this week to conclude an agreement on an undersea electricity connector. The agreement involves a cable running beneath the Black Sea that would link Azerbaijan to Hungary via Georgia and Romania. In addition to

LONDON (AP) — Britain’s economy shrank in the three months through October, confirming the toll rampant inflation and rising interest rates are having on business and industry. The Office for National Statistics said Monday that gross domestic product, the broadest measure of economic activity, fell by 0.3% in the period when compared with the three