Month: September 2023

By MONIKA SCISLOWSKA Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland’s President Andrzej Duda says he is awaiting results of an investigation into allegations that Polish consulates sold a quarter of a million work visas to migrants from Asia and Africa for thousands of dollars. The scandal comes just weeks ahead of parliamentary elections in which

By The Associated Press After the handshakes, the platitudes and the lunch of Kamchatka crab dumplings, the outcome of the talks between Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un stayed hidden. But the summit’s location — Russia’s Far East spaceport — offered a big clue. By choosing the Vostochny Cosmodrome, Putin

By JAMES POLLARD Associated Press/Report for America COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Abortion providers in South Carolina want to lengthen the narrow window when they can legally terminate a pregnancy under a strict new ban. The conservative state’s all-male Supreme Court last month upheld a so-called “fetal heartbeat” law commonly understood to restrict access after about

By DAMIAN TROISE and YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writers NEW YORK (AP) — Shares of U.K. chip designer Arm Holdings are up 10% in their stock market debut, in what is the largest initial public offering of shares in nearly two years. The shares opened at $56.10 on the Nasdaq Thursday after having been priced

By MATTHEW DALY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — States and Native American tribes will have greater authority to block energy projects such as natural gas pipelines that could pollute rivers and streams under a final rule issued Thursday by the Biden administration. The rule taking effect in November reverses a Trump-era action that limited the

By JOEY CAPPELLETTI Associated Press HOLLAND, Mich. (AP) — The public health department in Ottawa County in Michigan is facing deep cuts to its funding. County commissioners who were elected after taking a stance against COVID-19 restrictions want the health department to get millions less from the general fund. The county’s top health official believes

EWING, Va. (AP) — Authorities say a Tennessee homicide suspect who fled into the Virginia woods has hitched a ride back to Tennessee. Gary Parsons is the sheriff of Virginia’s Lee County. He said Thursday that authorities spoke to an individual who had given the man a ride to Tennessee’s Union County, which is outside

By ALICIA RANCILIO Associated Press Bad news if you’re looking forward to new episodes of “Grey’s Anatomy” and “Law & Order” airing anytime soon. Many of your favorite TV shows will not be back this fall because of the strikes by Hollywood actors and screenwriters. But that doesn’t mean there won’t be new shows to

By SONIA PÉREZ D. Associated Press GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — The United States government has granted asylum to Guatemala’s former lead anti-corruption prosecutor two years after he was fired and fled the country under threat of arrest. An internationally respected prosecutor, Juan Francisco Sandoval had participated in the prosecution of former President Otto Pérez Molina

By LISA MASCARO and FARNOUSH AMIRI Associated Press Angry, frustrated and unable to lead a fractured and unruly Republican majority, House Speaker Kevin McCarthy on Thursday told the colleagues threatening to oust him: Do it. The embattled Republican leader essentially dared his hard-right flank to quit holding the risk of a vote to remove him

By STEPHEN GROVES Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Rep. Steve Scalise has returned to the U.S. Capitol for the first time since being diagnosed with a blood cancer known as multiple myeloma. Scalise is 57 years old and is the No. 2 House Republican. The Louisiana congressman told reporters on Thursday his chemotherapy treatment is

By JAMES POLLARD Associated Press/Report for America BEAUFORT, S.C. (AP) — Disbarred South Carolina attorney Alex Murdaugh has appeared publicly for the first time since a murder trial where he was found guilty of fatally shooting his wife and youngest son. Murdaugh was wearing an orange jumpsuit as he entered state court Thursday for a

LONDON (AP) — Personal details of thousands of police officers and staff from Greater Manchester Police have been hacked from a company that makes identity cards, the second such cyberattack to affect a major British police force in less than a month. Police say details on identity badges and warrant cards, including names, photos and

By SCOTT BAUER Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Planned Parenthood says that it will resume offering abortions in Wisconsin next week after a judge ruled that an 1849 law that seemingly banned the procedure actually didn’t apply to abortions. The resumption of abortions at clinics Monday in Milwaukee and Madison comes as the lawsuit

By ED WHITE Associated Press Jury deliberations are underway in northern Michigan in the last trial connected to a plot to kidnap the state’s governor. William Null, brother Michael Null and Eric Molitor are charged with providing support to the leaders of the scheme in 2020. There’s no dispute that they participated in military-style drills

By PATRICK WHITTLE Associated Press PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — This year’s marine heat waves and spiking ocean temperatures foretell big changes in the future for some of the largest fish in the sea, such as sharks, tunas and swordfish. The rising temperatures of the oceans are especially dangerous for these fish because warming makes their

PODGORICA, Montenegro (AP) — Montenegro’s president says whoever dug an underground tunnel into a court storage area in the capital attacked the country and its justice system. President Jakov Milatovic on Thursday urged “full responsibility and a full discovery” of the parties responsible for the passageway from a nearby apartment building discovered on Monday. Case

By TRACEE M. HERBAUGH Associated Press Permanent jewelry? The trend isn’t as scary as it might sound. A chain is made into a bracelet, anklet, ring or necklace that is fused together without a clasp. There are various reasons why people opt for permanent jewelry, including self expression, individuality and celebration. In addition to traditional

NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — The Cypriot president says joint military maneuvers with three other EU member states underway in the Eastern Mediterranean underscore the bloc’s readiness to ensure security and stability in the region. President Nikos Christodoulides said the drill with France, Italy and Greece is of “particular geostrategic significance” for the 27-member European Union

BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s federal prosecutor’s office has brought charges of murder, attempted murder and grievous bodily harm against a Syrian citizen in connection with two “Islamist-motivated” knife attacks. The suspect is accused of stabbing a man to death in the city of Duisburg in April, and of a second attack a few days later

NEW YORK (AP) — The ‘Fox & Friends’ morning show will have to make some room on its curvy couch. Fox News said that Lawrence Jones, who has been a reporter at the talk show, will become its fourth host starting next Monday. He joins the weekday team of Steve Doocy, Ainsley Earhardt and Brian

By HILLEL ITALIE AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Deesha Philyaw struggled to find a publisher for what became her acclaimed debut “The Secret Lives of Church Ladies.” Now the Prize-winning fiction writer has a 7-figure deal for her next two books. Mariner Books announced Thursday that it had signed up Philyaw and will

By LAURAN NEERGAARD and SHELBY LUM Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — For a history-making two months, a pig’s kidney worked normally inside a brain-dead man. And while the dramatic experiment ended this week, it’s raising hope for eventually testing pig kidneys in living patients. Surgeons at NYU Langone Health removed the pig kidney and

By LEAH WILLINGHAM Associated Press CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — An effort to destigmatize the use of overdose reversal drugs that started as a pilot in two West Virginia counties has expanded to all thirteen states in Appalachia this year. The first-ever “Appalachian Save a Life Day” comes Thursday as Narcan can be purchased over the

NEW DELHI (AP) — Airport authorities in India say a small aircraft carrying six passengers and two crew members veered off a Mumbai airport runway while landing in heavy rains. Three people have been hospitalized with superficial injuries. The Learjet 45 belongs to private company VSR Ventures. India’s civil aviation agency says the plane was

MOSCOW (AP) — Russia’s Foreign Ministry has declared two U.S. diplomats “persona non grata” and is ordering them to leave the country within seven days for alleged involvement in “illegal activity.” In a statement, the ministry says the first and second secretaries of the U.S. Embassy in Russia “kept in touch” with a former employee

By TOM MURPHY AP Health Writer Johnson & Johnson is signing off on a new logo. The health care giant said Thursday that it will replace the well-known signature script it has used since 1887 with a modern look that reflects its sharpened focus on pharmaceuticals and medical devices. The original script — based on

By KATE BRUMBACK Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — A Georgia judge ruled Thursday that former President Donald Trump and 16 others will be tried separately from two defendants who are set to go to trial next month in the case accusing them of participating in an illegal scheme to overturn the results of the 2020

By DAVE COLLINS Associated Press HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Lawyers for several families of victims of the Sandy Hook school shooting are criticizing Alex Jones’ personal spending as they seek nearly $1.5 billion they won in lawsuits against the Infowars host. Court filings by Jones in his bankruptcy case in Texas show the conspiracy theorist

By MARY CONLON and ANTHONY IZAGUIRRE Associated Press HIGHLAND FALLS, N.Y. (AP) — New York could soon require people selling their homes to disclose whether their properties have been flooded or are at risk for future flooding. The move comes as more counties in New York experience flooding and inland areas that have been considered

COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Four F-35 fighter jets have landed at an airbase in Denmark in the first installment of the U.S.-made planes ordered by the NATO member to replace its aging fleet of F-16s, some of which have been promised to Ukraine. Dignitaries and officers clapped as the planes did several flyovers before landing

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — A group of survivors of a deadly migrant shipwreck in southern Greece three months ago is suing authorities for failing to intervene to rescue passengers before their vessel capsized in international waters. That’s according to group of lawyers who are representing them. Hundreds of migrants are believed to have been trapped

CHEBOYGAN, Mich. (AP) — Residents near a northern Michigan paper mill that caught fire Wednesday, prompting the closure of several roads and a lock and dam on a nearby river, have been told to shelter in place until Thursday afternoon as environmental officials continue monitoring local air quality. Plumes of thick and heavy black and

PARIS (AP) — Regional health officials in France say a 32-year-old woman is dead and eight others remain hospitalized after an apparent botulism outbreak. Health authorities have preliminary linked it to homemade sardine preserves served by a Bordeaux restaurant. At least 10 people who ate at the Tchin Tchin Wine Bar between Sept. 4 and

By STEVE DOUGLAS AP Sports Writer A project using choirs containing French schoolkids from diverse backgrounds to sign each country’s national anthem before games at the Rugby World Cup is being revised. There has been a backlash by fans and commentators because players have been completely out of sync with the choirs. Organizers have bowed

By HILLEL ITALIE AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Nobel laureate Kazuo Ishiguro’s next book will be one for music lovers. Alfred A. Knopf announced Thursday that Ishiguro’s “The Summer We Crossed Europe in the Rain,” coming March 5, is a collection of lyrics written for the million-selling jazz singer Stacey Kent. Ishiguro and

By EMMA BURROWS Associated Press The United States is sanctioning more than 150 businesses and individuals as it tries to crack down on evasion and deny Russia access to technology, money and financial channels that fuel Moscow’s war in Ukraine. The latest sanctions package announced Thursday is one of the biggest imposed by the State

ALGONA, Iowa (AP) — A northern Iowa police officer was shot Wednesday night, prompting a manhunt that ended with an arrest in Minnesota. The Iowa State Patrol says the officer was shot around 8 p.m. in Algona, a town of about 5,300 residents. The officer’s name and details about the officer’s condition weren’t immediately released.

By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The BBC is reporting that a Russian pilot deliberately fired missiles at a Royal Air Force surveillance plane in international airspace over the Black Sea last year. Russia previously attributed the incident to a “technical malfunction.” The broadcaster said intercepted communications suggested the pilot of a Russian

By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. wholesale prices increases accelerated in August, a sign that inflation remains stubbornly persistent despite a series of sharp interest rate hikes by the Federal Reserve. The Labor Department said Thursday that its producer price index — which measures inflation before it hits consumers — increased

By GLENN GAMBOA AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Pope Francis will discuss how to address the world’s pressing issues with former President Bill Clinton to open this year’s Clinton Global Initiative, organizers announced Thursday. The pontiff will discuss broad issues — including climate change, the refugee crisis, the welfare of children — during

By MATT OTT AP Business Writer The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits last week ticked up modestly after falling to the lowest level in seven months the week before. U.S. applications for jobless claims rose by 3,000 to 220,000 for the week ending Sept. 9, the Labor Department reported Thursday. Jobless claim applications

By ANNE D’INNOCENZIO AP Retail Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Shoppers stepped up their buying modestly as inflation on many items eased, but they still face a host of economic challenges over the next few months. Retail sales rose 0.6% in August, compared with a revised 0.5% increase in July, according to the report issued

By TOM KRISHER and DAVID KOENIG AP Auto Writers DETROIT (AP) — With a deadline looming just before midnight Thursday, the United Auto Workers union and Detroit’s three automakers are far apart in contract talks and the union is preparing to strike. President Shawn Fain says General Motors, Ford and Stellantis have raised their initial

MILAN (AP) — A migrant reception center in Italy’s southernmost island of Lampedusa is overwhelmed as it copes with transferring to the mainland thousands of migrants who arrived on small, unseaworthy boats in a 24-hour span this week. The Red Cross said on Thursday that 4,200 migrants remained at the center of the 6,800 who

By SIMINA MISTREANU and HUIZHONG WU Associated Press TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — China is promoting new economic opportunities for Taiwanese people while at the same time ramping up military activity around the island it claims as its own. Experts say the “carrots and sticks” approach, which Beijing has employed for years, signals a choice between

PARIS (AP) — France is sending military forces to distribute water on the French Indian Ocean territory of Mayotte. The cluster of islands is facing an unprecedented water crisis prompted by its most severe drought in decades. The defense ministry said Thursday that troops with the French Foreign Legion and French navy based in the