Month: October 2023

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — A 5.4 magnitude earthquake has hit Jamaica and prompted people to flee buildings amid heavy shaking. The earthquake on Monday was located about two miles (four kilometers) west-northwest of Hope Bay. The U.S. Geological Survey said it occurred at a shallow depth of six miles (10 kilometers). The earthquake

By SETH BORENSTEIN AP Science Writer A new study says that in a little more than five years the world will likely be unable to stay below the internationally agreed temperature limit for global warming if it continues to burn fossil fuels at its current rate. Monday’s study moves three years closer the date when

SKOPJE, North Macedonia (AP) — The European Commission’s top official says a decade-long investment package for Western Balkan countries that are seeking to join the bloc could vastly improve the region’s economy. But she also stressed that the assistance is conditioned on required reforms by these countries. EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen discussed

By BRIAN MELLEY Associated Press LONDON (AP) — A former British cyberespionage agency employee who viciously stabbed an American intelligence worker has been sentenced to life in prison for attempted murder. Joshua Bowles will have to serve at least 13 years in prison. He admitted attacking the woman March 9 in the western England town

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Authorities say a Puerto Rican police officer identified as the suspect in the gruesome slaying of an elderly couple that shocked the U.S. territory has killed himself. Police Commissioner Antonio López says that José Miguel Centeno Sánchez worked at a police station in the northwest town of Aguadilla and

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. health regulators are warning consumers not to use more than two dozen varieties of over-the-counter eyedrops because of the risk of infections that could lead to blindness. The Food and Drug Administration advisory applies to lubricating drops sold by six companies, including CVS Health, Target, Rite Aid and Cardinal Health. Consumers

By JULHAS ALAM Associated Press DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — Thousands of supporters of Bangladesh’s ruling Awami League party held a rally in the capital, Dhaka, to denounce what they called violence by the main opposition party as tensions soar ahead of the elections expected in January. Since Saturday, at least four people were killed and

STOCKHOLM (AP) — The Swedish Coast Guard says a ferry boat that ran aground twice off the southeastern coast of Sweden is leaking oil and has suffered “extensive damage.” The Marco Polo ferry, which was running between two Swedish ports on the Baltic Sea, touched ground on Oct. 22. It sustained damage and started leaking

By JESSE BEDAYN Associated Press/Report for America PAGOSA SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — The Republican firebrand Rep. Lauren Boebert faces a tough reelection bid. She’s running damage control after being caught on tape earlier this year vaping and groping with a date in a Denver theater. She will likely face a rematch with Democrat Adam Frisch

By ANDREW DALTON AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — At age 90, Willie Nelson is looking back on the songs he’s written across seven decades. The country legend’s new book, “Energy Follows Thought,” gives the stories behind his most famous songs and some obscure ones too. Nelson was originally best known as a songwriter

By SAMANTHA HENDRICKSON Associated Press/Report For America COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — An Ohio woman who prosecutors say killed four men with lethal doses of fentanyl in order to rob them has pleaded not guilty. Authorities say 33-year-old Rebecca Auborn of Columbus killed the four men and nearly killed a fifth after meeting them for sex

BERLIN (AP) — German officials say a British man has been extradited to Germany and charged with murder over the brutal killing of a retiree at his home in Munich nearly 45 years ago. Prosecutors said on Monday that an indictment against the Briton, now aged 70, was filed at the state court in Munich.

By JONEL ALECCIA AP Health Writer Health officials are warning that WanaBana apple cinnamon fruit puree pouches may contain dangerous levels of lead. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration says four children in North Carolina had high levels of lead in their blood linked to the products. Company officials have recalled all lots and expiration

By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — An Australian think tank says Beijing has increasingly targeted its South Pacific political allies with its shrinking aid budget as interest wanes in Chinese credit and competition grows with the United States for influence in the region. Sydney’s Lowy Institute reported on Tuesday in its latest

By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER and ANNE D’INNOCENZIO AP Business Writers WASHINGTON (AP) — A flow of recent data from the U.S. government has made one thing strikingly clear: A surge in consumer spending is fueling strong growth, demonstrating a resilience that has confounded economists, Federal Reserve officials and even the sour sentiments that Americans themselves have

By MELINA WALLING and JOHN LOCHER Associated Press WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. (AP) — Whenever Amy Begaye’s extended family butchered a sheep, she was given what she considered easy tasks — holding the legs and catching the blood with a bowl. She was never given the knife. That changed recently. In the pale light of dawn

By DYLAN LOVAN Associated Press LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — A former Louisville police officer who fired into Breonna Taylor’s apartment the night she was killed is going on trial in federal court this week. Brett Hankison is charged with violating Taylor’s civil rights during the botched 2020 raid. The trial will mark a second attempt

By CHINEDU ASADU Associated Press ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Nigerian authorities say more than 70 people were missing on Monday after their boat capsized in northern Taraba state. The boat was carrying traders returning from a fish market late Saturday when it capsized on the Benue River, which is one of Nigeria’s largest. Boat disasters

By HILLEL ITALIE AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Former White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki has 2-book deal with Scribner, starting with a book reflecting on her years in government. Scribner announced Monday that Psaki’s “Say More: Lessons from Work, the White House, and the World” is scheduled for May 7. The book

By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — A Japanese high court on Monday said the North Korean government was responsible for the human rights abuses of plaintiffs who said they were lured to the North by Pyongyang’s false promise of living in the “paradise on Earth.” The Tokyo High Court ruled that a Japanese

By TOM KRISHER and FRANK BAJAK Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — Pressure in rising on General Motors as the lone holdout in a strike targeting all three big Detroit automakers after a tentative contract agreement with Jeep maker Stellantis was reached with the United Auto Workers union over the weekend. The UAW reached a tentative

MADRID (AP) — Spain’s Marine Rescue Service says the bodies of two people were found aboard a boat carrying more than 200 migrants that was located off the Canary Island of Tenerife. It was the third boat migrant boat to arrive in Tenerife in recent hours. They were carrying some 380 migrants in all, the

PARIS (AP) — Aid groups and social justice activists have appealed to French authorities to protect the rights of thousands of migrants and others living on the streets as the Paris region prepares for next year’s Olympic Games. More than 70 nongovernmental organizations issued a letter Monday to Paris region authorities, the Olympics organizing committee

ZURICH (AP) — FIFA has banned ousted former Spanish soccer federation president Luis Rubiales from the sport for three years. He was judged for misconduct at the Women’s World Cup final where he forcibly kissed a player on the lips at the trophy ceremony. FIFA did not publish details of the verdict reached by its

By HANNA ARHIROVA Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian shells have struck residential areas of Ukraine’s southern Kherson region, killing a 91-year-old woman in what a local official described as a “terrifying night.” The regional governor said Monday that the overnight shelling set fire to a high-rise apartment building and blew out windows. The

By FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The World Bank says oil prices could be pushed into “uncharted waters” if the violence between Israel and Hamas intensifies. The organization’s Commodity Markets Outlook finds that the effects on oil prices should be limited if the conflict doesn’t widen. But it says “the outlook for commodity

By LIZ WESTON of NerdWallet Too many people cash out their 401(k)s when leaving a job — and part of the problem may be generous employer matches, researchers have found. Large matches can change how employees view their retirement savings, shifting their attitude from viewing a 401(k) as an “untouchable lockbox” to a liquid windfall

By KEN MORITSUGU Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — China has feted two American veterans of World War II as Beijing and Washington look to past collaboration for inspiration to deal with today’s strained ties. Mel McMullen, who is in his late 90s, and Harry Moyer, who turned 103 on Monday, are among the few surviving

DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — Bangladesh’s High Court has commuted the death sentences of seven Islamic militants to life in prison for their role in a 2016 attack on a cafe in the capital, Dhaka, that killed more than 20 people, mostly foreigners. A special anti-terrorism tribunal in 2019 sentenced the seven members of a banned