Month: May 2023

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A federal marshals fugitive task force has recaptured the second of two inmates who escaped from a Philadelphia prison earlier this month, a man who had been held on charges in four slayings, authorities said. Ameen Hurst, 18, was taken into custody at about 8:30 a.m. Wednesday in west Philadelphia, according to

By FARES AKRAM Associated Press GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — Gaza’s ruling Hamas militant group is calling on Palestinians to confront a flag-waving parade planned by Jewish nationalists through the main Palestinian thoroughfare in Jerusalem’s Old City. The comments added to the already heightened tensions ahead of Thursday’s march. It also raises the risk

In a May 23 story about developments in abortion policy, The Associated Press erroneously listed the states where self-managed abortion is illegal as South Carolina and Texas. The correct states are Nevada and South Carolina.

By MALAK HARB Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The United Arab Emirates’ highest court has ordered a British hedge fund trader convicted of orchestrating a $1.7 billion tax fraud to pay that amount to Denmark’s tax authority. Financier Sanjay Shah was convicted in a lower court of masterminding a scheme that ran

By ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A key lawyer for former President Donald Trump said Wednesday that he was leaving the legal team, a move that comes as a special counsel investigation into the retention of classified documents shows signs of being in its final stages. Timothy Parlatore told The Associated Press that

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — In a story published May 17, 2023, about abortion legislation across the South, The Associated Press erroneously reported that Virginia law allows unrestricted access to abortion. The state allows greater access than many Southern states but has restrictions on abortion.

OXFORD, Mass. (AP) — Police in Massachusetts say an officer shot a man who was running at him at a full sprint with a sword over his head. Oxford’s police chief says the 23-year-old man faces attempted murder and other charges. The chief says the officer was driving in a marked cruiser at 6 a.m.

DETROIT (AP) — In a story published May 17, 2023, The Associated Press reported that Ford was recalling 310,000 trucks in the U.S. because the driver’s front air bag may not inflate in a crash. The NHTSA inadvertently reposted the recall on its site Wednesday, but it was originally announced on May 13, 2022. The

NEW YORK (AP) — Activist and best-selling author Naomi Klein has a book coming out in September that will combine personal reflections with political reporting and cultural commentary. Farrar, Straus & Giroux announced Wednesday that in “Doppelganger: A Trip into the Mirror World,” Klein will explore a time rife with “confusion across political, technological, environmental

By JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer CANNES, France (AP) — Appearing at the Cannes Film Festival the day after premiering his first film in three years, Johnny Depp said Wednesday that he has “no further need” for Hollywood. Depp made a rare public appearance to face questions from the press following the opening-night premiere of

By HUIZHONG WU Associated Press TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Taiwan’s opposition Nationalist Party has picked the popular mayor of New Taipei City as its candidate in next year’s presidential election, seen as a referendum on the island’s future relations with China. Hou Yu-ih, who is also the former head of the National Police Agency, will

By KAREEM CHEHAYEB Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — Arab foreign ministers are meeting Wednesday in Saudi Arabia ahead of the Arab League’s annual summit in the kingdom to discuss the upcoming gathering’s agenda and draft resolutions. This year’s summit, starting Friday in the city of Jeddah, will mark the readmittance of Syria into the 22-member

By JARI TANNER Associated Press HELSINKI (AP) — Finland’s foreign minister says Russia has frozen the bank accounts of Finnish diplomatic representations in Moscow and St. Petersburg. That has forced the country’s missions to resort to cash payments. Pekka Haavisto said Moscow’s move at the end of April breaches the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations

By PAN PYLAS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The world’s fourth-biggest carmaker by sales has warned of a potential existential threat to large parts of the British car industry unless the government moves to alter the terms of its post-Brexit trade deal with the European Union. In a submission to a parliamentary inquiry into the

IMOLA, Italy (AP) — This weekend’s Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix in northern Italy has been canceled because of deadly floods. Formula One said it made the decision for safety reasons and to avoid any extra burden on the emergency services. F1 personnel had earlier been told to stay away from the track after floods affected large

COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Denmark’s Supreme Court on Wednesday overruled two lower courts, saying a cartoon depicting Copenhagen’s The Little Mermaid statue as a zombie and a photo of it with a face mask did not violate the copyright of the famous bronze. The Berlingske newspaper published the cartoon in 2019 to illustrate an article

By SIBI ARASU Associated Press BENGALURU, India (AP) — A searing heat wave in parts of southern Asia in April this year was made at least 30 times more likely by climate change, according to a rapid study by international scientists released Wednesday. Sizzling temperatures of up to 45 degrees Celsius (113 degrees Fahrenheit) were

TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) — A Tunisian journalist says an appeals court sentenced him to five years in prison for revealing details of a counterterrorism operation and refusing to reveal his sources. The sentence has prompted outcry from media rights advocates. Journalist Khalifa Guesmi’s lawyer says he will appeal to Tunisia’s highest court. More than 30

By KIM TONG-HYUNG Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — The leaders of South Korea and Canada have vowed to strengthen their security and economic cooperation to address challenges posed by North Korea and expand Canadian supplies of minerals crucial to South Korea’s technology industry as they held a summit in Seoul. The meeting on

BERLIN (AP) — A top official at the German economy and climate ministry has resigned following accusations that he was involved in choosing his best man to head the federally owned German Energy Agency and signed off on financial support for a project in which his sister was involved. Patrick Graichen was one of Economy

COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Norway’s King Harald V, who was released from a hospital earlier this week, has waved from the royal castle’s balcony on a celebration of the country’s Constitution Day. He saluted thousands of cheering and shouting children, waving blue-white-red Norwegian flags. Elsewhere in Oslo, the chairman of the Ukrainian parliament, who was

By SETH BORENSTEIN AP Science Writer There’s a two-out-of-three chance that the world will temporarily hit a key warming limit within the next five years, the United Nations weather agency said Wednesday. But it likely would only be a fleeting and less worrisome flirtation with the internationally agreed upon temperature threshold. Scientists expect a temporary

By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street rallied Wednesday on hopes the U.S. government can avoid a potentially disastrous default on its debt. The S&P 500 climbed 1.2%, with much of the gain coming after President Joe Biden said he’s confident “America will not default.” The Dow Jones Industrial Average

By JOVANA GEC Associated Press BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Authorities say dozens of Serbian schools have received bomb threats amid security concerns following two mass shootings early this month, including one in an elementary school. The education ministry said 78 elementary schools and 37 high schools in Belgrade received warnings that explosive devices had allegedly

By KEN MAGUIRE AP Sports Writer LONDON (AP) — Katie Taylor had Olympic dreams long before she became one of the faces of women’s professional boxing. The Irish fighter won a gold medal at the 2012 London Games, setting her on course for a hugely successful pro career. She’s worried that future generations won’t get

BERLIN (AP) — Employees at a beverage company in eastern Germany that produces the country’s popular Vita Cola have gone on strike. They say that, more than 30 years after the country’s reunification, their salaries are still significantly lower than those of employees working for their parent company in western Germany. German news agency dpa