Month: March 2023

By DÁNICA COTO Associated Press SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — A Pennsylvania woman who went missing more than 30 years ago in a case that stumped authorities who later declared her legally dead has been found living in a nursing home in Puerto Rico. Patricia Kopta left behind a husband and siblings and lived

By DARLENE SUPERVILLE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Nearly 60 years after he was recommended for the nation’s highest military award, retired Col. Paris Davis, one of the first Black officers to lead a Special Forces team in combat, received the Medal of Honor on Friday for his bravery in the Vietnam War. After a

By RONALD BLUM Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Christian Thielemann is leading the Vienna Philharmonic’s six-concert U.S. tour as another symphony of his Bruckner cycle with the orchestra is released on CD. When Thielemann recorded during the pandemic, he was stopped by a police officer on the streets of locked-down Vienna, then allowed to

By JACQUES BILLEAUD Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs vowed Friday that her administration won’t carry out an execution even though the state Supreme Court scheduled it over the objections of the state’s new attorney general. The Democratic governor’s promise not to execute Aaron Gunches on April 6 for his murder conviction

By HALELUYA HADERO and MATTHEW BARAKAT Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Amazon is pausing construction of its second headquarters in Virginia following the biggest round of layoffs in the company’s history and its shifting plans around remote work. The Seattle-based company is delaying the beginning of construction of PenPlace, the second phase of its

By KIRSTEN GRIESHABER Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — “All Quiet on the Western Front,” Germany’s entry at the Academy Awards, shows the horrors of World War I from the unique perspective of the nation that triggered and lost two world wars. The Netflix film enters the March 12 ceremony with nine nominations, including best picture

By ACHMAD IBRAHIM Associated Press JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — A large fire broke out at a fuel storage depot in Indonesia’s capital on Friday, killing at least 17 people, injuring dozens of others and forcing the evacuation of thousands of nearby residents after spreading to their neighborhood, officials said. The fuel storage station, operated by

By CHINEDU ASADU Associated Press ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Six states in Nigeria have withdrawn a suit asking the country’s Supreme Court to void the result of the just-concluded presidential election. The six states from the opposition party had accused Nigeria’s electoral commission of failing to follow its own rules and election laws in conducting

By CHARLES ODUM AP Sports Writer ATLANTA (AP) — Jalen Carter’s next step in his attempts to preserve his status as a top prospect in next month’s NFL draft will be Georgia’s pro day on March 15, where he is expected to participate in workouts in front of coaches and general managers. Carter, a defensive

By SUMAN NAISHADHAM Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration on Friday said it would require states to report on cybersecurity threats in audits of public water systems. The memo is part of a broader plan to protect the nation’s critical infrastructure against cyberattacks. The Environmental Protection Agency said it would help states and

By SAM MEDNICK Associated Press OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso (AP) — The U.S. Embassy in Congo says the U.S. is offering a reward of up to $5 million for information that could lead to the capture of Congo’s top jihadi, who leads an affiliate of the Islamic State group. The Rewards for Justice program of the

By REGINA GARCIA CANO Associated Press CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Few Venezuelans have not had their lives touched by migration over the last decade, when more than 7 million people left the country amid a political, economic and humanitarian crisis that has lasted the entirety of President Nicolás Maduro’s government. In the 10 years since

By THOMAS ADAMSON AP Fashion Writer PARIS (AP) — Fragile half-ton cubes of colored confetti lay on Loewe’s white runway at Paris Fashion Week. Ushers desperately tried to guide guests including Jamie Dornan, Naomi Campbell and Catherine O’Hara around the blocks fearing the decor would disintegrate with the slightest movement. Sometimes, it partially did. The

By KIMBERLEE KRUESI, SARAH RANKIN and HILARY POWELL Associated Press BRISTOL, Va. (AP) — The pastors smiled as they held the doors open, grabbing the hands of those who walked by and urging many to keep praying and to keep showing up. Some responded with a hug. A few grimaced as they squeezed past. Shelley

QUETTA, Pakistan (AP) — Pakistani officials say a methane explosion killed six miners at a coal mine in the country’s southwestern Baluchistan province. They say the explosion, which took place on Thursday, caused a collapse inside the mine. Five miners were reported injured. The mine is located in the district of Harnai. A mines inspector

By MATTHEW BROWN Associated Press DENVER (AP) — U.S. officials will work to restore more large bison herds to Native American lands under a Friday order from Interior Secretary Deb Haaland that calls for the government to tap into Indigenous knowledge in its efforts to conserve the burly animals that are an icon of the

JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel has acknowledged that an inscription in clay found in the country’s south bearing the name of Darius the Great, ruler of the ancient Persian Empire, was not authentic. The shard of pottery in question was discovered last December and caused a sensation as the first mention of sixth century B.C. empire

By JEFFREY COLLINS and JAMES POLLARD Associated Press WALTERBORO, S.C. (AP) — One of the last pieces of a legal dynasty that doled out justice in rural South Carolina for decades crumbled Friday as lawyer Alex Murdaugh was sentenced to spend the rest of his life in prison for the murder of his wife and

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — An attorney for former President Donald Trump who worked to overturn his loss in battleground Wisconsin has been reappointed by the state Supreme Court’s four conservative justices to a second term on a committee that advises judges on judicial conduct. Jim Troupis’ reappointment to the panel was approved Thursday on a

By SUMAN NAISHADHAM Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Tom Brundy, an alfalfa grower in California’s Imperial Valley, thinks farmers reliant on the shrinking Colorado River can do more to save water and use it more efficiently. That’s why he’s installed water sensors and monitors to prevent waste on nearly two-thirds of his 3,000 acres. But

BERLIN (AP) — German investigators say they seized weapons, including three hand grenades and a crossbow, from the home of a suspected anti-government extremist that was searched as part of a hate speech probe. Prosecutors said the 55-year-old from Munich, who is believed to be an adherent of the far-right Reich Citizens’ Movement, was arrested.