Month: May 2023

DANVILLE, Ill. (AP) — A 73-year-old man is facing federal charges after authorities say he rammed a car into a planned abortion clinic eastern Illinois and also was trying to set the building on fire. Federal prosecutors say police arrived at the site in Danville, Illinois, early Saturday to find Philip J. Buyno inside a

By MATT OTT and HALELUYA HADERO AP Business Writers WASHINGTON (AP) — The last time UPS workers walked of the job more than two decades ago, it crippled the shipping company. An emboldened union is threatening to do the same and this time the disruption would be far greater. The 24 million packages UPS ships

By RIAZAT BUTT Associated Press KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — The head of a major international aid agency says key Taliban officials told him they are close to finalizing guidelines that will allow Afghan women to resume working for nongovernmental organizations. The Taliban last December barred Afghan women from working at NGOs, allegedly because they were

MILWAUKEE (AP) — A white lawyer who spat on a Black high school student during an anti-racism march in suburban Milwaukee in 2020 has chosen jail over probation. Shorewood attorney Stephanie Rapkin was convicted of misdemeanor disorderly conduct in April in connection with the incident. The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports that Milwaukee County Judge Laura

By PATRICK WHITTLE Associated Press PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Recent shark bites in Florida and Hawaii and a suspected case in New Jersey have piqued interest in an age-old summer question for beachgoers — is it safe to go in the water? Scientists and researchers who study sharks said the overwhelming answer to that question

By SAMUEL PETREQUIN AP Sports Writer Organizers of the Paris Olympics say they have sold 6.8 million tickets out of 10 million available with 14 months left before the opening ceremony. They have also brushed off criticism that prices are too high. Organizing committee president Tony Estanguet says the second ticketing phase that ended last

WYNNEWOOD, Okla. (AP) — A fire at an oil refinery in southern Oklahoma has left two people injured, according to CVR Energy, the Sugar Land, Texas-based owner of the facility. A statement from CVR spokesperson Brandee Stephens says two people suffered undisclosed injuries due to the fire Tuesday at Wynnewood refinery in Wynnewood, about 60

By MATTHEW BARAKAT Associated Press A divided federal appeals court has upheld the constitutionality of a new admissions policy at an elite Virginia high school that critics say discriminates against Asian Americans. The 2-1 ruling Tuesday from the appellate court in Richmond overturns a ruling last year that found the Fairfax County School Board engaged

By ALICIA RANCILIO Associated Press Rose Byrne and Seth Rogen play best friends in a new comedy series for Apple TV+ called “Platonic,” but unlike many stories of male-female friendships, these two are just friends, as the show title suggests. The actors say keeping the friendship intact was important to them. They’ve each had strong

By FREIDA FRISARO Associated Press FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Authorities say they’ve foiled an elderly businessman’s plan to escape a Florida jail and return to France where he had previously fled in an attempt to avoid child pornography charges. A tip from outside the jail sparked a two-month investigation of John Manchec, 78, and

By FRANK JORDANS Ass BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s government is facing a major test after two junior partners in Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s three-party coalition sparred publicly over a key element in the country’s ambitious climate policy. Economy and Energy Minister Robert Habeck of the environmentalist Greens accused the libertarian Free Democratic Party of backtracking on

URBANA, Ill. (AP) — A prominent Ohio farmer whose image was used in a popular social media meme touting the value of “hard work” has died after he was injured in a crash in Illinois. David Brandt was a nationally known proponent of no-till farming who traveled around the country discussing sustainable agriculture techniques and

By FRANCES D’EMILIO Associated Press ROME (AP) — The Italian government has approved more than 2 billion euros ($2.2 billion) in aid for the flood-stricken region of Emilia-Romagna in the north. Premier Giorgia Meloni said the assistance approved at a Cabinet meeting on Tuesday includes suspension of tax and mortgage payments through August for those

MOSCOW (AP) — A Russian court has extended the arrest of Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich by three months. The decision came in a closed-door hearing emblematic of the secrecy that has marked the case against the first United States correspondent since the Cold War to be detained in Russia on spying charges. Gershkovich,

By JOHN WAWROW AP Sports Writer ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — The Buffalo Bills are taking it slowly with safety Damar Hamlin, who is being held back from participating in the team’s first few days of voluntary practices some five months after having a near-death experience on the field, coach Sean McDermott said Tuesday. “We’re

By TERRY TANG Associated Press Gene Luen Yang remembers feeling pumped in 2007 when Hollywood came calling about his trailblazing graphic novel “American Born Chinese.” But that excitement turned into exasperation when it became clear the interested party completely missed the point of the book. “It came out that the reason why they were interested

By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Sports Writer BALTIMORE (AP) — Eurico Rosa da Silva was in a dark place. On the track, the jockey in his early 30s was winning races and making money. At home, he was fighting suicidal thoughts every day. “I got to the point where I have no more choice but to

By KATHLEEN FOODY and MICHAEL TARM Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — More than 450 Catholic clergy in Illinois sexually abused nearly 2,000 children since 1950, the state’s attorney general found in an investigation released Tuesday, revealing that the problem was far worse than the church had let on. Attorney General Kwame Raoul said at a

By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Two-time Academy Award nominee Adam Driver will serve as the honorary starter for the 107th running of the Indianapolis 500 on Sunday. Driver grew up in Mishawaka in northern Indiana. He is perhaps best known for playing Kylo Ren in the three most recent “Star Wars”

PARIS (AP) — Several hundred documents and items giving the details of victims of slavery in France’s colonial empire is being added to UNESCO’s “Memory of the World” register. The register was set up in 1992 “to safeguard the documentary heritage of humanity.” This latest addition, which the U.N. cultural agency approved last week, marks

By JOHN LEICESTER Associated Press PARIS (AP) — France’s government has for the first time publicly laid out some of the gritty details of its security planning for the unprecedented opening ceremony of the Paris Olympics. The interior minister, the organizing committee president for the Paris Games and the French capital’s mayor signed an 11-page

LONDON (AP) — Climate change protesters have been dragged away as they tried to storm the stage at Shell’s shareholder meeting. Activist investors added pressure with a resolution demanding the oil and gas giant beef up its emissions strategy. Shell Chairman Andrew Mackenzie couldn’t start Tuesday’s meeting for more than an hour as dozens of