Month: October 2023

MOAB, Utah (AP) — Multiple people died in a plane crash outside the eastern Utah tourist town of Moab, authorities said Monday. The plane crashed Sunday evening shortly after taking off from Canyonlands Airfield about 15 miles (24 kilometers) north of Moab, according to a Grand County Sheriff’s Department statement posted on Facebook. The sheriff’s

LAKE PLACID, N.Y. (AP) — Former NFL player Russ Francis, a tight end whose career in the league included multiple Pro Bowl appearances and a Super Bowl victory, was killed along with another aviation enthusiast when the single-engine plane the two men were in crashed shortly after takeoff from an airport in upstate New York.

PENSACOLA, Fla. (AP) — Don Gaetz says he plans to run again for the Florida Senate, which he led as president from 2012 to 2014. He is the father of Republican U.S. Rep. Matt Gaetz, who’s lately been the chief antagonist of House Speaker Kevin McCarthy over spending legislation. The 75-year-old Don Gaetz announced Monday

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Prosecutors in Philadelphia say Monday that more suspects will be charged with smashing into stores last week as law enforcement officials review video of the social-media fueled mayhem. More than 70 people already face a range of charges, such as burglary, conspiracy and riot. The flash mob-style break-ins hit dozens of stores

FOLLY BEACH, S.C. (AP) — Two bars accused of overserving a woman who authorities say drunkenly hit a golf cart carrying a newlywed couple away from their reception, killing the bride, have reached a tentative settlement with the groom, who was seriously injured. Two bars agreed to pay “certain sums” to Aric Hutchinson that were

By AMY BETH HANSON Associated Press HELENA, Mont. (AP) — The office of Montana’s Republican attorney general is appealing a landmark climate change ruling in which a judge said state agencies aren’t doing enough to protect 16 young plaintiffs from harm caused by global warming. The Attorney General’s Office on Friday said it is going

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The story of a Black man beaten to death in Indianapolis in a racially motivated 1845 lynching is now part of the city’s cultural trail in the form of a historical marker. The marker describing John Tucker’s lynching was unveiled Saturday by state and local leaders and members of the Indiana Remembrance

By MICHAEL KUNZELMAN Associated Press Federal authorities have revealed a reason for the unusual secrecy surrounding a Pennsylvania man’s guilty plea and prison sentence for attacking police during the U.S. Capitol riot on Jan. 6, 2021. In a court filing on Monday, Justice Department prosecutors say Samuel Lazar supplied the government with information as part

BROKEN BOW, Okla. (AP) — A woman riding a lawnmower next to an Oklahoma airport runway was killed when she was struck by the wing of an airplane. The Oklahoma Highway Patrol says 27-year-old Samantha Hayes died Friday at Broken Bow Municipal Airport, about 185 miles southeast of Oklahoma City. The pilot of the single

By KRISTIE RIEKEN AP Sports Writer HOUSTON (AP) — The Houston Rockets have told Kevin Porter Jr. that he can not be with the team in any capacity in the wake of his domestic violence arrest last month. Porter was arrested after an alleged attack on his former WNBA player girlfriend Kysre Gondrezick in a

By PATRICK WHITTLE Associated Press PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — A coalition of environmental groups is calling on the federal government to enact emergency rules to protect a vanishing species of whale from lethal collisions with large ships. The groups filed their petition with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration on Sept. 28 in an effort

By MARYCLAIRE DALE Associated Press PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Authorities say a journalist and advocate who rose from homelessness and addiction to serve as a spokesperson for Philadelphia’s most vulnerable was shot and killed at his home early Monday. Police say 39-year-old Josh Kruger was shot seven times at about 1:30 a.m. and collapsed in the

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — A Kentucky man who was the target of a series of police drug raids that led to the fatal shooting of Breonna Taylor has been arrested in Louisville on several drug-related charges. Jamarcus Glover was a former boyfriend of Taylor’s. Media reports say he was arrested Saturday on multiple drug offenses,

By THOMAS ADAMSON AP Fashion Writer PARIS (AP) — Louis Vuitton dazzled Paris as the latest collection from women’s creative director Nicolas Ghesquière swirled epochs and emotions. A burst of harlequin vibrancy met ’70s nostalgia, such as striped shirts contrasting against the resolute feel of a 70s box camera necklace. Ghesquière’s craftsmanship, while masterful, sometimes

By LAURAN NEERGAARD AP Medical Writer The Nobel Prize in Medicine has been awarded to two scientists whose work led to mRNA vaccines against COVID-19. As countries prepared to roll out those shots in late 2020, The Associated Press took a look at how the vaccines were developed so quickly. A head start helped. Over

By DÁNICA COTO Associated Press SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — The U.N. Security Council is preparing to vote on a resolution to authorize a multinational force to Haiti led by Kenya to help combat violent gangs that have grown incredibly powerful and overwhelmed police. Haiti first requested such an intervention in October 2022, but

By LOLITA C. BALDOR and TARA COPP Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Pentagon is warning Congress that it is running low on funding to replace weapons the U.S. has sent to Ukraine and has already been forced to slow down resupplying some troops. The warning from the Pentagon comptroller came in a letter sent

By MARIA SHERMAN AP Music Writer PASADENA, Calif. (AP) — In 2023, a Coldplay concert opens like a triumphant finale. LED wristbands flash, confetti canons are set to overdrive, a singalong of 68,000 voices repeat “You’ve got a higher power,” to match frontman Chris Martin’s energy. Flags representing attendees from Argentina, Puerto Rico, Guatemala, Colombia,

CALGARY, Alberta (AP) — National park officials in Canada say that a grizzly bear attack at a national park in western Canada has left two people dead, and that the bear later was killed by park rangers. The attack took place Friday in Banff National Park in Alberta Province. The Parks Canada agency says it

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Police in Philadelphia say officers shot and killed a man suspected in a quadruple shooting that left three people dead hours earlier. Authorities say the first shooting took place shortly before 5 a.m. Monday in northeast Philadelphia. The police department’s interim commissioner, John Stanford, said three people were found dead in a

NEW YORK (AP) — All models of Onewheel self-balancing electric skateboards are under recall after at least four deaths and multiple injuries were reported in recent years, federal regulators say. The 300,000 now-recalled skateboards, manufactured by Future Motion, can stop balancing a rider if the boards’ limits are exceeded — which risks serious crashes, according

MOREAU, N.Y. (AP) — Law enforcement, forest rangers and others are searching an upstate New York park for a 9-year-old girl who vanished during a camping trip over the weekend. Authoritie say Charlotte Sena may have been abducted while riding her bicycle Saturday evening in Moreau Lake State Park, about 35 miles north of Albany.

LONDON (AP) — British media are reporting that a second British police force is looking into sexual offenses allegedly committed by actor and comedian Russell Brand. The BBC, PA news agency and others reported that Thames Valley Police was taking a fresh look at allegations previously made by a woman against Brand between 2018 and

By NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press ROME (AP) — Clergy sexual abuse survivors have unveiled a proposed new church law calling for the permanent removal of abusive priests and superiors who covered for them. The global advocacy group End Clergy Abuse is seeking to draw attention to the ongoing scandal in the Catholic Church and the failure

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — A court in Cambodia has barred three environmental activists from traveling to Sweden next month to receive the prestigious Right Livelihood Award. A copy of a letter from the Phnom Penh Municipal Court’s chief prosecutor said in response to a travel request from the members of the group Mother Nature

OTTAWA, Ill. (AP) — A 104-year-old Chicago woman is hoping to be certified as the oldest person to ever skydive after making a tandem jump Sunday and landing 13,500 feet (4,100 meters) later at a northern Illinois airport. “Age is just a number,” Dorothy Hoffner told a cheering crowd moments after touching the ground Sunday

By MARIA CHENG AP Medical Writer LONDON (AP) — The World Health Organization has authorized a second malaria vaccine in a decision that could offer countries a cheaper and more effective option than the world’s first shot against the parasitic disease. WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said Monday the U.N. health agency is approving the

By ALEX VEIGA AP Business Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — The highest mortgage rates in more than two decades are keeping many prospective homebuyers out of the market and discouraging homeowners who locked in ultra-low rates from listing their home for sale. The combination of elevated rates and low home inventory has worsened the affordability

By DEREK GATOPOULOS Associated Press ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Government officials say a new inspection has been ordered at the stadium that hosted the 2004 Athens Olympics after rust was found along the iconic arched roof. The site was forced to close. The 70,000-seat Olympic Stadium and nearby Olympic Velodrome are covered by white-ribbed steel

BRATISLAVA, Slovakia (AP) — Slovakia’s president has asked the leader of the winning party in the country’s parliamentary election to try to form a coalition government. Populist former Prime Minister Robert Fico and his leftist Smer party captured 22.9% of the vote on Saturday. It will have 42 seats in the 150-seat Parliament. If he