Month: April 2023

By ANDREW DAMPF AP Sports Writer NAPLES, Italy (AP) — It’s a celebration more than three decades in the making and Napoli fans are not waiting for it to become official before coloring their city in the team’s blue colors. Naples Mayor Gaetano Manfredi says in an Associated Press interview that when the team clinches

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Kenya’s president says the starvation deaths of dozens of followers of a pastor is akin to terrorism. He said the pastor, Paul Makenzi, who is in police custody, belongs to jail and not to any religion. Makenzi was arrested on suspicion of telling his followers to fast to death in order

By FRANCES D’EMILIO Associated Press ROME (AP) — Some 1,200 migrants have arrived since Sunday on a tiny Italian island. The Italian Coast Guard said Monday evening that 35 migrant boats needed help and all arrived at the island of Lampedusa. Among the boats, there were three shipwrecks, the coast guard said in a statement.

By JENNIFER O’MAHONY Associated Press MADRID (AP) — The body of José Antonio Primo de Rivera, the founder of Spain’s fascist Falange movement, has been exhumed from a Madrid mausoleum and transferred to a city cemetery. The fascist political leader was executed by Spanish Republicans in November 1936, after Gen. Francisco Franco led an uprising

By KIMBERLY PALMER of NerdWallet Having the right amount of financial confidence, or belief in our money-related abilities, can help us make better financial decisions, experts say. Building financial confidence starts with developing a basic working knowledge of budgeting, saving and investing. Finding a supportive community and place where you can ask questions also helps.

By TIA GOLDENBERG Associated Press TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Israel’s foreign minister has called on Jordan to bring to justice a Jordanian lawmaker who was arrested in Israel for allegedly trying to smuggle weapons into the occupied West Bank. Foreign Minister Eli Cohen told the Israeli news outlet YNet Israel was still investigating the

By DAVID RISING Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian-appointed authorities in Crimea say the military has fended off a Ukrainian strike on a main naval base, while an exploding drone was also reportedly found in a forest near Moscow. The attacks come as Ukraine is preparing for a major counteroffensive. The Moscow-appointed head of

By RAF CASERT Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — A group of Western European nations led by Germany and France are committing to massively ramp up the production of clean energy from wind turbines in the North Sea. They want to both meet climate targets and reduce their strategic energy dependence on Russia. The leaders also

By HILLEL ITALIE AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — With Florida legislators barring even the mention of being gay in classrooms and similar restrictions under consideration in other states, a report released Monday says books with LGBTQ+ themes remain the most likely targets of bans or attempted bans at public schools and libraries around

FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — A key measure of German business optimism rose in April for the seventh month in a row amid lower natural gas prices and the reopening of the Chinese economy after COVID-19 restrictions. The Munich-based IFO institute’s confidence index has gone up to 93.6 from 93.2 in March. Analysts said Monday that

RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) — Israeli police say five people have been wounded in a car ramming attack near a popular market in Jerusalem as Israel was set to mark its Memorial Day for fallen soldiers. The police statement Monday said a man driving a car hit people at a busy intersection near the bustling,

By JACK JEFFERY and NOHA ELHENNAWY Associated Press KHARTOUM, Sudan (AP) — Foreign governments have airlifted hundreds of diplomats and other citizens out of Sudan, and several have said more evacuations are possible if security conditions allow. Meanwhile, many Sudanese are desperately seeking ways to escape the chaos that has engulfed their country as two

BEIJING (AP) — The Chinese government says it respects the sovereignty of former Soviet Union republics after Beijing’s ambassador to France caused an uproar in Europe by saying they aren’t sovereign nations. The governments of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania rejected Ambassador Lu Shaye’s comment to a French broadcaster. Lu said there was no agreement to

By DYLAN LOVAN Associated Press CARROLLTON, Ky. (AP) — A former Louisville police officer who fired the fatal shot that killed Breonna Taylor has a new job in law enforcement – a controversial hiring that drew protesters to a rural Kentucky county northeast of the city. The Carroll County Sheriff’s Office on Saturday confirmed the

By GRANT PECK Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — Former U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has made a surprise visit to military-run Myanmar on behalf of a group of elder statesmen that engages in peacemaking and human rights initiatives around the world. State television MRTV says Ban, deputy chair of The Elders, met with top leader Senior

BERLIN (AP) — Employees at Berlin and Hamburg airports are staging walkouts in an ongoing dispute over pay and conditions for security staff, leading to flight cancellations in both German cities. German news agency dpa reported that in Berlin all 220 departures and 70 out of 240 incoming flights were canceled on Monday. Due to

By FABIANO MAISONNAVE Associated Press SÃO PAULO (AP) — When Alessandra Korap was born in the mid-1980s, her Indigenous village nestled in the Amazon rainforest in Brazil was a haven of seclusion. But as she grew up, the nearby city of Itaituba, with its bustling streets and commercial activity, crept closer and closer. It wasn’t

By DANICA KIRKA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — King Charles III is a man in a hurry. After waiting nearly 74 years to become king, Charles has used his first six months on the throne to meet faith leaders across the country, reshuffle royal residences, stage his first overseas state visit and hold a sleepover

By JAMEY KEATEN Associated Press GENEVA (AP) — Credit Suisse says it saw nearly $69 billion in outflows in the first three months of the year and that clients are still withdrawing assets. The Swiss bank on Monday cited “significant net asset outflows” as it posted its results skewed by a government-backed takeover by rival

By KIRSTEN GRIESHABER Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — German climate activists were temporarily bringing traffic to a standstill in Berlin by gluing themselves to roads all over the capital. Members of the group Last Generation have repeatedly blocked roads across Germany in the past year in an effort to pressure the government to take more

By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — Asian stocks were mixed Tuesday after Wall Street edged higher as investors awaited U.S. earnings reports and an update on economic growth. Shanghai and Hong Kong declined while Tokyo advanced. Oil prices were little-changed. Wall Street’s benchmark S&P 500 index gained 0.1% on Monday after Coca-Cola

By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is in Japan to meet with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and other officials. It’s part of his four-nation trade mission seen as an attempt by the expected Republican presidential candidate to bolster his foreign policy credentials. DeSantis is considered the biggest challenger

OXFORD, Miss. (AP) — Thousands of country music fans were awaiting singer Morgan Wallen when he suddenly canceled his performance Sunday night at Vaught Hemingway Stadium. WTVA-TV reported video boards inside the Ole Miss football stadium showed a message saying the “Thought You Should Know” singer had lost his voice and was unable to perform,

By MAE ANDERSON, ASHRAF KHALIL and MICHAEL CASEY Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A growing number of developers are considering converting empty office towers into housing as part of an effort to revive struggling downtown business districts that emptied out during the pandemic. Many politicians see these conversions as a potential catalyst to bringing

By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — Asian stock markets were mixed Monday ahead of a U.S. economic update this week that is expected to show growth slowing. Shanghai and Hong Kong declined while Tokyo advanced. Oil prices fell. Wall Street’s benchmark S&P 500 index gained 0.1% on Friday but ended with a

By STEVE PEOPLES AP National Political Writer Inside the Florida statehouse, Gov. Ron DeSantis’ Republican allies say they’re working “at warp speed” to finish their legislative business. In South Carolina and Nevada, early voting states that are critical in a presidential primary, his operatives are moving quickly to build out a political team that is

By ZEKE MILLER AP White House Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden’s reelection campaign has been hiding in plain sight all along. The contours of the 2024 campaign that Biden will formally launch with a video Tuesday will look a lot like his messaging and policy moves from the past few months. He will

By KIM TONG-HYUNG Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea has formally restored Japan to its list of countries it gives preferential treatment in trade, three years after the neighbors downgraded each other’s trade status amid a diplomatic row over historical grievances. South Korea’s Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy announced the move

By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — A government-commissioned report says Australia needs to spend more on defense and develop the ability to strike longer-range targets as China’s military buildup challenges regional security. The Defense Strategic Review supports the AUKUS partnership among Australia, the United States and Britain and recommends deepening relationships with

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — A magnitude 7.1 quake struck in a remote part of the Pacific Ocean on Monday but did not appear to generate a tsunami. The quake struck near the Kermadec Islands about 560 miles northeast of New Zealand’s North Island. The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said the quake posed no threat

By PAOLO SANTALUCIA Associated Press TRENTO, Italy (AP) — Italy’s largest river, that’s home to fishers and boats, feeds rich farmlands, powers turbines and quenches local populations across its banks and delta, is already as low as it was last summer, sparking fears of precariously dry months ahead with those who rely on it having

SAN DIEGO (AP) — Freeway, the sea lion rescued after wandering inland from his ocean home and crossing busy San Diego thoroughfares, has been euthanized after falling ill. The sea lion earned his name in January 2022 after being found on State Route 94, a freeway several miles from shore, the San Diego Union-Tribune reported.

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s president has suspended a tour of the Yucatan peninsula after acknowledging he tested positive for the coronavirus, having previously suffered two bouts of COVID-19. President Andrés Manuel López Obrador wrote in his social media accounts Sunday that “it isn’t serious.” The comment came after reports in the local press that