Month: April 2023

By RAHIM FAIEZ Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — U.N. officials say that female Afghan employees of the United Nations have been banned from working by Taliban authorities. The U.N. mission expressed “serious concern” after its female staffers were prevented from reporting to work in Nangarhar province. Taliban spokesmen were not immediately available to comment and

By RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Sports Writer The attorneys who beat the NCAA in the Supreme Court have filed a new class-action antitrust lawsuit against the association and the five wealthiest college sports conferences. The new suit seeks millions of dollars in damages for thousands of athletes. The case was filed in the Northern

By WAYNE PARRY Associated Press ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — A federal scientific agency says New Jersey’s first offshore wind farm may “adversely affect” whales and other marine mammals, but it won’t seriously harm or kill them. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration issued a report Tuesday on the Ocean Wind I project to be

By MICHAEL LIEDTKE AP Technology Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A federal jury has awarded nearly $3.2 million in damages to a Black former worker at a Tesla factory in California. The factory has been at the epicenter of racial discrimination allegations hanging over the automaker run by billionaire Elon Musk. The verdict reached Monday

By TRAVIS LOLLER and JONATHAN MATTISE Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Mike Hill, a 61-year-old custodian who was among the six people killed in last week’s attack at a Nashville elementary school, was remembered Tuesday for his loving nature, his culinary skills and his faith. Hundreds of friends and family members turned out for

By FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — New IRS Commissioner Danny Werfel delivered a tax-season pledge Tuesday that the agency will use an $80 billion infusion of cash to become faster, more tech-savvy and provide “real-world improvements” to taxpayers. Werfel, as he was ceremonially sworn in on Tuesday, said he would release a Strategic

By MICHAEL PHILLIS Associated Press Some 9.2 million lead pipes carry water into homes across the U.S., with more in Florida than any other state, according to a new Environmental Protection Agency survey that will dictate how billions of dollars to find and replace those pipes are spent. The survey released Tuesday was the first

By MATTHEW PERRONE AP Health Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The manufacturer of eyedrops recently linked to deaths and injuries lacked measures to assure sterility at its factory in India, according to U.S. health inspectors. Food and Drug Administration officials uncovered about a dozen problems with how Global Pharma Healthcare made and tested its eyedrops during

By HALLIE GOLDEN Associated Press A judge in Montana refused to dismiss a lawsuit that alleges the state’s unique constitutional requirement to teach students about Native American history and culture has not been upheld. The lawsuit, which was filed in 2021 in District Court in Great Falls, Montana, was brought by Native American tribes, parents

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s president has asked his Chinese counterpart for help in halting chemicals from China used by Mexican drug dealers to illegally produce fentanyl, while also complaining of “rude” U.S. pressure to curb the drug trade. President Andrés Manuel López Obrador has previously said that fentanyl is America’s problem and is caused

By MARTÍN ADAMES ALCÁNTARA Associated Press SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AP) — A judge in the Dominican Republic on Tuesday ordered an ex-presidential candidate held under house arrest and two former high-ranking officials jailed while awaiting trial in a record $347 million embezzlement case. Gonzalo Castillo is a former public works minister who won 37%

By ARLEIGH RODGERS and TOM DAVIES Associated Press INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indiana’s governor hasn’t said if he will allow an impending ban all gender-affirming care for minors to become law, but told reporters Tuesday that the bill on his desk is “clear as mud.” Holcomb can sign or veto the legislation before a Wednesday deadline,

NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — A former U.S. Army major and his wife who prosecutors say routinely beat their young foster children and denied them food and water as punishment will be sentenced for a fourth time. But this time by a different judge. That’s the ruling issued Monday by a federal appeals court. Federal prosecutors

By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer MIAMI (AP) — The arena where the Miami Heat play their home games now has yet another new name after Miami-Dade County commissioners voted to enter into a 17-year deal to call the facility Kaseya Center. The name change takes effect immediately. Kaseya, a Miami-based software company, will pay

By BOBBY CAINA CALVAN and DEEPTI HAJELA Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A small park built on a site that was once a swampy, sewage-filled pond was ground zero for the frenzy surrounding former President Donald Trump’s surrender Tuesday at a courthouse in Lower Manhattan. Hundreds of onlookers, protesters, journalists and a few politicians

By NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press ROME (AP) — Italy’s infrastructure minister is seeking to rally international interest in Italy’s latest attempt to build a bridge linking Sicily to the Italian mainland. Matteo Salvini vowed that the 10 billion euro project would create 100,000 jobs, accelerate transportation times and result in the biggest public works project in

By TOM KRISHER AP Auto Writer DETROIT (AP) — About 5,000 white-collar workers at General Motors took the company’s buyout offers, which the automaker says is enough to avoid layoffs at this time. GM said Tuesday that the offers will save about $1 billion per year in costs, about half of the $2 billion it

SOMERSET, Ky. (AP) — A Kentucky high school football player who suffered a head injury during a scrimmage last week has died. The Kentucky High School Athletic Association said Monday in a statement on Facebook that it joined family, friends and teammates in mourning the loss of Pulaski County High School varsity football player Andrew

By MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — So many people want to get out of jury duty because they think it’s boring or a waste of time. A new TV series shows it can be fun. Bonkers even. “Jury Duty” from Amazon Freevee is an elaborate ruse of a series that builds

NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — Spain’s prime minister says Europe must “re-industrialize” to become more self-sufficient and less dependent on third countries for energy and key raw materials. Prime Minister Petro Sanchez said after talks with Cypriot President Nikos Christodoulides in the Cypriot capital Tuesday that Europe needs to be “strategically autonomous,” especially in the wake

By DARLENE SUPERVILLE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden says he’s looking forward to hosting the NCAA men’s and women’s championship basketball teams, the University of Connecticut and Louisiana State University, at the White House. But he did not mention whether Iowa, the defeated women’s team, would also be celebrated after his wife,

By LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The founder of the student loan assistance startup company Frank that J.P. Morgan Chase acquired for $175 million has been arrested on charges that she duped the financial giant by dramatically inflating the number of customers her company had. Charlie Javice of Miami Beach, Florida, was

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — A strong offshore earthquake has jolted eastern Philippine provinces and seismologists have warned villagers living by the sea to stay away from the coast because it could generate waves of less than a meter (3 feet) in height. There were no immediate reports of injuries or damage from the earthquake, which

By ERIKA KINETZ Associated Press LONDON (AP) — On Oct. 14, a Russian engineer named Gleb Karakulov boarded a flight from Kazakhstan to Turkey with his wife and daughter. He switched off his phone to shut out the crescendo of urgent, enraged messages, said goodbye to his life in Russia and tried to calm his

By ERIKA KINETZ Associated Press LONDON (AP) — On Oct. 14, a Russian engineer named Gleb Karakulov boarded a flight from Kazakhstan to Turkey with his wife and daughter. He switched off his phone to shut out the crescendo of urgent, enraged messages, said goodbye to his life in Russia and tried to calm his

By ERICA HUNZINGER AP Sports Writer Sports leagues and teams often use Pride nights to raise the visibility and acceptance of LGBTQ+ people — as well as sell them tickets — and the NHL has been a leader. They can include special jerseys designed by LGBTQ+ artists, performances, information tables, even drag performances. And they’re

By MATTHEW BARAKAT Associated Press FALLS CHURCH, Va. (AP) — A northern Virginia man convicted on terrorism charges as a teenager has been sent back to prison for a year after violating conditions of his release by meeting with convicted Taliban supporter John Walker Lindh and others linked to terrorism. Prosecutors had sought a two-year