Month: September 2023

BOSTON (AP) — The heat that has gripped much of the nation has seeped into New England, forcing some schools to close or send kids home early on…

LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) — Oscar-winning actress Michelle Yeoh has been proposed to be a member of the International Olympic Committee. Yeoh won…

By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer MANILA, Philippines (AP) — There will be no gold medal for the U.S. at this World Cup. And for the second…

By MARK SHERMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Justice Samuel Alito is rejecting demands from Senate Democrats that he step aside from an…

VINITA, Okla. (AP) — Country music star Zach Bryan says he was arrested and jailed briefly in northeastern Oklahoma. According to a post on his…

By HILLEL ITALIE AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Poet Rita Dove is this year’s winner of an honorary National Book Award for…

By MARK THIESSEN and TOM BRENNER Associated Press AKIACHAK, Alaska (AP) — Sanitation workers Thomas Noatak and Joseph Moses start every workday…

By NINIEK KARMINI Associated Press JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Visiting Chinese Premier Li Qiang has pledged $21.7 billion in new Chinese investment…

HAVANA (AP) — Cuban authorities have arrested 17 people in connection with what they described as a network to recruit Cuban nationals to fight for…

WEST CHESTER, Pa. (AP) — A sprawling botanical garden in Pennsylvania has been closed again after more reports of an escaped murderer on the…

By GEIR MOULSON Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — German lawmakers have approved contentious legislation for the replacement of fossil-fuel heating…

By SIAN WATSON Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Beloved British electronic duo the Chemical Brothers released their tenth album on Friday, arriving…

By JULIA FRANKEL Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli authorities say they plan to reopen the main commercial crossing to Gaza after it was…

By BRIAN MELLEY Associated Press LONDON (AP) — A British rail operator has been fined 6.7 million pounds ($8.4 million) after pleading guilty to…

By GEIR MOULSON Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — Prosecutors say an employee of Germany’s foreign intelligence service and an acquaintance have…

By FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The IRS is launching an effort to crack down on 1,600 millionaires and 75 large business…

By BASSEM MROUE Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanese judicial officials say authorities in Beirut have questioned two people at Turkey’s…

FRANKFORT, Ind. (AP) — A man who fatally shot a former girlfriend and her grandmother outside an Indiana automotive seating plant was sentenced to…

By DÁNICA COTO Associated Press SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Students and teachers are sweltering in public schools across Puerto Rico and…

MIAMI BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Plans are underway for an iconic Miami Beach hotel and bar to be replaced with a high-end restaurant and affordable…

BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union’s executive branch has strongly criticized the bloc’s representative in Austria for accusing the country of…

By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Fishermen and residents of Fukushima and five other prefectures along Japan’s northeastern coast…

By JOSEPH WILSON Associated Press BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Spanish state prosecutors have accused Luis Rubiales of sexual assault and coercion for…

BERLIN (AP) — A series of fires has hit railway infrastructure in the German city of Hamburg, causing widespread disruption to trains between…

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Australia and the Philippines have elevated their seven-decade ties to a strategic level to broaden an alliance…

By JARI TANNER and JAN M. OLSEN Associated Press HELSINKI (AP) — Finland’s center-right government has survived a no-confidence motion from three…

By NINIEK KARMINI Associated Press JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol has met with his Indonesian counterpart, Joko…

By DANICA KIRKA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — With gun salutes and tolling bells, Britain is marking the first anniversary of the death of Queen…

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Severe rainstorms eased but floodwaters were still rising in parts of central Greece Friday, while fire department and…