Month: September 2023

By MENELAOS HADJICOSTIS Associated Press EXO METOCHI, Cyprus (AP) — Clues about hundreds of Greek Cypriots and Turkish Cypriots who disappeared in the clashes during the 1960s and the 1974 Turkish invasion are becoming more scarce. Many witnesses to the events are no longer living. Officials now hope new, high-tech equipment can help save time

By ZEN SOO AP Technology Writer HONG KONG (AP) — The former CEO of Alibaba has resigned as head of its cloud computing business in a surprise move as the Chinese e-commerce empire wraps up a leadership reshuffle. The company’s Hong Kong-traded shares sank 3.5% after Monday’s announcement. Alibaba said Daniel Zhang stepped down on

DECATUR, Ill. (AP) — An explosion at an Archer Daniels Midland facility in Illinois has injured several employees and sent a tower of smoke into the air. ADM says the explosion occurred shortly after 7 p.m. Sunday at the east plant in a processing complex in Decatur, Illinois. The agricultural company says several employees have

By JINTAMAS SAKSORNCHAI Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — Thailand’s new Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin has vowed to act quickly to relieve the country’s economic problems in his inaugural speech to Parliament. His speech Monday followed four months of political uncertainty while parliamentarians were unable to agree on a government. Srettha’s government is facing high expectations

By LEE KEATH and SAMY MAGDY Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — Preservationists say highway construction by the Egyptian government threatens to destroy Cairo’s City of the Dead, a vast historic cemetery that has been in use for more than 1,000 years. Authorities have already razed hundreds of tombs and mausoleums as they carry out plans

By ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer Stock prices were mostly higher in Asia on Monday as investors awaited U.S. inflation figures and China’s latest economic data. Benchmarks fell in Hong Kong and Tokyo but rose in Shanghai, Sydney and Seoul. A surge in oil prices has added to worries that inflation may not be waning

By JENNIFER SINCO KELLEHER Associated Press LAHAINA, Hawaii (AP) — Ambulance and fire truck sirens wailed outside as Elsie Rosales stripped linens from king-sized mattresses at a beachfront resort in Lahaina. She tried to focus on the work, but was beset by dread: Had a wildfire taken the home she scrimped to buy on a

By KAT STAFFORD Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — Dr. Starling Tolliver knew she wanted to become a doctor. Yet, as a Black girl growing up in Akron, Ohio, it was a dream that felt out of reach. She rarely saw doctors who looked like her. As a child, she experienced severe hair loss, and struggled

By SAM METZ Associated Press An earthquake has sown destruction and devastation in Morocco, where death and injury counts continue to rise as rescue crews dig out people both alive and dead in villages that were reduced to rubble. Law enforcement and aid workers have arrived in the region south of Marrakech that was hardest

By JENNIFER PELTZ Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Americans are looking back on the horror and legacy of 9/11. People are gathering Monday at memorials, firehouses, city halls, campuses and elsewhere to observe the 22nd anniversary of the deadliest terror attack on U.S. soil. Commemorations are planned at the attack sites at New York’s

By MARC LEVY Associated Press HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Republicans trying to recapture the U.S. Senate majority have the candidate they want in Pennsylvania. Now they just need David McCormick to run. Almost since he lost last year’s Senate GOP primary, McCormick has floated the possibility that he’d again run for the U.S. Senate, this

By LISA MASCARO AP Congressional Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican Speaker Kevin McCarthy faces a political standoff when the House resumes this week. He needs to steer the House to fund the government and avoid a government shutdown. But he’s also trying to launch an impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden over his son Hunter

HONOLULU (AP) — Kilauea, one of the most active volcanoes in the world, began erupting Sunday after a two-month pause, displaying glowing lava that is a safe distance from people and structures in a national park on the Big Island. The Hawaii Volcano Observatory said the eruption was observed in the afternoon at the summit

BEIJING (AP) — Nine passengers have been injured after an engine fire sent smoke into the cabin of an Air China jetliner landing in Singapore, prompting an evacuation of the aircraft. The Airbus A-320 had 146 passengers and nine crew on board when it made an emergency landing about 4:15 p.m. Sunday. Changi Airport says

By YUCHENG TANG Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — Xinyu Wen traveled to Thailand in June, planning a two-week vacation around Bangkok’s Pride parade. But the 28-year-old ended up staying a month and a half, soaking up the Thai capital’s thriving LBGTQ+ community. Like Wen, LGBTQ+ people from China who are frequently scorned and ostracized at

SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Charlie Robison, the Texas singer-songwriter whose rootsy anthems made the country charts until he was forced to retire after a medical procedure left him unable to sing, has died. A family representative says Robison died at a hospital in San Antonio after suffering cardiac arrest. He was 59.  His 2001 album

REDLANDS, Calif. (AP) — A Southern California school district will pay $2.25 million to settle the latest lawsuit involving a teacher who became pregnant by one of at least two students she was accused of sexually abusing. The  Southern California News Group says Sunday tjat settlement brings to $8.25 million the amount paid by Redlands

By LARRY LAGE AP Sports Writer Michigan State has suspended football coach Mel Tucker after allegations became public that he sexually harassed activist and rape survivor Brenda Tracy during a phone call last year. Michigan State President Teresa K. Woodruff and athletic director Alan Haller announced the suspension pending the results of an investigation into

By JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer TORONTO (AP) — Paul Simon hasn’t watched Alex Gibney’s new three-and-a-half-hour documentary on his life, but he promises he will work up the courage some day. “In Restless Dreams: The Music of Paul Simon” premiered Sunday at the Toronto International Film Festival. It is an expansive look at Simon’s

WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — A Kansas high school football team has paid tribute to their longtime photographer after her death following an accidental hit on the sidelines while photographing a junior varsity game. Linda Gregory’s husband Mel Gregory announced the 69-year-old woman died Friday, hours before gametime. Linda Gregory had been on life support for

CEREDO, W.V. (AP) — A man suspected of murder in Ohio and multiple carjackings in Kentucky is dead after a standoff with West Virginia police outside a gas station where he held three hostages. The multistate search for David Maynard, 54, ended late Saturday evening at a Speedway in a West Virginia town bordering the

MADRID (AP) — Suspended Spanish soccer federation president Luis Rubiales has resigned from his post after a kiss scandal which tarnished Spain’s victory at the Women’s World Cup. Rubiales announced his resignation Sunday in a message posted on X, formerly known as Twitter. Rubiales kissed Jenni Hermoso on the lips without her consent during the

TORONTO (AP) — The premiere of the documentary “Lil Nas X: Long Live Montero” was delayed after a bomb threat was called in at the Toronto International Film Festival. The Saturday night premiere of the film at Toronto’s Roy Thomson Hall was delayed by about 20 minutes while authorities verified that the threat wasn’t credible.

IRVINE, Calif. (AP) — Officials say a pit bull puppy that California police believe got into its owners’ fentanyl stash was administered the overdose-reversing drug naloxone and is recovering. Irvine police say the dog’s owners, a man and a woman, were arrested and could face charges including drug possession and animal cruelty. Police say the

BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Police say a small propeller-driven plane has crashed during an airshow in central Hungary killing two people and seriously injuring three people on the ground. The fatal accident at the Börgönd air show in Fejér county happened at about 3.20 p.m. local time and the cause was not immediately known. The

By JOSH FUNK AP Business Writer OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Federal inspectors found an alarming number of defects in the locomotives and railcars Union Pacific was using at the world’s largest railyard in western Nebraska this summer, and the railroad was reluctant to fix the problems. Federal Railroad Administrator Amit Bose wrote a letter to

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greek authorities say the number of confirmed deaths from recent flooding in central Greece has risen to 15 after the bodies of four people previously considered missing were found on Sunday. Three of the bodies were located in villages near the city of Karditsa in western Thessaly. They are an 88-year-old

WASHINGTON (AP) — The chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee is slamming a fellow Republican in the Senate for waging an unprecedented attempt to change Pentagon abortion policy by holding up hundreds of military nominations and promotions. Rep. Michael McCaul tells CNN’s “State of the Union” that Alabama Sen. Tommy Tuberville is “paralyzing the

By CHINEDU ASADU Associated Press ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Emergency officials say at least 24 villagers have been killed while many more remain missing amid a frantic rescue effort after a boat capsized in north-central Nigeria’s Niger State. The head of Nigeria’s National Emergency Management Agency in the state told The Associated Press on Sunday

PHOENIX (AP) — The historic heat wave continues in Phoenix, but the end may finally be in sight for residents of Arizona’s largest city. An excessive heat warning was expected to expire at 8 p.m. Sunday and meteorologists were forecasting a high of 106 degrees (41.1 Celsius) on Monday and 102 (38.8 C) on Tuesday.

By JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer TORONTO (AP) — Few films have broken out like Cord Jefferson’s “American Fiction” has at the Toronto International Film Festival.” The film stars Jeffrey Wright as a sharp-witted author who’s told his books “aren’t Black enough.”  “American Fiction” is a funny, jazzy riff on Black representation in books and

The father of a Virginia student sexually assaulted in her high school bathroom has been pardoned for his actions while protesting the school’s handling of the case at a meeting two years ago. Virginia Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin announced Sunday that he cleared Scott Smith of his disorderly conduct conviction. The incident became a rallying

HELSINKI (AP) — A 25-year-old foreign student has been arrested in Norway on suspicion of espionage including illegal eavesdropping through various technical devices. The PST domestic security agency told Norwegian media that the man was charged in court on Sunday with espionage and intelligence operations against the Nordic country. The man was arrested on Friday.

NEW YORK (AP) — Olympic gold medalist Sarah Hughes has decided not to run for Congress, in a race for a Long Island seat where several other Democrats are also vying to unseat the Republican currently in office. Hughes, an ice skater who took the top spot in figure skating at the 2002 Winter Olympics,