Month: January 2023

By DARLENE SUPERVILLE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Surgeons removed a cancerous lesion above first lady Jill Biden ‘s right eye and one on her chest, the White House said Wednesday, while a third lesion on her left eyelid was being examined. Dr. Kevin O’Connor, the physician to President Joe Biden, said examinations showed that

By SYLVIA HUI Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Around 25,000 U.K. ambulance workers went on strike Wednesday, walking out for the second time since December in an ongoing dispute with the government over pay. The industrial action by paramedics, drivers and call handlers was the latest in a wave of strikes in recent months that

By MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Lizzo, Taylor Swift and Harry Styles lead the 2023 iHeartRadio Music Awards nominations with seven nods each, with Jack Harlow and Drake close behind with six each. The iHeartRadio Music Awards honor the most played artists of the year on their stations and app, and

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — A man has died of injuries suffered in an Indianopolis apartment fire this week that left four children ages 15 months, 3, 12 and 14 in critical condition, authorities said. Raymond Diggs, 31, died Wednesday of thermal burns and smoke inhalation, and death was imminent for 15-month-old-old Leilani Rembert, who suffered smoke

LODZ, Poland (AP) — The discovery in central Poland of hundreds of objects that were most likely hidden by their Jewish owners during World War II provided a rare and precious find, officials said Wednesday. Around 400 items, including silver-plated menorahs, hanukkiahs, tableware and daily use items were uncovered in the city of Lodz last

BEIRUT (AP) — Hussein Husseini, a former Lebanese parliament speaker and the father of the 1989 Taif Agreement that ended the country’s 15-year civil war, has died after days of illness. The country’s state-run news agency says the 85-year-old Husseini was admitted to a Beirut hospital earlier this month after suffering from a strong flu.

By ELENA BECATOROS Associated Press ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece’s government says the country’s former and last king will be buried as a private citizen in Tatoi, the former summer residence of Greece’s royals. A controversial figure in Greek history, Constantine died in a hospital late Tuesday at the age of 82. Greece’s monarchy was

BEIJING (AP) — Chinese state TV says Beijing is preparing to allow airlines to fly more routes between China and the United States following the end of anti-virus travel restrictions. China Central Television said U.S. and Chinese airlines are among some 40 carriers that have submitted applications covering some 700 flights per week involving 34

By DAVID McHUGH and VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV Associated Press FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Russia’s still making plenty of money from oil sales despite a price cap imposed by the Group of Seven major democracies. Researchers at Helsinki’s Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air said in report Wednesday that the cap is too lenient at

By DAVID KOENIG and MICHELLE CHAPMAN AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Thousands of flights across the U.S. were canceled or delayed after a system that offers safety information to pilots failed. The government launched an investigation into the breakdown, which grounded some planes for hours. The Federal Aviation Administration said preliminary indications traced

By SAMY MAGDY Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — A new report has found that weapons supplied by the United Kingdom and the United States and used by a Saudi-led coalition in war-torn Yemen killed at least 87 civilians and wounded 136 others in just over a year. The report released Wednesday by the Oxfam charity

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — China’s new foreign minister has sidestepped a new call by the African Union for permanent representation on the United Nations Security Council during his visit to Ethiopia. Qin Gang, on his first overseas trip as foreign minister, instead emphasized China’s partnership with Africa in security and economic development. The African Union

By NICOLAE DUMITRACHE AND STEPHEN McGRATH Associated Press BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — A court in Romania’s capital Bucharest has rejected an appeal by the divisive social media personality Andrew Tate against asset seizures by prosecutors who are investigating him on charges of being part of an organized crime group and human trafficking, an official said

By MUNIR AHMED Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan’s prime minister says several countries and international institutions have pledged $9.7 billion to help his country rebuild from record-breaking and deadly flooding. Premier Shahbaz Sharif reported the total Wednesday after a recent conference in Geneva with the U.N.’s support. Last summer’s floods killed 1,739 people and

Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — From electric cars and boats to wireless TVs to the latest phones and tablets, there was a wide range of innovation on display at the CES tech show in Last Vegas last week. Some of it aimed to solve big real world problems. Some of it aimed to make

By JEFF AMY Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — A South Korean solar panel maker says it will invest more than $2.5 billion in two Georgia factories. The Qcells unit of Hanwha Solutions will build a new 2,000-worker factory in Cartersville and hire 500 more workers for a third phase of its factory in Dalton. Both

STOCKHOLM (AP) — Sweden’s center-right coalition government says it will present legislation which will enable the construction of new nuclear power stations. Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson said Wednesday that the government wants to alter the law to make it possible “to build more reactors in more places than is possible today.” Sweden’s environmental laws set

By MEHMET GUZEL and SUZAN FRASER Associated Press ISTANBUL (AP) — A court in Istanbul has convicted the president of the Turkish Medical Association of disseminating “terror organization propaganda” following a trial that human rights groups had denounced as an attempt to silence government critics. The court sentenced Dr. Sebnem Korur Fincanci on Wednesday to

By JOSH DUBOW AP Pro Football Writer Coaching changes paid off in a big way for several teams this season. From impressive turnarounds for Jacksonville and the New York Giants to big boosts for Minnesota and Miami, a record-setting five of the 10 teams that hired new coaches for the 2022 season made the playoffs.

STOCKHOLM (AP) — The appeals trial of an Iranian citizen who was sentenced to life by a Swedish court for committing war crimes and murder during the Iran-Iraq war in the 1980s, has started in Stockholm. Hamid Noury was convicted last year of taking part in severe atrocities in July and August 1988. On Wednesday,

BERLIN (AP) — Authorities say a 17-year-old suspected of killing one of his teachers at a vocational school in Germany is said to have had “problems at school” and been suspended for the day hours before the stabbing took place. Officials said the boy apparently sought out the teacher when she was alone in a

By SAMUEL PETREQUIN Associated Press STOCKHOLM (AP) — There are concerns in the European Union that Sweden’s ambitions for its presidency of the Council of the European Union won’t materialize into concrete progress. That’s because of the role played by a far-right, Euro-skeptical party in the ruling coalition. Sweden took over the rotating presidency for

By VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV and MARCIA DUNN Associated Press MOSCOW (AP) — Russia will send up a new capsule next month to bring back three space station astronauts whose original ride home was damaged. NASA and Russian space officials announced the plan Wednesday. The switch in capsules means the two Russians and one American will remain

KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — Thousands of supporters of Nepal’s former royal family have held a rally demanding the restoration of monarchy in the Himalayan nation. They gathered around the statue of King Prithvi Narayan Shah, who started the Shah dynasty in the 18th century. The last king _ Gyanendra _ was forced to step down

By KELVIN CHAN AP Business Writer LONDON (AP) — A report by the World Economic Forum says climate change is the global economy’s biggest long-term challenge but one the world is least prepared to tackle because of short-term problems led by a cost-of-living crisis. The group released its Global Risks Report ahead of its annual

By RISDEL KASASIRA Associated Press KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — Uganda’s latest outbreak of the Ebola virus is over. Uganda’s government and the World Health Organization made the announcement Wednesday. Health Minister Ruth Aceng told journalists that no new cases had been registered in the past 42 days. Uganda had recorded 142 cases including 56 deaths

By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The U.K. and the European Union are inching closer to settling a post-Brexit trade dispute that has brought economic headaches and political turmoil to Northern Ireland. In a significant breakthrough this week, the two sides struck a data-sharing agreement that will give the EU access to real-time

By MARI YAMAGUCHI and KIM TONG-HYUNG Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japan and South Korea are defending their public health restrictions on travelers from China after Beijing stopped issuing new visas in both countries in apparent retaliation. Chinese embassies stopped issuing new visas for South Koreans and Japanese on Tuesday. It wasn’t clear whether China

By MARTHA MENDOZA and CHRISTOPHER WEBER Associated Press SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (AP) — Laurie Morse shoveled wet sand into bags in the pouring rain Wednesday, preparing to stack them along her garage in a last ditch effort to keep out a rising creek on California’s central coast, as the storm-ravaged state braced for another round

By ANDREW MELDRUM Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — The fate of a devastated salt-mining town in eastern Ukraine hung in the balance Wednesday in one of the bloodiest battles of Russia’s invasion, while Ukraine’s unflagging resistance and other challenges prompted Moscow to shake up its military leadership again. Russian forces used jets, mortars and

LONDON (AP) — British counterterrorism police are investigating after border officers seized cargo contaminated with uranium at London’s Heathrow Airport. The Metropolitan Police force said Wednesday that “a very small amount of contaminated material was identified after routine screening within a package incoming to the U.K.” on Dec. 29. It said the force’s Counterterrorism Command

By TERRY SPENCER Associated Press FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — More than four years after gunmen killed emerging rap star XXXTentacion during a robbery outside a South Florida motorcycle shop, three suspects are now scheduled to go on trial. Shooting suspect Michael Boatwright, 28, and his accused accomplices, Dedrick Williams, 26, and Trayvon Newsome, 24,

By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares were mixed Thursday ahead of a closely watched report on U.S. inflation viewed as a good indicator of whether Wall Street’s recent rising optimism is warranted or overdone. Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 wobbled in early trading and was up 0.1% at 26,471.87. Australia’s S&P/ASX

By ANDREW DALTON AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Standout moments from the Golden Globe Awards, which returned to television Tuesday night after a year’s absence. DON’T SHOOT THE PIANO PLAYER Pianist Chloe Flower had a sweet gig at the Golden Globes, playing TV and movie theme songs on camera as the show went

By NICK PERRY Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — New Zealand had its hottest year on record in 2022, beating a mark set just a year earlier thanks to a combination of natural weather cycles and manmade global warming, according to the agency that monitors temperatures. The nation’s top four hottest years have all

By FRANK JORDANS Associated Press LUETZERATH, Germany (AP) — Police in riot gear began evicting climate activists Wednesday from a condemned village in western Germany that is due to be demolished for the expansion of a coal mine. Some stones and fireworks were thrown as officers entered the tiny hamlet of Luetzerath, which has become

By MARIA CHENG AP Medical Writer LONDON (AP) — The World Health Organization is forming a committee on “formal complaints of abusive conduct.” The announcement came hours after The Associated Press reported that the U.N.’s health agency knew of past sexual misconduct charges against a doctor who was accused of harassing a woman in the