Month: September 2023

GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — Agents from Guatemala’s Attorney General’s office have opened dozens of boxes of votes and photographed their contents in another raid on facilities of the Supreme Electoral Tribunal. Luis Gerardo Ramírez, a spokesman for the tribunal, said Tuesday the body had not given permission to open the boxes and that it was

NEW YORK (AP) — The Pulitzer Prize Board has revised its longtime rules on eligibility for many of its arts awards and will now allow those not born in the U.S. and other non-citizens to compete. The board announced Tuesday that permanent residents and those who have made the U.S. their longtime primary home will

PODGORICA, Montenegro (AP) — Police in Montenegro have launched an investigation after an underground tunnel was discovered leading from a key court depot to a nearby flat. The discovery was made on Monday at the Higher Court in Podgorica, Montenegro’s capital, which handles various important cases in the Balkan country. Police say it remains unclear

By FARNOUSH AMIRI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — House Speaker Kevin McCarthy has launched an impeachment inquiry against President Joe Biden. The decision is the latest sign of the leader yielding to mounting pressure from former President Donald Trump and his allies in what’s shaping up as an election-year clash between Congress and the White

Associated Press DENVER (AP) — Former Colorado first lady Bea Romer, who  helped establish public funding for preschool to help the state’s neediest children in the 1980s, has died. She was 93. Romer was the wife of former Democratic Gov. Roy Romer and championed early-childhood education nationwide throughout her life. Her family said she died

By KRISTIE RIEKEN AP Sports Writer HOUSTON (AP) — It’s almost 10 p.m. and still a sweltering, sticky 95 degrees when Texas Southern’s Ocean of Soul band marches onto the top of a parking garage a stone’s throw from downtown Houston. The glittering skyline is close enough to provide some illumination to the dimly lit

By CHRISTOPHER SHERMAN Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — Gunmen have killed the representative of Mexico’s Attorney General’s office in the southern state of Guerrero. Fernando García Hernández was attacked in his vehicle near his office in the state capital of Chilpancingo on Tuesday. A federal official familiar with case confirmed the killing, but was

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Hundreds of prisoners have suspended their monthlong hunger strike in Bahrain just ahead of a visit of the island nation’s crown prince to the United States. The strike will pause until Sept. 30 as some prisoners suffered health problems and to see if promised changes by Bahrain’s government at

PARIS (AP) — France’s Foreign Ministry says that one of its officials has been arrested in military-run Niger, and is calling for his immediate release by the country’s junta Military officers in Niger deposed elected President Mohamed Bazoum in July and later ordered French officials to leave the country _ an order that France has

By JOHN LEICESTER Associated Press PARIS (AP) — Rescue teams in Europe are frustrated that Morocco did not throw open its doors to more outside assistance after last week’s deadly earthquake. Morocco has taken a more limited approach than Turkey when it was hit by a devastating quake in February. Turkey quickly grasped the vast

By TRISHA AHMED Associated Press/Report for America MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Hundreds of activists and Indigenous leaders are rallying outside the White House in support of imprisoned Native activist Leonard Peltier. Tuesday is his 79th birthday. They’re urging President Joe Biden to grant clemency to the Native American leader. Peltier is serving life in prison for

By GARY B. GRAVES AP Sports Writer A report from horse racing’s federally created oversight panel found no single cause of death among 12 horses at Churchill Downs this spring, but recommends further action and analysis to mitigate risk at the home of the Kentucky Derby. The report from the Horse Racing Integrity and Safety

By KAREEM CHEHAYEB Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — The United States has slapped terrorism sanctions on a family network of seven individuals and businesses in Lebanon and South America accused of financing the militant group Hezbollah, including a Lebanese man who officials say was involved in two deadly attacks in Argentina in the 1990s. The

By THALIA BEATY Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Several low cost and low tech interventions would increase the chances of mothers and their babies surviving childbirth, according to a new report released Tuesday by The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. The report tracks progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals set at the United Nations

WEAVER, Ala. (AP) — A walk-on member of the Alabama football team has been arrested on a charge of second-degree sodomy. Freshman defensive back Antonio Ross was arrested at his home in Weaver, Alabama, after being indicted by a Calhoun County grand jury. The 19-year-old was released from Calhoun County Jail Monday on $50,000 bond.

By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico’s governor has ignited a firestorm after she suspended the right to carry guns around Albuquerque. Gun-rights advocates are planning another day of protests Tuesday in downtown Albuquerque. Meanwhile, a handful of lawsuits has been filed to block the 30-day public health order that

RICHMOND, Ky. (AP) — Roy Kidd, who coached Eastern Kentucky to two NCAA Division I-AA football championships in a Hall of Fame career, has died. He was 91. The school announced Kidd’s death on Tuesday in a release after being informed by the family. The legendary coach had entered hospice care last week. Kidd won

By MIKE SCHNEIDER Associated Press Child poverty in the United States more than doubled and median household income declined last year when coronavirus pandemic-era government benefits expired and inflation kept rising. That’s according to poverty and income data released Tuesday by the U.S. Census Bureau. At the same time, the official poverty rate for Black

By MICHAEL KUNZELMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Infowars host Owen Shroyer has been sentenced to two months behind bars for joining the mob’s riot at the U.S. Capitol. Prosecutors said Shroyer “helped create” Jan. 6, 2021, by spewing violent rhetoric and spreading baseless claims of election fraud to hundreds of thousands of viewers. Shroyer

ROME (AP) — Pope Francis’ Ukraine peace envoy, Cardinal Matteo Zuppi, is heading to China on the fourth leg of a mission to return Ukrainian children taken to Russia. He has already been to Kyiv, Moscow and Washington. Zuppi, accompanied by an official from the Vatican secretariat of state, will be in Beijing from Wednesday

By MICHAEL R. SISAK Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Prosecutors say Houston Rockets guard Kevin Porter Jr.’s alleged attack on his girlfriend at a New York City hotel left the woman with a fractured neck vertebrae and a cut above her right eye. Prosecutors revealed details of the alleged assault at Porter’s arraignment Tuesday.

By DENNIS WASZAK Jr. AP Pro Football Writer Aaron Rodgers has a torn left Achilles tendon, according to a person familiar with the diagnosis, and the quarterback likely will miss the rest of the New York Jets’ season. An MRI on Tuesday confirmed the four-time NFL MVP’s injury, the person told The Associated Press, speaking

By JIM SALTER and SUMMER BALLENTINE Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — A Missouri clinic will stop prescribing puberty blockers and cross-sex hormones to minors for purposes of gender transition, citing a new state law that the clinic says “creates unsustainable liability” for health care workers. A statement released Monday by the Washington University Transgender

LONDON (AP) — Two-time Grand Slam champion Simona Halep has been suspended from professional tennis for four years for doping violations. The 31-year-old Romanian had been accused failing a drug test during the 2022 U.S. Open and for irregularities in her Athlete Biological Passport. The International Tennis Integrity Agency says Halep “had committed intentional anti-doping

BRUSSELS (AP) — A painting by Dutch master Vincent van Gogh has been recovered more than three years after it was stolen from a museum that was shut to prevent the spread of the coronavirus. The Groninger Museum says “The Parsonage Garden at Nuenen in Spring” is temporarily being kept in Amsterdam. The work, painted

By MATTHEW PERRONE AP Health Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The leading decongestant used by millions of Americans looking for relief from a stuffy nose is likely no better than a dummy pill, according to government experts who reviewed the latest research on the long-questioned drug ingredient. Advisers to the Food and Drug Administration voted unanimously

By NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press ROME (AP) — The Vatican has opened the doors to one of Renaissance Rome’s most spectacular palazzos in a show of transparency. The Palazzo della Cancelleria in downtown Rome is normally hidden from public view since it houses some of the Holy See’s most secretive offices: the ecclesial tribunals that

By The Associated Press NASA astronaut Frank Rubio now holds the record for the longest U.S. spaceflight. Rubio surpassed the U.S. record of 355 days on Monday at the International Space Station. He arrived at the outpost last September with two Russians for a routine six months. But their stay was doubled after their docked

By JEFF AMY Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia’s governor is suspending state taxes on gasoline and diesel fuel. Gov. Brian Kemp declared a legal emergency over higher prices in a Tuesday executive order. The suspension begins Wednesday and last through Oct. 12. It’s the second time the Republican has suspended gas taxes. Georgia’s government

By LISA MASCARO and FARNOUSH AMIRI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — House Speaker Kevin McCarthy is expected to endorse moving ahead with an impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden. The Republican leader faces mounting pressure from his right flank to take action as the House returns Tuesday for a disruptive fall agenda. McCarthy plans to

By FADI TAWIL and KAREEM CHEHAYEB Associated Press SIDON, Lebanon (AP) — A top Hamas leader arrived in Beirut to push for an end to clashes in Lebanon’s largest Palestinian refugee camp that resumed despite multiple cease-fire agreements. Days of fighting in the Ein el-Hilweh refugee camp left at least six people dead and over

By MICHAEL LIEDTKE AP Technology Writer Apple is expected to take the wraps off its next iPhone on Tuesday during what has become an annual late summer rite aimed at giving more people more reasons to buy the technology trendsetter’s marquee product. The showcase is coming at a time that Apple has seen its sales

COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — A Bahamas-flagged Norwegian cruise ship with 206 passengers and crew has run aground in northwestern Greenland. Authorities said Tuesday, that no one on board was in danger and no damage has been reported. Cmdr. Brian Jensen of the Joint Arctic Command said that a Danish Navy vessel was en route and

By JOSEPH WILSON Associated Press BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — The government of Spain’s southern Andalusia region plans to expand a prized national park that is home to one of Europe’s largest wetlands that is danger of drying up. Andalusia’s regional president Juan Moreno announced his administration’s plan to allow the Doñana park to annex some

By JON GAMBRELL Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran has identified the five prisoners it hopes to see freed in the United States in exchange for five Iranian-Americans now held in Tehran and billions in assets once held by South Korea. The acknowledgment by the Iranian mission to the United Nations in

By JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer TORONTO (AP) — A new documentary premiering at the Toronto International Film Festival examines the Louis C.K. scandal six years later. Carline Suh and Cara Mones’ “Sorry/Not Sorry” delves into one of most debated #MeToo cases and the fallout for those who came forward to make allegations of sexual

STRASBOURG, France (AP) — The European Union is promising Greece more than 2 billion euros ($2.15 billion) in financial support in the wake of massive summer wildfires and ongoing floods that have caused extensive damage across central Greece. EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said 2.25 billion euros could be made available in the

By TAIWO ADEBAYO Associated Press ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — The mining of minerals critical to electric vehicle batteries and other green technologies in Congo has led to human rights abuses, including forced evictions and physical assault. That’s according to a report Tuesday from Amnesty International and another rights group. Congo is by the world’s largest