Month: October 2023

PARIS (AP) — France’s government is threatening prison terms and heavy fines for callers who make fake bomb threats after a rash of false alarms…

By MUNIR AHMED Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — A court in Pakistan has granted several days of protection from arrest to former Prime Minister…

HELSINKI (AP) — Telecom gear maker Nokia says it’s planning to cut up to 14,000 jobs worldwide, or 16% of its workforce, as part of a push to…

BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s state-owned railway operator, Deutsche Bahn, says it has agreed to sell its European public transport subsidiary, Arriva,…

By NAJIB JOBAIN, SAMYA KULLAB and RAVI NESSMAN Associated Press KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israeli airstrikes pounded locations across the Gaza…

A Russian-American journalist working for a U.S. government-funded media company has been detained in Russia and charged with failing to register as…

By NINIEK KARMINI and EDNA TARIGAN Associated Press JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Thousands of noisy, flag-waving political supporters have created a…

BRUSSELS (AP) — European Union interior ministers are debating how to manage the impact of the war between Israel and Hamas on the bloc.…

By ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer BANGKOK (AP) — Shares tumbled in Asia on Thursday following a retreat on Wall Street after big U.S.…

By MUNIR AHMED Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — A group of former U.S. diplomats and representatives of resettlement organizations has asked…

TOKYO (AP) — Japan has reported its exports climbed 4.3% in September from a year earlier while imports sank 16.3%, leaving a positive balance of…

By The Associated Press The foreign ministers of Russia and North Korea met Thursday in Pyongyang for talks expected to focus on how to boost their…

PRAGUE (AP) — The Czech coalition government has survived a parliamentary no-confidence vote over opposition claims that it is mishandling the…

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — San Francisco police are set to release new details and video of an incident earlier this month in which a man crashed a car…

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — Beth Holloway was after one thing for 18 years: answers about what happened to her missing daughter. She got them Wednesday…

CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. (AP) — A Marine has been killed in a homicide at Camp Lejeune and a second Marine is being held on suspicion of being involved.…

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexican court employees say they will go on a five-day strike starting Thursday to protest proposed funding cuts, threatening an…

By HYUNG-JIN KIM, KIM TONG-HYUNG and JON GAMBRELL Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Hamas fighters likely fired North Korean weapons…

By JEFFREY COLLINS Associated Press A 79-year-old South Carolina man likely faces life in prison when he is sentenced for killing two police officers…

By JOSEPH WILSON Associated Press BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Barcelona accountant Oriol Calvo ran afoul of the law when he was arrested in 2019 during…

By ED KOMENDA and AUDREY McAVOY Associated Press LAHAINA, Hawaii (AP) — After the deadly wildfire that destroyed the historic town of Lahaina this…

By LISA MASCARO, FARNOUSH AMIRI and STEPHEN GROVES Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Refusing to drop out, Republican Rep. Jim Jordan has brought…

By BRIAN SLODYSKO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump is crushing his Republican presidential rivals in the contest to raise campaign…

By NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press VATICAN CITY (AP) — Two Vatican trials are coming to a head this week. They are posing uncomfortable questions…

By ADRIANA GOMEZ LICON and LINLEY SANDERS Associated Press MIAMI (AP) — Most Americans see southern neighbor Mexico as having at least a friendly…

By DANIEL SHAILER Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — The reservoirs that provide Mexico City with much of its water are distressingly low after…

By MAURA TURCOTTE of The Post and Courier Racial achievement gaps in math have worsened in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic and its disruptions to…

By ANDREA RODRÍGUEZ Associated Press HAVANA (AP) — The housing situation in Cuba is critical, with buildings partially or completely collapsing…

By ANDREW DALTON AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Oscar-nominated actor Burt Young has died. Young played Paulie, the angry, grumbling…

By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australia’s failed referendum on the Indigenous Voice has set back the…

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Nicaragua has released 12 Roman Catholic priests jailed on a variety of charges and sent them to Italy following an agreement…

By DOUG FEINBERG AP Basketball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The Las Vegas Aces became the first team in 21 years to win back-to-back WNBA championships,…

By KEN RITTER Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — A man charged with killing Tupac Shakur in 1996 will make his next court appearance with a lawyer…

By ROB MAADDI AP Pro Football Writer NEW YORK (AP) — NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell said the league still needs to hire more minority head coaches.…

By FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States has agreed to temporarily suspend some sanctions on Venezuela’s oil, gas…

SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — A Silicon Valley executive who lied to investors about inventing technology that tested for allergies and COVID-19 using…

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — The November execution of a man on Idaho’s death row was delayed on Wednesday because the state’s parole board has granted…

By JOSH FUNK AP Business Writer OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Several days before a Norfolk Southern conductor trainee was killed by a metal beam protruding…

SAN BENITO, Texas (AP) — Authorities say a Texas police officer was fatally shot after joining a lengthy chase of two men who fled a traffic stop,…

By STEVE KARNOWSKI Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A search warrant shows that drug task force officers suspected a Minnesota couple of selling…

By STEVE LeBLANC Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — The Massachusetts House has approved a sweeping gun bill aimed at tightening firearm laws, cracking…

By GARY D. ROBERTSON and HANNAH SCHOENBAUM Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina Republicans have pitched new maps for the state’s…

By DAVID KOENIG AP Airlines Writer Delta Air Lines will move more slowly in tweaking its frequent-flyer program after customers complained loudly…

PUEBLO, Colo. (AP) — Interstate 25 in southern Colorado is expected to reopen Thursday, four days after the main north-south route through the…

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — New Orleans police say the father of three children who died in an overnight house fire has been arrested and faces three counts…

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Officials say a man who twice brought guns to the Wisconsin state Capitol demanding to see Gov. Tony Evers has been arrested…

By MICHAEL LIEDTKE AP Technology Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Netflix has disclosed summertime subscriber gains that surpassed analysts’…

MIAMI (AP) — Forecasters say Tropical Storm Tammy has formed in the Atlantic, triggering tropical storm watches in several island territories.…

By GENE JOHNSON Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson’s long-running legal case against the thrift store chain…