Month: August 2023

By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s economic growth jumped at an annual pace of 6% in the April-June period, marking the third straight quarter of growth as exports and inbound tourism recovered. Real gross domestic product, which measures the sum value of a nation’s products and services, grew 1.5% in the

BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Police in Colombia say the younger brother of Women’s World Cup player Jorelyn Carabalí has been killed in a nightclub shooting. Police say Paulo Andrés Carabalí was a DJ at the club in Cali. Jorelyn Carabalí was one of the key players in Colombia’s run at the Women’s World Cup that

OWINGS MILLS, Md. (AP) — Former NFL running back Alex Collins, who played five seasons for the Seattle Seahawks and Baltimore Ravens, was killed in a motorcycle crash in South Florida, authorities said. He was 28. Collins was driving a motorcycle that crashed into a sport-utility vehicle Sunday night in Lauderdale Lakes, Florida, the Broward

QUINCY, Ill. (AP) — A judge has sentenced a former contestant on the television game show “Family Feud” to life in prison after he was convicted of first-degree murder in the slaying of his estranged wife in western Illinois. Forty-year-old Timothy Bliefnick showed no reaction as Adams County Circuit Judge Robert Adrian read the sentence

WEST HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Relatives are raising questions about the police killing of a man who was trying to escape in a stolen car after an officer and police dog climbed in and the dog attacked. Connecticut’s Office of Inspector General is investigating the West Hartford police shooting of Mike Alexander-Garcia. His relatives and

By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — A 45-year-old man was charged Tuesday with threatening to blow up a plane during a flight from Australia to Malaysia that returned to Sydney. Police arrested Canberra resident Muhammad Arif and took him from the Airbus A330 on Monday, almost three hours after Malaysia Airlines flight

By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — A strong tropical storm is lashing central and western Japan with heavy rain and high winds, causing flooding and power blackouts and paralyzing transportation as many people have been traveling for a Buddhist holiday week. Lan weakened from a typhoon early Tuesday morning and made landfall in

By LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Testimony from FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried’s “trusted inner circle” of former executives at his collapsed cryptocurrency empire will be used to prove at an October trial that he misappropriated billions of dollars from his investors to fuel his businesses, make illegal campaign contributions and enrich himself,

By AAMER MADHANI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States, Japan and South Korea are expected to announce plans for expanded military cooperation on ballistic missile defenses and technology development when their leaders meet at Camp David for a summit Friday. That’s according to two senior Biden administration officials who spoke on the condition

By JAKE BLEIBERG and PAUL J. WEBER Associated Press DALLAS (AP) — Police video released Monday shows U.S. Rep. Ronny Jackson of Texas being taken to the ground by officers, profanely berating them and threatening to report them to the governor during an altercation at a rodeo last month. In body camera video, the former

By MARTÍN ADAMES ALCÁNTARA and DÁNICA COTO Associated Press SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AP) — A powerful explosion in a bustling market area near the capital of the Dominican Republic has killed at least three people and injuring more than 30 others. The explosion occurred Monday afternoon at a bakery in the city of San

By SAM METZ Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Utah man accused of making violent threats against President Joe Biden before a trip to Salt Lake City last week pointed a handgun at FBI agents attempting to arrest him, the agency said on Monday. Craig Robertson, a 75-year-old Air Force veteran, was killed

By ACACIA CORONADO Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A Texas woman was sentenced Monday to 30 years in prison for helping dispose of the body of a U.S. soldier, whose 2020 killing sparked a movement of women speaking out about sexual abuse in the military and led to changes in how they can report

By BRUCE SCHREINER and ADRIAN SAINZ Associated Press LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Students in Louisville’s public school district will return to class starting Friday as part of a staggered reopening that stretches into next week, as administrators reboot a new bus schedule after the system melted down on the first day of school, the superintendent

By DÁNICA COTO Associated Press SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Activists and environmental groups including the Sierra Club are suing Puerto Rico’s government over the planned location of dozens of renewable energy projects meant to ease the U.S. territory’s power woes. The lawsuit filed Monday claims the projects would be built on lands that

By DAVID BAUDER and JIM SALTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Tensions between public officials and the press are hardly unusual. To a large extent, it’s baked into their respective roles. What’s rare in a democratic society is a police raid on a news organization’s office or the home of its owner. So when

MOSCOW (AP) — U.S. Ambassador to Russia Lynne Tracy on Monday made her third visit to Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, who has been behind bars in Russia since March on charges of espionage. Tracy last visited Gershkovich in early July. “Ambassador Tracy said that Evan appears in good health and remains strong, despite

By FRED GOODALL AP Sports Writer ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Authorities in the Dominican Republic are investigating Tampa Bay Rays All-Star shortstop Wander Franco for an alleged relationship with a minor, according to a statement Monday from the office of the attorney general in his native country. The Rays, meanwhile, placed the 22-year-old on

NOBLESVILLE, Ind. (AP) — A judge has ordered a teenager who opened fire at a central Indiana middle school in 2018, wounding another student and a teacher, to a residential treatment center. Hamilton Superior Court Judge Michael Casati on Monday ordered that the now-18-year-old be held in the Hamilton County Juvenile Service Center for 120

By TERESA M. WALKER AP Pro Football Writer NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Michael Oher, the former NFL tackle known for being the inspiration for the movie “The Blind Side,” filed a petition Monday in a Tennessee probate court accusing Sean and Leigh Anne Tuohy of lying to him by having him sign papers making them

By KIM CHANDLER Associated Press BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — A panel of federal judges on Monday began a review Alabama’s redrawn congressional map which opponents argue blatantly defies the court’s mandate to create a second district where Black voters have an opportunity to influence the outcome of an election. The three-judge panel, which blocked the

By CLAIRE GALOFARO, MATT SEDENSKY and CLAIRE RUSH Associated Press LAHAINA, Hawaii (AP) — The smoke was starting to blot out the sun. Winds were howling, and heat bore down as flames licked the trees on the horizon. The power had been out all day, so Mike Cicchino thought he’d drive to the hardware store

By GARY D. ROBERTSON Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A national political movement that could offer an independent presidential ticket in 2024 as an alternative to major-party nominees said Monday it has now won ballot access in 10 states, after North Carolina election officials formally granted official status to a “No Labels” affiliate. The

SARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina (AP) — Thousands of Bosnians took to the streets to demand authorities act to curb violence against women after a man last week killed his ex-wife while streaming the slaying live on Instagram. Protests were held simultaneously in several Bosnian cities. Participants carried banners reading “Silence is approval,” “We won’t live in fear”